The Washington times., 1906-02-26
Detectives Will Soon
Make Public Whole
Startling Story.

LEN Efl. Col. r co -b--JAIneS Nc
Parland, general manager OF the west
ern division of the Pinkerton agency.
upon whose report the officers Of The
Western Federation Of Miners were az
rested, charged with being implicated
in the murder of Ex-Governor Steunen-
berg, makes the most sweeping charges
against the men under arrest, accusing
them Of thirty murders which have oc-
cIrred in Western States during the
past FIVE years.
You can say for me that an at
tempt to kill Justice Goddard of the
State Supreme Court was made last
May. We dug up the bomb that was
TO have been the instrument of de-
struction at the gate of his residence, b"
he declared in reply to the sensational
report from Idaho that Harry Orchard.
acting for the Western Federation of
Miners. had esdeayored to put an end
TO the justice.
II viii not say who the man was who
was to do the work or why the plans
failed at this time. but the attempt
was made during the meeting OF the
Western Federation of Miners execu-
tive committee at Salt Lake last May.
Wrong Man Killed.
when Merritt B. VALLEY was killed
by an explosion Of dynamite on a va
cant lot at the corner of Emerson and
ColfaX avenues last summer he saved
another justice of the court. A bomb
killed Valley. but it was not intended
for him Who it was intended for will
all come out in due time
When I make these statements do
not think that / am theorizing, for l
am not / have absolute evidence to
prove every assertion that I make
and L make no assertions until / have
the evidence.
Beginning with the murder of Ar
thur Collins, superintendent of the
Smuggler-U Union in Telluride, the as
sassination of Martin Gleason of the
Wild Horse in Cripple Creek, the kill
ing Of Smith and Barnes in Telluride.
the heartless destruction of fourteen
men at the Independence depot in
Cripple Creek, the brutal assault of
old man Stewart at GOldheld. the kill
ing Of Lyle Gregory in West Denver
two years ago, the death of VALLEY
and the murder Of other men in This
state and Idaho, who had Incurred
their enmity-all Of these crimes can
be, and will be. If necessary, laid at
doors of men we all know. but they
will never be punished for them.
Last Case Their Undoing.
Their last work. the assassination
OF the popular ex-executive Of Idaho.
proved their undOing. and when they
have accounted for this deed it will
be impossible to punish them for what
they have done In Colorado and for
the reign of terror that they have
created among the honest and law
abiding people of this State
When the full history of these
Colorado crimes will be given to the
world 1 cannot state. but It will be
lust as soon as we possibly can do if.
It will shock the people of this State,
but they must know about it. For the
present, only the story of the Steunen-
berg assassination can be made public.
md this will be divuIged 90 soon 8
he men we have already arrested
ana those that we are abOl ( TO arrest
IRE placed on trial Cor their crimes.
There are just as good men in the
W estern Federation Of Miners as ever
ived, but they could not help them
selves after they found out the KIND of
men that had got control over them.
every member of the Western Fedora
ion of Miners who dared to oppose the
wishes of these men stood in fear of his
lie, and there VIII be many signs of
eiief when these men are removed and
niters in the West and the strong arm
4 the law metes Nut justice
Il say unqualifiedly that the crimes /
md operations of these men are the /
most horrible that ! have ever heard of. /
rs / said before, tie Molly Mag1lires
we're nothing compared with these men. {
Not Organized Labor.
organized labor is not responsible for
he outrages in the West of late years. /
'ut the clique of evil-minded men at the |
ead of the Western Federation of Min /
rs, who were determined to run things !
n the West to suit themselves by law |
ess tactics whenever necessary.
I'VE have not made all of our arrests. |
ut think we have done very well for !
he present The man I wanted the
nost-Steve Adams, alias Steve Dickson |
has just been captured in Baker City, |
IRE.
Harry Orchard. the man first arrest