The daily sentinel., 1906-02-22
Awful Details
OF Conspiracy !
Special to The sentinel.

Special to The Sentinel.
Denver. Feb. 22.-"Dynamite is
gone in this part of the country for
all time. We now know all their
ways and their tricks. Thirty-three
years ago I ran down the Mollie Ma
guire gang, but they were children
compared to these men"
James Mcfarland, local manager
for Pinkerton's detective agency.
made the above statement today in
connection with the arrest of Charles
II. Meyer, William d. Haywood and
Pettibone. He indicated further his
complete satisfaction with the state
us of the case at this time.
In an interview he described in de-
tail the manner in which ID. II. Moffat
was to be blown into eternity.
He was to be caught walking
along the street" said Mr.. McPar-
land" and bomb was to be thrown
at his feet which would have blown
him into small pieces. We have ab-
solute proof of the manufacture and
purchase of this Internal machine
Fortunately for Mr., Moffat the op-
portunity coveted by the federation
and its tools did not present itself,
and to this fact alone Mr.. Moffat owes
his life.
Dennis Sheedy. the millionaire
E
the death list" continued Mr. Me
Parland. land of this we have con-
elusive proof His death was desir-
ed by the inner circle because he
had taken a prominent part in the
first strike of the Western Federation
OF Miners in Leadyilie in 1896. which
ened so disastrously for the organiza-
ton. The engine of death for Mr.,
Sheedy did not work. although the
greatest pains had been taken with
/ it, and one of their nerviest men was
entrusted with the job"
I Sheedy was in close consultation
with MCFARLAND for over two hours
today and II is understood learned the
fun details of the alleged plot to as
sassinate him.
"F. II. Hearnes, head of the c. f.
& l., also was slated for death" said
Mcfarland. They wanted TO kin
/ him because of his firm stand again
st the demands of the coal miners.
] The United Mine Workers was a pow
erful organization and the federation
I desired its support and wanted the
] former organization to affiliate with
/ it,
In the most emphatic language
| MCFARLAND denies that Harry or
chard had been or was employed in
! the Mine Owners association. Ger
tain newspapers have tried 10 make
it appear that he was employed by
the association but such is not the
case"
Mcfarland declares that the
/ furniture store. conducted by Pet
tibone on Court Place in Denver. was
the workshop of the federation. Here
according to the detectives. the
bombs were manufactured under the
! direction from headquarters, and
Pettibone is accused OF having des-
igned several of them. II is also
stated that agents of the federation.
ostenslbly travelling for Pettibone's
store. were sent out to do the muir
derous work of the federation"
Denver, Feb. 22-In interviews to-
day Detective James Mcfarland
made further charges against the of
flcers and members of the Western
Federation of Miners under arrest in
Idaho, saying they had plotted to
Kill David II Moffat. Dennis Sheedy,
f. ]. Hearne and William C. Evans,
bankers, mining men and capitalists
of this city. in addition to Former
Governor James II. Peabody, Chief
Justice w. II. Gabbert, Justice l..
NJ. Goddard and Former Adjutant
General Sherman Bell. The detect
i've did not give his reason for making
such charges.
Banner-nothing new about that
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