The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1907-05-03
MINERS ISSUE STATEMENT
CRITICISM FOR PRESIDENT ANr
GOVERNOR OF COLORADO.
BIG TRIAL ABOUT TO BEGIN
Hotels at Boise Are Filling Up In
Anticipation Of steunenberg Assas
nation Case--Citizens RdleIIe
Alsrmist Reports.

| naNloN Iasc-SlNllcHh Nlu'ClC
Alarmist Reports.
Boise. Ida, May 2,-Clarence Oar
row OF counsel for Mcssrs Haywood
Meyer and pcttibone OF the Western
| Federation OF Miners, who are charged
| with completely In the murder ol
! former Governor Steuucnbcrg, issued al
= formal statement in behalf OF the
! prisoners II was anticipated that
! the statement would lie direct reply
| to President Roosevelt = undesirable
| citizens" letter, but the statement ls|
| In reality "A general one, and refer
onces to the president are to the form
| or letters of the executive The state
mrnt follows:
I'VE have been charged with killing
| eN Governor StCunCubCrg with a dyna
mite bomb our trial is 10 begin on
| the 9th OF this month The details
of the assassination have been pub
lishcd broadcast throughout the civ
ilized world for more than a year
During all this time the press OF the
country. especially Of that section OF
Idaho where we will be placed ON trial,
has bitterly denounced us and the
Western Federation of Miners, to
which we belong The most powerful
interests of the country are seeking
| to take our lives, We were not In
| Idaho for years before the crime was
| committees Under the law we could
not be cNtradited from Colorado, But
| in spite Of this we were arrested on "A
| perinrCd affidavit, charging that We
! were in Idaho at the time Of the com
mission of the crime and that we i'm
mediately fed from the state, and on
| this pcrjurcd affidavit, known to be
false, the governors Of the two states
| of Idaho and Colorado kidnapped us
| in the night time, refused US an inter
| view with family, trends or counsel or
a chance of appeal to the courts, and
| brought us on a special train thou'
| sand miles from home and into state
and community systematically pol
soned against us by newspapers and
officials. We have been confined in
| iai for fourteen months against our
| protest. and denied bail while con-
| stantly demanding trial. Every ef'
fort has been made to teach the farm
or, .,.i,.s. and worlsnumcu of the
.a,,',,,,,,,,i,,.. ,rot ,yo are a.sas.lus and
.,,.la,,.,,
Venom Of President"
.,r,o,. oil this tiro our case ls
.,o,,t 10 Iva reached and the uresr.
Ia.,, - l,, rrni,od Statoe in mo way
;n,,rastoJ oTciaIlv ar otherwise.
conc two Ictt,re broadcast over the
.,,,,,,,,.,. ,horoiu, nc with Quilt and
orir,o Tbo,n are reppblishcd in every
,,a,,l,, i, ,I,o lo,J ord eeneciallv every
no,a, nc Idaho The governor Of Colo.
raio dow or twn later adds his
n,orLs ~, milo in the venom of the
,,a.id,nt and cay. that we are not
nnIy ouiIN Of the crime charged. but
-, NAM, others TOO While the presi.
da,,t ~, tho Irrited states and the gov.
a, or Colorado are sending ont
tbeir statements TO COMPASS our
sao,h ,ha irdoe os tbis countv has
hrougbt q citizen before him for con.
tar,nt ON tho charge that he tried to
tnerence tho mind of a prospective
irror NV saving that the state admin.
;stration wa. irving IN railroad us.
~, tho onrearance M this man in
count tho iudpe nromptly told the
state,s attorney that he should have
this Obscure farmer indicted for fel.
on,, hacause he tried TO influence the
vivid ~ a nrospective iuror. The presi.
dent knows how much greater weight
viii no GIVEN IN his words than those
30 on obscure nrivate citizen.
"If we are. about 10 he tried in court
sverv Iaw.abidine citizen. however
great and humble should do every.
tb,ny In his nower IN cool the passions
30 man rather than add fuel TO the
eames If we are TO be thrown to the
moh the officers should at least omen
omr nrieop doors and give MS some
chapre to defend ourselves"
prisor.rs Are Cheerful.
porring the nalIor inseparable from
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