The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-11
Alleged That Idaho Prisoner Was
 Convicted of Burglary
HELD IN s STEUNENBERG CASE
President of Western Federation of Miners Now Awaiting Trial for Murder, Server Year at
 Joliet Pententiary.

Chicago. May 1O-The Journal today prints long story in which it is alleged that Charles H. Mover, president of the Western Federation of Miners, awaiting trial at Bos, Idaho served a convict in the prison at Joliet in this state. in 1886 and 1ss7 The date of his discharge l is said to have been January 1, 1887.
 According to the Journal Mover was sentenced from Cook county on February f, 1Ss6 to serve one year for burglarly. The date of his discharge is given as 1887. l The official record of the Joliet prison in the case is said to be as follows: | Name, Charles H. Mover, No ', 465 Sem fenced from Cook county February 4, 1886. Aged 20 years. Term, one year for bur glary. Height 5 feet inches. Weight 15S pounds. Complexion medium dark. Color of eyes hazel, Color of hair dark brown. Occupation farm hand from Iowa. Dis charged January f. 1887.
 At the office of the warden of the Joliet penitentiary 1t was said during the dates mentioned by the Journal man bearing the name of Charles H. Mover was an inmate of the prison. His number was declared to be identical with that given | above.
 Records of Police. The records of the Chicago police de- partment show the following entries under the date of December 1, 1885, the name of the prisoner being given as c. s. Mover in each case:
 c. s. Mover, alias Fred Baker, burglary; complainant, Ingoor Larson, 72l West Lake street.
 John Heating, burglary, the same com painant
 c. S. Mover, alias Fred Baker, bur glary, Swen T. Johnson, 55 Northwestern avenue.
 c. S. Mover, alias Fred Baker, robbery, w. s. Newell, 45 Warren avenue. c. s. Mover, alias Fred Baker, robbery c. E. Murphy, 153S Michigan avenue. C. S. Mover, alias Fred Baker, attempt ed robbery, Jacob Enans, 20 Walnut street
 C. S. Mover, alias Fred Baker, carry ing concealed weapons, John Harnett. In all the above cases duplicate charges were filed against John Heating, who was said to have been a partner of Mover In the crimes committed.
 The arrests were made on the morning of December 4, 1885, according to the Journals story, by Patrolman John liar nett who is now a lieutenant at the West Lake station and was for a time inspector of police Harnett was walking north in Wood street toward Warren avenue when he heard men running be- hind him. He stepped into the shadow of tree and the men approached him, he stopped them and asked where they were going. They said they were going home. Harnett asked one of the men who was later identified as Heating, what his name was. Heating replied, John Kelly"
 seWhat is yours?" asked Harnett of the other man.
 Erred Baker" was the reply.
 Struck Man In Face.
 The man giving the name of Baker opened his coat as he spoke and liar nett caught sight of a revolver. He at once struck the man across the face with his club, knocking him senseless Keat- ing turned and ran, but was brought to a halt by Harnett's threat to shoot him down if he did not stop
 According to the story printed by the Journal, Harnett waited until the man who was afterward declared to be Mover recovered his senses and then marched both men to the patrol box at Wood and Madison streets Here he was joined by Patrolman Thomas Hennessy, who is still connected with the Lake street police station. Here Heating made an attempt to escape but was recaptured. Both men were then taken to the Lake street police station. There, according to the Journal, Mover first gave the name of Fred Ba- ker and then said his name was Charles Mover. Keatng made no further at tempt to conceal his identity and made a full confession of the crimes enumer- ated above.
 The two men were later held to the grand jury in bonds of 5000 each by Justice White. January 26, 1886, the men were sentenced to Joliet penitentiary. Heating for two years and Mover for one year.
 Lieutenant Harnett today corroborated all the facts given above and said that he had been told afterwards that Mover declared that had Harnett been little slower with his club he would have been killed Harnett said today Mover used to amuse himself in saloons by shoot ing pool balls into the pockets with his revolver, and he had the general reputa- tion at that time of being bad man.
 keatings Story.
 John Heating died while convict in the Joliet penitentlary. and one of his brothers Charles Heating, who Is now a prisoner in the county jail. said today:
 We always knew that Charles H. Mover. president of the Western Fed eration of Miners, was the man who was sent to the penitentiary with my brother. Johnny. I don't remember him myself. but he used to go with my sister. and I have often heard my folks speak of him. After Mover got out of the pen itentiary he used to write to mutual acquaintance, Sam Williams, and Sam used tc read the letters to us. One time Sam came over with paper telling how Charlie Mover had been made the head of the miners federation.
 The Journal also prints a story under the date line of Boone. la, which Is substantially as follows:
 Frank s. Mover. chief of police of Boone for four years and now conduc- tor on a street car line here, Is a brother of Charles H. Mover. He said today to Journal correspondent:
 "I heard that Charley got into trouble in Chicago once and was arrested Prob ably the less said about 1t the better. l know that Charlie went to Chicago In 1884 or 1885 and was gone about a year and a half. I did not hear from him during that time Later Charley went to Dead | wood and then to Denver