The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-06-05
FEDERATION Of MINERS
ARRA|GNED BY HAW[EY'
Meyer, Haywood, Pettibone and Others Charged
With Long Series of Atrocious
Crimes
Taking of Testimony Begun the Celebrated Case at Boise
Orchard to Go on Stand Today.

Boise. Ida. June Through James
n. Hawley, senior of the group OF
prosecutors, the state of Idaho today
made the opening statement against
William c. Haywood, whom it charges
with the murder of Frank Steunen-
berg. and then began the presentation
of the testimony by which it hopes to
prove the Indictment laid against him.
The opening sta tement was broad
sweeping arraignment of the leaders of
the Western Federation of Miners
who were charged with plotting Whole
sale murder and hiring assassins, all
in giant conspiracy of vengeance
upon those whO Obstructed their sway
10 destroy opposition by terrorism, tn
control the political destinies of the
communities covered by their organi-
cation, and to perpetuate their own
power within the organization.
Left Trail of Blood.
It charged 2 widespread conspiracy
4 dating in inception from the north
Y Idaho disturbances fifteen years ago,
reaching down to the murder of Frank
SteGnenberg. and whose murdered
victims by bullet and bomb numbered
scores. Hawley declared that wher-
ever in the mining sections of the coast
states the federation had been in con-
troll there had been left a trail of blood
10 mark its operations. OF the hired
assassins he cried: TO them murder
became a trade and assassination a
means of living"
AS 10 the general conspiracy, Mr.
Hawley said;
Il have said, gentlemen, it has been
part of their object and policy to con-
troll the politics of the various sections
where they have lived, where they have
existed, where their organization. their
subordinate lodges have had control
This conspiracy. this collision, these
crimes, this understanding between
the leaders OF this organization, to-
gether with some that We're associat-
ed with them in subordinate role, to-
igether at other times. with others that
upon the outside played into their
hands. who were necessarily brought
into their confidence. has. as I have
stated before, caused the death, and
been the real cause of the death of
Governor Steunenberg. 1t is we'll then
for US TO inquire as to the objects of
this collusion and this understanding
and this conspiracy
Strong Statement.
1T is well to go into the objects of
these leaders in accordance with the
principles that actuated them in eff
fecting this organization, so far, at
least. as is necessary in order to en-
Tighten US as 10 this particular crime
that is charged on this gentleman.
and l viii say that we expect to prove.
ord I have been exact in this matter
and VIII call it to your attention with
words that l have considered. that this
was not the only object of this organ
aEaIiOn; that although the persons
composing the. executive committee. so
far as their personality was con-
EPTnPN han . al rfC
their objects. the ideas of the leaders
for the body have never changed. By
mutual agreement and understanding
of these leaders at the very inception
OF this organization certain objects
We're aimed at, and il has always been
the object of the inner circle of this
( organization to accomplish them. In
y fact, we will prove TO you, gentlemen
Of the jury. that at the inception of
this organization conspiracy was
formed by the members of the inner
circle the object of which was to
perpetuaIe their own power, influence
and control both in the federation itself
and in the governmental matters of the
different sections of the mining coun-
try wherein they had control by en-
plOying, gentlemen, desperate GRIM
finals to commit murders and other
atrociOus crimes by unusual AMI alarm
ing methods against those who i'm off
by their wishes and those who i'm pri-
Nate life ran counter 10 their inter-
ests.
Aims of the elmer Circle"
We will go further, gentlemen of the
jury, and prove as part of our case
and as showing who is responsible for
the murder of Frank Steunenberg as
showing the circumstances surrounding
that murder and who caused it to be
committed, that the leaders of this
federation, the men who compose the
inner circle have for more than
eight years past made record of deeos
of violence. and that their chosen
methods and course and custom has
left a trail Of blood in the mining sec
lions of this entire coast wherein they
have had control We will show that
the leaders who comprise this inner
circle have traded in blood, employa4
hired assassins 10 take life and destroy
property as their interests seemingly
required and as part of their general
practice Of protection have raised by
assessment levied upon the members
of their order large amount OF money
as an emergency fund, and from /. not
only sduandered large sums for their
own personal purposes and in criminal
methods but have also from ii retained
The best local talent to defend those Of
their number charged with crime
- Scale of Wages for Murder.
After reteling the story of the Cald-
we'll crime, the arrest and confession Of
Orchard and part of the history OF the
Occur de'Alene trouble, Mr.. Hawley
said:
THE original proposition and theory
that the power of this federation, of
-psJ sql 10 'lsesI 1e .sIoII5 IsuuI. 9ul
Grafton could best be perpetuated by
The murder of those who in official life
or in private situation. ran counter %
their interests became intensified seem
snely after these gentlemen assumed
composed. as it was, of this defendant