World's cresset. [volume] (JAH-ville [Colony], Fowler, Mo.) 1891-19??, 1907-05-30
A Great Trial.

uHuci ttie duoNe IicuuiDS REVIEW
ing the causes leading UP TO the
arrest Of Meyer, Haywood and
Pettibone officers OF the West.
Iern Federation of Miners, and in |
the review state these men hive
been tried by the State courts
and found guilty and sentenced
to DEATH But conflicting evi. |
dence has caused new trials to |
be granted. BY the permission
iof the Ed. we shall say, In|
making the foregoing statements;
they have committed no doubt
unwitingly-au error.
Elk. Governor, Frank Steunan.
berg, of Idaho, having been as.
ssisinated; O. M. Van Duyan,
county attorney Of Canyon. coun
ty Idaho, filed on FEBRUARY l..
1905 in the Office of the probate
Judge, Il sworn complaint charg.
ing Meyer, Haywood and Petit.
bone with the murder of Stuen.
enbcrg. On the same day the
pro5ate Judge issued his war.
rant for the arrest of the accused
men, and several hours later
governor Gooding, of Idaho, is
tsucd a requsition upon the gov.
ernor OF Colorado for the three
men. who We're known to be- living
in Denver Colorado. In his AFT.
david and petition to governor
flooding, Attorney Van Duyn
sworc that the said appellants
and'plantitis In error were in the
state of Idaho on the dute of the
murder of said Frank Steucncn.
berg" and that they weye fug,
itives from justice from the state
of Idaho, In the conference
that occurred in the governors
Office before the reauisition was
granted were Governor Cooling,
Attorney Van Duyn, james II,
Hawlcy and w. Il. Borah and
several others.
j, {. Mills and James II. Haw
ley were designated to take tho
reluiSition to the governor OF
Colorado and receive the bodie.
of the men wanted On the Is
of February 1906 these ministers
OF the law reached Denver. wher,
they ut once conferred with Gov
crnor Mcdonald.
After remaining several day.
TO perfect their plans, M0yel
was arrested ut about x: A. o.
clock in the evening; Haywoo,
about o: IL and Pcttibcnc at II 81
O'Clock. They were at once TAX
en- to the county Jail, and ever,
precaution was exercised TO Ore
vent either their relatives, friend
or attorneys from discoverin
their whereabouts. Soon afte
five o'clock next morning, III
prisoners were driven to u sidin
I near the Union depot, placed
a Union Pacific train and carrie
from the state.
On the 20 of February, alto
ney, for the imprisoned men fix
petitions in the supreme cou
OF Idaho, asking for q writ
"HABEAs CORPUS" to test d
validity Of their imprisonmer
er. On the IL, of March the 8
cu preme court refused the W,
Int and remanded the PRISONS.
On the 18th. of March the
not torneys for the defence fill
pei petitions for a writ Of HABE
NY CORPUS is the Office of the Gle
'of the United States Giro,
Of court Of Idaho.
r After several days consid,
ation the wrlts were refused q
inc the prisoners remanded,
1ryl A bill of exceptions was III
aca and an appeal taken to the Un
WI cd States Supreme Court viii
ON December B, 1906 hand
'ith down a decision sustaining
, nls finding Of the Idaho. state a
La. federal courts.
,me In dissenting from the opinI
of the Court s1astice HsicRen
> NV held: I'm the case at bar,
~. States, through their oiiicerss
80. the real offenders. They, by
OI v I'm -.-.As.~ L..