Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-11-25
Jury Disagrees in Case
Involving Mine Fed
Grafton.
EIGHT FOR ACQUITTAL
Trial of Pettibone for Killing
of Steunenberg Post
poned for a Day.

RdlHul UNI, ludHO, 4NON- -o.-AilST
being out "a hours, the jury in the
Steve Adams murder trial reported
last night they could not agree and
We're discharged. They stood eight for
acquittal and four for conviction.
Adams, who was alleged to be a tool
of the officers of the Western Fedora
ton of Labor, was charged with the
assassination of Fred Tyler in August,
1904.
Made a Confession.
Soon after arrest. Detective McPar-
land the man who induced Harry
Orchard to talk of the alleged crimes
of the Western Federation's inner
ring" obtained confession from Adj
ans. in which he told of the Staying
of Tyler and of other crimes which
he said he had committed at the in
stigation of Jack Simpkins.
Tells OF Crimes.
He said he had done away with Fred
Tyler, who was a settler in the Mar
BILE creek district of Shoshone county,
because Tyler had possession of a
Simpkins and because he had inter
fered in other ways with the desires
of Simpkins.
The admission of this confession as
evidence in the trial was fought by
Clarence Darrow, the Chicago lawyer
who was defending him, on the
grounds that it was forced from him
under duress. The testimony was ad-
mitted, but failed to impress the jury.
The trial lasted nearly month.
Pettibone on Trial.
Boise. Idaho. Nov 25.-The opening
of the trial of George A. Pettibone, for
alleged completely in the assassination
of former Governor Steunenberg was
today postponed until tomorrow owing
| TO the absence of counsel, who has
been attending the trial of Steve Ad-
ans at Rathdrum.
Pettibone was a prominent figure
in the affairs of the Western Fedora
ton of Miners. He was a leader in
the miners union during the riotous
| times at Coeur d'Alene in 1892. A
| federal Injunction had been secured
restraining the striking miners from
interfering with the nonunion work
meR
| Convicted in Occur d'Alene Riot.
AS a result of the bitter feeling
Pettibone headed an armed mob which
attacked one of the mines and about
900 shots were exchanged. Then the
strikers ran short. of ammunition. and
| lot oh adn dn.
tour to the powder shed, broke it open
and took 200 pounds of dynamite to
the top of 500 foot chute leading into
the besieged mine building. The eX
plosive was given a bush down the
chute and when it struck the bottom
; and blew up the mine was destroyed
Pettibone was himself badly hurt
: Pettibone was arrested, convicted in
| the federal court of Idaho and sen
fenced to two years in the Detroi
house of correction.
Led to Steunenberg Murder.
The Coeur d'Alene troubles led t
more serious rioting and bloodsheC
) and troops were called out. The mill
tary siege caused bitter criticism o
Governor Steunenberg by the miners
union and he was blown to pieces BY
a bomb as he was entering the gate!
of his home at Caldwell the evening
of Dec. 80, 1905.
Harry Orchard was arrested and il
: his confession said Pettibone made
the bomb which he (Orchard) placed
at Steunenberg's gate.
Declared One of Inner Council.
It is claimed Pettibone was one o
l the inner council of the miners, which
> is said to have planned the campaign
of murder and riot which grew ou
> of the mine troubles. According t
Orchards confession, Pettibone fun
o nished the sinews of war and directe
II the work
Pettibone may be called good ns
{ tured handy man who can do job @
e tnkering, carpentry, painting-a ger
l. eral all around genius in a small m,
Ichanical way.