The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1907-05-04
.MOYER AND HAYWOOD
" REPLY To- ROOSEVELT
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Their Attorney, Clarence S.
Darrow, Makes Clear State
ment to Public.
Difference Between Court At
tltude and Roosevelt's
Charge. II: =.

Charge. IT, ~.
BA1sE. Idaho, May 2.-Clarence Dar-
row of counsel for Messrs Haywood,
Meyer and Pettibone. of the Western
Federation of Miners, who are charged
With completely in the murder of For
mer Governor Steunenberg, tonight is
sued a formal statement in their be-
half. It was anticipated that the state-
ment would be direct reply to Presi-
dent Roosevelt's undesirable citizen
letter, but the statement is general
and references to the president are to
former letters of the executive. Z
The statement in part follows:
I'VE have been charged with killing
former Governor Steunenberg with a.
dynamite bomb. Our trial is to begin
May 9. The details of the assassina-
tion have been published broadcast, for
more than a year. 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.
Kidnapped In the Night.
I'VE were not in Idaho for years be-
fore the crime was committed. Under
the law we could not be extradited
from Colorado. But We were arrested
on perjured affidavit, charging that
we were in Idaho at the time of the
| commission Of the crime and that we
Immediately fled from the state and
on this perjured affidavit the governors
of Idaho and Colorado kidnapped us in
the night, refused us an interview with
family, friends or counsel or a chance
of appeal to the courts and brought
us on special train thousand miles
from home and into a state and COM
munity systematically poisoned against
| us by newspapers and officials. We
have been confined in Jail II months
and denied bail while constantly de-
| manding a trial. Every effort has
| been made to teach the farmers. busi-
| ness men and workingmen of the COM
| munity that we are assassins and out
| laws. &<s
"Our case is about to be reached and
| the president of the United States in
| no way interested, officially or other
wise, sends two letters broadcast over
the country charging us with guilt and
! crime. These are republished in every
paper in the land, and especially every
paper Of Idaho. The governor Of Col
'orado adds words of spite and venom
and says that we are not only guilty
I of the crime charged, but many others
! too. #
| -. Presidents Evil influence. @
/ While the president of the United
States and the governor ofrColorado
are sending. @-out--thai -~sta atements to
compass our death, the judge OF this
:lscounty has brought. a citizen before
KIM Tor contempt. on the charge that
ne s,tried TO influence the mind Of
|sprQsp ective Juror. by saying that the
state administration was trying to
railroad us. On the appearance OF this
man in court the judge told the states
attorney that he should have this OBJ
scure farmer indicted for felony be-
cause he stried to influence the mind Of
a prospective juror. The president
knows how much greater weight will
be given to his words than those Of an
| obscure citizen.
If we are about to be tried every
law abiding citizen, however great or.
| humble, should do everything in his
power to cool the passions of man.
rather than add fuel to the flames. II
we are to be thrown to the mob the
| officers should at least open our prison
doors and give us some chance to de-
| fend ourselves" - 4.
! Barring the pallor inseparable from
! confin lent, Haywood. Meyer and Pet-
tibone show no mark of long confine-.
ment nor apparent trepidation at the
| close approach Of the trial. They were.
! laughing at a story told by one Of
| their counsel when they received
! correspondent of the Associated Press
| this afternoon and the laughter went
| on until the discussion of the old bat
tie of capital and labor grayened the
conversation. : -: =. -s.ss*s
| - Pettibone IL Fun Maker.
Pettibone, whom they used to call
Happy Hooligan" down in Denver, is
| the fun-maker of the trio. He has
marked native wit and droll, quaint
manner of expressing himself and even
when today he made sport of his own
| explanation it was impossible to re-
frain from laughing at him. Pettibone
has taken up typography since his In
generation, and. following the intro-
duction today, showed several samples
Of his handicraft. He has gone to the
! comic supplements for many of his
models and with rare fidelity has re-
produced Happy Hooligan," Maud
! and THE Goat"
'Mr. Darrow tells me they will be
worth q lot more after~I am hung" he
| said, "but I'm not saving any Of them
! To the question. "hov have you been
treated here?" the three answered .all
| right" : . . - - IS.
| 1--WE have absolutely no complaint. 5.
| said Haywood.
mo men were ever treated better
| under like circumstances" said Meyer
'"rhe sherin and his mep have all been
| very fine with us. We have absolutely
| no complaint" >.s S45$. 3.5 3@5 SSSs
"They are good prisoners" said the
| sheriff. = "
JOHN CUDAHY, PACKER,
rs SERIOUSLY Ill.
| - CHICAGO, May John Cudahy the