Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1907-05-03
is IN FEAR OF
ASSASSINATION
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The streets, stores, hotels n
no scenes foreign to the routine Of
the days work. 1t would seem that I,
majority of the community had as.
sumed judicial attitude toward the
celebrated case and had discipline
ieself in the face of 1t.
The occasional man, free from align
ment or partisanship, who will discuss
the case openly, generally tells you
that Boise knows neither labor union
list nor mine owner, knows only that d
cruel murder one of a long series OF
shocking crimes, has been done, that
the states business is to calmly and
fairly try the men who are accused
to free them if they are innocent, to
hang them if they are proven guilty
and to do this fearlessly.
Constant Fear of Violence.
But, under the surface of calm, Their
IS strong undercurrent Of apprehen-
sion and nervousness, tragic in man
of its aspects.
Violence is the ever present fear
The position Of the prisoners and their
activity through years of bitter labor
warfare, the dissension over then
arrest in Colorado and removal tc
Idaho, the rallying of thousands oil
workingmen to their support and tbs
radical propaganda undertaken ir
their behalf together with the intensc
feeling against the Mine Owners as.
ISOLATION and other incidents, have
served, rightly or wrongly. to max
the case in the minds and attitude
of thousands, a contest between tn,
classes rather than a trial of a charg,
of murder.
In few minds is there belief tina
Haywood, Meyer and Pettibone, ther
friends, or the men affiliated wit!
them in labor union circles, would ap
prove. much less encourage any &C
of violence at this time because suci
act, it is believed, would be a fata
error
Goodng Fears Assassination.
But there is a general fear tina
from the ranks of the violent radical
there may come a man. or men, des
perate enough to attempt assassina
ton or that the agitation may Civ
sinister suggestion and inspiration L
some crank or irresponsible
Letters that threaten every form O
violence are pouring into Boise fror
all over the country by thousands an
most of them are directed to Governo
Frank r. Gooding, who is made large
| ~ to bear the brunt of all that thl
| celebrated case Invites.
! Detectives. police and friends of tn
1 governor generally are constantly o
the alert to block the blow, and, at tn
/ insistance of family and friends, n
4 has finally under protest arranged til
/ routine and movements of his life an
/ work to course offering the leas
/ personal exposure consistent with tn
/ performance of his duty.
/ Governor Gooding may be in n
danger from any source, but he an
his family live every hour in the chi
atmosphere of danger, and to thel
the tragedy is ever real.
/ Another man similarly marked,
| the belief of many men, is Harry o.
| chard, alleged to be the assassin hire
by the three prisoners, whose allege
| confession is the basis of the state
l case.
Orchard Marked Man.
Perfectly reasonable men here lo'
1 at the high witness chair in the cou
tv courthouse, shake their heads ser
| ously, and tell you that Harry 0
chard will die sin it. They tell yc
l too, that if he were turned out
/ prison tomorrow his body would
found within a week.
Harry orchard may live to die up
the gallows for his confessed part
the murder of Governor 'Steunenbe
but such is not the belief of all
men in this community.
This same apprehension offers
difficulty that stands in the way OF
prosecution in securing jury.
Moreover, this has been man Xxi
II ing country. and under the shadow
strong suspicion that there may
"A avenging murders by cranks or 9TH
II it may prove difficult to secure IL m
HI willing to run the suspected risk, ey
III in this country Of courageous, self-l
III L..