The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-05-04
LIVE RECENT HAPPENINGS EVERYWHERE
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wood, Meyer and Pettibone, of the
american Federation of Miners,
charged with completely in the MUIR
der ef former Governor Steunenberg
oaight issued formal statement In
oahalf Of the prisoners. It was an
ticipated that the statement would
hc a direct reply 10 President Roose-
vclts undesirable citizens letter,
BIZ the statement is in reality a gem
9ai one and the references to the
president are to the former letters
Ell the executive The statement fol-
lows
@#e have been charged @iih iii
as Ex-Governor Steunenbere with a
ayn mite bomb Our trial Is - be-
Gin CT the 9th Of this month The
let as OF the assassination have
peeH published broadcast through
ou. the civilized world for more than
ssar During All this time the
ores OF me country, and especially
df saat section Of Idaho where we
81 be placed an triad. has bitterly
denounced na ana The Western Fede-
.atioa of Miners TO which we belong.
rha most powerful interests Of the
country are seeking TO take our lives.
we were moi in Idaho for years
Ao.5fe the crime was committed
Under the law W cGuld not be eX-
tradited from Colorado But, in
spite of this. We were arrested in
pariured affidavit charging that We
were in Idaho al the time of the com
mission Of the crime and that we
Immediately fed from the state and
on this periured affidavit, known to
he false. the governors of the two
states, Idaho and Colorado, kidnapped
us in the night time. refused us an
interview with family. friends or
counsel or chance Of appeal TO the
courts, and brought us on special
train Thousand miles from home
ana into state and community sys-
Dramatically poisoned against Us by
he atlI per anu bllltleilSs " I nav
been confined in jail for fourteen
months against our protest and de-
MED bail while constantly demanding
q trial. Every effort has been made
10 teach The farmers, business men
and working men of the community
tina, we are assassins and outlaws.
After ali This time our case is
about 10 be reached, and the presi-
den. of the United States, in no way
interested edieia}iy or otherwise
serbs tive eIara broadcast over the
country. charging us with guilt and
crime these are published in every
pane2 il the laad and in every paper
il Idaho. The governor of Colorado,
q d. on go later, adds his words OF
apiIa 10 the venom OF the president
and says that we are not only guilty
Of TIE crime charged, but Of man.
n+bare Tee. While The president Of
The United states and The governor
of Colorado are sending out then
r.ta3zaer compass our death, the
indie O. this county has brought
5itizru before him for contempt on
The charge that he tried to influence
The mind of prospective juror BY
caviar that The state administration
vas trying 10 railroad u.s.. On the
.,naearance OF this man In court the
iudga promptly told the states at
tornev that he should have this OBJ
.cara farmer indicted for felony be-
,.a,,sa he tried TO influence the nina
Of :. prospective juror. The preSi-
dant knows how much greater
ye.aai viii be given 10 his words
,re. those OF an obscure private cltl-
zen
.If we are about 10 ne tried IN
cae5t very law abiding CITIZEN
na.azger great or humble, should &c
,ver. 6ina IL his power TO cool the
MISSIONS OF mon. rather than add fuel
M sfn danes II ne are TO be thrown
ro The mob the officers should at least
omen our prison doors and give US
s4. chance 10 defend ourselves
~,rssa slon In Good spirits.
4s,.riue the pallor nseparaole
ro 5apeaele. Haywood Meyer
ao4 PetIaono show no mark Of long
confinement nor apparent trepidatlon
nc close approach Of The nial.
,7aa, ue.a laughing Il story tod
.so OF Aeir counsel when they re-
Nis correspondent Of the Aaao-
,i,teJ press this afternoon ana the
l.ng or went on until a discussion
of az cid battle OF capital and 'apor
eraq5 aea the general conversation,
pattibone, whom they used TO can
"pappy Hooligan" down III l'ehIo'
i M rnamaker of the trio. lie mas
,oa,,,e1 native wit, and drol'
,rsint manner OF expressing nm
eais ana even when today he maze
,,cr, of his own execution, II was
i,nnozsib.a 10 refrain from Laughing
with him. ...sa
fa.ribone has has taken up pytos-
rqn6v since his incarceration ana
foI,ow the ntroduetiona TO-DAY ne
showed several samples Of his hahai-
.,. lie has gone TO the comic
,54alements for many of his modeis
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