Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1907-06-14
MOVERS EARLY LIFE
rdiner on Trial For Steunenberg
Crime a Deep Thinker.
WELL LIKED BY nEwSBOYS.
incident a, Denver That Showed n'
Popularity Among Them = Wealthy
woman's Tribute to Him When Told
Th., He Was One Of the Sights.

county tulfiA sewn H'''''
Boone 1al correspondent oil the New
York Herald. The family lived at
Quincy Two years and then moved I"
farm of $50 acres on the l'""ue-S'or!
line. where they lived for many years
Al the age of two years Charles
Mover. who is charged with compll'H!
in the murder of Ex-Governor S'eu-
nenIarc If Idaho. was left motherl">S.
He was the youngest Of seven 'lilluieh'
and the others cared Tor MN curing
his early life
Mr. Meyer during hoyh"od was mol
healthy. His father never insisted
that he do much of the farm W"rh.
The boy was allowed 10 read OF spehd
the time about the home as he saw
fit During these years lie was al
ways reading, especially news OF
stories Of the western country. lie
entered the employ Of Clark Luther
at the age Of fourteen years, riding ms
pnny IN going about his work. AFTER
quitting the employ of Mr.. Luther and
when fifteen years of age he worked
for Fred Mills. who lived near Boone.
His health did not improve greatly.
and he went west. first 10 Wyoming,
then into the Dakotas, and for some
time roamed over the northwest as
COWBOY. studying the country and pc"-
ple. He was between sixteen and
eighteen wears of age. but eviuccd in
terest In things that generally occupy
the minds Of older persons. firing of
This life. he went to Chicago, hut did
not like the city aud within short
time returned to the western country.
Here he began mining and continued
ut IL many years. His first employ
mcnt was In the Homestead mine, In
Lead city, 5. u. Here he remained
some tme, when he was made the
president If the miners union which
was organized there.
He WAS aftcrward delegate To the
Western Federation of Miners in Den
yer aud then organizer and ultimately
president of the federation. He has
been elected to this office time after
time. The rules of the federation are
that no one shall lee elected to office
who Is not present In person. But two
years ago. when Meyer was in the huh
pen at Telluride lie was reelected 10y
reclamation, rs he was Il year ago,
when he was in Jail in Boise city. Ida.
At the last meeting his picture was
placed In the presidents chair and was
greeted with cheers.
Meyer has always been known as Il
man of wonderful courage ANA ut times
when yuulgSter would often display
will of his own. He was a deep
thinker aud often would sit in deepest
thought. as If trying TO solve sumo
prrp!rNnS problem. Thcn lac would
brighten up and start whistlng, happy
In the success of his med tatpn,
Mrs Payne. his siNter-iu law. tells OF
little incident that occurred in Den
yer which showed the popularity Of
Mover among the neWshoFs Mr. and
one of the large thcaters of tAat city
one evening. The gallery was crpV"ed
with ncwsbOyS. soon after Nh Nj ey
entered he was spicd by on" of the
Youngsters, who cried out. What is
the matter with Moyert" Instantly
scores of boys took up the yell and
Mover became the cynosure OF MI eyes
When he was in prison in Cripple
Creek n wealthy woman from Chira
go who was visiting in the west went
to the Jail, having been told that lie
was one Of the sights of ColDra To-
The cell door was opened, and this
woman stood and looked in upon him
lorgnette at eye, She said Il have
been told that you are one of the sights,
so have come To see YOU
Mr.. Moyer gently replied: Il am will
Ing any one should look at me who
wishes to do SO. | am sorry AIN in
the center of the stage, but | cannot
help myself
The woman was so impressed by his
centlemanly manner and appearance
that she apologiZed several times, ex-
pressing herself as covered with shame
and saying she would never again he
SuiitA VI SuN IL ui att uiu not luIuh
you were such a man as you are
thought of YOU as sort of wild beast.
l am sure some mistake has been made
and YOU are not guilty of the things of
which YOU are accused"
Two weeks before he was arrested
end taken out of Colorado for the al.
| legged murder of Governor Stcunpnberg
he visited his brother, S. +. Mover of
| Boone, and his sister, Mrs. Willar!
Foster. While there he renewed old
acquaintance and spent several days
In Boone He was suffering much
from asthma and was then in a critical
condition from the disease. news
paper man in interviewing him at that
time was impressed with his sincerity
I've are right. and we will win our
fight with the aid of that justice which
the constitution guarantees TO every
| American citizen. We will show The
people Of this country that the West
ern Federation of Miners is not the
barbarous organization that they have
been led to believe"
Boone friends are watching the scene
of the battle with interest, for all liked
| Charlie Meyer, and his relatives en-
| JOY the confidence of the community
All want to see him have a fair tria
and if innocent acquitted of the charge
against him.