Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-05-14
mOYER DENIES ALI KNOWLEDGE
Brother of Accused Labor Leader
Enters a Protest.

Brother of Accused Labor LenueF
Enters n Protest.
BOONE, Ia, May 13.-(special)-s. F.
Meyer of this city, a brother of c. II.
Meyer president Of the Western Fedora
ton of Miners, this morning issued the fol-
lowing statements TO the News-R Republican,
with a request that It be published and that
the papers of this state and others copy
IL, in refutation of the alleged interviews
which have appeared in certain of the
papers, in which he is said to have ad-
mitted that he knew of his brothers In
generation in the Joliet ponitentiary. The
statement follows:
l, S. +. Meyer brother OF Charles H.
Mover, president Of the Western Federation
Of Miners am ready now or at any time
to swear that absolutely know nothing
my brother served a sentence In the Joliet
penitentiary for burglary in Chicago l
wish to make the fol owing statement in
regard to the misstatements and misrepre-
sentations which have appeared In certain
During the years 1885, 1886 and 1887 was
in York, Neb., and remained in that state
for FIVE years. II was during this time that
Chicago trouble II he did. know abso-
| lutely nothing about it.. Outside of the hve
years spent in York, have lived in Boone
and Story county. and have never. to my
knowledge, told a falsehood at any time
and am today ready to back anything which
| 1
sworn statement in regard to anything
pubic or any other ohicer; 80.
| Concerning the purported Interview with
| me- which appeared in the Chicago Journal,
VIII say that gave to that paper nothing
whatever which could be construed into the
statements which appeared. The only out,
| of-tuwn newspaper man who has talked
with me whatever on this case was one
VITO gave the name OF Robert Ash, and he
/ approached me by saying that he was with
| the Chicago Socialist and the Appeal 70
him S Where T my y'6 brother was born. his par
| enLs and some other minor information,
/ tie said that he was getting news for the
! anything / coud do for him would be ap-
prCciarGd by the papers, as they were work
| Ing for my brothers case. Ash toIo IN w
| my brother had been In trouble In Chicago
/ but told him. that / knew nothing what
| be mentioned Of the so-called Meyer trouble
in Chicago ] was working IN ioTk; NSol
and k9e% nothing Of the t s aDS Time ne tba
| l Know nothing OF any trouble whateyeI
] at any time, in which my brother was I'M
! he during these travels, except what
| learned through other people who hearo
fr5'I him occasionally, my brother being
! ily as to his whereabouts.
Fhs article WHICH SR 699ss Rs IN ant
| Where they secured their Information
! know not, for ] again can swear that I
nevcr gave out any such statements 70 any
| one rho article In yesterdays Register
! and 1 eader said that they had interviewed
! me Saturday afternoon and that had ad
'mitted that my brother had served Johe
! sentence Tk1 only person who talked U
! "a, Saturday on the case was Mr.. George
Bruntun OF the News Republican and m!
iu.srView with him appeared In SATURDAY
| tveunq's Republican Just as l gave
| II 10 him If ne secured information from
| otLer boone people / am not aware, bu
| viii saw that his artio,e Of Saturday even
n aIS 90 NV 8. f. MOVER.