The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1907-11-30
THE MURDER OF
SHERIFF BROWN


Kansas, recently made trip through
the west. He Is now writing up this
section for his paper. In its last
issue the following in regard to the
assassination of ex-sheriff Brown at
Baker City appeared:
"And here in this remote Oregon
county seat occurred two days later
an event that ought to have pro-
| foundly aroused the American ma
ton. / refer to the assassination of
ex-Sheriff Harvey X. Brown by a.
| dynamite bomb set off near his gate.
in a manner strikingly similar to the
murder of Ex-Governor Frank Steu-
nenberg, of Idaho, at Caldwell, some
months before. Sheriff Brown had
been one ofthe witnesses at the trial
of VIM. d. Haywood of the Western
Federation of Miners for the latter
crime, at Boise last summer. He had
taken Steve Adams, one of the Fed
eration's hired thugs to Boise, and
more than that he had furnished q
| secret report to Detective Mcfarland
which fell into the hands of the
Federation. gAS,
For these offenses he was, without
the slightest doubt, condemned to
death by the Federation, and the SEN
tence remorselessly executed. And
the worst of this matter is, not so
much that the Federation officials
'suborn such dastardly crimes, as, that
there is sentiment among the MEM
bers of the organization which justi-
fies them in shedding the blood of the
ofiicials-who execute the laws and try
to bring criminals to Justice Had
Haywood been found guilty OF the
crime for which he was tried-and
of this more recent tragedy have
no doubt whatever that he was ac-
tually guilty-it is probable .Ethat
Sheriff Brown would be living today
i Immunity from deserved punishment
has apparently emboldened these hu-
man vultures to think they can defy
all law and proceed to execute SEN
tence of death upon any official who
falls under their displeasure or has
the hardihood to try to bring them
to punishment.
: These anarchists and enemies of
society, these murderers and con-
spirators against law and order, APP
pear to think that to blow a few Off
cials off the earth with dynamite will
/, terrorize the entire people of the west
and deter anyone from ever again
laying the heavy hand of the law
upon their tools, as Steunenberg did
Probably they are mistaken. Ger
/, tainly IL there be such an American
g; spirit as believe there is among the
people of this country, in thus wan.
tonly and fiendishly taking the lives
: of those who have done their duty In
!, helping to bring their tools to jus
tice, the inner circle of the Western
u Federation OF Miners is heaping NJ
g wrath against the day of wrath.
y The time Is bound to come. AND
l. that before long, when 1t will b.
It deemed as high and patriotic ser
It vice to perform ones whole duty II
the executive offices these Federation
" murderers are trying to render i'm
lie potent. as It is to defend ones hom
lie and Preside by bearing arms whel
the nation is invaded by a foreigl
n foe. Men will be found to fill ever
m Office whom the dread of the mos
y. sudden and shocking of deaths car
ly not deter from executing the laws
er and those who fall in such a caus
will be revered as saviors of thei
D., country.
ce AS an aftermath of the Steiner
berg murder and the miscarriage {
d. justice in the trial OF those who il
r. cited 1t. this Baker City outrag
looms so big and so fully remove
a every doubt as to the guilt OF Ha.
ell wood, Meyer and Pettibone, that
wonder more attention has not bee
to given to 1t by the press. And In sa
ell ing what have here. / have mere
given expression to the horror al
If indignation l felt when two days a
art ter seeing Baker City read In
Portland daily the story of that mo
Up cold-blooded, atrocious and inhums
to crime by which Sheriff Brown W
ON removed from earth as an examp
iss and warning to other officials W
the might be brave enough TO do the
whole duty. Hence this dlgressi
In my narrative OF travel. for the
emit lated expression of feelings that ha
]. ever since been demanding utt'
ry- ance."
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