The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1907-05-23
REVIEW OF
MURDER CASE

wood, secretary of the Western Fed
Grafton of Miners, one OF the three
men held on charge Of being respon.
sible tor the murder of Frank Steun-
enbeYg, ex-governor OF Idaho, Ia now
In progress. The other two are
Charles H. Meyer, president Of the
federation, and George A. Pettibone,
formerly a member of the orgaDiza.
Ito. The men demanded separate trials
and the state elected to try the case
against Haywood Hrst.
There have been few murder cases
In the country attracting so much at
tention. Widespread interest was
aroused at once on the announcement
Of the arrest OF the federation leaders,
and that interest has deepened az
time has passed. The subject has been
80 widely discussed aud the lines be-
tween the adherents Of the two sides
have been SO sharply drawn that the
case has assumed national importance,
and In every part Of the country the
keenest interest 10 taken In it.
It has been necessary to expand the
teisgraphic facilities enormously to
make 1t possible to handle the case,
but the Western Union 10 prepared to
send out some 200,0 words day
and can handle more u necessary.
The case has been discussed every
where as each chapter mas unfoided,
Dut at tnls time consecutive MARIA.
tive Of the various stages will prove OF
Interest.
FRANK Steunenberg was assassinated
81 tne gate OF ms nome ~ Caidweii,
canyon Co., ldano, at O'CLOCK on
she afternoon OF December ~, lSuo.
As ne opened the gate a pomb attach
90 to wire was exploded, and ne was
hurled some Ten ieet INTO the yard;
His right side was fearfuliy mangied
ana ne died In rev minutes after
being carried INTO MS nome.
AZ was afterwafd learned from tne
man VINO SET u, the Domp contained
ten POUNDS OF giant powder. Ihe
powder caps were placed ana over oil
was mixture III sugar ana potash.
Ine exploding agency was Q pottie Oh
sniphuric acid 30 adJu 'ted tnat wnen
the gate opened the wire pulled the
cork: This caused instantaneous com,
Dustion, which exploded the dreadful
engine OF death.
The ASSASSINATION caused great ex-
citement, and the news nashed over
the country produced q profound SEN
sation. Everyone realized tnat IL was
no ordinary crime, az the method en-
ployed indicated q measure OF dell Der
alton and vindictiveness not c!ten
witnessed There we're theories OF all
kinds. but the minds OF people geneI-
ally ran back TO the time in 1888 when
the victim, then serving as governor,
laid an iron hand upon the situation
10 the Cour d'Alene ana prought up
on himself the denunoiations OF vast
number OF people. Wnile ne had al
ways been supported py what may DO
designated as the business interests
OF the state, tho miners were incensed
against him, particularly those afiili-
ated with the western federation, and
union men quite generally joined In
theii condemnation OF MIN. ;,
January man calling himself
Thomas Hogan was arrested. lie had
Deen suspected from tine nrst, having
been hanging about with no apparent
business. a rev Gays later ne was
identined as Harry Orchard, a man
VINO had hgured In the cripple Greek
distur Dances and was In the Occur
d'Alenes In 1893. a preliminary ex'
animation was neld January 1910,
and Orchard was held without Dali on
The charge OF having committed the
murder. FOR saie keeping ne was
LOGGED In the penitentiary. 1here ne
was visited by James Mcfarland, the
wei!-known detective in charge OF the
western Dranch OF the pinkeiton agen-
cy. orchard made TO Mcfarland what
10 said TO be confession, which serv-
90 as the OASIS OF the case worked up
against the ot1cers OF the western FED
GRAFTON.
knowledge OF this confession was
Kept carefully from the world there
was no mint OF IL until on Febsuary
IL, Moyer, haywood and pettibone
we're arrested In Denver. Then some
features OF 1t we're given out cut 1t
has never become public In Its entire
tysand there 10 nothing but the state
ments OF those connected with the
prosecution TO Indicate what It's ma
ture 10. The statements made respect
Ing 1t are In a general way that Or
chard detailed a plot participated In
BY the defendant which embraced the
murder OF Governor Steunenbeig. He
claimed to have been sent there for
the purpose OF committing the crime
and that Jack 81 npkins, q member OF
the executive committee, had visited
Caldwell with him and ASST ,ted In
planning the work. Orchard 10 said to
have told OF a great many crimes that
he ascribed to the initiative Of the
officials Of the federation. But the
story will soon be brought out and
the public will know what 1t Ia. The
supposition Ia that great many mat
teIs will be included In Orchard g tes-
timony, and his statements will be at
tackled by all the testimony available
for the purpose.
When the prosecution was ready to
arrest Meyer, Haywood and Pettibone
q complaint was sworn out against
them and warrant issued. In this
they we're charged, under the Idaho
law, with being principals In the
crime, the warrant alleging they COM