The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-07-29

Startling Revelations Of Crime and Outrage That
Astounded the Whole World. Enormous 1nnu.
ences on Both Sides. Great Legal Talent.

i CllCCS OH DUlll ~olQCS
After two months ard a hait ct IN,
| tcrnational sensation, affecting every
district OF the country and every grade
! Of society, tho trial OF William -, Hay
wood secretary OF the Western Fedora.
| ton OF Miners. charged with completely
FIN plot which led 10 the murder .;
cS-Governor Frank Steunenoers, oi
Idaho, has come to its final scene, and
4 Haywood has been acquitted.
The criminal trial has been interna-
/ tional In Importance. coming to be re-
ERrded OH one side as an attc,nnt by
the powers OF capital to wipe out, not
only strong labor movement. but the
hope OF the socialistic propaganda Of
| the country as we'll. On tho other side
| 1t has been sworn to be the revelation,
of the lengths TO which the heads Of
one labor movement would go to wreak
a private vengeance and gain pri-
vatc, personal end II began as one
murder case alone, but evidence as to
seventeen other murders has been ad
mtted. The locale of the one case was
III Idaho. but more testimony OF crimes
committed In Colorado has been taken.
EX-Governor Frank SteunenberE was
assasslnated 1t the gate Of his home
III Caldwell OH the evening Of Decem-
Der 30, 1905. The man was blown to
atoms by a bomb. Steunenberg had
been Governor for two terms from 1896,
and he was the States Executive dur
,,,i,n., atatr,ot M, ..o
~, anarrhv thara s = TN" I,~,,,sa. III
and sullivan mines Az raner had
been blown I'm nnn-,,n,on ,,lnars mad
been driven away. ana much ,,ronertv
destroyed otherwise. Federal troons
We're called in, and then there was
established the famous "bullpen,. in
which ali characters thought to be
dangerous were rounded up. Only men
bearing permits could walk about or
work, The operators won, and Steu-
li.iioers was t,erealter admittedly an
AfS''@ 80 '"S'''e' .
,' ''i''. a r ! lFt,s 't!
a man OF the name of Henry Orchard
was arrested IN a Motel IN Caldwell a
1e" hours AFTER the murder, and In his
room was found plenvy OF material for
inc manufacture of bombs. He was
rushed to the Boise penitentiary, and
ING detectlVes went TO work on him.
among them was James MCFARLAND.
sui'siliit s, OF the western branch
81 tie flnkerton Agency. Mcfarland
Is famous Tor having unearthed the no.
lorloos Molly Mcguire" conspiracy of
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~ hlch a score OF men were hanged.
Mcfarland labored with the prisoner
and won at last confession which
amazed even the detectives.
as result of that confession Pres
5dsnt Moyer. OF the Western Federation
of Miners: HAYWOOD the secretary.
and George "A. Pettibone were ARRESTED
IN Denver. and 1t is admitted tiev were
spirited TO Idaho on special train be-
fore they had n opportunity of fight
ing extrgditlon. seeing counsel or COM
municat ting with friends. l.. A. Stmp-
kins, another power in the order fle1
before indictment.
uod c,+ %
Louseo ~ nc BOISE prison, they
w" 70 tne'r arc me great power not
olilH ol me federatlon, but OF every
soe,aiis''c organization or the country.
l taosas eoipus proceeo1nss were IN
s s,,au G @.,.sn we're carried 70 the
SUP ei'. =, Sourt o. we United states,
defendants The r.sa nos a.aSa e.,a
toward trial, and both sides began the
work Of preparation. The state of
Idaho. II Is admitted hore only q small
share of the actual eypenso. tha ron, :
bined mine operators If all the West.
ern States being willing to help, while
on the other side the Defendants we're
aided by the contributions Of their
brother socialists. There has not been
a time in year that some work ~
their behalf has not been going on IN
New York City, but all this never at
tracted widespread attention until
zen" letter came out in connection
with the p, II. Hartman controversy.
liat eeI,ieAltu tne forces LOT ana
asalhst E.ie iiieii' ana IL appeared as II