Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-11-26
HEARING OF PETTlRoNE CASE
GROWING OUT OF GOV. sTEUN-
ENBERG CRIME is POSTPONED
UNTIL TOMORROW
ADAMS JURY IN
A DISAGREEMENT
PANEL DISMISSED AFTER NEAR
LY TWO DAYS DELlBERATIoN
IN IDAHO cAsE-sTooD FOR
ACQUlTTAL.

Boise, Nov. 25.-The opening Of the
trial of George A. Pettibone. for al
legged completely in the assassination
Of former Governor Steunenberg was
today postponed until tomorrow owing
to the absence OF the prisoners coun-
sci, who has been attending the trial
OF Steve Adams at Rathdrum
Pettibone was prominent figure
in the affairs of the Western Fedora
ton of Miners. He was leader in
the miners union during the riotous
times at Occur d'Alene in 1892. A
federal Injunction had been secured
restraining the striking miners from
interfering with the nonunion work
men.
Convicted In Occur d'AIene Riot.
AS result of the bitter feeling
Pettibone headed an armed mob
which attacked one Of the mines and
about 1000 shots were exchanged.
Then the strikers ran short Of ammu-
milton, and Pettibone, it was charged.
made a detour to The powder shed,
broke 1t open, and took 200 pounds of
dynamite to the top Of 800 foot
chute leading into the besieged mine
building. The explosive was, given a
push down the chute and when 1t
struck the bottom and blew up the
mine was destroyed. Pettibone was
himself badly hurt. Pettibone was
arrested convicted in the federal
court of Idaho and sentenced to two
years in the Detroit house of correc.
ton.
The Cour d'Alene troubles led 10
more serious rioting and bloodshed
and troops were called out. The mili,
tary sieee caused bitter criticism at
Governor Hteunenberg by the rniners'
union and he was blown to pieces by
a bomb as he was entering the gates
Of his home at Caldwell the evening
of Dec. 80. 1905.
Harry Orchard was arrested, and in
his confession said Pettibone made
the bomb which he (Orchard) placed
at Steunenberg' gate.
Declared One Of Inner Council.
It is claimed Pettibone was one Of
the inner council of the miners, which
Is said to have planned the campaign
of murder and riot and which grew
out of the mine troubles According
to Orchards confession Pettibone fur.
nished the sinews Of war and direct,
ed the work.
ed the sinews Of war and directed the
work.
Pettibone may be called good ma
tured handy man who can do a job OF
tfnkering, carpentry painting gen
eral all around genius in a small me
chanical way.
Adams Jury Disagrees.
Rathdrum, Idaho, Nov. 25.-AfteI
being out twenty-four, hours, the jury
in the Steve Adams murder trial re
ported last night they could not agree
and were discharged. They stood
eight for acquittal and four for con
viction.
Adams, who was alleged to be. too
of the officers of the Western Fedora
| tion of Labor, was charged with the
| assassination of Fred Tyler in August
! 1904.
Soon after arrest, Detective McPar
land, the man who induced Harry Or
chard to talk of the alleged crimes Of
| the Western Federation's inner ring
obtained confession from Adams, lr
which nc told of the Staying of Tyler
| and of other crimes which he said he
| had committed at the instigation =,
Jack Simpkins.
Confession Tells of Crimes.
| He said he had done away will
Fred Tyler, who was a settler in the
Marble creek district of Shoshone
county, because Tyler had possession
of claim which was wanted by Jacl
Simpkins and because he had inter
fered in other ways with the desire,
of Simpkns.
The admission Of this confession as
evidence in the trial was fought BY
Clarence Darrow, the Chicago lawye,
VINO was defending him, on tn,
grounds that it was forced from hin
under duress. The testimony was ad
mitted, but failed to impress the jury
| The trial lasted nearly a month.
1a Italians Burned to Death.
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