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January 2, 1906
The Spokane Press
Spokane, Spokane County, Washington
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Funeral of assassinated Idaho Governor Steunenberg in Caldwell draws crowds; lifelong friend Borah orates. Investigation implicates Black Hand miners from 1899 riots; suspects Momo and Hogan arrested with evidence of explosives. Bomb triggered remotely with cord.
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STEUNENBERG
Special Trains are Run to Caldwell Crowded With Friends of Dead Governor--Borah Delivers the Oration--Suspects Have Been Arrested.
(Scripps News Association.)
BOISE, Idaho, Jan. 2.--Special trains were run today for the funeral of Governor Steunenberg, held at Caldwell. Hundreds from all parts of southern Idaho attended. The principal oration was delivered by W. E. Borah, a life long friend of the deceased.
Captain Swain, manager of the Thiel's Detective Agency at Spokane, has been placed in charge of the investigations to discover the assassin of Steunenberg. Twenty-three suspects have been arrested, put through the sweating process and all released but two, believed to be connected with the murder. One is a foreigner named Dumonda Momo, who received two letters from explosive manufacturers in New York, which were traced by the secret service officers of the postoffice department to Pocatello and on to Caldwell, where they had been for two weeks. The other is M. J. Hogan, one of the convicted miners concerned in the Coeur d'Alene riots. Hogan had been at Caldwell 10 days and had asked Steunenberg's son when the father would be home. A few days before the tragedy he was seen reconnoitering the governor's residence. Hogan's room was searched and explosives found. The officers are confident he is guilty, but believe others aided him. The excitement has not abated.
The authorities are convinced that it is the work of the Black Hand, an organization among the miners engaged in the riots in the Coeur d'Alenes in 1899. Steunenberg sent state troops to quell the riots and directed prosecution of leaders, securing conviction and sentence. Threats were made at the time that the convicts would be revenged when their terms expired. Recently the governor had been warned by anonymous letters that his end was near. Similar threats had been received by Judge Stewart, who tried the cases, and lawyers prosecuting.
Examination of the ground where the tragedy occurred by explosive experts show that the assassin used a dynamite bomb which was exploded by means of a trigger worked from a distance with a coiled silken cord. The imprint of a man was found 60 feet from the gate where the explosion occurred with pieces of bomb shell and cord to which a portion of the trigger was attached.
Special Trains are Run to Caldwell Crowded With Friends of Dead Governor--Borah Delivers the Oration--Suspects Have Been Arrested.
(Scripps News Association.)
BOISE, Idaho, Jan. 2.--Special trains were run today for the funeral of Governor Steunenberg, held at Caldwell. Hundreds from all parts of southern Idaho attended. The principal oration was delivered by W. E. Borah, a life long friend of the deceased.
Captain Swain, manager of the Thiel's Detective Agency at Spokane, has been placed in charge of the investigations to discover the assassin of Steunenberg. Twenty-three suspects have been arrested, put through the sweating process and all released but two, believed to be connected with the murder. One is a foreigner named Dumonda Momo, who received two letters from explosive manufacturers in New York, which were traced by the secret service officers of the postoffice department to Pocatello and on to Caldwell, where they had been for two weeks. The other is M. J. Hogan, one of the convicted miners concerned in the Coeur d'Alene riots. Hogan had been at Caldwell 10 days and had asked Steunenberg's son when the father would be home. A few days before the tragedy he was seen reconnoitering the governor's residence. Hogan's room was searched and explosives found. The officers are confident he is guilty, but believe others aided him. The excitement has not abated.
The authorities are convinced that it is the work of the Black Hand, an organization among the miners engaged in the riots in the Coeur d'Alenes in 1899. Steunenberg sent state troops to quell the riots and directed prosecution of leaders, securing conviction and sentence. Threats were made at the time that the convicts would be revenged when their terms expired. Recently the governor had been warned by anonymous letters that his end was near. Similar threats had been received by Judge Stewart, who tried the cases, and lawyers prosecuting.
Examination of the ground where the tragedy occurred by explosive experts show that the assassin used a dynamite bomb which was exploded by means of a trigger worked from a distance with a coiled silken cord. The imprint of a man was found 60 feet from the gate where the explosion occurred with pieces of bomb shell and cord to which a portion of the trigger was attached.
What sub-type of article is it?
Historical Event
Crime Story
Tragedy
What themes does it cover?
Revenge
Crime Punishment
Justice
What keywords are associated?
Governor Assassination
Funeral
Suspects Arrested
Dynamite Bomb
Black Hand
Coeur D'alene Riots
What entities or persons were involved?
Steunenberg
W. E. Borah
Captain Swain
Dumonda Momo
M. J. Hogan
Judge Stewart
Where did it happen?
Caldwell, Idaho
Story Details
Key Persons
Steunenberg
W. E. Borah
Captain Swain
Dumonda Momo
M. J. Hogan
Judge Stewart
Location
Caldwell, Idaho
Event Date
Jan. 2
Story Details
Funeral of assassinated Governor Steunenberg attended by hundreds; oration by Borah. Investigation led by Swain; suspects arrested including Momo and Hogan linked to 1899 Coeur d'Alene riots. Bomb used in assassination attributed to Black Hand organization seeking revenge for prosecutions.