- George Pettibone
George Pettibone (died August 3, 1908) was an
Idaho miner. He was convicted ofcontempt of court and criminalconspiracy in theCoeur d'Alene miners' dispute .He was later implicated in the 1905 assassination of
Frank Steunenberg , ex-governor of Idaho, by a confession and testimony coerced from Harry Orchard byJames McParland , a Pinkerton agent hired to conduct the investigation.Western Federation of Miners (WFM) general secretaryBill Haywood and WFM presidentCharles Moyer were also implicated. Haywood was represented byClarence Darrow , the most renowned defense lawyer of the day, who obtained an acquittal. Pettibone was tried after Haywood, and was defended byOrrin N. Hilton of Denver. Pettibone was also acquitted. Charges against Moyer were dropped. [Carlson, "Roughneck: The Life and Times of Big Bill Haywood," 1983.]Pettibone fell ill with cancer during his trial. He returned home to
Denver, Colorado , where he died on August 3, 1908, after an operation. ["George Pettibone Dead," "New York Times," August 4, 1908.]Notes
References
*Carlson, Peter. "Roughneck: The Life and Times of Big Bill Haywood." New York: W. W. Norton & Company, 1983. ISBN 0393016218
*"George Pettibone Dead." "New York Times." August 4, 1908.
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