Steunenberg, Frank, 1861-1905-Assassination.

A scrapbook and newspaper clippings relating to the assasination of Governor Frank Steunenberg in 1905 and the trial of those involved in the murder.

Correspondence, petitions, and resolutions concerning the release on bail of William D. Haywood, Charles H. Moyer, and George Pettibone, charged with conspiracy in the assassination of Idaho ex-governer Frank Steunenberg.

Copies of letters to Frank Steunenberg as governor of Idaho, and newspaper articles concerning his assassination. Also included is Coeur d'Alene Insurrection (4 vols.), concerning the Coeur d'Alene mining troubles.

Records related to Idaho Governor Frank Gooding's hiring of the Pinkerton National Detective Agency to investigate aspects related to the murder of former Idaho Governor Frank Steunenberg in 1905. Documents include depositions of inmates and the Idaho State Penitentiary and reports from William Pinkerton to Gov. Gooding regarding Pinkerton's findings.

Investigative reports and letters from agents of the Thiel Detective Service Company and the Pinkerton's National Detective Agency addressed to Governor Frank R. Gooding and James H. Hawley concerning the assassination of Governor Frank Steunenberg and the activities of Harry Orchard, William D. Haywood, George Pettibone, and Charles H. Moyer. The majority of the reports are from W.S. Swain and James McParland.

Part of a letter, perhaps an unfinished draft, from Hawley to Charles H. Robb, United States assistant attorney general, describing events leading up to the assassination of ex-governor Frank Steunenberg.

Correspondence relating to Hawley's law practice, including letters pertaining to the conspiracy trials of officers of the Western Federation of Miners for crimes associated with the dynamiting of the Bunker Hill and Sullivan concentrator at Wardner, Idaho, in 1899 and for the assassination of Frank Steunenberg in 1905; correspondence and reports relating to mining operations in which the Hawley family held an interest.

History of the 1907 trial of Bill Haywood for the assassination of ex-Governor Steunenberg of Idaho. Typed manuscript, approximately 100 pages. Includes a brief bibliography of books, newspaper articles and manuscript sources.

Orchard (real name Albert Horsley) was convicted of the murder of former Governor Frank Steunenberg.