George Pettibone

George Pettibone
1907 photo of (l-r) Charles Moyer,
Bill Haywood, and Pettibone
Born May 1862
Wellsville, Kansas
Died August 3, 1908 (age 46)
Littleton, Colorado
Cause of death Cancer
Resting place Fairmount Cemetery
Denver, Colorado
Occupation Miner, labor leader

George Pettibone (May 1862 – August 3, 1908) was an Idaho miner. He was convicted of contempt of court and criminal conspiracy in the Coeur d'Alene labor strike of 1892.

He was later implicated in the 1905 assassination of Frank Steunenberg, ex-governor of Idaho,[1] by a confession and testimony from Harry Orchard.

Western Federation of Miners (WFM) general secretary Bill Haywood and WFM president Charles Moyer were also implicated. Haywood was represented by Clarence Darrow, the most renowned defense lawyer of the day, who obtained an acquittal. Pettibone was tried after Haywood, and was defended by Orrin N. Hilton of Denver. Pettibone was also acquitted, and charges against Moyer were dropped.[2]

Pettibone fell ill with cancer during his trial. He returned home to Denver, Colorado, where he died in 1908, after an operation.[3]

Notes

  1. ↑ "Pettibone trial begins in Boise". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). November 27, 1907. p. 1.
  2. ↑ Carlson, Roughneck: The Life and Times of Big Bill Haywood, 1983.
  3. ↑ "George Pettibone Dead," New York Times, August 4, 1908.

References

  • Carlson, Peter. Roughneck: The Life and Times of Big Bill Haywood. New York: W. W. Norton & Company, 1983. ISBN 0-393-01621-8
  • "George Pettibone Dead." New York Times. August 4, 1908.


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