The San Francisco call., 1898-02-09
Un nburdened His Mind of It's Load of
 Guilt.
Gave Names of Many Others Who Were Implicated in
 the Crime.
SIMPLY OBEYED ORDERS.
Says He Went Blindly to the Work Without Knowing What He
 Was Doing.

One more murderer has confessed to his misdeeds. One more man, goaded by the prickings of guilty conscience, has unburdened his soul and admitted his participation in crime
 Salter D. Worden has sent to Gov ernor Budd full confession of his complicity in the wrecking of the train whereby Engineer Clark met his death during the great strike of 1894
 The confession, in the convicted mans own writing, bearing the date of the zd inst, was filed in the Governors office yesterday by Warden Aull of the Folsom prison.
 It Is more than confession. It Is an accusation. It gives the names of others who were also connected with the crime, and III extenuation of his guilt Worden pleads that he did not know what he was doing, but blindly obeyed orders of others.
 It is startling document, and from 1t may arise sensational developments equal in tragic sequence to any which have arisen in connection with the great crime for which Worden stands convicted and is under the sentence of death.
 It was not an easy matter to induce Worden to open his lips and reveal his connection with the crime but the agency which finally accomplished this persisted. until at last the seal was broken. Those directly instrumental Tn securing this confession were Warden thar IL 1f the doomed man, ard Rev. Whiting Worden, Salter's brother, who is missionary to Japan.
 Warden Aull has labored long and earnestly with the condemned man urg- ing him to make clean breast of the whole matter, while his brother and brother-in-law wrote him many letters beseeching him not to go before his Maker with lie on his lips, if he were guilty. To this pressure Worden fin ally yielded, and has given statement which bears upon its face the stamp of sincerity and truth Men not hereto fore thought to be involved in the crime have been implicated, while other names are mentioned as principals in the conspiracy that belong to men who have been connected with the crime by implication and surmise.
 Warden Aull said yesterday that Worden seemed to feel much better since making the confession, and he now has the bearing of man who IS relieved of heavy burden. No hope ot reward or mitigation of his sentence has been held out to him, and he says that he is now ready to meet whatever fate is in store for him.
 Following is the confession:
 ro His Excellency, the Governor of California, Hon. James Budd- 7! came hack to Sacramento in search of work some time the last of January or the first nart of February, 1894, but did not obtajn any until April, when l went to work in the repair department under MT Douglass. In May, l think about tbe middle. there was a lodge Of the Amarican Railway Union organized in Sacramento of which l became mem her and in the election of officers l was elected as a delegate to attend the con vention in the city of Chicago III me following month (June) and represent them. that is, the Sacramento Iooge. and for which l was 10 receiVe 70 pes day. while absent, and they were also to furnish me transportation there ana return. I got leave of absence from MT. Douglass for thirty days. and he also knew where 1 was going. nad a pass from Sacramento to ogden, ana return. which was obtained for me by the committee appointed for that pur-- pose. and was advanced the sum or fifty (s5O) dollars, and was to have more sent me to Chicago in care or officers there, and they did send me. just before my return, twenty-five dol- lars. by the secretary, John F. Doughty.
 
 When I got up that morning felt all broke up and tired, but after taking two drinks started for headquarters on Front street and then learned that United States troops had come that morning. Room was full, but Knox nor others were not there; went back to breakfast at Fremont House: was about a. m.; then went to Front street again: found Knox was at new rooms. Second and J streets and went there and talked for maybe a half hour of