The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-02-21

Denver. Colo, Feb. 2O.-In an inter-
view published here today Detective
James MCFARLAND denies the report
that he secured a confession from Har-
~ Orchard, charged with the murder
of former Governor Frank Steunenberg
at Caldwell. Ida. Dec. 80 last, implicat-
ing the officers of the Western Fedora
ton of Miners in that crime and many
others, though he claims TO have ample
evi 1ence OF their guilt
There have Keen statements made by
various parties" said Officer MCPar-
land "but I know of none made by Or
chard and as I have been the only man
At work on the case I think I would
have known of it had there been one.
"I undertook the investigation OF Gov
sFnor- SteuneHberg' death at the re-
quest OF his personal friend Governor
GOoding, and Governor GoOding has
personally paid what expenses have
been incidental of my investigation.
81 felt it my duty as a citizen of Colo
RADIO 10 uprOOt the gang, and as such
undertook the work. These fellows
thought that IL was so long ago that l
had broken up the Molly MagUires that
l must now be in my dOtage. They
weren't afraid OF me. But there is
weak spot in every wall, especially such
q one as that pom which the Western
Federation was founded, and that weak
spot I found. It viii cost Meyer, Hay
wood and PettibOne, and as many
more. their lives"
Charges Other Assassinations.
MCFARLAND claims to have secured
positive evidence that members of the
Western Federation planned and car
ried out the assassination of Detective
Lvte Gregory. killed mysteriOusly in
Of ri n
Gleason. superintendent of the Wild
Horse mine at Cripple Creek, who was
thrown down a shaft; Of Arthur Col
Inns, superintendent Of the Smuggler-
Union mine At Telluride, who was shot
from ambush; Of the fourteen men
killed IN the explosion Of the Indepen-
dence depot near Cripple Creek June g..
1904: of Martin B. Valley, who was
killed last summer by an explosion in
this city. and Of other murders.
The killing Of Valley Is said to have
been accidental the nitrOglyCerine with
which he was killed having been placed
on vacant lot through which Chief
Justice Gabbert of the supreme court
was accustomed to pass, with the in
tention Of killing him..
MCFARLAND denied the charge that he
had kidnapped the federation officers or
Denver 1.-THE papers were regular"
he said, land were served regularly. I
could not be expected TO notify their
lawyers that Meyer. Haywood and Pet
tibOne were n Jail and about to be
taken to Idaho. They knew that if they
were captured they would never be able
to clear themselves and were about to
leave the country when arrested. They
had planned to blow up the train II any
attempt were made to remove them to
Idaho, and for this reason I insisted on
having a special train to take them out
of this state"
Orchard Detective.
The Times today says:
Harry Orchard. who is under arrest
I'm Idaho charged with assassinating
former Governor Frank Steunenberg,
and who has made a confession charg-
ing the leaders OF the Western Fedora
ton of Miners with instigating num-
her of dynamite outrages and murders.
was i'm the employ OF the Cripple Creek
Mine Owners association as a detective
during the great strike in the Cripple
Creek district. This most important
fact will be used in the defense of the
brought 70 trial in the courts of Idaho.
'"The following facts have come to
the Times from a most reliable source
and have been carefully verified:
Orchard was q member OF the West
ern Federation Of Miners and employed
in the Cripple Creek district when the
famous strike was ordered In Novem-
Der. 1908, he approached conductor
named Jones. on the Florence & Cripple
Greek railroad. and introduced himself
as brother Mason.
ct am a member Of the miners
union said Orchard and last night 7
heard some Of the members OF the
union pla ming TO wreck train on this
road. I do not believe in such methods
and thought 7 would come to you and
tell of the plot I picked you out be-
cause YOU ara 2 Mason
Zones fu1mediately took Orchard TO
Scott and Sterling, the detectives for
the Mine Owners association He re-
seated his story and Scott and Sterling