Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-02-20

the men who have so far been arrested
Is very strong and that more arrests
are yet to be made. He would not state
the nature OF his evidence nor how II
was obtained.
THE operations Of the Molly Ma
guires in Pennsylvania whom | ran TO
earth and disrupted said Mr. Nc
Parland. were chldren's play COM
pared with the work OF the Meyer Hay
wood crowd. They have existed for ~
years, but their days are numbered
Vincent 81 John, who was arrested
In Burke, Ida, last night, was prest-
dent OF the Miners union at Telluride.
Colo. at the time Of the assassination
Of Arthur Collins, superintendent OF the
Smuggler Union mine IN that amp.
He was aTrestCi and charged with COM
plcity IN that murder but was never
brought TO trial.
II develops that Orchards confession,
according 10 tho best authority, stated
that bombs had been placed in tina
gateways OF the residences OF two men,
bers OF the Colorado supreme court,
and that more than a dozen attempts
had been made 10 assassinate former
Gov. James II. Peabody. An invest-
cation since the alleged confession was
made disclosed the presence OF bombs
In exactly the spots indicated. The man
who unearthed the bombs q prominent
member Of the Colorado national
guard, is COW IN Idaho, having accom-
panied thp party that returned with
Meyer, Haywood and Pettibone Hs
VIII appear as witness In the Orchard
trial, Il 4, said, 20 prove the truth OF
the alleged confession.
lTGormatiorL renched he,e tonight
from Cripple Greek that Edward Green,
IL. L.. L.. "a
a warrant forwarded by the IdahJ au-
thorities charging him with connection
with the Steunenberg assassination.
Two other warrants are IN the hands
OF Cripple Creek officers for service.
WHAT ORCHARD SAYS.
Boise. Ida. Feb. ls.--orchsrds al.
legged confession purports TO give de-
tails OF the plot TO assassinate FORMER
Gov. Steunenberg from It's inception.
1t gives the names OF other men alleg-
cd TO be implicated tells where Orch
ard met them and the circumstances OF
the meetings, Since the confession was
secured more than two weeks ago, the
detectives have verified many OF the
details.
one OF the statements In this confess
sion IL that Orchard was selected to
assassinate one Of the justices OF the
supreme court of Colorado year ago.
lie says he buried bomb at the
judges gate. but when he pulled tho
string the contriyance failed TO ex-
plode. he took the string away and
gave up the attempt Detectives James
Mcfarland OF Denver has, It Is claimed,
since dug up this bomb.
IN his alleged confession, Orchard
says he was alone in the actual eSecu-
tlon OF the Caldwell plot; that he had
first planned 20 shoot Steunenberg
with buckshot and went TO the house
on Christmas eve for that purpose, In
tending to shoot through the window,
but abandoned the plan and hid Il num-
Der OF cartridges under the sidewalk
The cartridges, it Is claimed, have since
been found by the officers
Orchard has. st Is claimed, told OF
the workings of an inner circle" OF the
Western Federation OF Miners, maiu-
tained IN Denver, given details OF plots
that led TO the killing of number OF
men IN the Telluride district In COL
orado and information about various
outrages NJ Cripple Creek. He impli-
| Gates Jack Simpkins and u man named
| Adams IN HE unenberg conspiracy.
| Officers are ng for both these
| men TN ore ry are supposed TO
| be I'm the llaines.
DetectiVt nd claims to havo
secured The TON by apreo'ing to
| Orchards mel. of his hO teach
| ings. He says he made Il plain 10 Or
| chard that the state had perfect case
against him and that the best thing he
could do would be 10 make prepare
| lions for future world.
The confession was committed 10
| writing and signed nv ri in IN a