Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-03-10
Chief Executive Of Idaho Tells
Story Of the Confessions
OF Suspects.
HOW ADAMS CAME TO TELL.
lie Was More Than Anxious to Give
Away the Secrets OF the
Conspiracy.
sneclal corresnondence.

Special Correspondence.
- OISE, Feb San official admission
by GOV. Gooding that both Harry
Orchard and steve Adams had
made confession OF their compli-
city IN the Steunenberg and numerous
other murders committed by them on
the demand OF the inner circle of the
Western Federation OF Miners. has been
made within the past few days. The
governor has avoided going into any
details relative TO the offenses admitted,
but his admission Of the fact OF con-
fessions having been received has given
the public a better idea of just what
the states case against Meyer, Hay
wood, Pettbone and St John VIII con-
sist OF. Gov. Goodlng IN telling Of the
orchard and Adams confession said:
There has never been any doubt as
20 the truth OF these confessions, among
those familiar with the crimes Of which
the two men tell. They have told the
same story of the commission OF the
offenses IN which each had hand, and
each has told a similar story OF the
planning and carrying out of number
of ASA sslnations by the accused men,
through one OF the other OF the nara
tors. These stories of murder by con-
splracy have nearly all been proven up
on To large extent at least and the
ptate Is still engaged In Investigations.
So far tine statements received have
tailed exactly with the facts discoy-
cred.
PERFECT HARMONY.
1T is great pleasure TO state that
no three men could have worked togeth-
er In greater harmony than have James
Mcfarland, the detective who secured
the confessions. James H. Hawley, the
leading counsel for the state. and my
self There has never been tendency
toward friction between us, and no man
could have asked more loyal support
that ! have received from these two
gentlemen in the great task Of clear
Ing up this blot on the nistory Of Idaho.
RELIEVES THEM GUILTY.
"The arrest Of accused men IL evil
dence thnt the state is firmly impressed
with belief In the guilt of the accused
parties. But | certainly have no desire
Co see them punished unjustly. | am
as anxious as any of their friends TO
rec them given a fair and impartial
trial, and ! am fully convinced that
there VIII be no difficulty In securing
ouch a trial nj the hands of the people
OF Canyon county and the people OF
Idaho There Is no disposition to do
anything that would even tend toward
the curtalling of their rights and privi-
leges. As chief executive of the state
] feel It an imperative duty to see that
this .rightful crime against the state
az Idaho Is punished so promptly and
severely that the next governor Of Ida
no who il called upon to administer the
laws Of the state and maintain order In
q crisis. ray do so without feeling that
he has thcrsb by made himself the target
aor the paid assassin. and that no
American Malta shall have its agents
stink along in the darkness at his back,
awaiting an opportunity to kill him at
the entrance of his home and In the act
val presence of his loved ones,
REWARDS WITHDRAWN.
"rhere has never been an incentive
here to attempt the punishment of In
noceht parties for the sake OF "A reward.
Although on the night OF ''teunenberg' S
murder | offered reward OF $1,000 for
the arrest and conviction of the assas-
sin, this offer was withdrawn as soon
ms 4 was known positively that the
right man had been placed under ar
rest. Orchard was arrested before there
was any detectives oar the ground, on
information secured by a committee Of
citizens Of Caldwell and Boise, who
certainly cannot be accused OF activity
on account Of a reward Other rewards
that were offered have also been with
drawn. and today the only reward Of.
ferrd IS q $1,000 for information leading
90 the arrest OF 7. l., Slmpklns, against
whom the state has strong evidence,
ORCHARDS CONFESSION.
after orchard was arrested. when he
was left alone IN his prison cell II IL
apparent he began to think deeply OF
the crimes I've had committed. 1t Is be-
lieved that he became repentant, ana
that his confession, duplicating the ac-
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