The Owyhee nugget. ([Silver City], Idaho) 1905-1984, 1906-01-05
Frank Steunenberg Killed
BY q Cowardly Assassin.
BOMB EXPLODED AT HIS
GATE WHILE ENTER
ING HIS HOME.

Telephone messages reached here
last Saturday night. telling that Ex
Governor Frank steunenberg had been
killed and his body mutilated by the
explosion of bomb, at $40 o'clock that
evening. while entering the gate to his
Caldwell home, he living but short
time after the tragedy occurred.
The news has created intense excite
ment all over Idaho, and all the coun-
try for that matter, for Elk Governor
Steunenberg had acquired a national
reputation. While governor of Idaho,
six years ago last July, he was called
upon to deal with the turbulent ele-
ment then attempting to control affairs
in the Ceur d'Alene mining district
His fearless suppression of that mob
made him bitter enemies, while it met
the approval of Law abiding people, and
no other cause can be assigned for his
assassination than that some one of
the fiends who had caused the trouble
in the north had perpetrated the awful
crime. AS private citizen, attending
strictly to his own affairs, Frank
Steunenberg, SO far as is known, never
made an enemy. 1t cannot be sur
missed that any person could have a
motive for committing the crime ex-
cept in a spirit of revenge against him
for fearlessly doing his duty during
the turbulent times mentioned.
Every effort is being made to ferret
out the fiend, and all good people hope
that he may be caught and punished.
Since the preparation Of the awful
deed, bnt little else has been talked
about in our community. Frank
Steunenberg was known by nearly all
the residents and the expressions OF
sorrow have been many and heartfelt
He was known all over the .state, and
regardless of political differences. the
tribute of respect expressed every
where for his stalwart manhood, fear
Iessness in doing his duty while in a
public position, and his sterling hon
esty, have been heard from every quar-.
ter since his untimely death. The
writer, who has known Frank Steunen
berg for nearly eighteen years, he be
ing among the first of our acquaint.
ances made in Idaho, formed friend
ship for him at the. beginning which
has grown with the years. Always
genial, frank and unassuming, we al
ways found him man who would dc
to tie to and in every way worthy O
the respect Of all honest men.
Since his death no effort has beer
spared by Governor Gooding and othe
state and county officials, and a host o
private citizens, to ferret out the Grim
inal who so fiendishly took his life.
number of suspects have been arrested
and are being detained, and the bes
detective ability has been employed
It is thought by the detectives ant
officers, that man who had been il
Caldwell for several days, registered a
hotel by the name of Hogan, ma
prove to be the man wanted, and tina
Others will be found to have been il
the vile conspiracy. Many article
found in the baggage of Hogan lead t.
the belief that he is criminal an,
some Of his actions while in Caldwell
point to him as the guilty man. H
has been recognized as person VIII
was in the C@ur d'Alenes during tn
troubIous times there, and has con
fessed that while there he went by tn
name of Orchard His antecedents ar