Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-01-09
COLORADO WANTS
HARRY ORCHARD.
Governor Mcdonald Issues Re.
uuisition for His Return to
That State.
NO DOUBT OF HIS IDENTITY,
Alan Held for Steunenberg Assasslna.
ton Charged With Dynamiting
independence Depot.

n BY any chance he should not be
hold IN Idaho for the assassination OF
CORNER Gov. Steunenberg, Harry Or
cbard will be brought to Colorado and
,,Iea for murder in Teller county. He
70 directly charged with the dynamiting
of the Independence depot and the
murder of j. A. Hartsock and IL other
men in June, 1904.
In the hearing before Gov. Melon
aid Yesterday afternoon on the appli-
cation for a requisi.ion, the question
whether the governor of Colorado
ought to make request for the prls-
oner inasmuch as he Is being held for
the murder OF a former governor in the
state of Idaho. was disc used. and 1t
was concluded that IL the man was
wanted In Idaho. and the authorities
there believed they mad sufncient evl-
dence TO convict. of course no extradi-
ton would be issued. But If II was
not thought the case was sufficiently
strong to hold Orchard. then immedi-
ate action should be taken here so that
orchard would not escape.
The Mine owners association has
spent more than a thousand dollars in
attempting TO locate Orchard. Shortly
after the explosion Gov. Peabody Issued
a requistion for Orchards partner. j,
J. Neyil, and he was brought from
wyoming The evidence was insutfi-
Client to hold him on preliminary hear
ing and he was released. II is claimed
by those acting for the Mine Owners
association that Nevill and Orchard
drove away together In q buggy from
the vicinity Of the dynamited station on
the morning OF the explosion. 1t Was
represented at the hearing yesterday
that prior TO the blowing up of the sta
ton Orchard had made trip TO the
large eastern cities collecting money
for the Western Federation of Miners.
to aid the strike fund In the Cripple
Creek district.
IN the affidavit sworn To By Deputy
DIST. Atty. c. 4. Gillette of Teller coun-
~ and yesterday presented to the gov
ernor 1t Is asserted the whereabouts Of
Orchard were not known until the past
week.
FOR ORCHARDS ARREST.
on the allegations of this affidavit Il
caplas for the arrest of Orchard was
issued, directing the sheriff to produce
his body before the district court Of
Teller county on the 9th of February
next.
Among other recitals in the affidavit
Of Sheriff Bell, sworn TO yesterday. is
the following
That the said Harry Orchard, on
The 9Th day OF June, =. D., 1904. did,
IN the town of Independence, and in
the county Of Teller and state of Col
A., la, t,f 70 f,a
the depot of the Florence & Cripple
Creek Railroad company, and did ex-
plode the same by a wire laid to and
connecting with said machine, and did
ut that time explode said Internal ma
chine, and by said explosion did kill
and murder the said j. A. Hartsock,
together with II other men; that the
said Harry Orchard escaped and fled
TO parts unknown to the officers Of
this county, and that his whereabouts
have only been discovered within the
past week
Sheriff Edward Bell. Attorney S. d.
Crump and a special detective employ
ed in the case, appeared at the hearing
before the governor.
The requisition was allowed. and the
three parties named started last eve
ming for Boise City, where they will
at once lay the matter before the gov
ernor Of Idaho. and attempt to secure
eStradition papers for the return OF
Orchard.
NO DOUBT OF PRISONERS IDEN-
TITY.
All doubt regarding the Harry Or
chard wanted for blowing up the depot
az Independence when IA men We're
arrest at Caldwell Ida, for completely
in the assassination OF fosmer Gov
steunenberg, being one and the same
man Is now removed.
Private advices were received yes.
telcay morning from Caldwell TO Sher-
IN Bel establishing positively the iden-
tllcation of the man wanted.
IN addition to this, Mrs Harry Or
cnerd, who with her children, occuples
small home near the Independence
depot, yesterday had long talk with
he sheriff In which she confessed hay-
ing received letters during the past few
dave from her husband In Caldwell.
She says her husband is the man want
Ell Tor the Independence affair and
mat he Is the man also accused OF the
sttunenberg assassination.
James j. Sullivan. an attorney of
DFI YER with offices In the Ernest a,
tfSmer block, has appeared at Cald-
Wa as attorney for Orchard Attorney
heS'en of Spokane also arrived on the
same mission. Hassen is the lawyer to
WEom Orchard referred when he was
nrt placed under arrest. Sulllvan's
connection with the ease is proving a
surprise, although he has handled la
hof cases before in connection with
h'5 partner, Henry Cohen. sullivan Is
ue attorney for Pansini, the Italian
udnker' who decamped after the fail
We OF the North Denver bank.
"a uisPatcb from Boise yesterday
states that strange man occupied n