The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-01-19
THIRD SUSPECT
IN MURDER CASE
Detectives Reasonably Sure
They Know One of Orchards
AccOmplices.
EXPECT TO EFFECT HIS
CAPTURE IN A FEW DAYS
Confident a Number We're in
Conspiracy to Kill Late
Gov. Steunenberg.

| are on the track OF l.. j. SimpkIns, sus-
pccted of being implicated with Orchard
| In the murder of ex-Goy Steuncnberg.
another man who Is also strongly suspect
| ed of being one of the parties to the mp
! parent conspiracy is being pursued by
| the officers. 1t has just become known
| that the detectives are reasonably GER
| tain who one of Orchards accompliccs
| really was and are making a thorough
search for the man suspected
Name Is Withheld.
Upon request Of the detectives the name
OF the man against whom they have ac-
cumulated the most evidence. is with
held. but 1t seens quite possible this sus-
pect VIII soon be In custody. Officers
claim that the accumulated evidence
against Orchard Ia complete in every
way one OF the two men have been de-
when found. Will no doubt complete the
chain of evidence deemed sufficient to
convict the prisoner
Think Many Implicated.
The work OF the sleuths is broadening
out IL Is plainly their opinion that moro
than few desperate men had something
to do with the murder of the former
Governor. II is the hope Of the officers
10 make complete roundup, The Spo-
kane and Denver detective agencies arc
respective headquarters In this city
The men in charge consider this 4 bet
ter point from which to operate.
The news that Sheriff Bell and Deputy
Thompson of Cripple Creek, had learned
that Slmpkins had been seen In Pendle-
ton during the last few days somewhat
surpriZed the detectives at agencies here
The claim that the origin of the news re-
Snrdlng Simpklns at Pendleton is not
known To them, saying that not enough
evidence had been at hand to have war
llQ1IA1 nlih.Igh h.
has been suspected
One interested In this murder case said
Registered as Simmons"
I'VE are reasonably certain that Jack
Slmpkins had a hand in this matter and
we are also reasonably certain that he
was In Caldwell during November There
ls name registered at the Saratoga ho-
tel. That name is Simmons, We believe
Jack Slmpkins wrote that name there.
We have a picture OF Simpkins and a
number of people In Caldwell state that
they believe 1t Is the picture OF a man
whom they saw In Caldwell during tho
time Simmins' was there
Guy McGce. the College of Idaho stu
dent, whose name has appeared in the
papers lately. says our picture OF Simp-
he saw In Orchards company.
Think Officers Premature,
1--WE have been working on the theory
that jack Simpkns had Something to do
with this matter. but have never APP
piled for a warrant for his arrest We
wanted to get more evidence against him
FIRST. | am afraid that whatever officers
have been working up the excitement In
Pendleton has been premature. This
work may interfere grnvely with our
progress -
However. detectives shadowed SmpkIns
from Colorado TO Pendleton and there lost
track of him. II is thought Simpkins
has gone TO his former residence I'm the
Occur d'Alenes. where officers have gone
in pursuit. The Spokane detectives have
good photograph OF Simpklns. They
have good IIkenesses OF eighty or 100
men who have sometime been connected
or suspected OF having been connected
with dynamite atrocities In Idaho, Colo
rado and other places
C.. s Perrin, eN-waTden OF the Idaho
penitentary, was We'll acquainted with
i. j Smpkns when both lived In the
Occur d 'Alene country He says Slmpkins
was then considered one OF the most dnn-
gcrous agitators of that region Perrin
said
Was Considered Dangerous.
DO l know Jack Slmpkins? / should
say did He was considered one of the
rlost dangerous aeitators In that faction
atrocities | used TO lived In SImpkIns's
town. Wardner, and l knew the men
well. When first heard the news Of the
terrible assassination OF Frank Stcuncn-
berg Slmpkins was the first man
thought Of who might have had
hand in the matter.
Mill Was Blown Up.
IL. j. Simpkins is now a members of
the executive board OF the Western Fed
Grafton OF Miners Before tho riots 81
lSa9 began / held a lease on some mining
property near the Bunker HiIl mine and
hnd some men working my property.
was using machines and had to make fire.
quent visits To the Bunker IIIll conlpany's
machine plant Slmpkins was employed
there for several months, but the mine
owners learning that he was a Dangerous
and n ipn
employees, discharged him about two
months. should say, before the mill was
blown up
Caldwell Is Quiet.
In view Of the fact that detective head
quartz have been moved to Boise tbinCs
have quieted down In Caldwell md busi.
ness is nearly back TO normal condition
However. representatives. of the detoctivs
agencies are still in Caldwell working on
Sherlf Bell and Deputy Thompson were
at Wallace yesterday looking for IndI-
Yiduals who are suspected of having been
with strikes In Colorado rs
pecially Slmpkins.
Miler's Sanguine Talk.
Before Miller, Orchards atto-ncy loft |
Boise for Spokane he was asked IL he |
thought the Orchard case would ever he |
brought to trial II feel 1t in my bones
that ii VIII not was the reply For I |
believe that the real murderer Will be |
found before that time arrives / In
tcnd TO prove 10 the satisfaction of every |
body concerned that Orchard Is Innocent |
and for that purpose / intend TO employ |
detectives TO gather absolute evidence To |
that effect. The detectives Will also In |
stitute thorough search for clues OF |
the real guilty person or persons"
IL Is snid that the defense now has |
secret service men in the field TO find |
10 Offset the evidence of the !
prosecution. Regarding the matter ono
of the detectives said
we know and have known for several |
iays that secret service men have been
digging for evidence to rcfute what wo
nave presented. Several men whom We are
positive arc working for the interests OF
orchard. have been under our obserya. |
lion for the past week. One OF them ar
rived In Caldwell before Attorney Miller
showed up there"
County Attorney VanDuyn. Sheriff
Nichols and Attorney Stone assistant
for the State in the Steunenberg
murder case. came in from Caldwell to-
lay TO hold "A conference with those here
the investigation Tho con-
crcnce Is being held tonight ard no doubt
[ Is one of great Importance. At this
meeting plans for future work Will be
aid. after the Information gained today