The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1906-03-02
TELLS OF THE GRIMES
GOVERNER GOODING OF Iniun
ON ORCHARDS Confession
He Says Harry Orchard, contn.s
Penitentiary Accused of Assa.s;:
ton of Ex-Governor Steun.,..
Has Got Religion and Wants d..
With His Maker.

Governor Gooding of Idaho has :,
sued the following statement with
spect to the Governor Steunenbery ~
sassination case:
Il want to state especially that H.,
ry Orchard has made a full confo.,,.-
as to the manner and motive ~, :,
assassination of Ex-Governor Steura.
berg, telling of the plans made ona
giving the names Of those maxim.
them. The assassination of ex-Covos
nor Steunenberg which occurred :,
his own gate. on the evening of Decem
Der 80, 1905, was the third attemn,
that Orchard made against his liz
The confession was made to Cant.;n
James Mcfarland. 1t included his.
tory of his life from his early boyhood
up to the date of his arrest. In that
confession Orchard implicated an
those now under arrest and others in
Guiding j. l.. Simpkins. He told tho
story of 26 murders, the result of con.
spiracies in which all the accused mar.
ties were interested. When this story
is given to the public l believe it will
be the greatest narrative Of crime
which the world knows
There has never been any doubt AZ
to the truth of Orchards confession
among those who are familiar with the
crimes committed in Idaho and Colo.
RADIO, and charged to the inner circle
of the Western Federation of Miners
attribute Orchards confession to the
great brain of James Mcfarland, who
has been employed by the State to run
down the murderers of Ex-Governor
Steunenberg. have seen Orchard my.
self since this confession was made
He told me that he was not promised
either clemency or reward by MI. Nc
Parland or any one else.
"Mr. MCFARLAND was aided in his
work by Orchards early training, In
his boyhood the Bible was read night
and morning by his parents. The i'm
preston of the early days came up
and smote his conscience when he was
brought face to face with his Cod He
told me that he believed in the su.
preme being and a hereafter, and that
now his one thought was to make
peace with his maker.
''The finding of the bomb at Judge
Goddard's gate and many olner things
which will later be made known at the
trial proved the truthfulness of Or
chard's confession beyond all question
to those familiar. with his story.
Cali the state desires is justice.
There is no thought of Furnishing the
innocent or waging war on labor or
ganizatiOns The assassination of ex-
Governor Steunenberg, grave offense
against the state of Idaho, was COM
miLted.
CAS- executive, l felt it my duty to
bend every energy toward the discoy-
cry of the guilty parties and their ut
ting punishment. I wish to Announce
that I have withdrawn the offer Of
$4,000 reward made by the state for the
punishment of the guilty parties and
have advised that the parties who had
offered rewards do likewise. They
have agreed to. and today there Is not
single dollar of reward offered for
tue conviction of the murderers Of
Steunenberg. A reward of $1,000 is now
offered by us for information leading
to the arrest of ]. L. Simpkins, and
this is the only reward now offered IN
connection with the Steuenberg -
sassinatiOn.