Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-01-08
Tells Colorado Official That Her
Husband Once Lived at
independence.
IS POSITIVELY IDENTIFIED.
Man Wanted at Independence and
Steunenberg Suspect One and
The Same Party.

| killed and the Harry Orchard under
| arrest at Caldwell, Idaho for completely
| in the assassination Of former Gov.
steunenberg. being one and the same
| man Is now removed.
Sheriff Edward Bell of Cripple Creek
| this afternoon arrived in the city short
| ly before 1 o'clock and registered at the
Albany hotel. With him Is a secret
| agent who knows every man involved
| In the Independence explosion and who
is relied upon to be of material aid TO
the sheriff when the two have their
| talk with Orchard In Idaho
Private advces were received this
morning from Caldwell to Sheriff Bell
| establishing positively the identiflca-
or the man wanted
In addition to this, Mrs Harry Or
| chard, who with her children, occupies
! small home near the Independence
depot. this morning had long talk
| with the sheriff In which she confessed
| having received letters during the past
| few days from her husband in Cald-
we'll. She says her husband Is the man
wanted for the Independence affair. and
that he Is the man also accused Of the
| Steunenberg assassination.
Thus the last vestige of doubt re-
| gardlng the identity has vanished.
Sheriff, Bell later in the afternoon
made formal application to Gov. Nc
Donald for requsltion papers for Or
chard. basing the petition upon an in
formation yesterday afternoon filed in
Teller county accusing Orchard with
having murdered j. W. Hartsock. one Of
the IA men blown up In the Indepen-
dence horror June 6, 1904
1t was said about the state house this
afternoon the governor may refuse TO
ask for the return of Orchard at this
time, as the man is wanted to first an
swer \r the murder of Steunenbcrg.
James j. Sullivan, an attorney OF
Denver. with offices in the Ernest q
Franmer block appeared at Caldwell
last night as attorney for Orchard.
Atty Hassen of Spokane also arrived
on the same mission. Hassen is the
lawyer to whom Orchard referred when
he was first placed under arrest Sui
livan's connection with the case Is
proving surprise, although he has
handled labor cases before, In connec-
ton with his partner. Henry Cohen.
Sullivan Is the attorney for Panslni, the
Italian banker who decamped after the
failure of the North Denver bank.
WAS MoYER THERE
A dispatch from Boise this morning
states that a strange man occupied a
room with Orchard the first week IN
November, and that he Is supposed to
be Charles Fl, Meyer. president OF the
Western Federation of Miners, who was
at Silver City, n. NJ. Oct. &C.
The telegram further says that testi-
mony is at hand to convict Orchard Of
the Steunenberg assassination.
From the day the Post printed the
exclusive story that Orchard Is wanted
for the Independence explosion as well
as for the Idaho AFFAIR, the authorities
of Teller county fave aeen exceedingly
active. As result, Deputy Dist Atty.
Z. "A. Glllett filed an information in
the district court, formally charging
him with the murder of Hartsock. Tele-
grams were also dispatched to Caldwell
by Sheriff Bell and by Gen. Sherman
Bell urging that Orchard be held at all
hazards until the officers OF Colorado
could reach there. The wires were kept
hot from that time and this afternoon
Sheriff Bell announced he was positive
orchard is the man he wants. He
bases this on inside information re-
celved during the past "a hours.
Have you seen Mrs. Orchard?" was
asked the sheriff.
81 have
HAS she given YOU any definite in
formation?"
Enough to convince me that her
husband is the man under arrest at
Caldwell"
The sheriff said Mrs Orchard admit
ted having received letters from her
husband dated Caldwell and Boise dur
ing the past two weeks and that che
expected serious trouble"
Besides this, private messages to the
sheriff from the Idaho authorities. set
at rest, he says, all doubt he may
have had as to mistaken identity.
You can tell the people for me
through the Post said Sheriff Bell,
"that we expect to have this man IN
Colorado, unless the Idaho officers con-
Wet him for the Steunenberg murder:
and that we shall secure from him
enough information TO place a dozen
more men behind the bars, probably
for life. We have such a strong case
against this fellow that have no doubt
In the world he will loosen up ana
confess. giving US the names OF his
accompllces, OF which he had several.
II will be to his advantage TO do so,
and ! know We shall convince him of
the wisdom of such n course"
COMPANION IN CUSTODY.
II Is said that a companion of Orch
ard who was mixed up In the Inde-
pendence affair IL now under arrest al
Cripple Greek, but his name and ali
the circumstances are being kept q pro-
found secret.
The feeling against the man who
blew up the depot Is so strong through
out the country that should the sc-
cused men be brought back Judge
Lynch may be called into service. Sher-
iff Bell admits this, but says he has
amply fortified himself and Is prepared
to handle the situation, no matter how
serious 1t may become.
Tho officer with Sheriff Bell Is a rath-
er mysterious individual but one, so
says the sheriff, who can be relied up
on In a case OF this character. He not
only knows most OF the men for whom
warrants have been outstanding for Is
months for murder, but is intimately
acquainted with some OF them, lnclud-
Ing Ii Is claimed, Harry Orchard What
information the sheriff lacks, this Sc
cret agent can supply without hesIta-
ton.
\ complete record OF Orchard and his
movements IL said 10 have been pre-
pared from the time he loft Idaho In
1889, after having been implicated. Il Is
claimed, In the blowing M of the big
mill In the Couer d'Alcnes.
A reward Of $4,000 offered by the
Mine owners association for the ar
rest of the Independence murderers Us
said 10 be stlll in force, while officials
OF the Western Federation of Miners
say their offer Of $1,000 for the capture
OF the guilty man IL still effective.
This will make comfortable legacy
for the parties responsible for Orchards
arrest IN case the man Is convicted.
Gen, Sherman Bell said this morning