The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-06-07
HOPES ORCHARD
WILL Be FREED
Widow of Governor Steunen-
berg Has Forgiven the Muir
derer of Her Husband.
NOT INTERESTED IN TRIAL
FAMILY ATTENDING ADVENTIST
CAMP MEETING.

Seattle, Wash, June "a special to
the Post-Intelligencer from Walla Walla
says:
Harry Orchard has done many wrongs,
but ] hope that he has repented, now that
he understands their magnitude, and that
| he will be given a chance to lead a good
true and honest life after the present or
deal has passed.
This is the statement of Mrs Frank
Steunenberg. widow of the former gov
ernor of Idaho, who was killed by bomb
being planted by Orchard at the gateway
of his home in Caldwell Mrs. steunen-
berg Is attending the annual camp meet
ing and conference of the SeVenth-day
AdVentists at College Place three miles
west of Wal1a Walla- She seems to be
above hatred of the man who killed her
husband, and her conversation would in
dicate that she has forgiven him.
No Opinion Regarding Trial.
As TO Meyer. Haywood and Pettibone.
she expressed no opinion, saying she had
not thought of their connection with the
case. She is leading a secluded life
spending most of her time reading the
Bible and other religious works. Her eye
sight is poor, she SAYS and she prefers
TO read something that will do her good
rather than the reports of the trial, which,
she says, tend to excite rather than sat-
isfy. She shuns publicity, saying that
her statements are often put in the wrong
light. though she does not avoid the sub
lect of the death Of her husband when it
Is preached to her. She said today:
Believed Struggle Would Come.
THE trial of Meyer. Haywood and Pet
tbone is the commencement of national
struggle between the United States gov
eminent and organized labor and will
eventually lead to a rebellion. Mr. Steun-
aara1a 81
would come, though he did not know
when. When he prepared his first mes
sage to the public, after having been
elected governor of Idaho, he was at a
loss as to the position to take regarding
the unions. and often consulted me. but
finally decided that if any trouble came
up during his administration he would be
fair with both sides and act as he consid-
cred right. When the trouble did arise
MIR. Steunenberg was greatly worried, and
one evening after he had made his final
stand, he told me he thought it would
cost him his life.
Assassination a Shock.
THE thought that his life was at stake
did not influence him in the least in what
he thought was right. After completing
his term as governor he never believed
his life was in danger and l had prac-
tical1y forgotten the ordeal through which
he had passed and 1 believed he had His
assassination was terrible shock
Since his death 1 have learned that
there we're several attempts made on Mr..
SteunenbeTg's life before the horrible
deed was actually committed At one
time Orchard was hiding behind some
rose bushes in our front yard with the
intention of shooting my husband when he
returned home in the evening When he
finally arrived his brother was with him
and Orchard, thinking il was Mr. Steun-
enberS.s son, allowed him to pass I'M
harmed. One night when Mr. Steunen-
berg, our daughter and myself were at
home, we were badly frightened by some
one prowling around the house We
learned afterward that it was Orchard
who was there with the intention OF
shooting Mr.. Steunenberg''