The Washington times., 1907-05-12

that fOllOz ed Windows were shattered
in houses within a radius OF i've blocks
and pandemcnium reigned in the town
Hundreds OF excited men. women, and
children rUsitsd 10 the spot where they
located the sound
There lay what had once been a man
Torn into shreds and scattered over
the yard were fragments Of a man who
knew no fear. The face was unframed
but the liEabs looked as though they
had been cheWed by some mammoth
machine. Tne bones were pulveriZ "a
A wood splinter. a piece OF the gate. vas
blown into the arms together with many
bits Of metal. With a convuisive throb
lie gushed cut Of the manned frame De-
Tore anyone could reach the former
governor. and Frank Stcunenberg lay
DEAD, the victim Of a coWardiy assassin.
Fleet as though winged, the dreadful
news Travelled and within short time
a special tain brought the governor ~
lne Slale and many friends OF the muir
dered man 10 the scene Groups great
tardly dero on all side the people
asked Who did the terrible thing2@
Many Threatening Letters.
Then it was remembered that Frank
Steunenberg had received many threat
ening letters because or the rigid au-
thority he had exercised over the Of
tenders at Occur d'Alene-
Suspicion attached 70 Thomas Hogan.
whose strange conduct in the town OF
Caldwell had attracted attention He
posed as an insurance agent. but did
no soliciting or other work. Headed Dy
Governor Gooding. a posse seized Ho-
gan none too gently and cast him into
the Caldwell Jail While there he re-
ceived many calls and much attention
from detectives from the Thiele and
Pinkerton agencies.
Put through the third degree Hogan
confessed that his name was Harry Or
chard and that he was in the employ
Of men who had an object in removing
the former governor. Orchard admitted
that he watched Steunenberg for many
days and learned the former governors
habits He declared he put a bomb IN
der Steunenbergs back gate with the
intention OF numbering him Orchard
stated that $500 was 10 be his re-
ward for the act.
Orchard said Steve Adams was his
accomplice in the Steunenberg murder
and other crimes Adams was arrest
ed in Oregon and taken TO the Idaho
a complete confession was made, cor
roboraung Orchard IN every way and
duplicating the Western Federation
leaders.
Men Secretly Arrested.
Meyer. Haywood. and Pettibone were
secretly arrested in Denver on a sun
day night a little more than q year
ago They were virtually kidnapped, be-
ing taken Ia Idaho on a special train
and guarded by a party OF Idaho Of
fcia!s and detectives. Efforts to gain
their release on the ground that their
eXtraditiOn was illegal have failed. and
for more than a year they have been
held in jail in Idaho, their trials post
poned from time 20 time on grounds
% one kind or another.
Orchard viii be the principal wit
nes for the State. he viii be the first
10 take the stand because his state
ments and confession will be rigorous
" attacked and the prosecution wants
70 corrOboraJe his testimony with that
OF other Witnesses Threats have been
made against Orchard and other wit
neSses for the Government. and as al
most everyone here is armed. homi-
eide or two may yet result before the
rial is well started