The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-12

l
 gather the news of the terrible catas- trophe, but after a time went feVer- ishly to work and it was an hour be- | fore. I even remembered to take om the 1 overcoat I had donned to go to my meal.
 A special train was secured from l the railroad officials. largely through 1 the efforts of Governor Gooding, and 1 although my duties in the office for bade my going on the trip, l went to 1.-the depot to see the prominent citizens | officials, detectives and others leave. There was the Governor, who though | a Republican, while Steunenberg was l Democrat, took immediate and active | charge of the work of running to earth | the assassin or assassins; there was l William E Borah, now United States Senator, the personeral friend of Steun- l enberg, who has since been retained l by the people of Canyon County as chief prosecutor of the accused offi- cials of the miners union; there was Detective Andy Johnson of the Boise 1 police force, who. day or two later | swore to the complaint charging Harry | Orchard with the murder; there was Joe" Hutchinson, mining man, who was Lieutenate- Governor during SteunS enberg's second administration, and whose loyalty to the memory of Steun- enberg and intimate knowledge of the l subject of explosives did much to aid l the officers in their hunt for the guilty man; there was "Jim" Hawley the per sonal and political friend of the ex- | Governor. who is one of the two lead- ling attorneys for the prosecution; there was Attorney w A Stone of Caldwell, the closest neighbor of the | Steunenberg family, who chanced to be in Boise; there was Judge Frank J. Smith of the Canyon County District Court whose home isSin Caldwell, and l who is friend of long standing of all | the Steunenbergs; there was Deputy Sheriff Shad Hodgins of Ada County in which Boise is situated, who Is now sheriff and has charge of the prisoners and of the jury: and there were many others-peace officers, friends and as sociates of Steunenberg, and every one his loyal friend, whether he differed
 from him in politics or otherwise.
 And with every one on that train that night-without exception, I think l -fl om the Governor of the State down to the old engineer who pulled the throttle, l was personally acquainted | through long years of newspaper work
 Two facts were iearly recognized in regard to the crime. One was that 1t was the work of one who was familiar with explosives: the other that the person who had set off the bomb had been familiar with th- habits of the dead man. for he invariably, when the walking permitted. "cut across" a va cant lot across the street from his home and entered his yard by the side gate where the bomb was placed.
 Caldwell has always been a quiet vil- lage, and has never had any occasion for police force. There is only the town marshal, designed to keep the town free from hoboes. But the town is the county seat of Canyon County. and the Sheriff of th- County, Jasper NtaI,n frf1Fn Htat al ti,, situation, and began search for the | criminal.
 In an almost incredible time. so aroused was Caldwell by the crime, deputy sheriffs were sworn in and cOrdon of guards was placed about the town. No one who was not we'll known and could not give a good account of ! himself, was permitted, for the time being. to leave. either on foot by horse. ! or by railroad
 t All strangers in the place were sub tected to espionage; more. they were hauled before the committee yof cit- zens and compelled to give an account of themselves. There were. perhaps, dozen men in the town whose account of their proceedings and their business was not entirely satisfactory. Some of these were forthwith thrust into the county jail. while others were watched by special officers detailed for that pur- pose.
 Among the latter class as Denver man, who claimed at varying times to be an insurance agent, q real estate man. and professional gambler without work. He had visited Caldwell during the fall at intervals. register
 ing at the leading hotel as Thomas Hogan He was subjected t. the closes: scrutiny. but nothing of an incriminat- ing nature could be learned, and he rI- dicuIed the suggestion that he might have heen concerned in the criSlo
 By the bribing of Japanese cham ber man. Joe" Hutchinson secured ac- cess to Hogan's room. and there found some plaster of paris, such as might he used in the making of dynamite bomb. and some fragments of dynamite. ] Hngans arrest on a warrant sworn out before the Probate Judge imme- diatelv followed. though he still ridicul- cd the idea that he should be thought guilty, for even an instant of such 2 crime The following Wednesday. Jan uarv 9. Hogan was taken before Pro bate Judge Church to have the time for his preliminary trial set
 1 And there he made tho most astouud- ing statement When asked by tho court if he had counsel. or the means of employing attorneys. Hogan nonchal- entIv replied that as soon as the papers published the news of his arrest, at least one. and probably more. attor-