The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-05-17
MURDERER GETS
PI0US IN PRISON
Continued from Page I

like to. But i do not speak to many
of the men. I don't feel that / am any
better than the rest. but you know how
Ii is, man takes q notion TO certain men
and does not to others. And besides
have felt that ought to be careful Some
OF the men seemed anxious to learn too
much. 1 do talk to several of the men.
There are some good men out here.
brought to prison BY misfortune. and /
talk TO them. / attend the religious serv-
lees and talk to some OF the men IN the
hope of doing them some good.
Confession Not Forced.
The last formal question Of the interview
went directly to the position Of Orchard in
the pending case and was directly an
swered. II was: WAS force or duress
Parland or anyone else in securing your
alleged confession or statement, and have
any promises of any kind been made to
you in that Connection
Il have never admitted and do not adj
nit now that 1 have ever made con-
fession," said Orchard. Mind that. But
at no time was 1 ever subjected to force
or pressure of any kind and anything
ever said to Captain MCFARLAND was with
out force or threat of any kind. Any
thing I said was of my own free will and
accord. 1t was Just as / talk to you
here there was nothing else. No prom
Use of any kind has ever been made me by
Captain Mcfarland or anyone else
Reads the Papers.
Orchard said he had been down the st.
Lawrence and had been about Wisconsin
and other middle states. Almost with
pride he asked his interviewers what they
thought about the great west. He was
curious to know about the Thaw trial and
If Delmas of the west had held his own
against Jerome of the east He talked in
a general way about the formation of the
Haywood jury and said that he was fol-
lowing the proceedings in the local and
other western papers. He asked to be ex-
cused from telling where he had been
born and what his church might be AS
the interview closed and a guard came to
escort Orchard from the room. the latter
said: Goodbye. gentlemen. I am very
glad to have seen you. / wish you all
good health and 1 hope to see you again .
As a precautionary measure the actual
place in the penitentiary where Orchard is
confined is kept secret and the subject is
one that the warden and the guards de-
cline to discuss. Orchards custodian to-
daV was Guard Robbins. q veteran from
the state of Maine. who came here ages
ago. He used to help General .. o. How
ard fight Indians and for three years was
constantly in service with him.
Admission rs Cents"
over the main entrance to the prison
is the startling and mysterious sign in
huge letters: admission p cents" an ex-
PLANTATION OF the sign costs the amount
stated and the money goes to the prison
library.
Governor Gooding tonight supplemented
the statement of Orchard on the subject
OF possible immunity. He said:
AT times up to a few months ago ]
| feared lest in some of my interviews with
Orchard I might have Inadvertently Civ
en- him some hope of immunity. / am now
very positive that he has no expectation
of any such thing at the hand of the state
| of Idaho. This was demonstrated to me
one day by Orchard himself when he
stopped me I'm the middle of a converse
/ ton and warned me that I was treadins
on dangerous ground. Orchard said:
p" Governor. 7 don't want you to say
/ anything that might even lead me to hope
for immunity from the consequences OF
my crime. I do not expect any and am
ready to pay the penalty.