Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-06-06
CALMLY ADMITS OTHER DEEDS
Crime after Crime, Murder after Murder,
All Alleged to Have Been At the
Instigation OF Miners Officials.

Boise, Idaho, June ALFRED HorS-
Nv. alias Harry Orchard. the actual
assassin Of Frank Steunenbcrg, went
on the stand today rs 4 witness against
William D. Haywood and made pub
lie confession of a long chain of brutal
revolving crimes. committed. he said.
at the inspiration and for the pay Of
the leaders Of the Western Federation
Of Miners.
An undertaking hv tho prosecutors
tat they would by later proof make
his testimony legitimate opened tho
way like a hood-G gate for the whole dia-
bolical story and throughout the entire
day Orchard went on from crime re-
cital to crime recital. each succeeding
one seemingly more revolving than the
one preceding.
Orchard confessed that as 4 member
of the mob that wrecked the Bunker
Hill and sullivan mill in the Cour
DAlenc he lighted ono of tho fuses
that fired the giant powder; confessed
that he set the death trap in the Vim
dicator mine at Cripple Creek that
BIZ W out the lives of Supt. Mccormick
and Foreman Beck; confessed that be
cause he had not been paid for his first
attempt at violence in the indicator
mine he had been treaChCrouS to his as
soaiates by warming the managers Of
tie Florence and Cripple Creek Rail
road that there was 4 plot to blow Up
their trains; confessed that he fired
three charges If buck shot into the body
Of Detective Lytc Gregory of Denver.
killing him Instantly: confessed that
for days he StalkeI Governor Peabody
Of Colorado about Denver. awaiting
chanc" to kill him; confessed that ho
and Steve Adams set ana discharged
the miro under the station at Indo-
rendencc that instantly killed IL mon.
AMI confessed that failing in the at
tempt 70 poison Fred Bradley Of san
Francisco he blow him and his house
w with 4 bomb of gclatinc powder.
And he has more brutal crimes to
tHII that will bring his bloody career
down t. its end at Caldwell. where,
with great bomb. he killed Former
Governor Frank StcunenbcrG. These
VIII com" tomorrow
most from the moment he took tie stand.
ana II tc suffered much he did not show
" lis cTcS were blondshot and his face
notified in color when he came into tho
room to confront the man whose life lie
F'nardizcd. lie was plainly nervous. lie
had trouble in finding his voice. but
quickly steadicd himself and was soon
talking in the soft. easy tones that char
ac'enze his speech. His manner was
'aSr His eyes blinkcd 4 little when nc
''ld how he trailcd and murdered Lytn
"rrgory. Int lis voice altered none III
"hr. Orchards eyes met those Of Hay
wood several times ana tho two Eazcd
hNediy at each other with honors even in
The tests.
Orchards entry to The court room. after
dramatic Pause, was itself intensely
dramatic
strangers entering tho court room dur
iNS The morning were searched for wcap-
ons When Orchard reached the building
ne doors were locked and extra deputies
were posted outside the rail. When Or
rnard' led Iy Deputy Sheriff Hoamcr and
ioioWed hy two guards, entered tho
room, man stood up to got Il better
view and a deputy shouted sit down,
me other deputies instantly started for
ward end If tho man had not taken his
seat quickly they would have jumped for
him.
= woman inside the rail cropped par
aSoL The clatter drew all the attention
vi N" nervous crowd. and the Cun-tght-
ING men who were there to shield or
Charge drew arms until they understood
what had happened.
When taken from the stand Orchard