The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-06-20
ORCHARD TELLS
CRUESOME STORY
The Actual Assassin Of Gov.
ernor Steunenberg on the
Witness Stand.
ceeIIy RseItes story Of erutsi Crimes
Committed. and Declares That
Moysr. Haywood and pettibons
Praised Him for His Bloody
Work.

Botse, Idaho.--HarTy Orchard, the
actual assassin OF Ex-Governor Frank
E,elnenberg. OF Idaho. was placed on
state on Wednesday. and began his
story by which It H. hoped by the
prosecution TO conyict william ID.
Haywood, now on trial for his life.
The story was told TO a tense
nervcd. rigid crowd that watched
with staring eyes for every move and
word Of the confessing witness.
crowd that was sickened and weary
Of It's disgusting details long before
James II. Hawley. pleading Illness OF
himself at o'clock In the afternoon,
secured adjournment for the day.
Orchard retained control OF himself
almost from the moment he took the
stand. IL he suffered much he did not
show II. Ills eyes were bloodshot and
bis face notified in color when he
came into the room to confront the
men whose life he jeopardizes. He
was plainly very nervous. He seemed
at FIRST 10 lose little OF his physical
control, for he walked unsteadiiy as
ke neared the stand and reached in
an indefinite way for the arm Of the
chair. He had trouble In finding voice
for few minutes. but only for a few.
IIe quicqly sseadied himself and was
soon talking In ths soft. easy tones
that characterize his speech His
manner was easy and his gaze steady
10 any directiga that a question
| .lalmed his attention.
Helped Wreck Occur d'AIene Mine.
Orchard confessed that. an u men,
DER OF the mob that wrecked tho
Bunker Hin and sullivan min In the
Occur d'Alenes. he lighted one OF the
fuses that carried fire to tho giant
| explosion: confessed that he set the
ieathtrap la tho Vindicator mine at
Cripple Creek that blew out the iiycH
o. superintendent Mccormick and
Foreman Beck; confessed that be-
cause he had not been paid for his
first attempt al violence In the Vim
dicator mine he had been treacherous
to his associates by warning the man
ayers OF the Florence Il Cripple
Creek railway that there was plo
20 blow up their trains: confessed
that be cruelty nred three charges o.
buckahot Into the body OF Detective
Lyle Gregory OF Denver. killing hin
Instantly: confessed that for days b,
atalked Governor Peabody about Den
yer waiting a chance TO kin him. con
leased that he and steve Adams 10
aud discharged the mine under thu
depot at independence that instantl.
killed fourteen men, aud confessed
that. failing In an attempt to poison
Fred Bradley OF San Francisco. b.
blew up him and his house with
bomb VI gelatin.
During his testimony. Orchard d.
clared that Meyer aud Haywood ha
praised him for hia work.
And when court adjourned at
o'clock Orchard had not Finished bu
had more brutal crimes TO toll abou
In order 10 bring his bloody caree
down TO It's end at Caldwell. wher
with bomb no killed exGoverno
Frank Stennenberx
On the stand the witness said
Harry Orchard IL not my true mans
/, have gone by that name for abou
eleven years. My true name IL A
fred Horsley I came To tho Unite
/. States In 1900. first TO spokane"
! While Orchard testified peput
1 sheriff Beamer and bis assistant
stood az tho siue OF him and abo,
three feet Ia the rear OF the witnos
chair,
Haywood's mother. Mrs. Carruthel
= Of Salt Lake City. and her dauEhts
= sat beaide the prisoner and his wifi
! they having arrived here tho pr
yioua aay from Salt Lake City, III
= prisoners two daughters we're a
sent. Haywood held u notebook M
a az Intervals took notes ct the pr
eeedinga None of the Haywoe
group could pec either door witnoi
4 turning IA their Hcata. and while tbs
a steadily faced tront. they show,
:, their expectancy for the arpaafani
81 the man wheae testimony ms
3 mean so much 10 them Haywot
aid not get square look nj orehai
. until be had started to testify. Tia
wood leaned down between bis cou
sel so that he might get a clear. u
= obsiructed view of the witness stan
y and tor fally ave mlnates he gas
10 steadily at the man who vas giytI
!. bis attention 10 the states couns
ON the other side of the room. and