Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-05-05


donaIi safnsier... A -seaFch a -ihls, rooms IN
he hotel revealed De afst DEFINITE svf-
isnce,and on Jaaur sry-1. 1906. he was placed
inderi arrest. firc nardb trunk revealed
sore kyidnnce.aL a-thsn a snsre-of -EttnessEs
Pcated him az rtrious times. lurking about
De 5teunenl y g home, with Jack slmp-
sins. a mer Ger Of the executive board u
De Weste' o Federation Of Miners, who has
aot beaut- caught watching the steunei'-
beEg h Nse with field glasses and making
nQpii Is as GO SteuneRberg's movements.
"a this tuncture there occurred n circunl-
nroce 10 which great significance has al
yFs ~ been attached. IT n stated that Or
Gard when asked at his preliminary eN-
animation II he wanted counsel said that
8 news Of his arrest we're published abroad
counsel would promptly be on the ground
70 advise him. .. -
ssubseuuently HOGAN was Identified by
he Colorado police -as- Harry Orchard.
kanted, on the charge Of blowing Up them
dependence depot. and upon this 1dentlnca-
sion he admitted u1at Hogan was an as
rsmed name, that hiAIeal name was Harry
Orchard. 49,. ~ .t.,t rs--,.,s.i,il-y
AIIeged Confeaston OF Orchard.
In the meantime the case had passed into
he hands of'tne Pinkerton detective agency
ahd IanibA NcPaftiand, Famous Tor his part
IN the Mcaly Mcguire affair. assumed
charge Of the inquiry. Mcfarland secured
what r. claimed TO be free and full con-
fsssid6 from Harry Orchard. who had been
removed from the jail at Caldwell to the
penitentIary In this city for safe keeping
az Feeling ran high against rim IN Caldwell
orcha res confessions has never fuily7Oe
made public. but It is known thatait con-
tains, an alleged admission Of participation
4 -. he
rh.nEes Haywood. Meyer and Pettibone
with having induced him to commit the
t4imes and paying him in money an agreed
EEm for each. 1t is alleged that Orchards
confession has been amply confirmed, that
he will go upon the stand and will freely
repeat II with the full knowledge that when
his turn comes for trial he will be con-
Yicted and executed. II is said Orchard only
aesifes 20 make a clean breast Of his past
ard ne 10 quoted as saying that he desires
% clear the whole thing up before l ain
executed"
1t states the, prosecutors believe they
ran corroborate the confession in all its
uiest important aspects. II Is alleged that
Pettlbone was an expert on explosives and
hat ne. Meyer and Haywood jointly plotted
the crimes.
Arrest and BxtrRdition.
On February II Of last. year. Haywood
Meyer and Pettibone were arrested in
Colorado and Immediately brought to
Idaho The arrest was made by Idaho
officers at the time the murder was com
mitted. The governor Of Colorado hon
ored the requisition OF the governor OF
Idaho. but there was no judicial proceed
Ings in Colorado, a circumstance that led
to long and bitter contest. The am
davit charging that the men we're in the
state Of Idaho at the time of the murdei
being admittedly false In fact. though true
as compliance with the letter and spirit
OF the statute, according to the officers OF
the state. gave rise 20 widespread discus
sion as to the proprety OF the action OIL
the two states involved
Then throughout the country went the
eryfthat the three prisoners had been kid
mapped In defiance OF all constitutional
rights This phase OF the. quSBtion wal
later tested by means OF writs OF habeai
corpus and an appeal 10 the United State,
supreme court. the result being a victor,
for the state of Idaho. 49,.
There have been various preliminary
legal proceedings in this case In Idaho
apd much delay due to, one cause or an
other. The most important proceeding has
been a change OF venue taken recently
from Canyon county to Ada county on ap.
p,icntlon. Of the defense. on the ground OF
prejudice.
Many Lawyers Employed.
Special counsel for the state or Idahs
and the officials ard detectives. connected
with the prosecution have maintained ST.
lenee as to their case aud Ettle Is known
publicly az to its features and details
Their progress viii be contested at every
point by an alert group OF strong counsel
for the defense. II is thought by many
lawyers that the fate Of the case here and
IN the higher courts hinges on the admis.
sion or rejection OF certaia evidence. A
specific murder Is charged and the confine-
nent OF the evidence to that crime may
exclude many features OF the general con
spiracy set up In the story "
The defendants deny their guilt most
positively and in turn assert that they
are the victims of a giant conspiracy a.
daring in conception and act as the one
alleged against them. Their attorneys
have withheld their plans. but it is gen
orally believed that while they will ad
matt many crimes they will hold that theF
clients are guiltless and Will set us tn,
theory that the plot and instigatlon cam,
from their old enemies. the mine owners
They viii probably seek to show thai
Orchard made his confession in the hop,
that he would save himself under promis,
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