The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-06-07
ConfesSes 10 Murdey of
 Steunenbyg; He PI0t Vas
 HaVgVood'S' Says Orchard
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not. We went out to his residence SeV-
 eral times and finally saw him in the
 Saratoga hotel on Sunday evening. In
 the meantime we had flxed up the bomb,
 so Simpkins and I took the bomb out and
 set it under the sidewalk with a string stretched across the waik so when he |, struck it 1t would upset the bottle of sul-
 phuric acid. We went back to the hotel
 to wait but heard nothing, after two or
 three hours we went out and got the 1 bomb We found someone had broken the string but had not upset the bottle. Me hid the bomb in some weeds. The bomb was made in a wooden box just
 big enough to hold ten pounds of powder.
 The next day Simpkins concluded we had better not stay around any longer, for he had seen several persons who knew
 him. We thought it might go hard with
 me if l was caught in his company. He
 said l had better remain and finish the l. job alone. This was some time in No- vemher, 1905.
 l. "simpkins all this time was.a member
 of the executive board of the Western
 Federations of Miners. After he went away I tried to catch Governor Steunen- berg down town some night, so I could slip out and plant the bomb for him
 near his home. He was out of the city l a large part of the time. Once l came i to Boise but could not find him there.
 l return to Caldwell and stopped at the i Saratoga hotel, carrying the bomb in my grip l finally located Governor Steunen- 1 berg on Christmas night, 1905, and taking the sawed off shotgun, Pettinbone had given me, I went out to his house. I heard the governor coming and tried to get the two parts of the gun together,
 but had not succeeded before he passed
 into the house. I then went down town again.
 Puts Bomb at Gate.
 ",rhe next time l saw the governor he was sitting in the Saratoga hotel. l went up to my room and got the bomb and hurried out to the Steunenberg house and planted the bomb by the gate then l started back to the hotel and when about two blocks away I met Governor Steunen- berg on his way home. I ran as fast as l could toward the hotel but had not
 reached 1t when the explosion occurred. 1 'l went to my room to do up some
 acid and giant caps and things in a pack
 age. As l was doing so a giant cap in my 1 pocket exploded and tore one side of my ] coat out. I was afraid everybody in the
 hotel had heard the explosion. I waited l awhile, but there was no indication that
 anyone had heard what had occurred in l my room. I went down stairs and re- mained at the hotel Monday, when l was i arrested"
 After your arrest did you eommun- 1 icate with anyoneY asked MT. HaWley. No, sir"
 Did you receive telegram from any body?'
 es, sir"
 What did you do with this telegram?" Destroyed it
 Where was the telegram from?"
 Attorney Richardson for the defense
 objected to this The telegram itself was 1 the best evidence" he declared s.AF ioin eIa m l declared Senator Borah. Orchard said the telegram was not ] signed The witness spoke more slowly l and perhaps with just tinge of feeling l in his voice as he told of placing the l bomb which destroyed Governor Steunen- berg. During his recital he could look 1 directly across the room at the young | son of the dead man, who sat with gaze | constantly fixed upon his fathers self l confessed assassin.
 | Letter From Pettlbone. Orchard told of receiving letter while under arrest.
 Are you acquainted with the hand
 writing of George AZ Petitioner asked Attorney Hawley.
 'I am, yes sir"
 "State whether the letter you received in jail and which you destroyed was in 1 the handwriting of George A. Pettibone. "The defense objected to this, saying it was not the proper way to identify handwriting and gave absolutely no op- | portunity for contraversion. The objection l was overruled.
 T believe 1t was in the handwriting of George A. Pettibone," said Orchard.