Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1912-07-18
Morrison's Nomination and ElechonMeans
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the HISTORY Of this government had
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ibgutnwas my misfortune TO be Gov
lernor on that ill-fated New Year
teye.llI say MISFORTUNE TOR no man
would courtuthe great responsibilities
i chat those trials brought. aEssH
faU9yYhen the news reached me by tea
Iepnone a lew minules alter that AN
tfdia tragedy having lived IN ldano
since boyhood and being familiar
TWIN the struggle between capital and
labor in the Occur d'Alene country.
was satisfied in my own mird tnat
iGoyernor Stuenenberg had died a
Emartyr for idaho. ''
T. 4 was SO Convinced OF the cause OF
his assassination that L Immediately
offered a reward Tor the arrest and
conviction OF his assassins. and made
1t known that il the assassins were
unprecedented that they would be
prosecuted in the name of the State
of Idaho. .strElE 5f5ic
q In this stand had the approval
Of all the good citizens OF this State,
and the many thousands of dollars
th.t was required for the prosecu-
tion of tho ooca tuao. uElIfnUlu ammo
priated by Republicans and Demo
rats alike in tue next session oil our
legislature without a dissenting
voice. l have never been criticised
for making the prosecution OF those
guilty of that awful crime In the
name OF the State of Idaho. nor do l
oelieye there is a good citizen In this
State who to-day would eritielse me
lor that act lsi15MlOl need g4a
Assassination and Orchards s44
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In a few minutes after recetvina
the news of the assassination I was
on my way to Caldwell on special
train, and as Governor of the Staue
took charge Of the investigation. Be-
lore midnight Harry Orchard, who
was then living In Caldwell under the
name OF Hogan" was placed on
the suspect list and by IL O'Clock the
next day enough evidence had been
against him to warrant my
ordering his arrest. He was placed
n confinement In the County Jail at
Caldwell, which was believed to be
Unsafe to hold SO great criminal.
Later Harry Orchard was removed
o 80 the Penitentiary where before
lanes Mcfarland, the head Of the
forces on the Pacific Coast.
lie made full confession OF the assas-
of Ex-Governor Stuenenbers,
ogether with all the crimes that he
lad committed sh1 si slhE
j 1t was a story Of twenty-sir muir
ers. 11Hq sdi a5mu1 Won buE
1.-THE criminal annals of. American
lstory,7 or of the whole world, tells
o suoh story OF crime as was COM
1itted by Orchard and his associates
lie Implicated as his associate in
iosti OF his crimes Steve Adams
hose whereabouts were unknown.
orchard told the story Of how
he and Steve Adams blew up the
railroad depot at Independence.
coioradop killing thirteen men
and seriously injuring many 9th.
ers. o He told how he and Adam,
murdered Lyle Gregory In Den.
ver!. He told the story of how
Tor months they tried to asa.s.
sinate Governor Peabody of Col.
orado.A He told how they lay
lay with sawed off shot guns IN
der the trees In Governor Pa,
Dody's yard at his home waiting
Tor him to return that they might
take his Hfe.i Governoso pea.
body's carriage drove up, but out
of@it stepped his' daughterIwitb
friend. TheiGovernor wss not
In the carriage and his ffe1 was
savedaoHe'toid the story OF how
he sand Adams placed aEbomb
where then Governor passed IN
his office, but just as the Gov.
ernor passed The iH.fateds shot .
coal wagon drove bys.,. ,bag,,,