The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-07-25

the history OF THIS government had
been enacted.
II was my misfortune 10 be Gov
ernor on that Inflated New Year
eve. / say misfortune, tor no man
would court the great responsibilities
that those trials brought.
When the news reached me " tea
epnone a lew minutes after that a~
lul tragedy, having lived in ldano
since boynood and being familiar
with the struggle between capital and
labor in the Occur 'Aiene country.
/ was satisfied in my own mind that
Governor Stuenenberg had died
martyr for Idaho.
l was so convinced of the cause OF
his assassination that / Immediately
offered a reward TOR the arrest and
conviction OF his assassins, and made
IL known that IL the assassins were
apprehended that they would be
prosecuted in the name of the State
II Idaho.
In this stand L had the approval
OF all the good citizens of this State.
aud the many thousands of dollars
that WAS required for the prosecu-
ton of the case was willingly appro-
priated by Republicans and Demo-
rats alike in the next session OF our
legislature without dissenting
voice. l have never been criticised
LOT making the prosecution of those
guilty of that awful crime In the
nzme of the State of Idaho. nor do
believe there is a good citizen In this
state who to-day would eriicise me
for that act.
Assassination and Orchards
Confession
In a few minutes after receivins
| the news of the assassination / was
On my way TO Caldwell on q special
train, and as Governor of the SIspe
.ook charge of the investigation Be-
Gre midnight Harry Orchard, who
vas then living in Caldwell under the
aame of Hogan" was placed on
ne suspect list and by 2 O'Clock the
text day enough evidence had been
-eeured against him TO warrant my
ordering his arrest He was placed
IN confinement in the County Jail at
,aldwell, which was believed TO be
Unsafe 20 hold so great q criminal
Later Harry Orchard was removed
20 the Penitentiary where before
James MCFARLAND, the head Of the
yinkerton forces on the Pacific Coast.
lie made full confession of the ass&s-
,lnation of Ex-Governor Stuenenberg.
together with all the crimes that he
aad committed.
1t was a story of twenty-six muir
ders.
The criminal annals of American
history, or of the whole world. tells
10 such a story of crime as was com
nitted by Orchard and his associates.
He implicated as his associate In
most of his crimes Steve Adams
whose whereabouts were unknown
Orchard told the story of how
he and Steve Adams blew mp the
railroad depot at Independence,
Colorado, killing thirteen men
and seriously injuring many 9TH
ers. He told how he and Adams
murdered Lyle Gregory in Den
YER. He told the story of how
{ for months they tried to ass&s-
I sinate Governor Peabody of Col
orado. He told how they lay
lay with sawed off shot g1ns I'M
) der the trees In Governor Pea
1 body's yard at his home waiting
E for him to return that they might
take his life. Governor Pea
] body's carriage drove mp. but ont
e of il stepped his daughter with
e n friend. The Governor was not
d in the carriage and his life WAS
saved He told the story of how
+ he and Adams placed a bomb
+ where the Governor passed 70
+ his office. but just As the Gov
IS ernor passed the ill-fated spot a
v coal wagon drove over the wire
q that WAS attached 20 the bomb.
n making it impossible for them