Show GOODING SAYS ORCHARD MADE fUll CONFESSION Governor Believes It and Describes It as Greatest Narrative of Crime the World Knows Boise Bois Ida Ida Feb 25 Gooding tonight issued the following statement with respect to the assassination as caseI case HI I want to state officially that Harry Orchard has a full confessIOn as to the manner and motive of the assassin assassinatIOn assassination of telling felling of the plans made and giving the lla names leS of those making them I The assassination of St which occurred at at his own gate on the evening of Dec 30 1905 was the pe third attempt that Orchard made against his life This con confession was wa nl made de to Captain James It included a history of his life from his early boyhood up to the time of his arrest In that confession Orchard implicated a all those now under arrest and others including J L Simp kills kins He told the story of twentysix murders the results of conspiracies I les in which all the accused parties were interested When this story is given to the public I believe it will be the greatest narrative of clime c which the world knows REGARDS CONFESSION AS THE TRUTH There has as never been any doubt as to the truth of Orchards Orchards ards confession slOn among those who vho are familiar with the crimes committed c In in Idaho and Colorado and charged to the inner circle of the Western Peroration of Miners I attribute Orchards Orchards ards confession to the great brain of James McFarland who has been employed by the state to run down the murderers of Governo I have seen Orchard myself since this confessIOn was made He told me that no promises of clemency or reward had been held out to him hirn by McFarland or anyone else M McFarland was aided in his work by Orchards Orchards ards early training In his boyhood the Bible was read night and morning by hJ hi p J impression rn early days i came up and smote his conscience conscience when he was brought face 10 o face his God He Retold told me that he believed ii in a Supreme Being and a hereafter and that now his one thought was to tomake make his peace with his Maker The liThe finding of the bomb at Judge gate gage and many other things which will later be made known at the trial have proved the truthfulness of Orchards confession beyond all question to those familiar with his hi story The state desires to secure justice There is no thought of punishing the inno innocent innocent cent or waging war on any labor organization The assassination assassination nation of a grave crime against the state of Idaho was committed As its executive I felt it my duty to bend every energy toward the discovery of the guilty parties and their fitting punishment ALL REWARDS HAVE BEEN WITHDRAWN I wish to announce that I have withdrawn the offer of reward made by the state for the punishment of the guilty parties and have advised that the parties who had offered rewards to do likewise They have agreed tOJ to and today there is not a single dollar of reward offered for the con conviction conviction of the murderers of A reward of 1 is now offered by us for information leading to the arrest of JL J JL L Simpkins and this is the only reward now offered in conr con COIl r with the assassination My reason for withdrawing the reward and advising others who had offered re rewards ards to withdraw them th i is that I felt that no detective d associatIOn or anyone else IS is entitled to the reward offered by the state Harry Orchard w was s arrested before any detectives here viere on the ground on information secured by a committee of citizens of Caldwell Cardwell assisted by a afew afew few of us who left Boise on the special train a few fete minutes after the assassination of We were all the friends and neighbors of the and I Iam Iam am sure their services will always be remembered with gratitude gratitude tude PRISONERS ARE ME SURE OF A FAIR TRIAL There is no question n about a fair trial No Higher class of citizens can call be found than those who live in Canyon county 1 They have no no prejudice against any class of people be they laborers or capitalists I am a firm believer in organized labor but I feel there must be more of an effort made by the mem members bers of such organizations to select more men of high charac character ter as their leaders liTh There ere has been some complaint as to the close confinement of Moyer Haywood Haywoo and Pettibone penitentiary penitentiary l I wish that t as leniency will be shown shove these men as the rules of the prison will permit They have not been liven given prison garb barb or prison food They have been furnished the same food as has been placed on the table for of the penitentiary They will be given ample opportunity for exercise and will with the exception of the state papers be allowed any newspapers they desire There is not a better library in Idaho than the One at the penitentiary They have been liven given access to this any will be shown every courtesy in keeping with the management and discipline of that I Ins tt I u It 11 r r |