| Show OEM SAVED ROM FROM DEATH ON idaho board of pardons pardon commutes death sentence of self confessed murderer to life imprisonment doi balse s a ida acting on the menda mend tion atlon made by judge wool at the time lime was as pio noun cid the idaho state board of jar dons dona on wednesday commuted committed UK the of harry orchard to imprisonment for life bichard was bin fenced to lo be executed on july 3 orchard was two tuo das daa at ter the tha assassination of ex governor at caldell december 30 80 1905 and a few weeks meeks later while con confined in the idaho confessed hla his guilt to james mellor land of the rin Illi kerlon kerton detective agency at the ame lame i time charging that he ha was mas employed to commit the crime by officers ceis of the fed oration of muneis As a insult of 0 lila 1110 confession charles 11 II moer dent of tho the feder federation atlon william U D laa ll aiwood wood secretary trea treasure surel a and nd george D pettibone all of denver mere arrested in that city and brought to idaho to answer to the charge of murder indictments were returned against them and john simpkins a member of the exec uthe benid of the federation fedei atlon simpkins and ta Is still titell a fugitive Ila ll aywood and pettibone were acquitted after trials in which orchard told a story ot of wholesale hole sale assassination which chock ed the follo following aing the tha trials of IIa Ila and the cass case against moyer was as dismissed orchard who mho was indicted sera separately when arra arraigns igni after his confession stood mute and the court direct ed that a ilea alea of not guilty bo be entend ills case casa was mas continued from teim to term until abill 10 of this year alun his case was waa called at caldwell and lie he asked loblon to change his plea the court granted the request and orchard pa pleaded beaded guilty to murder in the firt degree in pronouncing the sentence of death a week later judge wood lacoin mended that the board of pardons commute the sentence lit hi this recommendation judge wood stated that he be was firmly convinced that orchard had told tile the whole and exact truth at the trials of haywood and pettibone and that he was there tole foie for the service he be had the state entitled to clemency orchard to the last lant was opposed to having baying tho the sentence of court interfered with only the day before the hoard no ard of pardons took up hla ble case cage he 10 express J d to hla his attorney the hope that efforts to save eave him from the gal lows laws would tall tail |
