Show FULL FOLL confession admits assassination of ex governor of idaho implicates Implicate a all those now under arrest and others including J jv L simpkins tells tella the story of twenty six murders as result of conspiracies balac idaho governor gooding on an sunday night issued a statement with 1 respect to tite assassins assassin a con case in which he be says I 1 I want to state slate officially that harry orchard has haa made a full confession an aa to the manner and motive of the as massi nation of ex governor telling of the plans made and giving the names of those making them the assassination of ex governor which occurred at hla his own gate on the evening of december 1905 was the third attempt that orchard made against his life this thin confession was made to cap tal tain lamca it inch included aided a history of his ufa life from hla his early boy lioon up to the time ot of hla his arrest in that confession orchard implicated all those hone under arrest arid and others including I 1 L lie iia told the atory of twentysix twenty six the he esulis i of conspiracies in which all the accused parties wre were interested when this story atory Is IB givs alvin n to the public I 1 believe it will bo be the greatest naiia tive of crime which walh tile the world knows has levei any doubt as to the be nith of richards confes confos slon sion among shoho who are familiar with tho the crimes in idaho and colorado and charged to the inner circle of the I 1 de ration tion of miners I 1 attribute orchard s confes slon to the great brain of james jamea me ic von arl nd who iio has been employed by the state to run flown down the murderers ft gf I 1 have been bichard Oi chard myself since owe tills con fossi oll was war mado lie ile told me ille ti that bat no promises of oc clemenc clo or rela reward rd had ad been beld out to him by mccar land and or anyone else mr was aided in his by richards oi chard K parly training in his boyhood tho bible was waa lead night and morning by his parents ahe 1 he of the rady bearly days came up ill and smote his rons conscience lence when lie was brought face ato 0 face with its his god lie ile told me that lie he believed in a t being and a hereafter and ami that now his one thought was waa to make 1 lits lila inace in ace wit with gilb his maker F the finding of the bomb at judge goddard a gate and many otha things which will lat inter r be arnado known at t the trial have gloved tho the truthfulness ut of richards confes slon ion beyond all question to those familiar wit with h his story ahe bbate desires to secure justice there Is no thought ot 0 punishing the alie innocent or waging wai a on any laboi organic organization aaion ahe 1 he ona ai sassi nation of berg a giaier dime against the state bbate of idalio idaho was waa committed ai its ita ey e I 1 felt it IL ma m duty to bend eveia energy toward the discovery of tile the guilty and their bitting titting pun ashment I 1 I w wish ish to announce that I 1 have withdrawn tho the offer of reward anade by the stale tor for the nent of the he guilty parties and have hava advised nd that the parties who had of rewards to to do likewise they have to and today Is not a single dollar of leward offered lor for the he conNic conviction tion of HIP murd murderers mur dereis erets ot of Ste linenberg A row rew aid of 1000 1 Is now offered bv us for information leading to the aire J L simpkins anti and tills this to B the he only reward now liow offered in connection with the th sheun narg my aly ichson for withdrawing the re waid and advising who had ball offered rewards to withdraw them is 18 that I 1 felt that no det detective ketive tion or anone an one else lg Is r to the reA repaid aid offe oneita itI by the state harry orchard was arrested before any de s were pro oil tho ground round on infer mat mailor ion by a committee of citizens of Cald caldell lell assi assisted by a few ot of ua who lift dolse on oil the spittal train a few illint minutes ites after the assails nation V ex governor linenberg Ste we wera nere all lite he friends and neigh bors of the ex ga R vernor anti and I 1 am sure their services will always be kemem bared wah hiyi |