| Show 40 FROM DEATH ON OH GALLOWS idaho board of pardons Commute a death sentence of self confessed murderer to life imprisonment P dolse ida acting on the recommendation men dation made by judge fremont wood at the time sentence was as pronounced noun ced the idaho state board of pardons on wednesday commuted thebon of harry hany orchard to imprisonment for life orchard was sentenced to be executed on oil july 3 orchard was as arrested anca teil two days atter alter tile the assassination of 0 ex governor enberg at caldwell Caldr tell december 30 1905 and a few weeks later whilo while confined in the idaho penitentiary confessed his guilt to james of the pinkerton detective ag agency ency at the same time charging that ho he was employed to commit tho the crime by officers of tile the western federation of 31 miners iners As a result of ill hla confession charles 11 moer president of the federation william D haywood secretary treasurer and it n cl george D pettibone all of denver wore were arrested in that city and brought to idaho to answer to the charge of i murder indictments were returned against them and john simpkins a member of tile the executive board of tho the federation simpkins escaped and ls Is 4 still a fugitive haywood and pettibone were acquit acquitted tea after memorable trials in which orchard told a story of wholesale assassination which shocked the world following the trials of f 1 haywood and pettibone the caso cage against algyer was dasin dismissed assed orchard who was indicted separately when arraigned after lila his confession stood mute and the alie court directed that a plea of not guilty be en i his case was continued from term to term until april 10 of this year when his case was called at caldwell and lie he asked permission to 5 change his plea the court granted the request and orchard pleaded guty guilty to murder in the first degree in pronouncing the sentence of death a week later judge wood recommended that the board of pardons commute the sentence in making makina tills this recommendation judge woot wood stated that he was firmly convinced that orchard had told the whole and exact truth at the trials of haywood and pettibone and that he was there fore for the service lie he liar had rendered the state entitled to clemency orchard to the last was opposed to having tho the sentence of court inter with only the lay day before the board of pardons took up lip his case he expressed to his attorney the hope that efforts to save him from the gallows would fall |
