Show ORCHARD MAKES FULL 1011 FISSION admits assassination of ex governor of idaho implicates implicate all those now under arrest and others including J L zo simpkins tells the story of twenty twentysix six murders as result of conspiracies boise idaho governor gooding on sunday night issued a statement with respect to the enberg assassination case in he says 1 I want to state officially that harry orchard has made a full confession al ai to the manner and motive of the as sassi nation of exCo ex governor vernor Ste steinen St eunen urien berg telling of the plans made and giving tho the names of those making them ibe assassination of ex governor which occurred at hla his own gate on the evening of december soth 1905 was the third attempt thai orchard made against his life this confession was made to cal cap tala tain james it included a history of his life from his early boyhood up to the time of his arrest in that confession orchard implicated all those under arrest and others include ing J L simpkins ile he told the story of twentysix twenty six murders the results of conspiracies con in which all the accused parties were interested when this story Is ghan to the public I 1 believe it will be the greatest narrative ot of crime which the world knows there has never been any doubt as to the truth of orchards orchard s confes slon elon among those who are familiar T v ith the crimes committed in idaho and colorado and charged to tho the inner circle of the western federation of miners I 1 attribute orchard a confes slon ton to the great brain of james jamea me lie varland who has been employed by the th state to run down the murderers murderer 8 of ex governor I 1 han have seen orchard myself since this confession was made ile he told me that no promises of clemency or reward had been held out to him by or anone else mr afir was aided in his work by richards early training in his boyhood tho the bible was read night and morning by his parents the impression of the tha early days came up tip and smote ahls conscience when he was mas brought face to face with his god ile he told me that he believed in a supreme being and a hereafter and that now his one thought was nas to male make hla his peace with his maker the finding of the bomb at judge goddard s gate and many other things which v III later be mado made known at the trial have proved the he truthfulness of richards confession beyond all question to those familiar with his story the state desires to secure justice Is no thought ot of punishing the innocent or waging war aar on any labor organization the as sassi nation of ex governor berg a grave crime against the state slate of idaho was committed As its ex e I 1 felt it my duty to bend evcic e el y energy toward the discovery of the guilty parties and their fitting pun ashment 1 I wish to announce that I 1 have hae withdrawn the offer of 5 reward made by the state for the punish ment of the guilty parties and a nd have lia e advised that the patties who had of rewards to do likewise they have agreed to and today there is not a single dollar of reward offered tor for the conviction of the mur murderess dereis of A reward revard of 1000 is now offered by us for information leading to the arrest of J L simp kins and this Is the only reward now offered in connection with aith the S sheun t eun enberg assassination my reason for withdrawing the re ward and advising others who had of f L led rewards to withdraw with dra them Is that I 1 felt that no detective asso 1 a kioa or anyone lse else Is entitled to the reward offered by the state harry orchard was arrested before any detectives hect tec tives I 1 ves were on the ground on anfor matlon mation secured by a committee of citizens of caldwell assisted by a few of us its who left boise on the special train A a few minutes after the assassa nation of ex governor we were all the fri fronds ads and neigh bors of the ex governor and I 1 am sure their services will viii always alas be herdem bared with gratitude gra |