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Show PLEACUILT! Self-confessed Murderer of Ex-Gov-crnor Steuncnbcrg Will Not Put up Fight for His Life. Man Who Stands In Shadow of the Gallows Perfecly Calm When Judge Wood Set Date of Sen tence for Wednesday, March 18. Caldwoll, Idaho. In tho district court hero on Tuesday, tho assassin of Frank Stcunonborg, former gov-. gov-. jornor of Idaho, Harry Orchard, whoso Startling confession mado public In February, 1907, caused tho nrreut of Charles II. Moycr nnd William p. Haywood, president and secretary of jtho Western Federation of Minors, iond Ocorgo Fottlbono, honorary mom- bor of that organization, and tho subsequent sub-sequent trials of tho latter two, faced Judgo Fremont Wood and pleaded eullty to tho chargo of murder In tho flrst degree. Thcro haB been a great deal of speculation spec-ulation ns to how Orchard would conduct con-duct himself when nrralgncd at this tlmo. Juries in tho trials of Haywood Hay-wood nnd Fottlbono rofuBcd to bcllovo his talo of crimes committed nt tho Instigation of tho officers of tho federation. fed-eration. Thoy wcro all frocd. After that tho opinion was otxprcsscd In many quartern that Orchard would tako advantago of ovcry legal right ho might havo to obtain IUb own ro-Icnso ro-Icnso or a light sontenco. , Tho stand ho took was a surprlso to most every ono nnd, his attornoy says, was ontlrely voluntary on his part nnd against tho ndvlco of many who had seen and talked with him. It Is known that strong Influences havo hoon nt work tho past fow wcoks to ct tho man to stand by tho pica of "not guilty" nnd stand trial. Judgo Wood questioned Orchard as to whether ho fully understood tho status of tho case, what It meant for him to plead guilty nnd If ho understood under-stood that to plead guilty to tho charges In tho Indictment meant pleading guilty to tho chargo of flrst cicgreo murder. Perfectly calm, with no Indication of any emotion In fnco or volco, Orchard Or-chard nnswored that ho had gono over tho matter thoroughly with his attornoy attor-noy and had mado up his mind definitely. defi-nitely. Judgo Wood allowed tho plea to lie changed and sot tho date for sontenco for Wednesday, March 18, at 10 n. m. Harry Orchard was born March '-18, 18CC. Tho crlmo for which Orchard has been hold was committed on tho ovo of December 30, 1005, whon ox-Governor ox-Governor Frank Stounenborg was blown to otornlty whllo passing through tho gato leading to his homo In Caldwell by tho explosion of n dy-namlto dy-namlto bomb. Orchard was arrested two days lator and placed In tho stato penitentiary for Rafo keeping. Early In February tiro nows wns given out that ho had mado a confession which Implicated Haywood, Moyor and Fottlbono Fottl-bono nnd others In tho Stouncnbcrg murdor nnd In n series of most horrible hor-rible crimes In Colorado. Tho throo men In Denver wero arrested, brought to Idaho and Haywood and Pottlbono, nftor long dolay, trlod nnd acquitted separately. Tho caso against Moyor was afterwards dismissed. |