THE STEUNBURG MURDER.

Marlborough Express, Volume XLI, Issue 134, 8 June 1907, Page 4

THE STEUNBURG MURDER.

THE TRIAL OF ORCHARD

SENSATIONAL DISCLOSURES

[press association.] (Received June 7, 10.42 p.m.)

NEW YORK, June 7

In connection with the Steunburg murder trial at Borse City, Idaho, Orchard testified how, at Haywood's instance, he and Steve Adams wrecked the Providence railway station in order to prevent a split in the Miners' Convention by providing a counterexcitement. Twelve or fourteen persons were killed by - that explosion. Later he asked Haywood for 300 dollars. Haywood sent 300 through Pettibone, while Adams received 200.

Orchard narrated how the murder of a detective was planned by Pettibone, who paid him £100 sterling. Mover and Haywood paid him in connection with the fatal mine-wvecking; they also, with Pettibone, paid him to kill Steunburg, and also paid for fruitless endeavours to kill the Public Prosecutor for thwarting the plans of the Western Miners' Federation.

I [In February, 1906, Moyer, presii dent of the Western Federation of Aimers, Heywood, the secretary, and rettibone, an ex-member of the'executive board, were arrested at Danver as accessories to the dynamiting and murdering of Frank Stelmburg, exGovernor of Idaho. It was alleged that the crime was committed in revenge tor former prosecutions. A few days later a man named Orchard who was arrested in connection with the murder of Steunburg, confessed" to seventy-six murders. He said he had been pard £,60 by Moyer and another oftcial of the Miners' Federation tor the murder of Steunburg; Widespread interest is being taken in America in the trial, at Borse City (Idaho) ol Mover and Haywood on a charge of murdering ex-Governor bteunburg Borse is filled with troops. Harry Orchard has contessed that lie was promised 3000 dollars to k-i! :-'»tcunburg. Orelni-d says he tic I■~ l.omb to StemiburVs gate, ami <> exploded with fatal results. 0.-fhiin.! planned twenty-six murders roi t!-, 0 inner circle of' the Western *• i ■::■ ■■: jition of Miners]

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