Famous English writer who is special commissioner at li s
Boise trials for The Journal and the Denver Post sees confessed
assassin alone for an hour.' Other correspondents saw him in tt. o
groups:' Compare .The Journal's reports with that of other papcts.
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Ban ' Franciaco, May 17 From thia
tip, forward Eugene Bchmlta wilt b
mayor of San- JTanolaoo 4a. nam, only.
Ha hag relinquished the reins of-government
to a committee-of seven, "repre
senting five , commercial organisations
of the city. Beginning- with today the
city la 'tinder- eotroVt men. whom
the mayor-ha selected to administer
the clty'a afTatr upon' the' lfnea de
manded by the public, . The .capitula
tion of the mayor is complete." H has
transferred In. .writing, .his. authority,
tantamount to power of attorney, to
F. B. Anderson, F, W. Dohrmann, Ben
T. Morgan, F. W. Van Slcklen, I Louis
Rosenfeld, C H, Bentley and Charles
W. BUCK, f ';.,k,
The flrat move "toward the ejectment
of Chief of Police Dlnan. ' member, of
Uie ponce and health commissions and
the 'board of publlo works .was made
yesterday, when the committee of seven
called upon Francla J. Heney and Ru
dolph Bpreckela and discussed plans for
.the reorganisation ox the various fle-
fpartmenta of the city government. . ,
The- need 'of a 'new chief of police
was the moat prominent matter brought
up at this meeting, and, while the de
tails . of the . reform. plan were not .de
cided upon, a general scheme was out
lined and will be carried out After
the visit td the graft prosecutors the
committee called upon the mayor and
succeeded In getting from him In writ'
Ing authority to proceed upon a tour of
purification. . . ; ; y
V: Oovemort tiigreatloa. ;."' '.j
Bchmlta la In a state 'of mental and
.physical'., collapse, . owing to the long
strain, " It Is, claimed that the above
method was the suggestion of Governor
GUlett. Schmlta's trial on the extor
tion charge ie scheduled for Monday,
but by that time he Is likely to be under
indictment on many graver charges.
Many contradictory stories are In
circulation In regard to the testimony
given byRuef to the grand jury yester
day. The most reliable statement la to
the effect that he gave detailed evlr
dence in reference to the trolley graft,
in which he made direct and specific
chargea against President Calhoun of
the United railwaya. Mayor ; Bchmlta 1
and Tlrey I Ford, attorney for the
United. railroads.- ..., . "
. Ruef corroborated the : : testimony
given earlier In the day by Assistant
United States Treasurer Julius Jacobs
that the sum of $400,000 had arrived at
the mint In Ban Francisco after the fir
and was placed to the oredlt of Patrick
sAQ!noun' Of this sum 1200,000 In gold
'niSttaai withdrawn -from the mint by
j GeorgeBtafr, treasurer ? of ..th United
v railroads, and had been used in recon
' struction work Immediately after the
fire. The remaining $200,000 went to
. Ruef, Bchmlta and the board of super
visors i as bribes for the-overhead -trol-'
ley franchise. , sv, v
i 1 Ah Xnef Talk. ' '
"Who' propoaed thia matter of fran
- chtser; asked Heney.
"Patrick Calhoun and I talked It over
i several tlmea," answered Ruef.
Mm GOT
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Executive Branded by
Ruet as 'Most Sordid
ot ' Grafters-Rumor
of Suicide Denied
:FLORETTA? WHALEY,
if i
eloping: heiress
- (Jovnul Speclsl Service.)
San Francisco, - May 17. Mayor
Bchmlta , wants to confess. The dis
graced mayor la moving ; heaven and
earth. to secure immunity in return for
eomplet' statement of the part he
took tn the stupendous graft fame, but
Heney Is Immovable. . - t , -
Not only will the mayor not be grant
ed immunity or i be given the : promise
or a light sentence, but will be nun
Ished to itho limit ? The mayor even
promised "to step .down., and out but
Langdon and Heney. turned a deaf ear to
au Bchmltrs propositions and are de
termined to prosecute him to the end.
(Continued on Page "Four.)
(Joaratl SpMlar Service.)
San Francisco, May - 17. When 8an
Francisco awoke thla morning It turned
toward th,e residence of Mayor Bchmlta
louowing tn direction pointed by the
accusing finger .of. Abe Ruef. Around
the clty'a chief executive, branded by
fill mentor -as a grafter of the moat
sordid kind, now centers a atorm raised
by the eonfesslen of ; the ex-boss , and
when Ruef 'shall have TOmpleted hi
story1' of ; the looting of, the city, Bchmlta
and the , Interest that centers In him
will .inevitably i be-. transferred to' Ban
Quenttn or a suicide's grave.' : i
-Early 'tn'tWe-dary-TunTora" of all aorta
Were .circulated.. One of the flrat to
go the round-was to the effect that
the mayor bad committed suicide. 'Thia,
of course, -wea untrue, "although many
were only too ready to accept . It aa
true. " Another "which was, given ' equal
credence was to 1 the "effect . that the
mayor had drawn up a letter of resig
nation and would today hand it to the
committee of citlsena who made the de
mand on Rudolph Bpreckela and Prose
cutor . Heney - Thursday forImmediate
restoration of clvlo health,
Sehxolta' XCoua Guard. .r
All night long a aquad of Burns men:
stood guard around the Bchmlta mansion
and had the mayor made a move that
had the least semblance of an attempt
to escape he would nave been arrested.
Lights In. Bchmlta -room burned until
far past midnight,, giving rise to the
rumor, that ; he-waa conferring with hia
attorneya aa to the form In which he
should frame his letter of resignation.
Ruef a astounding confirmation or
the charge that Bchmlta received a large
share of the dverhesd trolley bribe was
sufficiently nauseating, . but : that the
mayor , accepted protection money from
the brothela waa not believed by his
bitterest enemies.. .The stamp of truth
given thia charge by Ruef disgusted
even those who had stood by the mayor
through thick 'and tWn. , h
: In the face of the positive statement
made under oath by Ruef that high cfn
dais of the United Railroads paid an
immense sum for the overhead. 'trolley
franchise. Calhoun. Mullally and Attor
ney Flreyh Ford- continue -i to , make
strenuous denials. " '
As much Interest ' centers in ' today's
meeting of' the cltiaens' committee of
seven m In thet session of the grand
Jury. The members of the committee
feel . confident that before the day is
over Bchmlta will have relinquished hi
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GOODING GUILTY OF
CONTEMPT. OF COURT
(Jonnil Special -'Service.) ;.';. Vi
. Boise, Idaho, May 17. The sensa
tional climax of the action of Governor
Ooodlnt In personally - conducting . an
- excursion 7""or""'rjewspaexmen 1 to see
: Harry Orchard came today when "Judge
Wood denounced the matter from the
bencaamnd Intimated that It waa con-
, tartipt of court . He asked counsel what
jeshould .be done, and finally referred the
1r' : matterta h cmml. ttnrnv for . In
vestigation. .;? y k-4. t-t.--.',r'i---.-.': T.-r.--'
Attorneys Richardson ! and : Darrow,
for the defense, denounced the 'matter
' In unqualified terms. They said It was
a deliberate . attempt ; to Influence the
' Jury. ' They openly charged that the
governor lntenda Jo max certain ; the
7 sceueed, men L should not ' hav a . fair
trial In Idaho. - Attonteye Hawley and
Borah agreed that the matter was bad
and unwarranted . and.' said the ' aotion
taken by th governor was - regretted
- and not taken with their consent ; - -The
county attorney was called In and
' a discussion arose as to whether the.
matter'. waa , intended - to t Influence the
prospective Jurors. The ; defense de
manded that Gooding be punished for
contempt Senator Borah defended the
governor. It was finally rilled that the
matter be taken up by the county at
torney and the -governor and others w
were - responsible be - punished. ; ' This
closed the incident and ! the trial will
proceed. , . N .
"rThepTOculIdn"EraIr If "nas" located
Jack: Slmpklns, chief of th. four men
indicted for, the murder; of ', Frank
Bteunenberg.v' The defense professes to
know nothing of Slmpklns' whereabouts.
; The court took a recess -without seat
No. S being filled. The publication of
the .Orchard Interview has biased many
veniremen and the work of aecuring a
Jury may now take week. i 4 ; ?
The county attorney, ha Instituted a
searching examination of the propriety
of Goodlng'a action and .expects to com
plete . the Investigation and be ready
o report to the court tomorrow or Mon
day .--fr-. i, ,, fc.
v He declines absolutely to forecast his
Intended action,; but the -determined at
titude of Judge Wood Indicates that
some one is to "be" punished. While
Richardson and Darrow.wer denounc
ing, ths governor and. the- representa
tives of th Associated Press, the New
York Sun and Times, Judge Wood lis
tened very attentively, hla face stern
and act. . - , . (
(Journal Special Service.)
New York,. May 1 17. Stricken With
the full realization -of hia . outrage
against society, deposed from, the min
istry and tired, of life,' It is' believed, J.
Knode Cooke, the Lx?ng Island clergy
man! who eloped with 17-year-old Flor
etta.Whaley, his ward and: an heiress,
is supposed 'to have ended his earthly
troubles ' by "suicide. A dead man, lh
the dress of a clergyman, was found on
the - Bowery thia- morning and partially
Identified as the remains of the eloping
minister. The ..identlflcation - was not
entirely satisfactory, but efforts 'are
now being -made to ascertain - whether
or not it, waa Cooke who killed hlmeetf.
ana 11 is neuevea ny tne autnorttie
that such wllh be proven to be the case.
Up and '. down hong Island " and
.throughout 1-New . York City, the elope
ment of-, Cooke with his pretty little'
ward 'has been th subject of discussion
'for - weeks, i -..tl;vi w- '. "?-f ?: -
' The circumstances' disclosed since - the
minister's departure ere peculiarly pa
thetic from the 'girl's standpoint That
she .'trusted her . pastor ' and avowed
guardian ' to. the' ; fullest extent : is
vouched -for on overy , side; . Not a
alnglo one of , Flora's friend ; and i ac
quaintances says she waa other than a
good girl. On the other 'hnhdr nothing
but the -strongest condemnation on all
sides can be heard for the man who
(Continued on Page. Two.)
;OpeningGuh:
Tor Lane !
Great n6n-p artisan- mass
, meeting at the Armory to-
-night " "
Speeches by Senator Gear j
;in; ayorrLaney Judge Pipes !
and others. ' .
. -i . . '..,
Do. not fail to, be present:
(By George H. Bhoaf. Staff Correspond
ent Appeal to Reason.)
Boise. Idaho, May IT. Driven to fren-
sy by the Importunities of Visiting' news
paper men, Governor Gooding, last night
finally consented to let representatives
of - the press - associations Interview
Harry Orchard, th star witness of th
state in its proaecutlon of W. O. Hay
wood., . ' -'-i ': ' ' r
Th press : associatloA writers were
permitted to talk to the famous self
confessed murderer of former Governor
Bteunenberg in the presence of a heavy
guard.- No socialist or labor writers
were permitted at th interview, which
took place in th warden's room In the
state penitentiary in which Orchard
now confined. '.
Thla. waa the first newspaper Inter
view Harry- Orchard ha had with any
one since his arrival ; at Caldwell over
year - ago. During hia star- at ths
penitentiary no friend or., relative haa
been admitted to his presenoe, no law
re or-. other- court representative- has
been given 1 an opportunity, to roomer
with him to see about securing his re
lease, and no taper, book, at anything
else has reached him that has been Bent
him from the Outside. He has been de
nied all communication -with the world.
and the only persons who have seen
him and talked with hint have been the
warden ot the penitentiary. Governor
Gooding. Detective McParland, Steve Ad
am and Jila wife and th attorney for
the' prosecution, W, K.-Borah and Jamea
H. Hawley. . , : ti,,,: -i- -- -
Oxvhard FrofsaMd Mlgloa. V
The last authentic account concern
ing ' Orchard reached the world laat
August when 'Adams and -his wife were
transferred from tn - penitentiary - to
Wallace, Idaho. It was then learned
that -Orchard had been quartered with
th Adams family In the woman's ward
and that he was given th freedom of
the penitentiary yard. At that time he
professed religion with great fervor and
spent much time reading hi Bible and
in prayer. ' ' - ' " .. '
In hia conversations with Adams and
wife he said that Detective -.cParland,
who broke up the Mollis Magulres in
Pennsylvania SO yeara ago, conducted
him to God and taught him the horror
of aln. He further told Adam that he
was going to get a big chunk of money
SAW A GREAT LIGHT
LIKE SAUL OF TARSUS
AND THEN REFORMED
Prisoner States That Christianity Is the Only Thing Worth Living;
I for In This WoH Will Make
' Reparation for Evil He Has Done- Prison Gave Hirti Time to
. Think for First Time In His Career No Indemnity or Par
don Promised Not Threatened or Sweated Into Confessions
(Continued en Pag Two.)
(Br Hugh O'Neill, Special Correspondent of the Denver Post and Port
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- ' Boise, Ida., Mar 17.I met Harry Orchard In the office of the war
den' of the state penitentiary yesterday, afternoon at 4 o'clock. I was
sitting alone, talking with the warden, when he entered by a side door,
and sat down in a -chair In front of me. I thought at first he was on
of the deputies. . He waa wearing a new suit ' of grey checked tweed.
His linen waa fresh, his face was clean shaven and pink with health; Ids
black hair was brushed down, smooth and shining.- lie was square set
and deep chested. . His dark mustache was' carefully trimmed, his tlp
ttlted npse had a flush of pugnacity. He looked me squarely la the eyes,
smiling and confident. - - ' ;--:vn- -.
w "This is Mr. Orchard,,,. said the warden. , ; f ; ' ; ; ' ,
Mr, Orchard held out his band. It was strong and muscular. -. For a
moment I was puiiled by the man's commonplace' entrance, by his ap
pearance of ruddy health, by .his normal , manner, ' by bis ' quiet self-possession.'
; ' I think that the first few minutes I waa -more embarrassed
than .,'Mr.'Orchard."? f, He has been for more, than a year hidden from
tb world. A hundred stories ot his Illness, insanity, unhapplness and
attempts at. anlclde have been common gossip. For a week th corre
spondents at Boise have speculated, amazlnsly aa-to. where he actually
was, whafcjhis confession really contained, whether he would "corns
through" and affirm It on the witness stand. ' , , .V, .,
- We had conjured- up the. Vision -of a
shrinking and timid creature; afraid ot
th light, fearing th eyea or men. we
had ! thought of him aa aomethlng
shambling and despicable, a -nervous
coward, who .bad said something In the
safe seclusion of a prison that he would
never dare to say In th. light of day,
W bad ' thought that th ' prosecution
would produce him in court in sudden
and dramatic way aa the court of cas
sation had produced Dreyfus at Rennea.
W had ' Imagined him as everything
but what he- actually was aa he sat
smiling before me, a healthy and vig
orous snd strong-limbed man, with no
trace of vice in his face and no cloud
of fear In bis eyes.
This la Mr. Orchard." said the war
den again.- - ' -
How do you do," I said atupiaiy.
"I am aa well aa I look," said, Mr.
Orchsrd,' "and how ar youT . I know
about you. They don't seem to have
HARRY THAW HIRES
ELOQUENT ATTORNEY
(Speclsl Dlapatch to The JoaraaL)
1 New York, May 17. Through a visit
paid by Martin W. Littleton, former
borough president of Brooklyn,' to, th
district attorneys office to ascertain
whan th aecond : trial - of Harry K.
Thaw would probably begin, it became
known that - thla lawyer, who la known
as the "Silver-tongued Orator," baa been
engaged to defend the alayer of Stan
ford White.' - :
Littleton, when questioned afterward,
declined to state whether or not he had
taken charge of Thaw's case. A friend
of Littleton explained bis reticence by
saying Thaw Is erratic and may retain
a lawyer one day . and the next day
throw him overboard, (No lawyer can
safely Announce he Is counsel for Thaw
until be actually appears In court" 1
Daniel. O'Reilly and Russell Peabody
are still acting for Thaw. , O'Reilly, by
Thaw's command, appeared in th court
Of special sessions when th case of
man charged with ' exhibiting Improper
moving pictures waa called, to say that
Thaw wished it known that the pic
ture purporting to be a reproduction of
the scenes In . the , Thaw tragedy were
wholly inaccurate. This Incident lndi
cates how Thaw la brooding over the
caae.-A',-' ,: :t;;; . y .1.1. .Ai
1 mad socialism succeed In New Zea
land." 1 ' -: s -
"What are th facta about your con
fessionr said I. . '
"You'U excuse me," said Mr. Orchards
"but . X cannot yet dtscusa either th
case or th confession with- wou.'
Has Tim to Think Wow.- "
JTo you feel confident of vouraei rr
I asked him.
"I am a better and a healthier ami a
more confident man than 'I have ever
been in my life," he replied.
1 nave nad tim to think hr thi
laat year. I think I never bad time to
think In mr life before. I waa in
always- going. When I look back on lt
I never eem aomehow to have hat ttm "
to rest or think. And I have rested a
great deal and thoaght . a great deal
since I have been In this penitentiary."
"And you will sav nothing about tha
confession?" I said.
H looked at me thouxhtfullv for a
moment and answered slowly, nursing
on knee between bis hands:
(Continued on Pag Two.)
THREE VIEWS OF HAFfRY. ORCHARD, CONFESSED ASSASSIN-
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UlirUDL LANE
HUH TO n I G lit
Democrats Headed by. Ex-Sen-
ator Gearin and Judge Pipes
Will t Open : Campaign for
; Mayor in Armory.
Mayor Harry Lan will open hia cam
paign -for reelection at the Armory,
Tenth and Couch streets, tonight at S
o'clock, with ex-Senator John M. .Gearin .
and "M. LT Pipes as associate speakers.
Special muslo has : been arranged for
tha evening, and lt Is expected br th
committee on arrangements that th
opening rally will be notable one In
the political history of the city.
Especial efforts hv been ; made by
those in charge of the meatlnr to pro
vide for the comfort of those who at
tend. Ushers will be on hand to sea to
lt that all attending have seats wher
they can see and hear.
Senator Gearin and Judse Floes are
well known In Portland aa public speak
er. 'Senator Gearin has no superior a
an orator on th Pacific coast, and is
taking- a -deep- interes t -In tha present
campaign. It Is expected that hl r.
marks tonight will be remembered by
his auditors, and that he will outline
th position of Dr. Lane and the rea..
sons why he should b reelected In a
way mat will carry conviction.
juage Pipes la a Republican, and has
stood behind' that party for many years
in its work tn Portland and Oregon, lie
ha becom convinced that Dr. Lane has
given an administration which rMne
him above the plana of partlsannhin.
and :bla addresa . thia evening is ex
pected to be both very intereatim ir, t
highly instructive because of hi ,1. .
Insight and study of conditions of t:.e
ci ly, present ana past. ;
vr. Juane will be the third i i r
and It is expected ttfat he win t
out what he haa accompllahel i . 1
administration and what he exi , .
accomplish should h b rfi
office." ..... , .
The meeting will be a rv- :
one, and tndicattor t t
hwvy ttf'iiJnce, , ;