The assassin, Harry Orchard, pleaded guilty in March 1908 and was sentenced to hang, but it was commuted to life imprisonment; Orchard died at the state penitentiary in 1954 at age 88.
In March 1908, the assassin Harry Orchard admitted guilt and faced execution by hanging but was commuted to life imprisonment. He died at the state penitentiary in 1954 at the age of 88.