The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-03-11

look. You DIDN'T near anything OF
this when you went back for your gun,
did youg he asked.
Certainly not, / answered. But
knew then that he suspected me. =
Hiding in Montana.
a They went on to Denver, where they
left their team at a stable near the
stockyards, took streetcar to fedora
ton headquarters, where Orchard had
a talk with Haywood, got some money
and left, driving with Neville to Cody,
where, apparently, they did not find
things quite as they expected. Orchard
found it expedient to keep on the move,
and went to Montana for safer hiding
place. After the Independence excite
ment had subsidized, Haywood sent for
him, and on his arrival in Denver in
formed him that Neville had been back
in Denver and knew too much. Neville
had gone broke in Wyoming, and with
his boy had returned and walked bold
~ into the office of the federation.
V :" [ want some money! he said, mean
ingly, and he got it.
Leaving the boy with the mother in
Cripple Creek, Neville went to Gold
field, Nev.-a marked man. He lived
a year, but under the constant survil-
lance Of the federation. About three
months ago he died Of poisoning.
Not Easy to Murder.
cts not as easy to get a man as
you would think" said Orchard.
First you must arrange getaway,
and then you must catch the man you
want. No good getting small fry or
people who don't owe you anything.
Until you We tried it, you never know
how many things come between you and
the man you WANT #s*
He tried the law -and-order governor,
Peabody, so many times that he came
to believe that some sort Of providence
was guarding him. He really became
superstitious and : told the boys they
could take the job thens elves. In the
first place, there was naturally great
difficulty in laying a bomb in Grant
avenue, where the governor lived, as
the street seemed to be always alive
with people. Orchard. and man known
by the name Of Simpkins, member of
the executive. committee of the fedora
tion, were on this job for long time.
Eventually they got bomb down
just off the walk and then they spent
days trying to get the governor. One
time Orchard stood with his hand on
the wire, with Simpkins waiting across
the street to give him the signal. just
as the governor stepped within the "a
dius Of the Internal machine, a coal
wagon backed up few doors away,
with it's wheels on the wire.
Gun Instead of Bomb.
Haywood was getting impatient, so
I thought I'd go after it with a gun, -
said Orchard. They knew that the gov
ernor would be coming home late from
certain ball, and Orchard put a
sawed-off shotgun under his coat, to do
for him that night. The carriage drove
up to the Peabody home; three women
aighted and. went up the steps. Or
chard, half stupefed with supersti-
tious fear, rushed up and looked into
the dark carriage, expecting to find
that something had happened to the
governor in the cab to thwart him.
The governor had not returned with
his family. In all probability it was
because of an expressed determination
never to jeopardize them when he
could possibly avoid it that made him
send them home alone Orchard said
the women saw him from the steps Of
the house and were badly frightened.
During the reading Of the confession,
Mrs. Peabody was called over the long
distance telephone at Canon City and
asked if anything had ever occurred
to brighten Or annoy her on her return
from a ball, and after thinking mo-
ment, she said:
eyes, once,' and repeated the Incl
dent exactly. 49,.
Another Attempt.
Orchard went down to headquarters
and was told that Peabody was probab
~ down at the Shrine, and was asked
why he didn't wait and LAY for' him
there. So the next attempt was made
at the Shrine. Peabody being an en-
thusiastic thirty third degree Mason,
with the distinction; of having con-
ferred more degrees of ancient craft
Masonry than any other man in the
world. They got an automobile and a
couple of , well-dressed men to stand
around the entrance to the Masonic
temple. When the governor came down
they were to offer to take him home,
and Orchard would see that he never
got there. ~ <..
/ Governor Peabody has corroborated this story
He says that as he was leaving the capitol one
afternoon a man walked along beside him for 4
step or two and said, soto voce: Don't speak
to me. but don't ride in any mans automobile
tonight, matter what happens and passed
| along. ...-..
The governor thought the man was little
'.looney''-one of the numerous cranks that in
fest public offices-but that night as he came
down the elevator after the Shrine meeting, 3
couple of welldressed chaps stood by the street
door buttoning up their automobile toys
us upstairs, . said the governor and Of course
with the urbanity of high public official hi
genaly returned their greetings
''Ride you up governor; we're going youl
way" said one of the men Hospitality. :, ~,
Governor Peabody felt cold thrill run dow1
his back and the words Of his mysterious friend
presumably Mason, of the afternoon, came
Much Obliged" retorted Colorado's executive
cheerfully, but I'm going to walk up with Mr.
PIERCE ~. '.r ... 81 .' E...
Many Other Attempts.
There were many other attempts, but all un
successful Then Governor Peabody returned t
Canon City and Haywood sent Orchard there t.
finish his job; Canon City being only ,u SINAI
! elmer circle,' Orchard was appointed as
! solicitor for the Mutual Life Insurance company
He did not succeed in doing any business. but TIL
pretenses were good and the federation KEEP
! him supplied with funds DR.. Carrier of Canol
City cashed one check for par. of it's face value
giving Orchard his personal check for. the bal
| ance. Later Orchard went into Peabody's banl
and the governor himself cashed the doctor
| check.