, 1907-06-05

Upon Completeness of the Job
Plot to Kill Governor Of Colorado.
Boise, Ida, June 5.-The Haywood
trial was resumed at 8 a. m. j. NJ.
Brunzell, n hotel keeper of Nampa,
testified to the presence of Orchard
and Simpkins in Nampa in November,
1905.
Simkins at Nampa.
The presence of Simkins at Nampa
on November 18th and at Silver City
on November Sth, 1905. was establish.
ed by A. Hinkey and ]. A. Corners,
hotel keepers in their respective cities.
Mother is Present.
During the giving of this testimony
Haywood's mother, a gray-haired,
kindly faced woman, entered the court
room and took her sea beside the
prisoners wife. C. H. Wentz, book.
keeper for a mining company at Ward.
ner, identified the photograph of Simp.
kins and his handwriting on the hotel
registers.
Photograph in Evidence.
The photograph and hotel registers
were admitted in evidence over the OBJ
j%ections of the defense. Guy Feight
of Nampa testified that he met Orchard
and Bmpkins at Caldwell in the fall
of 1905.
Orchard on the Stand.
Orchard was called at 9:42. Orch.
ard entered by the back stairs, in com
pany with a number Of guards. He
looked cool and collected.
Under Direct Examination.
]. H. Hawley began the direct exam,
ination of Orchard. Orchard said he
was born in Northumberland county,
Canada, in 1866, and that his real
name was Alfred Horsley. He had
been known as Orchard eleven years.
He became a member of the Western
Federation of Miners in 1899, while
at work as a mucker at a mine in
Burke.
Defense objects.
Hawley took Orchard through a
close examination, leading up to the
Occur d'Alene troubles in 1899. The
defense objected to the introduction
of evidence bearing on the Occur
d'Alene trouble as having no bearing
on the case against Haywood
Value of Evidence.
Judge Wood admitted the testimony,
saying: THE court can easily see it
might be important" This appears to
settle the question as to the extent to
which Orchards testimony will be ad-
Blowing UP of concentrator.
Orchard proceeded in narrative form
to tell the story of the blowing up OF
the concentration at Wardner in April,
1899. Two men were killed. The de,
tense continually objected.
Haywood Eyes Witness.
Haywood kept his eye steadily fixed
on Orchard, who gazed steadily to the
front. Except for occasional glances,
orchard did not look at Haywood.
Worked for indicator.
Orchard said he went to California
when the federal troops came in. From
there he went to Arizona and Utah,
and arrived in Colorado in 1902. He
worked for a time on the indicator.
He left there on the strike in August,
1903 but remained in the vicinity for
nearly a year during which the strike
lasted.
Pay For the Job.
Orchard gave the details of how he
blew up the Vindicator with a man
named Alderman. He said that w.
f. Davis and Sherman Parker, who had
charge of the strike. promised him
$500 for the job.
Wanted His Money.
After the explosion he asked for
and was told that they would
have to get it from headquarters in
Denver. Later he went to a meeting
in Victor with Davis and Parker. and
they promised him money next day.
Haywood Commended Job.
Next day both Davis and Parker
were arrested. Orchard went to Den
yer, where Haywood told him the
blowing up OF the vindicator was a
fine piece OF business. Meyer gave
him 500, and Haywood later, in Moy-
er's office, paid him $500 for the blow.
ing up Of the mine.
Told to "Get" Soldiers.
He said Haywood and Meyer told