The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-06-08

not go too fierce to suit them. During
the first days of January he said he
was told to keep quiet until some OF
the Federation men, under arrest In
Cripple Creek had been tried.
so the policy of the federation
changed completely inside of two
weeks?" asked Richardson.
''It was more than two weeks, re-
piled the witness.
Richardson asked Orchard If Rail-
road Detective Scott had not told him
that the company had arranged to
stop a train at certain curve, draw
some spikes and charge an attempt at
train wrecking TO the western Feder-
alton of Miners. Orchard denied that
he had ever heard such a story. At
subsequent trial of alleged train
wreckers, Orchard said he heard one
of the witnesses testify that he was
detective of the Thiele agency and at
the same time a member of the min
ers' union. This man was involved in
the derailing.
Did Scott ever give you passport
through the military lines?'
mo, sir. He told me if I ever got
in trouble with the militia to let him
know
Did you ever have trouble with the
soldiers?"
did the pickets or sentries ever
stop you?',
mo, SIR
You went where you pleased?"
Eyes, sir"
"And your house was never search
ed by the militia?' %
mo, SIR
But the searching of houses was
very general?"
ct understood So"
Carried '.Pettibone Dope"
Before returning to Cripple Creek
in January, 1904, Orchard said Petit
bone gave him several cans of 'Petti-
bone DOPE" or Grecian fire-enough
to make four gallons. He was to throw
and down mine shafts. Orchard said
he buried the dope and never used
IT, After his arrest in Caldwell, he
told Detective MCFARLAND about the
dope and the latter, he heard, had dug
1t up. Orchard would not admit that
the militia was searching each train
At the time he took the dope into the |
district.
ed?" Richardson suggested.
81 tried to keep away from the SOL |
diers as much as possible
Orchard told of Meyer sending to |
Cripple Creek for him soon after this |
Meyer wanted him to go along to |
Ouray and to Silverton. where the Tel |
Iuride miners, who had been deported |
by General Buckley Wells, of the Colo
ado militia. were gathered.
Meyer told him that the mine own
ars had threatened to beat him if they |
caught him outside Denver. Orchard |
vas to go along to help defend Meyer
n case of attack. Two sawed off shot
yuns were placed in their grips
Meyer saying the guns would be good |
protection in the event of an attack
Orchard said he also carried two pis-
OILS. He said Meyer had the shotguns
Ill ready when they reached Denver.
Nothing happened on the trip to
Ouray and once there Meyer was busy
With the miners. Meyer eventually !
vas arrested for desecrating the Amer
can flag, having drawn pictures of the
lag and printed something on the
stripes.
ID off sh otguns back to the miners
headquarters in Denver where they
'emained until he got them some time
alter, using one to kill Lyle Gregory
With.
Richardson asked the witness If he
lid not know as a matter of fact that
Meyer still has possession of his gun.
md that it had never been fired. Or
hard said this might be so-he said
here were more than two of the guns
t headquarters.
It was evident that Orchards cross
was not half completed
when court adjourned until this morn
ng at $50 O'Clock.
Orchards Wife to Testify.
Cripple Creek, Col, June S.-Mrs. Ida
'oney, the woman whom Harry Orch
nd married in Cripple Creek, is here
fitness for the defense
According to intimate friends of Mrs.
'oney she will swear that at the time
he married orchard he claimed to be
Pinkerton detective. She will also
estify that Orchards home was never
earched by the militia although he
,as considered to be strikeleader. All
ne surrounding houses were searched.