The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-06-07
ADMITS THAT AS WILLING
TOOL F1E DID FOUL DEED

miner-a member Of the union. ] did
not know Mccarthy. Pettihone and
Haywood told me thar Steys IS ADAMS "a, ms, ana ma
OF some claim jumpers. They were then
going after Steunenberg. went TO Cali
fornia after this conversation, When ]
got back / talked with Adams, Haywood
and Pettibone Adams said that the
money Haywood and Pettibone had sent
him to Idaho had miscarried and he new
er got It, For this reason he had not
gone TO Caldwell. Adams said he had got
rid of the claim jumpers all right
Attorney Richardson objected TO all the
The objection was overruled on the ground
that Orchard had told Pettioone all that
Adams had said.
AT this poin, the luncheon recess un-
til l:30 p m. was taken.
AT the afternoon session Orchard said
he started for Idaho two days after talk
ing with Meyer and the others on the
subject Pettihone helped him TO get his
trunk ready. He put the Peabody bomb
prepared for use at Canon City, In the
trunk and took it along, Pettibone knew
about this.
Stopped i'll Salt Lake.
Before starting for Idaho" said Or
chard. "Mr. Haywood gave me $2i0 in
cash He had given me $50 before this
l was TO send TO Mr. Pettlbone for any
additional funds. Moyer Haywood and
Pettibone were all present when this ar
rangement was made ] went from Den
yer to Salt Lake, spent four or five days
stopping at the Commercial hotel
II registered as Thomas Hogan. After
being in Nampa three days went to the
Pacific hotel at Caldwell. | registered
TO make inquiries about Governor Steu-
nenberg. This was about the 6th OF Sep
tomber. 1905 stayed in Caldwell two
or three days l found out where Steu-
nenberg lived and learned that he was not
at home ! came on TO Boise TO try to
locate him here. l was told he was Nv
exposition was going on at this time, and
l decided to go there for few days.
Then ] went to Seattle 10 look at a
ranch. Pettibone had told me 10 do this.
He thought IL might he A good thing TO
have a ranch where we could hide out
whenever IL became necessary. From
Wardner 70 see Jack simpkins 1 told
him what my object was
Orchard remained In the, mining dis
trict fer mqnta Mnie obouT he was tnepe
Ing the child OF one of the mine owners.
but nothing came OF IT,: Simpkins finally
decided TO return to Caldwell with Or
chard 10 help In the assassination of Gov
ernor Steunenberg.
Threw Away One Bomb,
From Wardner Orchard and Simpkins
first went 10 Wallace, Ida, where Or
chard decided 10 get rid OF the Peabody
bomb. Simpkins had said 1t was dan
thought 1t had better be thrown away.
Orchard said he gave the bomb to a
friend named Cunningham to dispose of
TO Spokane. Orchard said he and S!mp-
lins bought ten pounds of powder there
to make a new bomb with when they
reached Caldwell. sLmplSins bought
pair of field glasses. On the way 10 Spo-
kane Orchard said his trunk was lost.
and Simpkins took him 10 see firm OF
pany. The nrm was Robinson, Miller &
Rosenthal. Mr. Miller now being mem
ber OF counsel for Haywood. This firm
Orchard said Simpkins told him. repre-
sented the Western Federation OF Min
Arriving at Caldwell for a second time
Orchard said he registered himself as
Hogan, and Simpkns Simmons Or
chard Identified his writing in the Pacl-
hc hotel register, introduced In evidence
yesterday
berg at once" said Orchard. "bu, could
not. We went out to his residence sew
eral times. and then finally saw him in
the Saratoga hotel one Sunday evening
bomb. so Simpkins and ! took the bomb
out at once and set II under the side
walk so when he struck II it would up
set the bottle OF sulphuric acid. We
went hack TO the hotel to wait but we
heard nothing. After TWO or three hours
found some one had broken the string,
but had not upset the bottle. We mid
the bomb in some weeds. The bomb was
made In a wooden box, just big enough
10 hold ten pounds OF powder.
Next day SimplSins concluded he had
better not stay around any longer. for
he had seen several persons who knew
him, He thought II might go hard with
me IL | was caught In his company. He
said ! had better remain and finish the
job alone This was some time In No
1905.
Tried to Shoot Steunenberg.
"Simpklns all this time was a member
Of the executive board of the Western
Federation OF Miners. After he went
away ! tried 10 catch Governor Steunen-
berg down town some night. so l could
slip out and plant the bomb for him near
his home. He was out of the city a large
part OF the time. Once I came TO Boise.
but could not find him here. | returned
to Caldwell and stopped at the Saratoga
hotel. carrying the bomb in my grip, !
finally located Governor Steunenberg on
Christmas night, 1905. and. taking the
sawed-off pump shotgun Pettibone had
given me. | went out to his house. |
heard the Governor coming and tried To
get the TWO parts of the gun together.
but had not succeeded before be passed
into the house. i then went down town
again.
"The next time l saw the Governor he
was sitting In the Saratoga hotel | wen,
up TO ms room and got the bomb and
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