The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-06-07

y Mercer, Haywood and Pcttibone al
three told mo to keep after Peabody, y
n was arranged that should become .
(. life Insurance solicitor.
Orchard declared he got recommen.
8 dations for that. Sosition witt, one OF
the Rig agencies III Den<cr from Nr.
Hawkins, an attorney anu partner ol
L. II Richardson, one OF tne h.tornsS :,
nov representing haywood, anu from
1. G. Sullivan, president of the state
Federation OF Labor. M.
Mr., Richardson listcned kcerly to TINS
part OF the witnesses story anu mauo
notes OF It. haywood surrounded by
his family and attorneys sat stolid at
times, but on occasions leaned far for
ward In his chair, gazing steadily nj
il Orchard with his single eye
Another Attempt TO XIII Peabody.
Orchard said he decided to prepare n
bomb to place beneath Penbodys bod
room window at Canon City
The State here created something of n
sensation by producing in evidenSo tho
lead casing of the bomb. 1t was ths
size OF n two gallon can. Orchard iden-
tilted It. He said lie had shown the
casing to Pcttibone in Denver and load
ed II In the basement of Pettibones
store, the latter assisting him. Thirty
pounds of giant powder were used.
Fcttibonc, Orchard declared, gave
him $l0e before he returned to Canon
City with the bomb. On his way to
the latter place a compdnlon heard n
clock ticking In the grip with the
bomb. and wanted to know what 1t
was. M
II told him, jolingly. that 1t was n
bomb. and wns going to put 1t under
Peabody II got n chance. But when
reported this conversation to Petit
bone he told me had better not try
II on Peabody at that time. He said.
however that he wanted something
pulled off before the convention-that
we must have something to show for
the money we'd spent.
Bomb for Judge Gabbcrt.
.Pettibone and then went to work
and prepared a bomb for Judge Cab.
bert. We made 1t out Of a half gallon
syrup can, using ten pounds Of giant
powder
"Pettibone and planted the bomb
in a vacant lot which Judge Gabbert
crossed on his way homo. We left n
wire out of the bomb, and to this we
intended fastening a pocketbook. the
idea being that Judge Gabbert would
pick up the purse and thus upset the
bottle OF sulphuric acid inside the
bomb. We tried one day to fasten the
purse. but Judge Gabbert came too fast
and we had to leave 1t alone.
"Petttbone had to go next day to
Salt Lake to attend the convention of
the Western Federation Of Miners
leaving me to attend to Judge Cab
bert He said we must certainly do
something before the convention.
was afraid to touch the old bomb, SO
prepared a new one. AS Judge Cab
bert started out the next morning 1
rode ahead of him on bicycle and
fastened the pocketbook to the wire.
rode off downtown, and did not hear
an explosion until an hour afterwnrd
A man named Wally had picked up the
pocketbook and was Killed. Judge
Gabbert had passed without noticing
It."
Failure Called Hard Luck.
When he reported the result to Pet
tibone, the latter said it was hard
luck"
Orchard told the details of his move
meHts almost day BY day. stretching
said the next man selected for attack
was Sherman Bell, former Adjutant-
General OF Colorado who had been In
strumentnl In breaking up a strike
Orchard said 1t was decided to buy a
rig and drive out to Bells house. HI
took Haywood to ride in the rig ant
then bought. it for s1l5. The bill o.
sale was made out in Pettibone's name
He and Pettibone drove out to Bell.
several nights in succession. Abou
this time Meyer returned to Colorado
and when he found out what was go.
Ing on ordered it stopped. Meyer, Or.
chard declared. said he did not wan
anything pulled off In Denver while liz
was there, as he would surely be ar.
rested. lie also said he had some out
side work which was more imp ortan
Orchard had now brought his stor,
down to August 1905.
Another Attempt on Goddard,s Life.
The witness went back to June o
that year, however, to tell of anothe
attempt on Judge Goddard. This wa
macs few days after the failure Il
get" Judge Gabbert The bomb 70
Judge Goddard was planted in q gras
plot near the gate leading Into tn
front yard OF his residence. The con
nection with the bomb broke in som
said he examined the place and foun
the grass dead where the bomb wa
planted, this being due to the escapin
sulphuric acid fumes.
After this failure, Orchard said, h
discussed matters pretty thoroughly.
'Moyer told me he thought we ouYil
to get rid OIL ohnpy Neville who kne,
too much .abo,tt the Independence depo
affair and was demanding money! sal
Orchard. Then for the first time tn
witness came down to the Steunenber
case.
Ought TO Get stcuncnbcrg.
Haywood suggested" he said, tina
Ee ought to get Ex-Governor Steunen
berg Ec thought that If we got hin
Utter letting him go seven or eigll
years, and then went back to Paterson
n. j., and wrote letters to Judge Cab
pert, Judge Goddard. Peabody, Bell an
}he others, telling them they would &c
the same thing as Steunenbcrg.
you'd show them they were not forgot
ten. either. and would have a good Ell
fect. Meyer said 1t would he bette
fhah killing them; that 1t would By
Ironted by the thought always {
tomebody waiting for them
Haywood said he had sent sever,
men TO Caldwell to do the Steunenbcr
Job. Among them were Minister. Al
Bascom, Mccarthy and Steve Adam
Minister was miner--a member /
the union. ] did not know McCarth
Pettibone and Haywood told me tn,
Steve Adams and Jack Simpkins we,
In Idaho to get rid of some clai
jumpers. They were then going n IT.