The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1907-06-14
THE HAYWOOD TRIAL
Orchards Tale Of Awful Life Of Mur-
derS Committed.
IMpLlcATES FEDERATION.
State Proposes to Substantiate
Orchards Testimony.

The testimony of Harry Orchard In
the trial Of Haywood at Boise is a
a tale of crime almost without para
lell covering period Of eleven years.
He confessed TO many murders aud
deeds Of violence In which he said he
was acting under the order Of leaders
of the Western Federation of Miners;
chiefly Meyer, Haywood aud Petit
bone, and received from them certan
sums of money for the crimes com
mitted, which sums constituted his
livelihood. He said he was paid
money by these men. personally, and
was maintained by them since 1908
for the purpose of assassination and
destruction. According to his con-
fession Orchards real name is Alfred
Horsley. He was born IN. Northum
berland county, Canada, Al years
ago, and came to the United States
in 1896, going to Spokane, thence to
Wallace and Burke where he engaged
in the wood and coal business. In
1899 he went to work in the mines
becoming a member of the Western
J Federation Of Miners. He assisted
in blowing up the Bunker Hill &
Sullivan mill at Wardner which he
said was Federation plot. In 1902
he went to Cripplecreek, COL, where
he committed various crimes under
instructions. he declared, of the
Federation.
Orchard then said he came to Ida
ho to kill Governor Steunenberg.
Haywood had described the ex-gov-
ernor to him and thought it would be
an easy job. But Pettibone thought
that as Caldwell was SO small that be
| might have trouble. They had pre-
yiously sent Arthur 3aston, Ed
Munster, McCarty and Steve Adams
to Idaho IN 1904, but all had failed
to kill Frank Steunenberg.
| Orchard then told how he succeed
ed in numbering Steunenberg Dec. 30,
1905, by exploding bomb at the
ex-goyernor's gate at Caldwell. He
was then arrested and later confessed
to the multitude of crimes ia which
he implicated the Federation and
Haywood, Meyer and PettibOne,
Steve Adams and others, causing
their arrest.
The following crimes were con-
fessed by Orchard:
Assisted in blowing up Bunker
Hill & Sullivan mill in Occur d'Alenes
IN April. 1899. killing two men.
Made an attempt to blow up gang
of uon. union men 10 Vindicator mine
Colorado. Killed Charles Mccormick
mine superintendent, aud Mel Beck
shift boss, by explosion of dynamite
bomb 10 Vindi:ator mine.
Murdered Lyte Gregory, detective
ia the employ Of Nine Owners Asso
citation, in Denver
Pulled wire which exploded
powder mines under depot at Inde
pendeuce, Colorado, killing IA people
Made several attempts to assassi
nate Governor Peabody, of Colorado
by placing bombs under sidewalk, ant
in window at residence aud elsewher
and by shooting.
Attempted to poison Fred G
Bradley, at San Francisco, by placinI
. strychnine 10 milk.
Placed bomb on door Of Bradle
residence, which exploded and ble'
, Bradley into the street.
Panped several attempts to assassi
e nate Judge Gabbert of the suprem
, court of Colorado.
Tried various times to kill Judg
t Goddard OF the Colorado suprem
court. Exploded bomb and kille
y VALLEY, a resident of Denver, tryin
i to get Gabbert.
$ Tried two weeks to shoot Adjutan
S Geaeral Bell Of Colorado.
Made attempt on the life OF Davi
IS Moffitt, Banker.
s Went to Nevada to kill job
t Neville, who knew too much abou
o the Colorado murders.
Z Tried to get Frank Herns, pres
It dent of the Colorado Fuel compan