The San Francisco call., 1907-06-07

berg knowing the dangerous character
of the job, and warned not only by the
refusal or failure of four of five other
Haywood agents of murder but by the
urgent protest of the practical Petit
bone. who declared that 1t was no place
to do murder in that little country
village where everybody knew every
body else and no stranger had any
chance to get away. That didn't bother
Orchard. He bad got beyond thinking
of such trivial things. The main point
was always in sight with him-"get
your man." That was the thing; the
rest would take care of itself.
CoRRoBoRATIoN PROMISED
That there is going to be lot Of
corroboration of this incredible story
was demonstrated very early in the
days proceedings. Hawley took up the
story of the attempt to kill Fred Brad
ley in San Francisco, where 1t had
been cut off by adjournment yesterday,
and right away began laying the foun-
dations for corroboration. He brought
out the names of persons whom Or
chard had met in San Francisco and
who could be called as witnesses. The
attorney got out the story of Orchards s
forgetting the practice of the machine
that he had set up in closet there
to test the strength of pull necessary
to explode a bomb.
Then came the return trip to Den
yer, by what railroads. how the money
came. the clothes worn. and all that.
Back in Denver Orchard went straight
to Steve Adams house and telephoned
to Pettibone. The genial store keeper
and general all around plotter of as
sassinations hustled over to find out
how the attempt on Bradley had turned
out Apparently he had not read the
newspapers closely. or perhaps the
journals had not secured just the de-
tails that he desired to know.
We'll, that's pretty good" he said,
when Orchard told him that Bradley
would lose his eyesight and might be
deaf. "just about as good as killing
him"
HAYWOOD PRAISES "JOB"
Haywood did not get the news until
evening, when Orchard met him at Pet
tibones store He was even more
cheerful over the result than the store
keeper. Its a good deal better to
have it that way than if he had been
killed outright" said Haywood. Now
he will be living example,"
Living example of what?" asked
Hawley.
"Of the opposition he had made to
the federation of miners" replied Or
chard, as II surprised that such a Ques-
ton should be asked
Adams was Steve Dixon when mar
ried and keeping house. Orchard lived
with the Adams-Dixons until spring g,
when Steve got another job of murder
and quilted the city. Meantime there
was much talk with Haywood and Pet
tibone. Haywood advised Orchard TO
lie very low so as not to be arrested,
but, bless you, Orchard never worried.
He walked about the city, mostly at
night it is true, but he never suffered
from overconfnement to the house.
They discussed plans for more MUIR
der, and Haywood said that Adams
had been trying to get Judge Gabbert.
That was In the winter of 1904-5. Cab
bert had decided against Meyer in the
Telluride case, and. of course, his life
was forfeit. There was no justice to
be had in Colorado while such villain
as he continued to live
TELLS OF GABBERTs ESCAPE
I'VE watched his house some even
ings with shotguns," said Orchard. and
that was about the only shotgun epi-
sode of the crowded day. I'VE worked
around there once in a while, but it
was cold weather and we did not go
out much We never seen him."
So Gabbert got away, thanks to the
weather being unsuited for the pleas
ant trade of murder. Peabody was max
ing a contest for the governorship in
the legislature then against Alva Adj
ans, and Haywood was fearful that he
would win.
We've got to get Peabody quick" he
declared HE is liable to be seated
and if we have two years more of hin,
organized labor will have to leave Colo
rado. I don't care how you get him.
only do it"
The fate of organized murder was a.
stake in Colorado, too, and the chief
manager did his best for his trade.
That was the time that Orchard and
Billy Ackerman planted the bomb in
the snow by the edge of the sidewalk
where Peabody passed every morning
on his way to the capitol. 1t was d
skillful plan, the result of much expe-
rience in the destruction of life, and IL
was calculated to succeed. But fate
ruled in the rough medium OF a coal
cart and Peabody escaped by the skin
of his teeth
RAIL AT 3sHARD LUCK
Then Haywood and Pettibone swore
and rallied at their hard luck; Meyer in
jail and no murder done. They seemed
to have no heart just then for further
bomb practice. The legislature had
seated Peabody; he had resigned and
gone back to his home in Canyon City
But there were plenty of other MUIR
der subjects. There was Frank Herne
president OF the Colorado fuel and iron
company, OF whom Haywood said
They brought him out from Philade1-
phia to fix the legislature, as he used
to do in Pennsylvania. He's a good
man to put out of the way
steve and I watched his house a few
times, but we never seen him." said
Orchard.
Then there was D. H Moffatt, the
bank president and railroad man. "H=
is behind Peabody and the people in
these strikes" said Haywood. He is
the man responsible for the use of the
militia"
So Steve Adams and Harry Orchard
made a feeble attempt at Moffatt. but
while they were SO occupied Haywood
remembered Judge Goddard, Justice
Gabbert's companion on the supreme
bench. Haywood decided that Goddard
was the man who had compassed the
defeat OF the eight hour bill, and sc
his life was justly forfeited to ths
murderbund.
TRY TO SHOOT JUDGE
Adams and / hung around q month
or more trying to get a shot at hin
through the window at night" said
Orchard, but Goddard was not in the