New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-06-13
MORE ORCHARD CRIME.
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laughed heartily at Richardson's seeming discom-
future.
Who told you to always tell me you are telling
the TRUTH" next demanded the irate attorney
Mr. Mcfarland. Mr. Hawley and Mr.. Borah all
told me 10 tell nothing but the truth
.Hs, ha"' cried Richardson. They told you to
tell me you are telling the TRUTH"
NO sir" replied Orchard, POSITIVELY They
told tell the truth. tell you that
WIS telling it
Then Why do YOU keep on telling mc?" shouted
Richardson.
Because YOU try 10 make 1t appear that I am
telling the truth"
''You under oath. aren't you?'
YES. sir
And you respect that oath?"
Yes SIR
We'll. what are you kicking about?"
I'm not kicking" said Orchard. with exaspcrat-
inF calmness
by the way" questioned Richardson. anew
'fhave you seen MCFARLAND this morning."
NO, sir
See him last night?"
mo. sir"
did you see him night before Iast7 forgot
20 ask you yesterday"
Tuesday night? No, sir"
Orchard said he had MCFARLAND AT Hawley's
office yesterday morning for few minutes.
The witness said that when the hail insurance
business gave out he returned to Denver and went
70 work on Judges Gatbert and Goddard. Orchard
said that Pettihone had agents out in the country
carpet sweepers. clothes wringers. etc.
These men sometimes solicited life insurance
Several times during the cross-exarnination Rich
erdson said 10 Orchard
Lets take the lid off this"
The attorney had been taunted by Senator Borah
several days ago for taking the Id off" and get.
ting what he did not want
Orchard said he talked with Pettibone about the
Goddard and Gabbert affairs in the basement Of
the Pettibone store
This basement was a repair shop where Petit
bone and his employees often worked, wasn't it,
asked Richardson.
Yes. sir
And there nothing suspicious about IT."
There tin box which didn't look good TO
me"
Well what WAS in the tin box? Let's take the
lid off that. too"
You seem TO have lid on the BRAIN chimed in
Senator Borah, bur Richardson did not heed the
sally.
Orchard said he did not know all that was in the
box. he had Of the things that had
gone into it. Here the matter dropped
Orchard said he made the Goddard and Gabbert
bombs in Petitioners basement.
Did YOU get the materials out Of the tin box?'
asked Richardson.
NO; Pettibone had the powder buried in his
yard
While he making the second bomb. Orchard
said, Pettbone in Salt Lake. The bombs for
Judges Gabbert and Goddard made within a
few days Of each other.
Orchard PettibOne ne
Gabbert bomb, which eventually killed man
named VALLEY, instead Of tie intended victim. but
he had talked with any Of the federation lead
regarding the Goddard bomb. He was acting
under instructions Of several months before TO
get the two judges.
The Goddard bomb hurled the judges
gate. II never went off
These attempts failing. Orchard said he went
20 work on Sherman Bell. Mrs. Pettibone had
gone East on a visit and Orchard was staying at
D.
him several times to the neighborhood of Bells
home
They drove in a rig. The was one of
erai brought to Denver from Cripple Creek after
the union stores had been looted by the militia.
They had been used in the mining country de-
liver relief goods the families Of the men on
strike. One Of The team gray mare, Or
chard said and the other used up black"
They weren't fit TO drive a team" said
Orchard. The gray mare might have been all
right but she was too conspicuous Haywood told |
10 buy another horse and a good buggy to use |
81 the Sherman Bell affair
Hadn't Haywood received an offer Of $3.50 for !
the team you say all used up?"
1T was something 800 for the horses har-
ness and wagon"
You going 10 kill Sherman Bell you |
bought horse to help you in the task and YOU |
went away in two weeks time?'
Yes"
And you didn't kill Benc"
No"
Orchard said he never got opportunity. lie |
Bell once twice the porch
why didn't you shoot him."
Because 1t was dark where he sat and was |
Hight where had to go to shoot. Several times l
tried 10 approach the house, but there wore some
little dogs. which would start barking"
ON these occasions Pettibone was waiting for
you down the street in the buggy"
yes. SIR
Orchard said Meyer ordered him to let ur on /
Sherman Bell. The president Of the federation /
had just returned from California and was IN i'll |
health He said he wanted nothing done in Teuvcr /
while he there, he did not TO nm the /
risk Of being put IN jail again. Meyer had Lsen in
had health ever since he was released from the
military prison Telluride.
And he continues in I'll health far a~ you
know" added Richardson.
He was the last time saw him" said the
witness.
Meyer said it would be good thing to do some
outside work"
He told me to get Johnny Neville said Orchard
Neville had told him ne knew bout the hide
pendence station and had demanded 81 200 Meyer
said ne was afraid Of Neville and thought would
be safe IF he out of the way told Mover I
would do tt
But you didn't Go it,
No. Neville died a natural death"
Moyer did not have anything all to do with
planning the Independence station affair did he .?
NO sir; he knew nothing about it,"
Court here took the luncheon recess until $50 D. m
AFTER recess Richardson's cross-examination of
Orchard led down. at last TO the time Orchard first
started out the mission which eventually result
ed In the death of former Governor Steunenberg
for whose murder Haywood is on trial It WAS az
the conference with Haywood. Meyer and Petit
bone after Meyers return from California, in Au-
gust 1863 that the subject first mentioned
Orchard said Meyer he'd just finished telling him TO
set rid Of Johnny Neville when Haywood brought
up the killing Of Steunenberg
haywood said it would be good thing to get