The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-06-06

he went once more TO Utah. returning
later 10 Idaho.
Orchard testified partly in response
to questions and partly was allowed to
tell his story in his own way. He
reached Cripple Creek, Colo. soon after
July !, 1902. Orchard said he had been
gwen withdrawal card from the West
srn Federation Of Miners when he left
Butte. Arriving at Cripple Creek he
once more went into the union-join-
ing local Of which W. f. Davis was
president This Davis was the same
man mentioned in connection with the
Idaho troubles
Orchard worked for a time at Vim.
dicator mine No, !, near Bull Hill. He
left there IN August. 1908, going out
i'm the general strike which was on
among the miners in the district. Or.
chard remained In the vicinity for
nearly year during all Of which time
the strike continued.
"What were you engaged III dur
ing that time9'' asked Hawley,
''I had no regular occupations" re-
piled Orchard.
"What trouble was there at the Vim
dicator mine In which you were en-
gagcd?N
The defense objected and the ques-
tion was temporarily withdrawn.
FWhere were the headquarters Of the
Federation at this time?" Mr.. Haw.
ley asked.
"At Denver"
"Who was the president and who
was secretary?h
"Charles II. Moycr was president and
W. D., Haywood was secretary re-
Piled the witness.
Promises to Connect Haywood
tion as to the VIndlcator mine. 1t
was once more objected TO. Judge
Wood overruled the objection upon the
statement of counsel for the prosecu
ton that Haywood would be connect
ed with the affair. Judge Wood said
that unless Haywood was properly con
nected with the testimony as given
by Orchard he would rule il all out,
vs. ~ had been h,i5gh-gra;dIing oln,,la IN the
High grading is commonly known as
stealing high-grade ore ] discovered
some powder in the mine continued
Orchard, land reported the fact to
Davis. president of our local. He said
he would give me 5000 TO set the pow
der off and blow up the mine. The
union men had all been called out on
strike. ! asked a companion, named
Scblotz, if he would like to 90 In with
thought we were justified. We went TO
the mine and took a couple of shots
at the man running the cage, He ran
away into tunnel. We did not find
the powder and came out of the mine
unmolcstod
"Iu November sometime, w. f. Da~
Wis and Sherman Parker, who were in
charge Of the strike, came to me and
asked If we couldn t drop bomb into
Tho NiO1icnTor m inn and rOin IL They
said they would give me $500 for ii.
I went TO Schlotz about 1T, but he said
he did not want to do it, for they had
not paid him for the last time he went
into the mine. man named Acker.
man then said he would help me. I
got 30 pounds of giant powder and ar"
ranged it with giant caps which were
TO be set off by the lifting of the guard
rail as the cage passed the seventh level
We placed the bomb but did not hear
ANYTHING Of 1T for about week when
il finally exploded. Superintendent
Charles Mccormick and Mel Book, u
shift boss. were killed,
Blood Money From Headquarters.
81 saw Davis and Parker after this
at the miners hall and we talked it,
over a little / went homo with them
that night | told them ] was broke
and wanted some money and they SAID
they would have TO get 1T from head
quarters in Denver. That night they
wanted me TO 90 to Victor with them.
| held back at first, but they said there
was no reason to fear, and L finally
went, [ asked again for the money.
saving | might have 10 get out. Parker
said he would give it to me the next
day The next day, however, both Da-
Wis and Parker were arrestcd-the day
following the meeting at Victor. w.