The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-06-12

mo. sir. 1t does nothing of the sort, =
said Orchard positively; I'VE talked
about it the day they wanted me to go
10 California to get Bradley"
As TO the details of his story. Orch
ard seems infallible.
He repeats them as often as Rich
ardson desires. and seems never to lose
patience.
Orchard said it was while he was
living with Steve Adams that he was
detailed by Haywood to help Adams as
sassinate Judge Gebbert in Denver.
Haywood said he wanted US to shoot
Gaobert because he felt the use of dy
mantle would get everybody in trou-
Bile said Orchard. His idea in con-
tinuing 10 kill was to get the ranch
Haywood, Meyer and Pettibone had
promised him.
And you were ready to Kill every
body in Colorado for an $500 ranch %
suggested Richardson.
Il don't know about that"
Orchard as Gambler.
once more Richardson reverted to
Orchards gambling proclivities Three
or tour times a day the subject has
eonle w since the cross-examination
began. This time Haywood's attorney
wanted to know what sort of games
Orchard played. He said he played
faro bank, draw poker, stud poker and
blackjack. He denied that he had ever
run a game, in response TO a question
which had been prOpounded nearly
score of times before, insisting that he
lost at gambling more often than he
won.
Orchard said he looked about Judge
Gabbert's house several nights hoping
for a chance to shoot him.
Why didn't you go up and ring the
door bell and pump il into him?' asked
Richardson.
Because 1 was too eowardly," said
Orchard without a moments hesitation.
You never allowed anybody else to
call you a coward, did you, in those
days?'
Il don't know about that"
You considered yourself very brave
man't didn't you?"
Il call al the things I've done very
cowardly," said Orchard in a low, even
voice.
Richardson asked Orchard as to some
of HaywOod's public utterances about
the time Peabody attempts were being
being made, one TO the effect that the
Western Federation of Miners did not
care who was governor.
Mr.. Haywood often said things on
the outside that he talked about diff
ferently to US" said Orchard.
You used to do the same thing, didnt
you2''
Yes, I did up to the time / changed
and decided to tel the truth"
Orchard was being questioned as to
the makeup Of the bombs prepared
for Governor Peabody when the lunch
con recess until 1:30 p. IN. was ordered.
At the afternoon session Richardson
took new tack and asked Orchard a
long series of questions as to where
and how much Billy Alderman paid 20
have his teeth fixed. The witness de-
clarad he did not know whether Acker-
man had his teeth fixed at a dental
college or not. He said he knew Ac-
herman got money to have his teeth
attended to and spent most of it. 1t
was presumed tc be Richardson's pur-
pose to show that Orchard, Adams and
Alderman had little money the winter
of 1904-1905.
After exhausting the subject of Ac-
kerman's teeth, Attorney Richardson
returned TO the Peabody affair. He
carefully carried the witness over the
planting of the first bomb in the snow
at the corner of Thirteenth street and
Grant avenue. This was about Jan. 1,
1895
Orchard denied that he was in a plot
to trap Max Malich into committing
the murder. Orchard also donied that
he offered for 800 to murder a bust
ness rival of MaIich named Mcdaniel.
The first bomb was placed at about
8 o'clock in the morning by Steve
Adams and Orchard They drove up in
livery rig to the corner and Orchard
planted the bomb. There were twenty
FIVE or thirty pounds of powder in the
bomb They did not plant il at night.
Orchard said. because they were afraid
of its freezing. Richardson carried the
witness into an expert disGuisition on
the mapufa ctuTe of bombs.
Failed to Get Peabody.
Adams and Orchard were to pull the
wire as Governor Peabody passed the
place where the internal machine was
buried. This wire was strung to point
a block away and had TO pass in front
of an alley. Orchard and Adams stood
where they could see Governor Pea
body as he came out.
This was the instance when Just as
the governor passed the bomb two
coal wagons came out of the alley and
drove over the wire. The two assassins
saw it would be useless to pull the wire
and even IL they could have done so the
drivers of the wagons. as we'll as sew
eTal other persons passing at the time
would have seen them.
Orchard said he could not tell whether
the wagons were loaded or not.
After the failure of the attempt the
quest of Peabody was temporarily aban-