Los Angeles herald., 1907-06-10
Recital of Crimes May
Eclipse That Of
Orchards
Written Confession to
Be Used by the
Prosecution
New Light Thrown on Murder of
Gregory in Denver-Mysterious
Order Allowed Suspects
to Escape
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
BOISE, Idaho, June 9-Steve Adams,
another prisoner witness for the state
in the case against w. D. Haywood, is
now on his way to Boise, coming from
the jail at Wallace, where he is held
pending trial on the charge of mur-
der. Adams, according to Harry Or
chard, was the partner of the great
assassination in many of the dumping
off, expeditions, successful and unsuc-
cessful, to which Orchard has made
confession. Adams also confessed, last
year, but, unlike Orchard, he repu-
dated the document when he faced the
gallows. The confession is, however.
sworn and in writing. 1t shows care
full correction and interlineation in
Adams own handwriting. Astounding
though it may seem, those who have
seen Adams confession say it sur
passes Orchards story of cold-blooded
relation of man-hunting and murder.
The list of Adams alleged victims is
not as long as that with which Or
chard credits himself, but this is. said
to be because Steve still hunted a sin
gle quarry, while Harry, to use his
own words, did not care whether he
killed one man or fifty" as he felt
at that time"
Another interesting witness who arr
rived in Boise today is Mrs. Ida Toney-
Orchard, the widow with three chill
dren whom Orchard took to .wifehood
during the existence of another wife
living in Canada and under Orchards
true name. Mrs. Ida Toney- Orchard
will be a witness for the defense. 1t is
understood she will testify that Or
chard, while he lived at Cripple Creek,
Colo, was in the employ of the mine
owners. 1t is expected by the defense
that she will be able to throw some
light upon the motives of Orchard and
will be relied on to strengthen the
claim of the defense that the mine own
ers and not the Western Federation
of Miners were the conspirators who
employed Orchard to murder. Orchard
married the second time at Cripple
Creek when he was at work as a miner
At that time he was member of the
miners union. They were married
shortly before the great strike broke
out in 1904. The woman was keeping
a miners boarding house.
Orchard Suspected
Some new light has been thrown on
the murder of Lyte Gregory in Den
yer. According to statements made by
the police in Denver, Orchard and
Simnkins. or whoever his accomplice
was, were suspected at the time-of the
murder BloodhoundS tracked them to
the ward behind Pettibone's store,
where Orchard says he hid his guns,
and the other evidence which was dis
covered. The police were about to ar
rest the two men when orders came
from some mysterious source that the
men were not to be molested. and Or
chard was allowed to get out of town.
This statement is said to have been
made by Chief of Detectives Loomis of
Denver and Paul Gregory, a asbrother
of the murdered man, has made sim
liar statement. 1t is likely that both
will be called as witnesses and the
mysterious order allowing Orchard to
get away will be investigated
The arrival of witnesses is an inter-
esting feature of the case. Men whose
names have been connected with the
history of the mining troubles and the
bloodshed in Idaho and Colorado are
seen continually on the streets, in the
court room or in the hotel lobbies
Angus Sutherland, the little Scotchman
who was sheriff of Shoshone county in
the Occur d'Alenes, himself famous
gun fighter; the marshal of Victor,
Colo. who went through the stirring
times of troubles lHeIS III 1oVo anu l'V1,
Bulkeley Wells, the former adJuatnt
general of Colorado, who dug up the
Sonob PLANTED to kill Governor Pea
body and who was in charge of the
sneciaI train that ran from Denver to
Boise with Meyer, Haywood and Petit
bone and which Is generally called the
kidnapping trip" and dozen otner
men of that ilk are here and Will par
ticipate in the trial as witnesses.
= q Pink1rt0n
will testify that he has peen mem
her of the Western Federation of Min
ers for some years and during that
time he was president of lodge He,
while NOT a member of the executive
hoard was in their confidence up to a
certain point. and at the same time
was making regular reports to the de-
tective agency.
This man will be formidable witness
for the state. His employment to join
the Western Federation and learn their
secrets is in line with the detection OF
the Mollie McGuires in Pennsylvania
and which led to the conviction of the
men accused. Capt. James Mcfarland,
who has had charge of the present case
since the arrest of Orchard and who is
now the superintendent of the Pinkerton
agency with headquarters at Denver
was the detective who Joined the Molly
McGuires and secured the secrets OF the
organization.
That Harry Orchard has written a
book appeared in the course of the
cross-examination. Orchard, in reply to
Mr.. Richardson said:
Richardson examined him carefully as
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