Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-06-12
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affair. He carefully carried the witness
over the planting of the first bomb IN
the STOW at Thirteenth street and
| Grant Ave This was about Jan. l. 1905.
Orchard denied he was in plot to
tap Max Malich into committing the
. murder. Orchard also denied he offered
for 800 to murder a business rival of
Malich named Mcdonald.
The first bomb was placed about s
o'clock in the morning by Steve Adams
and Orchard They drove in livery rig
to the corner and Orchard planted the
bomb. There were % OF 80 pounds of
uowder IN the bomb. They did not plant
it ut night, Orchard said. because they
were afraid of it's freezing. Richardson
carried the witness into an expert dis
QUESTION on the manufacture OF bombs.
Adams and Orchard were to pull the
wire as Gov. Peabody passed. This
wire was strung to a point 4 block
away and had to pass in front of an
alley 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 if they could
have done so the drivers of the wagons
as well rs several other person passing
at the time would have seen them. At
ter the failure of the attempt to the
quest of Peabody was temporarily
abandoned.
Orchard declared he got no money
directly either from Haywood or Meyer,
during the winter of 190i-5. There was
an arrangement he said that Adams
should draw the money from Pettibone.
Haywood participated in the arrange
ments. AS to Meyer. Orchard said he
did not see him all winter.
1 Richardson asked Orchard if he had
| tried to get Max Malich, a man of
good reputation, in Denver, into q plan
to blow up a boarding house full of
| "scabs" in Globe HILL
"No, sir" replied Orchard Max Ma
Itch tried to get me into it, He suggest
Ell it,"
And what did you say?"
| Il said I'd try to help him do it,"
He did not ask Malich for any money
| whatever. Malich according to Orchard
said the 'scabs" We're driving him out
of business and he wanted them done
away with
| Orchard said he had talked to Hay
wood about the proposed dynamiting
and was told not to try it. That ended
| the matter.
Where did you get your fresh meat
while you and Steve Adams lived at
| Globeville''
| Some times at Max MaliCh's"
"As a matter of fact weren't you so
hard up you stole meat from the stock
yards?'
| Wed go over and get a sheep some
| times at night" replied Orchard, amid
| laughter.
| and YOU did not have any money!"
| Yes, we did"
| Orchard said he was drawing sup
| plies from the miners strike relief
| fund at the time he was being paid for
| crime.
Now will you tell the jury why you
| did this
The witness replied:
| "Moycr, Haywood, Parker and Davis
! told me To take ~" supplies, as other
wise they would want to know where
| got the money to live on
| Orchard said the Gabbert and Harne
| tunity to score against Goddard. Asked
why he wanted to kill Goddard, Or
| chard said it was because Haywood
] told him to. Haywood said Goddard
was against the 3-hOur law and helped
| upset it.
Orchard said that Mrs. Steve Adams
| accompanied him and her husband
| when they stalked Goddard at his
home.
How was she armed?" he was
| asked.
she wasn't armed. She went along
| as a blind"
Richardson wanted to know if Steve
Adams had not threatened to put Or
chard out because he could not pay
| his board bill. Orchard said they had
quarreled but angrily denied it was
over a board bill.
Orchard said he gave Adams $40 to
get out Of town. This was because
Haywood would not give Steve any
more money ito get drunk on"
Adams ami Orchard parted COM
pany for a while after this. The latter
| continued to seek an opportunity to
| destroy Judge Goddard.
Richardson brought a new figure tc
| the case by asking Orchard in regard
| to his acquaintance with Lottie Fay.
| The witness said he met the woman
| after going to live at the Hotel Bel
mont following his break with Adams.
[ Before he could get" Goddard, Or
| chard said that Meyer, Haywood ana
| Pettibone told him to go down Ia
| Canon City to continue his attempt on
Peabody. The arrangement was madu
| at Meyers home in the Aberdeen flats.
| This was the first time Orchard had
| brought Meyer into the case for long
while.
Then court adjourned until tomor-
| row morning.
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