The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1907-06-05

Aitef thr mii was blown M. the
men vent back home. one man
named Saith waa killed. aud ho
Thought another one VAS killed. "a
result ~ the mistaken fikhf Five
days iaier the federal tfp0ps ar
rived. being aelled OUT By Governor
StcunenheFK Orchard left town
then. fearing arrest lie drlftad
about Montana. Utah. AFizona aud
California. arriving Ia Cripple
Creek Cole. IA 1908. lie worked
IN the NindieatoF mine there until
August. 1904. aud quit because
general strike vas declared. which
lasted a. long a. hs stayed. Meyer
sAH pTesident. and Haywood was
secretary Of the Federation Al that
time, The strike al Cripple cFeek
VAS In charge OF W r. Davis. who
led the attack en- the wardnar
min Orchard sworo that Davis
offered him $500 n be would blow
up the vlndieator tunnel Ito got
= fnan naracd Joe srhotis 90 90
With him. the plan being 20 blow
Hp the non.anioa workers. bat they
we're discovered and forced 10 re.
treat In November Davis asked
him 20 set 8 bomb In the vinai.
Gator 30 that shea the men were
going % work Il would explode
tie couldn't plan this. but he conld
explode the dynamite caps With re.
xolvef euiiets He was promised
$500 BY Davis II be would do II.
lie planted the powder In the aisfh.
instead % The seventh level. where
work was proceeding. A week
later Superintendent Mccormick
and a shift hoaa triod 60 enter the
sixth level whoa the powder ca
pioded and both we're killed
Nests aoysr ard lay~oos.
Orchard said when he asked
Davis for the monoy he said he
would have 20 get IL frons bead
quarters IN Denver Tho next day
Davis and sherman Parker were
arrested. Later Orchard seat TO
Denver where be met Meyer. Hay
wpod introduced himself he aaid
b. knew him By reputation Meyer
asked him II be wanted tbs money
and b said not then. lie said
Mover told him he knew be vas
the man Who blew up Mccormick
and the Fnlae boas. lie said Il
was q fine lob IIe swore that Hag.
wood declared he woaid sooner
have bosses and mAnsEers Killed
than q hundred seabs Re declared
BE wuuld have no more work for
tho witness 10 DO Tor while. bat
sight work. as II they dsdat clean
30 the mine oeasrs thsy would
drive the miners out OF the dis,
trics
Orchard vent back 10 Cripple
Creek three days later. Before
starring Haywood gave him 500 for
hlowtng ag the indicator Ito De.
cinFed he haan't done any iaboysnE
work since thea. devotinE hiz time
- blowing up property and klliing
Iuen. lie said Haywood asked him
70 Kin some soldiers he spent the
nexf few month4 making bumhs In
Cripple Greek Haywood told him
- would have % krep quiet until
after the trial Of Parker and Davis
and other leaders. who we're tried
for murder. aud attempted train
wrrckink
The latter proposition he said
Was planned by Parker who de
EiEnsd the wreck Of the Florence
and Cripple Creek train which
nightly carried many uon.anion |
men from the mines In Cripple |
Creek Orchard declared he had |
previously sqncaied on Parker 20
a railroad detective because Par.
kef would not givs him money. At
this point q recess VAS ordered I
when court rcoouvened this after
noon more than 500 men. women 1
and children beseiged the doors and |
tried 10 get In. Orchard At once |
resumed his story.