The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-06-16
Worked With Orchard.

The next witness was the insurance So
licitor, w. J. Vaughn, who Orchard said
IN his testimony was with him in Canon
City when he went there ito get" ex-
Governor Peabody. Vaughn and Orcha ri
later travelled together, making consid-
cradle money writing hail insurance"
for farmers.
When Vaughn was sworn. he said he
was now in the tailroad business as a
train service man for the 500 line Most
of his life, with few Interruptions. has
been spent in railrOading. Vaughn first
met Orchard at the Belmont hotel IN
Denver under the name of Dempsey.
When he met and roomed with Orchard
in Canon City in the spring of 1904, the
man had taken the name OF Thomas Ho-
gan.
Both Orchard and Vaughn were work
ing at this time as solicitors for the Mu-
tual Life Insurance company of New
York
In Canon City Vaughn said he heard 4
clock ticking in the room. but could not
see it. He asked Orchard about it. bu.
got no information al the time. He later
had to move Orchards grip and found it
very heavy.
I'm a joking way. Orchard told me he
had bomb in the grip and was going TO
put II under man across the street"
said the witness
In Canon City Orchard pointed out Gov
ernOr Peabody's residence to the witness
On cross examination Vaughn said he
and Orchard worked hard to write life
y,
not successful. The witness suggested
that the situation was not good at Canon
City, and proposed going to Rocky Ford
orchard orr hin, ,hupg off, . on this proposition
worked hard when he got there
Did Orchar point out other residences
than PeabOdy's in Canon City?" asked
Attorney Richardson.
Yes. sir; but | became Suspicious Of
him right there
From that or from several things?"
Several things"
But you continued to go with him."
Yes. | thought he was indiscreet and
insincere."
He acted erratic?''
YES"
Thought Him Crazy.
You thought he was nutty, didn't
you?"
Yes, sir; I thought he was 'bughouse'."
replied the witness.
When they wrote hail insurance. the
witness and Orchard carried on the bus
mess under the name of Hogan &
Vaughn.
Vaughn, who now lives in MINNEAPOLIS.
SAID he was first approached about COM
ing to Boise by a Pinkerton detective
He reported to Detective Mcfarland
upon arriving here. The witness said he
expected TO compensation for coming
other than his expenses. He felt thai
having been associated with Orchard he
should come and tell what he knew
Vaughn, on redirect examination said
he was union labor mana member Of
the Order Of Railway Conductors. Speak
ing further of his suspicious of Orchard
vaughn said he became convinced the
man was not gentleman. The answer
was stricken out as a conclusion and not
a fact; There was some laughter at this
new charge against Orchard.
Inc prosecution, continuing its tactics
of jumping from place to place in corro5-
Grating Orchard, called as the next Wit
Eess, George W. Rich, a hotel keeper of
POcatello, Ida. Orchard said that in 1903
Haywood told him he had sent Steve
Adams to Pocatello to throw some pet
ubone DOPE, or Grecian fire. into a car
of non-union miners expected through
there.
The witness. Rich, said Adams stopped
at his hotel In September, 1903, under the
name of Ward He identified Adams
from his appearance in the courtroom
yesterday. Adams has a rather hard !
face, and Rich said he remembered il
very we'll He also identified Adams
signature on the hotel register. This end
ed the taking of testimony for the day
Attorney Richardson asked the prosecu-
tion for an idea as to when the defense
should have its witnesses in Boise
You had better get them here by
Wednesday morning.. said Senator Bo- !
Tah.
The announcement was decided SIR
prise to everybody. Even Judge Wood
was taken back, for he said:
There will be no session Monday, Sen
ator Borah; the court has to go TO Cald- |
well that day"
We still think we will get through bv |
Wednesday morning" replied the prose- /
This means but one more day to be |
occupied by the state
III was 2:32 p. m. when court adjourned /
until $50 O'Clock Tuesday morning