The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-06-12
ORCHARD WEARlES
MINERS DEFENSE
IN BOISE TRIAL

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bone to cough up again, was'it? asked
1T wasn't hard to do either" replied
Orchard.
Too CowardIy to Shoot
There was a good illustration of tho
way Orchard draws the line between
crimes he comnltted and those he de-
mics. He confessed the deser1ion of his
first wife without a CULVER. but when
Richardson accused him of quitting TIE
Cripple Greek wife he denied il vigor-
ously and declared that ne had an ar
rangement with Haywood and Pettlbone
10 look ont for her while Re was IL
California on the bradley business. ana
that from what Pettibone had written
on his return there.
One incident revealed him i'm a little
dlHerent way from what has been
shown before. 1t emphasized the change
IN him since his prison life began.
Richardson was questioning him about
the, attempt to kill Judge Gabbert and
said;
There wasn't thing on earth 10
prevent you shooting him on the street.
IF it looked good to us about getting
away We could have shot him. replied
well why didn't you go mp and ring
the bell and call him out and then shoot
I'VE were too cowardly. then" said
Orchard. And that was about the only
reference he had made TO his changed
views except Tor the one response yes
terday.
Set on Peabody Again.
You wouldn't permit any other man
10 call you cowardly, would your"
al
now, replied Orchard with more show
OF feeling. both in voice and manner.
than lie has given at any other point of
his story, except the killing Of Steunen-
berg. and for a moment when he was
telling Of the poisoning OF the Bradley
milk He went on with perfect GOODNESS
IN moment. however, and told how he
had abandoned the attempt on Gabbert
at the orders of Haywood and Petit
Lone, when Haywood set him to work
on Peabody again
And there Richardson paved the way
Tor one OF the hardest answers he got
during the day. They were talking about
the Peabody-Adams contest over the
SoVernorshlp Of Colorado, and Richard
son said:
You know that Haywood was stating
openly that u made no difference 70
the western Federation whether Adams
or Peabody was governor, don't you?"
Yes but he talked very differently TO
us, replied Orchard. He used to say
over with us"
But you never advertised that differ
ence until you met Mcfarland did
your asked Richardson.
Never until I made up my mind 10
quit that business and do what was
right said Orchard.
Chance to Kill $50 Men.
In GlobevilIe there was boarding
house where $50 men employed in the
Globe smelter lived. Richardson said
that Orchard proposed to Max Malich.
the Austrian saloon keeper, who had
befriended him before. that the place be
blown up. accompanying the proposition
with the declaration that II was a
one time
Orchard denied that he proposed this
scheme, but said that Malich had done
so; on the ground that the scabs were
driving him out Of business and ne
wanted 10 scare them away. Orchard
readily agreed TO the scheme. and went
out TO a powder house five or six miles
from town and stole 100 pounds OF dyna-
mite with which to do the work II was
part OF this powder which he subse-
IuentIy used in the bomb he took to
Sahyon CITY TO blow up Governor Pea
Douy; Ihey never made the attempt on
the boarding house. though. as Hay-
wood told them not to-
Orchard didn't know why Haywood
was not willing TO have all those "scabs''
blown up at once. He was put to work
on Judge Goddard, OF the supreme court
instead. and thought nothing about the
scabs. 1t was then too that Hav-
wood was trying TO get Herne tho
Colorado Fuel and Iron man, whom ne
accused of tampering with the legisla-
Now. said Richardson. as il he were
dpout TO spring mine under the wit
ness will you tell the jury why when
You We're getting all the money you
NdnfoQ ~ nj
you kept on drawing relief?"
will" said Orchard readily.
Wei, go on and do So"
II was because Meyer and HAYWOOD
and Petubone told me to. and so aid
Sherman Parker and w F. Davis
They all said II would attract attention
IF / paio fer things for nv family with
my money and would arouse suspicion"
Quarrel With Adams.
Somehow that did not seem 10 be The
answer Richardson was expecting at
all. He made no further effort to DC
Nelop the matter. however and shut the
subject with his mine inspiring He
tried TO show that Orchard and Sieve
rel over Orchards non-payment Of mis-
board. Orchard admitted that there had
been little difference between them
but IL was because Steve had given
them a bad scare by getting drunk and
being in jail for week. while they
didn't know where he was and couldn't
find him.
When he got out" said Orchard ..I
told him 1 didn't like that kind of a
proposition. and he and Joe Malich
would work together and. would go
somewhere else"
Steve was in very bad favor at head
quarters because of that spree. Orchard
SAID. and Haywood would not give him
any money. So Orchard borrowed 80
from Max Malich TO help Steve ;.et
away Steve's wife sat in court and
griuned ar this recital. as she did when
Orchard said that she went along two
or three times when they were trying
20 shoot Judge Gabbert, to serve as a