The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-06-13

and said he thought we ought not To
do anything while the trials were In
progress. A man named Mckinney
testified at one OF the trials about a
liquid which burned. Meyer told me
that We must be careful not 10 use
any OF the liquid scou or he might
become connected with IL. !"
Orchard said he afterward went
with Meyer 10 the Telluride country
In connection with injunction pro-
ceedings which the union took
against the citizens 10 prevent their
molesting miners who returned after
deportation.
Orchard said after the Telluride
trouble he returned TO Denver where
he met Haywood and Pettibone at
federation headquarters.
| "They wanted TO Know II
couldn't work up some scheme To as
sassinate Gov. Peabody. of Colorado.
They said they couldn't get Justice
In the courts, aud the only way to
set their rights was To take the law
into our own hands. proceeded 10
watch him for some time at the cap
ito, and Mt his home on Grand ave-
nne, three blocks from the capitol.
II reported 10 Haywood and Petit
bone that there was a stone wall.near
peabody's house, from behind which
he could be easily shot. Haywood
said he thought Steve Adams was
the best man he kne~ OF for che
work. / went to Cripple Creek and
saw Adams about IL. lie said he
was ready for twas ready for any
! old thing gave Adams some
money and came away.
ole said he would come TO Den
, yer and telephone me In "a few days.
Adams followed me To Denver In
! three days. saw Adams In the
room over Pet:ibone's store and AT
: headquarters. Pettibone sold hose
D specialties. | told Haywood sano
pettibone Steve was coming and the,
5 said IL was all right.
when he came they gave hin
D some money and fettibone bought
| him new suit OF clothes and fixed
y him up. They also gave Adams ane
{ me two sawed-off shotguns and shell'
filled with buckshot. The guns ~er'
o sawed OF so we could carry them un
I der our coat. Pettibone gave thu
!. guns TO us. He said he got then
from headquarters.
1--WE watched for Peabody ever.
d night. We kept after him for thre
!. weeks. One night we saw a hacl
IS come along and turn into his resi-
y ence. We stole up behind IL viii
our guns, expecting TO see the gcs
!, ernor get out and only two wome
e alighted, however. After this W
}, we're afraid 10 go around there, fo
d the women had watched us closel
8 that night. We decided then "
would try TO use a bomb--diaeing
Dr. hole In the sidewalk and buryine II.
ID "Did you talk TO Haywood abot
A. this?''
q Eyes. pettibone said all RICH
at but Haywood said he didn't wal
ly this done, because the executi'
H. board was In session aud he did ~
nd want anything to occur at that tim
lie told Us TO lay of for awhile. v
up remained 10 the city, but didn't |
rk to headquarters much.
II. "what next did you doy'
nd "We were TO assassinate Ly
ey Gregory--a deputy sheriff who III
er been In the mines. lie had also be-
lie. In Golddeld and was against us. ~
an "who suggested thisY"
"Pettibone. He told Adams al
cd myself he wanted the thing dor
100 We talked the matter over In Pet
bones store. Pettibone said IL wou
10 be a good thing TO make an exhmi
i OF Gregory.
'od "Jim Murphy, OF Butte, spoke
rot and said he thought IL would be
20 good thing, too pettiboDe, Ada
aid and myself went down town 10
ers saloon where we found Gregory II
rear room, drunk. Meidrim. "
pie was a mlne-owner, was with Gregg
md We watched them and followed Tia
ven across the street. i'ettibone u
nhs made some excuse and left Us.
aid Gregory left the place about m
MT night. He saw me, ] think, q
made n reach, as thought. foi
Try, gun. | then shot three times Wit
to sawed of shotgun. -
on "Did you Kill himT"
an, "Yes, sir. ] believed did. -
lor. Meldrim was with Gregory al [
der time. Orchard then told OF rum
the away and hiding bis gun. Next
an he saw Haywood. pettibone and J
de- Simpkins.
as They all expressed themselves
! al well pleased with the job. i
said IL was all right with then.
aid, he wouldn't get aft7T them
OK a hard. for the thought that who's
rain bumped Gregory of bad done a 5
here job.
glch where was Meyer at this time
said He was In jail at Telluride. -