Montana news. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-191?, 1907-06-20
Criminal
Career
Orchard Under CrOSS.ExaminatiOn Ad.
mits Committing Other Crimes
Tells of His WanderingS

is Mcfarland. Richardson wanted to
know if that was the same Mcfarland
he had spoken of before.
He now moves onward to give the
history Of the Gabbert and Goddard
bombs.
He and Pettibone were the con-
spirators in the Gabbert case. Mr..
Richardson engaged in considerable
chatting over the Peabody bomb that
Orchard left in his grip at Canon City.
Orchards account of making bomb
is that various quantities of dynamite
were packed in box, holes left in the
side by which giant caps were pressed
into the dynamite, bottle Of sulphur
is acid placed with a wire attached
to the cork 20 that il could easily be
withdrawn and the contents spilled so
as to ignite the mass. Various forces
were employed to withdraw the cork.
Sometimes the wire would be pulled,
sometimes the opening Of door would
accomplish 10 object. With the ia
body bomb q eloc .yas attached with
an alarm, and the wire wound around
the stem. Jsdge Gsbbert was to stoop,
and pick up a pocket book, and so set
off the bomb. Governor Steunenberg
opened the gate and pulled the string
in that way.
These fantastic tales Of things that
never happened, were the occasion Of
considerable levity with Mr.. Rienard-
son.
Orchard 3 excuse for not using his
bomb on Peabody in Canyon City, was
that he had joked with an insurance
man named Vaughn about having one.
in his grip, and he was afrail be
would be suspected if anything oc-
Cured.
He went 10 work on the Gaidarl
bomb in Pettibone's store. Mr. Rich
ardson here asked why Orchard always
had to get some Western Federation
man to go with him when he went out
to kill people-why he never went
by himself.
He said he never went out to kill
people till he got in with those West.
ern Federation fellows.
The examination proves tiresome. 1t
is monotoaoss repetition of what the
world is already familiar with from
the publication of Orchards corrcs-
sion. There is absolutely nothing new
except as the defense skillfuIly shows
that it has been doing a little detective
work on its own account, and unearths
various startling and diseomfitting dis
closures in regard to Orchards deeds.
The next attempt was made on Sher-
man Bell. Orchard claimed that a
team was procured TO assist him in this
particular job.
Richardson asked him if he did not
know that the teams used in the union
stores in Cripple Creek, after they
were looted by the militia and mine
owners were brought to Denver to be
disposed Il, and Pettibone took one ~
the teams TO sse in his business. But
Orchard strenuously asserted that the
team was especially got to help him
commit this murder. Some barking
dogs at the house saved Bells life.
Finally the attempt on Bell was aban-
doned because Meyer came back from
the military prison in Telluride, a very
sick man, and told them such work
must be stopped in Denver because IL
anything happened he would be arrest
ed, and he was not able to stand such
another deal.
Orchard now moved on To the STEM
nenberg conspiracy. He said the dark
plot originated in Meyers office.
Meyer, Haywood, Pettibone and Or
chard being present. Meyer said the
Denver work must be cut out for the
present, but there was outside work
that they wanted done. Meyer said
John Neville knew too much about the
Independence explosion, and had asked
him for $1,000 under threat Of ex-
posure. Orchard agreed to do this Job,
and admitted that he told Pettibone
that he had killed Neville, although at
the time Of promising Meyer he never
intended doing il. He said he sent
Wyatt from Salt Lake to accomplish
the deed. Richardson asserted thar
Neville had died "A natural death from
bowel trouble, 10 which Orchard as.
sented.
AT this conference with Stcunenberg
as prospective victim, Orchard aver