The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-06-06


 ker told me that several of the boys had been doing little things and they all wanted money. but 1t was hard to get because nothing big had been pulled off. I decided to tell the rail- road people because I wanted my money. The next day I told D. c. Scott of the railroad company. l told him all I knew about the matter. Scott wanted me to come back again and I did not see him again. Man time, the bomb in The vindicator had finally gone on Scott sent for me and wanted to know if l knew anything c about the explosion.
 'I said no; that thought it was an accident. l met Mover several times during the trials which followed the explosion. Mover was attending the trials. and said he thought We ought not to do anything while the trials were in progress. A man named Mo- Kinney testified at one of the trials about a liquid which burned. Mover told me that we must be careful not to use any of the liquid soon, or he might be connected with it.
 ' Orchard said he afterward went with Mover to the Telluride country in con- nection with injunction proceedings which the union took against the citi- zens to prevent their molesting miners who returned after deportation.
 At this point of the testimony the luncheon recess was ordered until 1:30 o'clock.
 Orchard retired in custody of bailiffs and detectives.
 AfternOon Session Crowded.
 There was a tremendous crush at the afternoon session of the court, the news. of Orchards appearance on the stand having spread rapidly through out the city.
 More than one half of the crowd was made up of women.
 Orchard resumed the stand as soon as court reconvened, and picked up the threads of his narrative where he left off in the morning. Notwithstand- ing the injunction Orchard said that some of the miners returning to Tel luride were arrested. Orchard then returned to Denver where he met Hay wood and Pettibone at the Federation Headquarters.
 Assassination Talked Over.
 ''They wanted to know if I would not work up some scheme to assas- sinate Governor Peabody of Colorado. They said they could not get justice in the courts. and the only way to get our rights was to take the law into our own hands. They wanted me first to see if I could not get acquainted with Governor Peabody. his ways. etc.. and see what chance there was to as- sassinate him. I proceeded to watch him for some time, at the capitol and at his home on Grant Avenue, three blocks away.
 T reported to 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 knew of for the work I went f0 Cri n nd d ak 1t. He said he was ready for it~-was ready for any old thing. "gave Adams some money and came away. He said he would come to Denver and telephone me in few days. Adams followed me to Denver in three days. I saw Adams in the room over Petit bones store and headquarters. Petit bone sold house specialties. told Haywood and Pettibone that Steve was coming. and they said all right
 when Steve came they gave him some money and Pettibone bought him new suit of clothes and fixed him up.
 They also gave Adams and me two sawed-oR shotsguns and shells loaded with buckshot. The guns were sawed off so we could carry them under our coats Pettibone gave us the guns. He got them from Federation headquar- ters.
 We watched for Peabody every night for a week. but did not see him for week. We kept after him for We kept after him for three weeks. One night we saw a hack come along and turn into his residence. We stole up behind 1t witch our guns, expecting to see the Gov- ernor get out Only two women aIight- cd. however. After this we were afraid to go around there for the hal night. We decided then we would try to use a bomb. digging a hole in the sidewalk and burying it."
 Did you talk to Haywood about this?"
 ''Yes. Pettibone said all right, but Haywood said he did not want this done because the executive board was in session. and he did not want any thing to occur at this time He told us to lay off for awhile. We remained in the city, but did not go to head quarters much"
 What next did you do."
 GregOry's Death Planned,
 we were to assassinate Lyte Greg ory, a deputy sheriff. who had been in the mines. He had also been in Gold field and was against us."
 ''Who suggested this?"
 "Pettibone. He told Adams and myself he wanted the thing done. Wetalk ed the matter over in Pettibone's store Pettibone said it would be good thing to make an example of Gregory Jim Murphy of Butte, spoke up and said he thought it would be a good thing too. Pettibone, Adams and my self went down town to saloon, where we found Gregory in rear room drunk. Meldrim, who was mine owner, was with Gregory. We watch