The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-13
HARRY ORCHARD
 TELLS OF MURDER Witness TeSti6es In Case Against George Pettibone MINUTE DETAILS RELATED Orchards Testimony Is the Same As Given In the Haywood Trial and
 Witness Shows Much Emo
 ton In His Story.
MINUTE DETAILS RELATED

Boise, Idaho, December 12.-Showing signs of deep emotion. Harry Orchard. in the Pettibone trial this afternoon. 'oiu ol the assassination of ex-Govern- UT Steunenberg. Tn minute detail. he testified to the deliberate preparation TOT me crime, of his unsuccessful at tempt to end the life of the governor ana finally of placing of the bomb on the night of December 30 1905. Before telling of the. Steunenberg murder. Or ehard detailed his alleged attempts on. the lives of Fred Bradley at San Fran CISCO; Justices Gabbert and Goddard ana governor Peabody at Denver, and of plans which he said were made to XIII sherman Bell, Frank Hearne. David Moffatt and John Neville. throughout his story he pictured Pet tibone as his paymaster, and in some or his attempted crimes he implicated the defendant as an active participant. In every detail, his narrative was the same as given in the Haywood trail, but Hawley, in his questioning, at tempted chiefly to lay emphasis on the part alleged to have been taken by the defendant on trial
 The testimony this afternoon began with the trip to Canyon City to kill Governor Peabody the witness stating that in doing so he followed Hay woods instructions. He told of secur- ing a poistion as an insurance agent on recommendation of Pettibone, How ard Hawkins and J. W. Sullivan of Denver. He said that he located Pea bodys residence and studied his habits for week, then going back to Denver and meeting Haywood and Pettibone at the latter's store and telling of the plans. He said he got 50 pounds of dynamite at Max Malichs place, wh ere 1t had been left by Adams, Malich and himself, after stealing it from a magazine. The powder, he said was taken to Pettibone's store where he and Pettibone made the bombs. Or chard had the lead case made at plumber shop.
 The Peabody bomb was introduced in evidence and orchard displayed con siderab ble emotion when he identified 1t. He then related his failure to place the bomb. Of his going to Rocky Ford and
  the narration of the second attempt on Judge Gabbert, in which he said Pet tibone assisted. A bomb, he stated was set with a wire across path ire quented Gabbert. He testified that Pet tibone watched the Gabbert residence and when their intended victim ap- preached, gave him the signal to tie purse to the wire so that Gabbert would pick 1t up and set off the bomb. ole nap a hOWnVpr. and Orchard said he picked up the bomb and left, taking it back to Pet tibone's store. Pettibone then went to the Salt Lake convention, the witness said, and Orchard made another at tempt alone. He placed the bomb at the same place, but mining man named Wallace came along ahead or Gabbert, picked up the purse and was blown to pieces.
 Orchard then told of making bomb, then placing it beside Judge. Goddard's gate. The next morning he passed there, and seeing a newspaper he stopped down and fastened the wire from the bomb into screweye previously placed In the gate. This attempt, he said, also falied After his arrest he told McPartland about planting the bomb, and it was dug dp by sherman Bell. The witness said that after this he and Pettibone watched Bell intending to shoot him with sawed-off shotguns, but when Mover heard Of 1t he told them he wanted nothing pulled on m Denver as he would be blamed, and no had been in jail long enough. It was then that the Steunenberg affair was proposeu. Mover wanted him. he said, to go to Gold field and get John Neville because he knew too much, and Haywood said the time had come to get Steunenberg.
 It was arranged that he should go to Goldfield first and then to Caldwell, but Orchard said he never intended to Kill Neville. He went to Denver, where, he said, he bought a round trip ticket to Portland and started for Idaho.
 His movements in this state were mar rated carefully. He told of going to Wal lace and then to Jack Simpkns home. and then of their going to Caldwell. After the first attempt to kill Steunenberg he said Simpkins became scared and left, going to Silver City He told of telephon- ing to Bill Astor at Silver City and try ing to get him to come to Caldwell
 .On the night of December 3o' said Orchard, ''I saw Steunenbers at the Sar- atoga hotel. and | went to my room. got the bomb, took it to Steunenberg's resi- dence and fastened it to the gate. GOV ering it over with snow. The bottle in the bomb were stationary. piece of fishing line being fastened to the cork and to a pocket in the gate. It was dark when 1 set the bomb. I thought I saw q man across the street just before I got through. After setting the bomb I start ed back to the hotel and met Steunen- berg abou two blocks from the house. Then started to run so as to get back to the hotel before the explosion. I met several people but none of them recog- nized me. was within two blocks of the hotel when the bomb exploded. I went to the hotel and went into the sa- loon, helping the. bartender tie up pack age and then went to my room to clean up
 At this point court adjourned until to- morrow morning at 10 o'clock.
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