The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-06-06


 the miners hall, and we talked it over a little. l went home with them that night l told them was broke and wanted some money and they said they would have 10 | get it from headquarters at Denver. That night they wanted me to go to Victor with them. l held back at first. but they said there was no reason to fear, and finally went. l asked again for money saying i might have to get out. Parker said he would give it to me the next day. The next day, however both Davis and Parker were arrested.
 "W B. Easterly was also arrested but released on habeas corpus. He went to Denver and I followed him, where I went to see Haywood and Mover at their of fees in the Miners Exchange building
 "I knew them only by sight prior to this. l introduced myself and they said they knew me by reputation.
 Mover asked me if I wanted any money, and I said not at that time, but later. Mover said Easterly had told him to blow the Vindicator mine and kill Me- Cormick and Beck. Haywood told me the blowing up of the mine was fine piece of work, and they were much pleased with it. talked to Haywood, Mover and East erly about the matter. They said there would be nothing further for me, but night work for a while. Haywood said he would have to clean those fellows up at Cripple Creek. Mover gave me s2O0 and Haywood later in Movers office paid me $500 for blowing up the mine.
 Urged On By Haywood.
 "I returned to Cripple Creek in De- cember, 1903 and since then l have not done any labor Haywood and Mover both told me l could not go too fierce to suit them-to go ahead and blow up anything l could think of-to get some of the sol diers if possible.
 T went to work and made a couple of bombs out of powder and dynamite l was helped by Owney Barnes. I turned one of the bombs over to a man at a saloon, who said he was going to throw 1t. don't know what became of it."
 Some time in January or February, 1905, Orchard said he went back to Denver as a delegate at a labor con n->ntion. Par ker and Davis were still under arrest at this time, charged with blowing up the Vindicator mine, and attempt at train wrecking
 The defense objected to any testimony as to train wrecking but 1t was allowed by Judge Wood.
 To Wreck Train. Parker and Davis, Orchard said, told him they were going to wreck Florence and Cripple Creek train near a curve in the mountains, where the train would | plunge into a guch. Parker said some thing must be done to scarce and kill | off the scabs who were taken to the mines | and home again over this road. Orchard said Davis told him that If the train was wrecked. he thought some money would l be forthcoming from Denver. q wanted money for what I had already | done," continued Orchard. Parker told me that several of the boys had been do- ing little things. and they all wanted money, but it was hard to get because | nothing big had been pulled off. I de- | cded to tell the railroad people because 1 l wanted my money. The next day l | D. c. Scott of the railroad company. l told him all I knew about the matter. | Scott wanted me to come back again and 1 1 did not see him again. Meantime, the | bomb in the Vindicator had finally gone | off Scott sent for me and wanted to know ] if knew anything about the explosion. l 'T said no, that I thought 1t was an | accident
 Quiet During Trials.
 q 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. man named Mckinney testified at one of the trials about liquid which burned. Mover told me that we must be careful s,ot to | use any of the liquid soon or he might | be connected with il"
 Orchard said he afterward went with
 Mover to the Telluride country in con
 nection with injunction proceedings which
 the union took against the citizens to prevent their molesting miners who re- turned after deportaton.
 | At this portion of the testimony the luncheon recess was ordered until 1.3C | o'clock.
 Orchard retired in custody of bAliffs and detectives.
 There was tremendous crush at the