The daily sentinel., 1907-06-06
Does Harry Orchard After Telling How Gov.
Peabody, Dave Moffat, Judge Gabbert,
Sherman Bell, Frank Hearne Were Doomed
To Die--Says "Inner Circle" Planned All
Bomb Exhibited--AwfuI Details.

A, Pettibone on the telephone. He
told Pettibone over the phone that he
had not killed Bradley but would be
blind and deaf for life.
PETTIBONE SAID THIS WAS
BETTER THAN IF BRADLEY HAD
BEEN KILLED FOR HE WOULD BE
A LIVING EXAMPLE. Orchard said
that Haywood wanted him TO go to
work on Judge Gabbert Of the su-
preme court. who had been rendering
decisions against Meyer, whom the
Western Federation officials were try
ing to get out Of Telluride on habeas
corpus.
Orchard said that he and Adams
went to Judge Gabbert's home with
a shot gun but did not see Gabbert
Haywood also wanted Orchard to
try again at Governor Peabody. say
ing "HE DID NOT CARE HOW HE
GOT RID OF HIM"
Harry Orchard swore that he and
Steve Adams and Billy Aekerman
placed a bomb under the sidewalk at
Thirteenth and Grant avenue In Den
yer where Governor Peabody used to
pass every morning and expected to
XIII him in this manner.
Adams and Orchard watched for
Governor Peabody until he came out
OF his home but just at that time a
heavy wagon came along and passed
over the wire attached to the bomb
so that II could not be pulled and the
attempt was n failure. After this
Orchard said that he laid around for
an Opportunity TO shoot Governor
Peabody but he did not get the de-
sired chance, -....
WHEN THEY FAILED TO GET
GOV. PEABODY WITH A BOMB OR
CHARD SAID PETTIBONE DE
CLARED "IT WAS TOO BAD
1--WE next tried to shoot Frank
Herne. of the Colorado Fuel and Iron
company" said Orchard. Haywood
said that Herne was trying to fix the
legislature against us and would be
a good man TO get out of the way.
'Dave Monatt, president of the
First National bank OF Denver, was
another one marked for assassina-
ton"
orchard declared that Haywood
said that Momatt was behind the
people who were iEh ting the Western
Of Miners,
The witness declared that Adams
and himself watched around the home
of David Moffat In Denver for some
time with a gun but had no chance
to accomplish anything.
They were also instructed at TINS
time to go after Judge Gabbert of
uuuIm IDW-
wood declared, so Orchard said that
Gabbert had been instrumental in de-
feating the eight-hour bill which the
supreme court of Colorado had de-
clared unconstitutional.
lust at this point in the trial the
states attorneys created sensation
bv Introducing the casing OF the
bomb which Orchard identified as be-
longing TO the bomb which had been
prepared for placing under the bed
room window of Governor Peabody at
his private residence in Canon city.
The bomb was about the size Of two
gallon can.
Orchard declared that Haywood as
sisted In loading this bomb with 81
pounds of giant powder.
orchard stated that the next man
selected for the murderous attack was
General sherman Bell. former adju-
tont general of Colorado who had
been instrumental In breaking up the
strike In the mining districts.
However. at this time President
Charles H. Moyer returned to Colo
rado and when he found what was
going on he ordered II stopped at
once.
orchard testified that Meyer, pres
ident of the Federation declared that
he did not want anything pulled on
I'm Denver while he. Meyer was there
as he was certain TO be arrested II
anything was pulled on.
Orcahrd then detailed the making
OF the bomb with which 1t was pro
posed to kill Judge Gabbert. 1t was
attached to a purse by string lh
guch a manner that whoever picked
nm The nurse would upset a bottle
Of acid and thereby discharge the
bomb. o,-,
The nurse was placed by Orchard
when he saw Judge Gabbert coming
along one day but it was picked up by
"A man named Wally who was passing
nv The bomb exploded and Wally
was Instantly killed.
Judge Gabbert's life was saved
simply because he passed by the
nurse s' without noticing it, testified Or
chard.
orchard swore that Meyer wanted
him to 90 to the Goldfield camp and
murder John Neville. who Meyer said
knew too much about the blowing NJ
of the Independence depot for Moy'
er's peace of mind.
orchard swore that 1t was at this
time that the plot to murder Govern