The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-06-07

carried and he never got it. For
this reason he had not gone to Cald-
we'll. Adams said he had got rid of
the claim jumpers all right.
Attorney Richardson objected to
all the testimony as to what Adams
had said. The objection was over
ruled, on the ground that Orchard
had told Pettibone all that Adam
had said.
HAYWOOD GAVE FUNDS.
Orchard said he started for Idaho
two days after talking with Meyer
and the others on the subject. Pet
tibOne helped him get his trunk
ready. he put the bomb prepared
at Canyon City in the trunk and took
1t along. Pettibone knew about this.
Before starting for Idaho" said
Orchard, ''Mr. Haywood gave me
s24O in cash. He had given me $50
before this. ! was to send to MIR.
Pettibone for any additional funds.
Meyer, Haywood and Pettibone we're
all present when this arrangemnt was
made. went from Denver to Salt
Lake, spent four or i've days there
and then came on to Nampa, Idaho,
stopping at the Commercial hotel.
81 registered as Thomas Hogan.
After being in Nampa three days
vent to the Pacific hotel at Caldwell.
! registered again as Thomas Ho-
gan. / began at once to make in
quiries about Governor Steunenberg.
This was about the 9th Of SeE tember,
1905. stayed in Caldwell two or
three days. [ found out whore
SteunenberR lived and learned that
he was not at home. came on to
Boise to try to locate him there.
was told he was living at the Idanha
hotel.
The Portland exposition was go.
ing on at this time and decided to
go there for q few days. Then went
to Seattle to look at q ranch. Pet
tibone had told me to do this. He
thought it might be good thing to
buy a ranch where we could hide out
whenever it became Necessary.
TO COEUR D'ALENES.
''From Seattle went to Spokane
and then to Wardner to see Jack Sim
pkins. l told him what my object
was.'
Orchard remained in the mining
ditrict for a month. While he was
there he talked with Simpkins about
kidnapping the child of one Of the
mine owners, but nothing came of it.
Simpkins finally decided TO return to
Caldwell with Orchard to help in the
assassination of Governor Steunen-
berg.
From Wardner Orchard and Simp-
kins first went to Wsllace, Idaho,
where Orchard decided to get rid of
the Peabody bomb. Simpkins had
said 1t was a dangerous thing to have
around and he thought it had better
be thrown away. Orchard said he
gave the bomb to a friend named
Cunningham to dispose of 1t in the
river.
Orchard said he and Simpkins
bought 10 pounds Of powder there to
make a new bomb when they reached
Caldwell. SImpklns bought a pair
of field glasses. On his way to Spok-
ane, o chard said his trunk WIS lost
and Simpkins took him to see a firm
OF lawyers about suing the railroad
company.
The arm of Robertson, Miller &
Rosenhaupt, Mr.. Miller now bsiDg =
members CT counsel for Haywood
This arm, Orchard said, Simpklns
told him represented the Western
Federation Of Miners.
Arriving at Caldwell for 9 second
time, Orchard said be registered
himself as Hogan and Simpkins as
Simmons. Orchard identified his
writing in the Paciflc hotel register.
MILLER IS MISSED.
Boise, Idaho June There Is
some curiosity to know what has be-
come of Attorney Fred Miller. He
has been gone some time. He Is on
the list Of witnesses for the state In
the Haywood trial, with . leading
question confronting him. Il will
| be recalled that Miller started to
Caldwell soon after the arrest Of Or.
chard, then known IS Thomas Hogan,
under circumstances which seemed 70
show he had been sent b. others