Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1907-06-05
ORCHARD BEGINS TALE
OF BLOODY MURDERS
"Details History of Crimes Incited By Offic-
ials OF the Federation, In Whose
Employ He Operated

BoIsE, June 5.--The first witness
,alled this morning was ]. M. Bunzell.
eo,el proprietor at Nampa, Idaho. who
,asntified the names Of Thomas Ho-
.sn and John L. Simpkins in his hotel
register November 1905.
4. Hinkey and ]. A. Conner. hotel
keepers at Nampa and Silver City.
also established the presence Of Simp-
tins In their respective cities in Mo-
vember, 1905. G. H. Wentz, bookkeep-
er Of a mining company at Wallace.
idaho, formerly in the bank at Ward
ner, identified the photograph of
simpkins and his signature in the
various hotel registers. Guy Feight.
Of Nampa, told Of seeing Orchard and
simpkins in company at Caldwell
prior to the assassination Of Governor
Steunenberg.
Haywood took notes of the testimony
in a book during the examination of
the witnesses today.
Orchard was then called to the
stand
Orchard was well groomed and ap-
parently as composed as any one of
his hearers. He told the story Of his
life. His true name is Alfred Horsely.
He was born in North Umberland
county, Canada, and Is Al years of age
He assumed the name of Orchard II
years ago. He came to the United
States In 1896. and went to Spokane
thence to Wallace and to Burke, where
he engaged in the wood and coal busi-
ness, which he sold in 1899. when he
went to work in the mines, becomins
member Of the Western Federation
Of Miners.
In the course Of his recital he was
interrupted by many objections for the
defense, which were overruled. Or
chard's sworn story Is a blood curdline
recital Of conspiracy and assassina-
ton. He told Of the story of the
burning Of the Bunker Hill q Sullivan
mill at Wardner, which he declared
was the result OF a. federation plot, and
the Occur d'Alene trouble suppressed
BY Governor Steunenberg.
After the arrival OF the federal
troops in Idaho Orchard went to Mon
tana for two weeks, thence to Utah to
work in the Ben Butler mine and in
1900 to California and Arizona, where
ne worked until 1902. later returnine
70 Utah and then to Idaho.
He reached Cripple Creek in July
1902, retaining his membership in the
union and working at the vindicato,
nine leaving there during the strike
out remaining in the vicinity nearly q
year.
he was offered 5000 by President Of
MS union, to blow up the mine. He
made second attemtp with a mar
named Ackerman on an offer of $500
Ine second attempt was successful and
superintendent Mccormick and tn.
SHIFT Boss MelbecK were killed. n,
went to Denver to see Meyer ana Hay.
wood, president and secretary of tn,
Ieoeration, who commended him 70,
blowing up the mine. saying it was /
nne piece Of work" Meyer gave hin
s.OO and Haywood gave him $500 foi
blowing up the mine.
He returned to cripple Creek in 100.
ana since then had not done any labor
TWO men. Parker and Davis, were ar
rested subsequently for blowing vi
.he Vindicator mine Parker and Davi
nad planned to wreck train carryin,
scans' and had invited Orchard t,
partieipate, but he went to the rail
road people and told Of the plot. H
'oid OF several meetings with Meyer
AFTER luncheon Orchard resumes
ms story. He told Of meeting Hay
WOOD and Pettibone at Denver. wher
'ney asked him to fix a scheme t
assassinate Governor Peabody. or
ehard arEangsl to hide behind wal
near Peabody.s residence and shoe
nun. A man named Adams was as