The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-06-06

Denver and | followed him, where l
went to see Haywood and Meyer at
their Office in the Miners Exchange
building
Il knew them only by sight prior to
this introduced myself and they said
they knew me by reputation Meyer
asked me II wanted any money and
said not at that time. but later Mover
said Easterly had told him who blew up
the Vlndicator mine and killed Mccormick
and Beck
the mine was a fine piece OF work and
they were pleased with II,
talked TO Haywood, Meyer and Easterly
about the matter. They said there would
! be nothing further for me but night work
! Tor while. Haywood said we would
have to clean those fellows UP at Cripple
| Creek
Meyer gave me $50 and Haywood later
| IN Meyers office. paid me $500 for blow
! Ing UP the mine.
Told to Get the Soldiers.
Il returned TO Cripple Creek In De-
! cember, 1903. aud since then ] have not
! done any labor Haywood and Meyer
| both told me ] could not go too fierce
to suit them--to go ahead and blow UP
| anything ] could think Otto get some
Of the soldiers if possible.
! II went TO work and made n couple
OF bombs with giant powder and dyna-
mite. ! was helped by Owney Burns. |
turned one OF the bombs over 10 man at
q saloon, who said he was going to throw
|
Some time in January or February.
| Orchard said, he went sack to Denver
as delegate 10 a labor convention
called by President Sullivan of the State
! Federation OF Labor. Parker and Davis
were still under arrest at this time.
| charged with the blowing up OF the Vim
| dicator and an attempt at train wreck
ing The defense objected TO any testi-
mony as TO the train wrccking, but II was
I allowed by Judge Wood. Parker and
/ Davis, Orchard said. told him they were
. -NNt g. NaI ,l6
! Creek train near curve on the noun
tain, where the train would plunge into
sulch several feet below Parker said
something must be done to scare and
| the mines and home again over this road.
| Orchard said Davis told him that II the
! train was wrecked he thought some
money would be forthcoming from Den
ver.
Fl wanted money for what | had al
ready done" continued Orchard. Par
been doing little things and they all
wanted money but IT was hard to get
| because nothing big had been pulled Off
l decided 70 tell the railroad people, be
day told d. c, Scott Of the railroad
con"'any. ! told him all | knew about
! the matter. Scott wanted me 20 come
| back again and did see him again. In
the meantime the bomb In The vindi
! Gator had finally gone of, Scott sent for
| me again and wanted TO know If ] knew
. anything ABOUT tt.e explosion / Sillg
no. that ] thought it was an accident.
Meyer Advised Caution.
II met Moyer several times during the
trials which followed The explosion Moyer
was attending the trials and said he
| thought we ought not 20 do anything
while the trials were in progress. A
man named Mckinney testified at one of
| the trials about a liquid which burned.
Meyer told me that we must be careful
not to use any OF the LIQUID soon or ne
might be connected with 1T
Orchard said he afterward went wi:h
Mover TO the Telluride country in Counec-
tion with injunction proceedings which
the union took agains, the citizens 20 pre-
vent their moiestinS miners who returned
AFTER GepoTta ton
AT this portion of the testimony the
luncheon recess was ordered until 1880
o'clock.
Orchard retired In custody OF haIiMs
and detectives.
There was a tremendous crush al the
Z afternoon session OF The court, the news o.
| Orchards appearance on the stand hay
Ing spread rapidly throughout the city.
So great was the crowd which sought aG-
mission at the courtroom doors the at
torneys and others connected with une
trial forced their way through with the
greatest difficulty. More than on&-half
the crowd was made mp OF women
Orchard resumed the stand as soon as
threads of his narrative where he had
left of In the morning Notwithstanding
the Injunction. Orchard said that some o.
the miners returning 10 Telluride We're a.
rested. Orchard then returned 10 Denver,
He met Haywood and Pettibone al Fed
Grafton headquarters.
Plotted Everybody's Death.
''rhey wanted 10 know If I couldn't
work up some scheme TO assaSsiuatc Gov
eruor Peabody of Colorado They said
they couldn get justice In the courts and
the only way to get our rights was 10
take the Law into our own hands. They
wanted me first TO see II couldn't get
acquainted with Governor Peabody. his
ways etc, and see what chance there
was 10 assassinate him. / proceeded 10
watch him for some time-at The capitol.
at his home on Grand avenue, three
blocks from the capitol
II reported TO Haywood and Pettlhone
that there was stone wall near Pea,
DC easily shot. Haywood said he thought
Steve Adams was the best man he knew
OF for the work. went TO Cripple Creek
was ready for twas ready for any old
thing. | gave Adams some money and
came away. He said he would come TO
Denver and telephone me In few days.
Adams followed me to Denver in three
days, l saw Adams In the room over
Fettibones store and al headquarters,
Haywood and Pettibone that Steve was
coming. and they said all right When
Steve came they gave him some money and
Pettibone bought Adams suit OF clothes
|
and me TWO sawed -off shotguns ana
shells loaded with buckshot. The guns
were sawed off. so we could carry them
under our coats. Pettibone gave us the
guns. He got them from Federation head
quarters
eve watched Peabody every night for
week. and didn't see him for week.
We kept after MIN for three weeks One
night we saw hack come along and
turn Into his residence. We stole UP be-
hind Il with our guns. expecting to see
governor get out. Only two women
aiighted, however After this We were
afraid to so around there, for the women
had watched us closely that night. We
decided then we would try TO use bomb
digging a hole In the sidewalk and bury
Ing It."
Says Pettibone Countenanced Murder.
t'Did you talk TO Haywood about this?"
Eyes. Pcttibone said all right. but Hay
wood said he didn't want this done be-
cause the executive board was In session
and he did not want anything To occur
at that time. He told us to lay off for
awhile. We remained In the city, but
didn't go TO headquarters much"
What next did you do?"
eve were 10 assassinate Lyte Gregory
"a deputy sheriff who hgd been In The
mines He had also been In Goldfield and