The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-06-07
CROSS-ExAMINED.
Harry Orchard Finishes His
Story of Numerous Crimes.
Turned Over to the Attorneys
for the Defense.
CONFESSES BIGAMY.
Tells of Running Away With
Another Mans Wife.
Burned a Cheese Factory and
PitchfOrked His Brother.

Boise. June AT the afternoon ses-
sion of court in the Haywood trial,
Harry Orchard said he started for Idaho
two DAYS after talking with Meyer and
the others on the subject of killing
Steunenberg. Pettibone helper him get
his trunk ready. He put the Peabody
bomb prepared for use at Canon City in
the trunk and took it along. Petubone
knew about this.
Before starting for Idaho" said Or
chard, Mr.. Haywood gave me $240 in
cash. He had given me $50 before this
was to send to Mr. PettibOne for any
additional funds. Meyer, Haywood and
Pettibone were all present when this ar
rangement was made. 1 went from
Denver to Salt Lake, spent four or 1--WE
days there and then came on to Nampa,
Idaho. stopping at the Commercialhotel
Il registered as Thomas Hogan. After
being in Nampa three days l went to
the Pacific hotel at Caldwell. 1 regis
tered again as Thomas Hogan. began
at once to make inquiries about Cover
nor Steu1enberg. This was about the
9Th Of September, 1905. stayed in Cald-
we'll two or three days. 1 found out
where Steunenberg lived and learned
that he was not at home. came on to
Boise TO try to locate him there. l was
told he was living at the Idaho hotel
The Portland exposition was going on
at this time and 1 decided to go there
for a few days. Then went to Seattle
to look at a ranch. Pettibone had told
me to do this. He thought it might be
a good thing to have a ranch where we
could hide out whenever it became nee
essary. From Seattle went to Spokane
and then to Wardner to see Jack Simp-
kins. 1 told him what my object was"
Talk of kidnapping.
Orchard remained in the mining dis
trict for a month. While he was there
he talked with Simpkins about kidnap-
<,%
but nothing came of it. Simpkins final
ly decided to return to Caldwell with
Orchard to help in the assassination of
Governor Steunenberg.
From Wardner, Orchard and Simpkins
first went to Wallace, Idaho, where Or
chard decided to get rid of the Peabody
bomb. Simpkins had said it was dan
gerous 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
in the river. Proceeding from wallace
to Spokane, Orchard said he and Simp-
lxins bought ten pounds of powder there
to make a new bomb when they reached
Caldwell. Simpkins bought a pair of
field glasses. On the way to Spokane
Orchard said his trunk was lost and
Simpkins took him to see a firm of
lawyers about suing the railway COM
pany. The firm was Robinson, Miller &
Rosenthal, Mr.. Miller now being a MEM
Der of counsel for Haywood. This firm,
Orchard said, Eimpkin told him repre-
scented the Western Federation of Min
ers. Arriving at Caldwell for a second
time Orchard said he registered himself
as Hogan and Simpkins as Simmons
Orchard identified his writing in the
Pacific hotel register introduced in evil
dence yesterday.
First Attempt Failed.
1--WE tried to locate Governor Steun-
enberg at once said Orchard, but
could not We went out to his resi-
dence several times and then finally
saw him in the Saratoga hotel one Sun
day evening. In the meantime we had
dxed up the bomb so Simpkins and 1
took the bomb out at once and set it
under the sidewalk with a string
stretched across the walk SO when he
struck it he would upset the bottle of
sulphuric acid. We went back to the
hotel to wait, but heard nothing After
two or three hours we went out and
got the bomb. We found some one had
broken the string, but had not upset
the bottle. We hid the bomb in some
weeds. The bomb was made in a
wooden box just big enough to hold ten
pounds of powder.
Next day Simpkins concluded he had
not better stay around any longer for
he had seen several persons who knew
him. He thought it might go badly
with me if I was caught in his COM
papy. He said had better remain and