Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-06-13

stopping at the Pettibone house. He
said Pettibone went with him several
times to the vicinity of Bells home.
They drove in a rig. The team was
one of several brought to Denver from
Cripple Creek after the union stores
had been looted by the militia. One of
the teams was a gray mare, Orchard
said. and the other was a used up
black"
'They weren't fit TO drive as a team"
said Orchard. THE gray mare might
have been all right but she was too
conspicuous. Haywood told us To buy
another horse ana a good buggy to use
in the Sherman Bell affair."
Hadn't Haywood received an offer
Of $3.50 for the team you say was all
used up"
1T was something over 5000 for the
horses, harness and wagon
Orchard said he never got an Oppor-
tunity To kill Bell. He saw Bell once
or twice on the porch.
why didn't you shoot him.
Because it was dark where he sat,
and was light where / had to go TO
shoot. Several times | tried to approach
the house but there We're some little
dogs which would start barking"
ION these occasions Pettibone was
waiting for You down the street in the
buggy"
Yes"
Orchard said Meyer ordered him to
let up on Sherman Bell. The president
Of the federation had just returned
from California and was in i'll health.
He said ne wanted nothing done in
Denver while he was there as he did
not care to run the risk Of being put i'll
Jail again.
Meyer said it would be q good thing
to DO some "outside work"
He told ne to get Johnny Neville"
said Orchard. Neville had told him
he knew about the Independence de-
Dot ana had demanded $1,000. Meyer
said he was afraid Of Neville and
thought it would he safe if he was out
of the way. l told Meyer l would do
it,"
"T:ut you didn't 10 ito"
"No, Neville died a natural DEATH"
"Moyer had not had anything at all
to do with the planning of the indie
pendence station affair. did he?"
mo sir. He knew nothing about it."
Court here took the luncheon recess
until Lac P. NJ.
After the noon recess. Richardson's
cross-eNaminatiOn of Orchard led down
at last to the time Orchard first start
ed out on the mission which eventually
resulted in the death of former Gov.
Steunenberg, for whose murder Haywood
is on trial 1t was at the conference with
Haywood Meyer and Pettibone. after
Meyer returned from California in Au-
hot ha ret
toned.
Haywood said it would be a good thing
to get Steunenberg," Orchard repeated.
lie said We could then go back to Pat
erson. y. T., and write letters to Peabody
Fcu Goddard and Gabbert and some of
tie mine owners and tell them they We're
not forgotten and that the only way they
could avoid getting what SteunenberS
got was to die.
Haywood said it would be like n living
death to all these men to know someone
was after them all the time.
Mover spoke up and said that he
thought it would have n good effect
to get Struncnher9. after letting him
go 50 many years. Haywood said he
had sent Art Pastor, Ed. Minister,
Steve Adams ami 4 man named Nc
Carthy to Caldwell to get Steunen-
berg bat they had not succeeded"
Orchard said Pcttibone suggested
that he take the Peabody bomb on the
trip. He said he asked for $500 to cover
expenses of the "trip to Nevada to get
Neville. and to Idaho to fsisassinate
lie got $40 just before
starting and had $50 previously.
Starting from Denver, orchard said
Pcttihonc helped him pack his trunk.
lie hclrcd put in q bomb case and =
pounds of dynamite. With this danger
uus burden, the trunk was checked as
ordinary baggage to Namp2, Idaho.
nine miles from caldwell. Orchard said
he bought n round trip excursion ticket
to Portland, Ore, the Lewis and
clarke Exposition being opened ut the
time. lie stayed several days at Salt
Lake.
From Salt Lake he went directly to
Nampa ara began to make inquiries
about Steunenberg. following him to
Eoise.
Governor Staunenbcrg was in Boise,
however. and Orchard came on here.
CIV the way" said Richardson,
"lidn't Haywood tell you that Steun-
Cnberg rode out in a blackboard every
day IL one Of his sheep ranches and
that would be a good chance to get
him."
"He told me the governor did that;
he did not say whore to get him
Orchard said a commission man to
whom he had gone to inquire about
buying lambs. pointed Steunenberg out
70 him. He learned the governor was
staying ut the Idaho hotel. Orchard
went over and got n room on the same
floor as the governor. He entered the
governors room with a pass key and
looked around with the idea of getting
the bomb under the bed in a grip with
an alarin clock to set it off.
"Thc bomb would have blown the no.
tel all to pieces wouldn't it?"
Yes"
Oil YOU expeo; TO stay in the hotel
that night
"ND. sir"
"You were willing to kill everybody
but yourself?'
"Yes."
Orchard said he had not brought the |