New-York tribune., 1907-06-06

most OF them armed. At Wardner were told by
The men with long guns were told to take the
front ranks, followed by men with slX-snUo'erS- @
we were told to fire upon the MN as we aP5
Proached This We did. and the fire was retuThea u
there were men in the mill and we took pos
session Powder was placed at three places a3ont s
don't know who lit the Others
When the troops came into Idaho Orchard quit
work and went to Montana After two weeks IN
Butte he went TO Utah and began working at the
Ben Butler mine near Salt Lake City Later he
went to the Little Cottonwood mine. Orchard went
to California in November. 1900. and drifted from
there to the mines of Arizona. where he worked
until March, 1902 From Arizona he went once
more TO Utah. returning later 10 Idaho.
Orchard testified partly in response to questions
and partly allowed to tell his story in his
own way. He reached Cripple Creek. Col soon
after July l. 1902 Orchard said he withdrew from
the Western Federation of Miners when he left
Butte. Arriving at Cripple Greek. he once more
went into the union. joining a local of which w.
+. Davis president This Davis the same
man mentioned in connection with the Idaho
troubles.
Orchard worked for time at Vindicator mine
No. /. Bull Hill He left there in August.
1903, going out in the general strike among the
miners in the district. Orchard remained in the
nelghborhood for nearly year. during all OF
which time the strike continued After answering
questions bringing out that Chares H. Meyer was
president and William d. Haywood secretary OF
the Federation at the time, Orchard said;
u, had been high grading in the vndicator mine.
t1el grading Is commonly known as stealing high
grade ore 1 had some powder in the mine. and
reported ods the fact to Mr. Davis president Of our
powder off and blow up the mine. The union men
p9nIon. named schoitz. if he would like to go in
wt'i WE yl me ne sad al right and that he thought
a. couple OF shots at the man running the cage.
powder and Same ro o tInheL o b we ana not ma the
IN IN November some time w. F. Davis and Sher
came to me and asked if we could not send a bomb
they @ Would gTa m m3e @ td and ruin it, They said
h hho9ut H. but he did not want to do it. for they
the mine man named @ Ackerman @ 9S them Hgt said no he
and Uga rIan neIP ne got 4ty pounds Of giant powder
nassad o pS the lifting Of the guard rail as the cage
a. did not hear anything Of it for about week, when
ana hHay Ma Rsc eXpodsd st Mccormack
saw Davis and Parker after this at the miners
s1d wldh them that night told them was broke
5aIa baI wanted @ some money and they said they would
held back at rst bu f 6eT 70 ssG si'4F fbe with 5ee
reason to fear. and I finally went. I asked again
P,d I%r tne money saving might have to get out.
The next day. however. both Davis and Parker
%fFe pt reras arqesed On w Easey vas also arrested
vsr Wood and and f22wed %2S him wheTe went TO see Hay
Exchange Building.
MEETS MoYER AND HAYWOOD.
knew them only by sight prior this. I intro
qed myself TsI and they said they knew me by
money. and / said not at that time but later
NGGc, M2ynr said sal & Essery had had t9d him to blow up the
Haywood told me the blowing up of the mine
Pleased With E G talked to Ana e 6SeT
Easterly about the matter. They said there would
%h Ro'hs 7R5F sd% f m R au gs have wo tx g
those fellows up at Cripple Creek.
Meyer gave me $500. and Haywood later in
Movers Office, paid me $3.50 for blowing up the
I returned to Cripple Creek In December. 1903,
and since then have not done any labor Hay
fierce TO suit them-to 60 ahead and blow up any
thing could think Otto get some OF the soldiers
! went to work and made couple of bombs
Gn Ba arpe dr rne8 am e, Inv was nT1ped 9y
throw It, I don't know what became OF it,
Some time in January or February 1904 Orchard
said. he went back 10 Denver delegate to a
labor convention. Parker and Davis were still
under arrest at this time charged with blowing
up the Nindicator mine and attempt at train
wrecking
Parker and Davis. Orchard said. told him they
were going TO wreck FloreLce & Cripple Creek
train near curve In the mountain. where the
train would plunge into gulch several feet below.
Parker said something must be done to scare and
XII! on the scabs who were taken 10 the mines and
home again over this road. Orchard said Davis
told him that II the train wrecked he thought
some money would be forthcoming from Denver.
lie continued:
~, wanted ted money FOR what / had already done,
doing little things, and they all wanted money but
been pulled o % decided e the road peo
pie, because wanted my money.
company. 1 told him all | knew about the mat
ter, but meantime the bomb in the Nindcator had
met Meyer several times during the trials
which followed the explosion Meyer attend |
ing the trials and said he thought We ought not to
do anything while the trials were In progress. A |
named Mckinney testified at one Of the trials |
must be careful not to any Of the liquid |
soon or he might be connected with it.
At this portion of the testimony the luncheon
recess was ordered until 13O O'clock Orchard re- |
tired In custody OF bailffs and detectives.
CRUSH AT AFTERNOON SESSION.
There tremendous crush al the afternoon |
session Of court. the of Orchards appear |
ance on the stand having spread rapidly through |
out the city. MCre than one-half the crowd was
made up Of women.
Orchard resumed the stand as soon as court re- |
convened and picked up the threads OF his narra-
tive where he had left off in the morning Not |
wthstandng the Injunction Orchard said that |
some OF the miners returning Telluride were !
arrested. Orchard then returned 10 Denver. whero !
he met Haywood and Pettibone at Federation !
headquarters. He continued:
They wanted to know If I could not work up |
Colorado. They said they could not get Justice |
IN the courts and the only way to get our rights
TO take the law into our own hands. They |
wanted me first 10 see If could not get acquainted
with Governor Peabody, his ways. etc, and see !
what chance there was TO assassinate him. 1 |
Capitol and at his home. in Grant avenue. three |
blocks away from the Capitol
l reported TO Haywood and Pettibone that there !
was stone wall near Peabody's house. from be |
hind which he gould be easily shot. Haywood said |
he knew OF for the work, went to Cripple Creek |
and saw Adams about It. He said he was ready
and s saa SaYS he %ad
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