The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-06-06
Orchard UnfoIdS History
of Many Murders.
he SIT BOMB FOR STEUNfNBfRG
Lighted the Fuse That Blew Up
Wardner Mills.
STAlKtD PEABODY TO KILL HIM.

star witness For state In Haywood's
Trial For Murder Of Governor OF
Idaho, ON stand All of Court ses-
sion, Tells story of chastity Grimes
Planned aud Carried Out with
Awful Goodness aud Cruelty That
In Any Court In America or In the
whole Civilized world.
BOISE, Ida. June O. - Harry Or
chard. the miner who confessed 10
placing the bomb that killed former
Governor Steunenberg OF Idaho and
the states chief witness In the trial Of
William u. Haywood OF the Western
Federation OF Miners for completely In
the murder. was the first witness on
the stand His examination had not
gone far when he declared that II was
he who had lighted one OF the fuses
that blew up Bunker Hlll and Sullivan
mills when they were wrecked by two
tons Of dynamite
Orchard said that he was member
OF the Burke Miners union and OF the
Western Federation Of Miners In isy1
Chief Counsel Hawley conducted the
direct examination.
Orchard gave his true name rs Al.
bert y. Horsley. lie has Scen known
ms Harry Orchard for eleven years.
The defense fought hard against Or
chnrd's tsstlfying OF the outrage at
Occur dAlcne on April ~. 1850. The
court oycrruled the objection. how.
ever. holding that the prosecution
might show generally what was done
IN Occur d'Alene. but not 20 into the
details.
Ia connection with the Occur d'Alene
early troubles Orchard said that when
they went 10 blow up the mill at the
sullivan aud Bunker Hill mines Il was
planned 10 cut the wires along the rail.
rOad and seize n Northern Pacific train.
At Gem station the Gem unionlstS
Joined them. and then they went ON To-
gethcr 90 warlner.
Seven members took charge Of the
train. They had forty boxes Of giant
powder aboard. Before the mine was
blown up they went back "a Gem for
more powder ON the train there wcrc
at least thousand men. most of whom
were armed.
One man lined the men up NJ Ward
ner. Orders were given Ia firc on the
mill as they approached. hut ~ no
men were In the mill there was no
need Of doing this.
Ia three places about the mill
charges ~ powder wenc placed. II waa
here that Orchard said be- set fire 10
one Of the fuses.
Orchard testified that when federal
troops came be- lcft for Butte. Prcsl
dent Edward Royce Ia butte giving
him q withdrawal card from the Burke
union. lie declared that Paul Cochran
of the Burke union aid that they had
nothing a. fear from Governor stcu
nenlcrg: that they always supported
him aud owned him. lie was warned
however. Ca hook out for the federal
authorities
Orchard Furthermore testified that
W. T.. Davis planned the attack on
bunker IIlll. aud Sullivan gave hin
$50 to set on n carload of powder
among the nonunlon men la the Nindi
Gator mine. sherman Parker aud W
y. Davis. he testified. gave Orchard
aud William Alderman S.SU to set on
bomb on the sixth level of the vlndi
Gator mine. This happened wecl
later. aud superinicndcnts McCormacl
aud Bcll were killed.
Orchard first met Haywood and Mo
yer Ia Dcccmhcr. iDUI. lie testinc,
that Haywood Hld IN Denver that tn
Nlndlcator AFFAIR was q me Job an'
asked him lOrchnr,ll II be- needed AM
money. saying that $50 woald not b,
too much. 4 he witness then told al,ou
the wrccging of IA. Florence aud Grip
pie Greek train 10 Nil nonusion miners
They wanted 10 know " could no
work ~ some scheme a. nsSasrlnat'
Governor Peabody " Colorado. The,
said they could not get justice In tn
courts. and the only way 10 get GU
rights was "a take the law Into on
own hands. They wanted me FIRST q
see II could not get acquainted witt
Governor Peabody. his ways. etc. an
see what chance there was 10 assasr
nate him. proceeded 10 watch hin
for some tlmc-at the capitol aud n
his home ON Gmnt avenue. tire
blocks away from the capitol.
II reported TO Haywood aud PETIT
bone that there was n stone wall nea
Peabody's house from behind whIcI
he could be- easily shot. Haywood sal
he thought Steve Adams was the bcs
man he knew of for the work. wen
a. Cripple Creek and saw Adam
about II. lie said he was ready for H.
was ready for any old thing. | gav
Adams some money aud came ava,
lie said he would come 10 Denver an
telephone inc In few days Adam
followed me to Denver In three day
saw Adhms In room over PETIT
bones and AT headquarters. Petition
sold house specIaltles told Haywoo
and Pettibonc that Steve was coninl
and they said all right When stey