Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-08
PLOT TO WRECK TRAIN
Witness Said He Informed Rail-
road Authorities Because He
Was "Sore" About Not
Having Been Employed
to Do the Job.

stand at the afternoon session yesterday,
Orchard said that in June, 1903, he marritd
| Mrs Ida Toney, a widow with three chill
| dren. Her house was but a short distance
from the Vindicator mine. The witness said
| the woman continues to live there SO far as
he knows. He said also that prior to his
| marriage in Colorado he lived at Johnny"
| Neville's house at Cripple Creek. He ad-
mitted taking some high-grade ore from
| a roommate's trunk and selling it for $40.
| The roommate, John Thompson, had high
| graded the ore.
| After first reporting to D. C. Scott, de-
| tective of the Florence and Cripple Creek
| railroad. about the attempt to wreck a
| train. Orchard said he had seen the officer
| several times. He denied that he was re-
| porting to the detective. Orchard also said
he had been to see D. C. Sterling, who had
| charge of the detective force of the Mime
Owners Association.
Didn't you tell Scott and Sterling that
| you were going to the headquarters to get
| something against the leaders of the West
| ern Federation of Miners?' asked Richard
| son.
Il told Scott 1 was going to try to find
| out something about Easterly.''
Took Money From Both Sides.
"Who paid your expenses to Denver?'
Scott"
Who paid your expenses in Denver"
II got some money from Meyer"
Didn't you tell Scott you were going to
find out something about Haywood and
Moyer?"
Yes. told him that
Orchard said he was not employed by
Scott and went to Denver only once-in
December 1903. He said he had tried to
conceal the fact that he had been to see
Scott and Sterling, but told Parker and Da-
Wis of the union about 1t when they got out
of Jail. Orchard denied that he had ever
given information concerning Meyer or
Haywood and said he lying to Scott
when he promised to get Information for
him.
Mr.. Richardson again began to interrupt
| the replies of the witness to some of his
| questions, and this brought out protest
from the prosecution.
you must not lift the lid without ex-
pecting what Is beneath to come out,
tainted Senator Borah, for the state.
when L lift the lid I want it to come
OUT repIleu MI ft4CLdIuSol- lieI aieei
a moment he added: II know that this lid
has been fixed up for US and what's be-
meath 1t Is also fixed"
Hawley was on his feet in a jiffy.
IF you make a statement Ike that,
shouted he to Richardson, you make a
statement that is absolutely false"
proceed, gentlemen called out Judge
Wood.
Richardson did not reply to Hawley, but
again took up the cross-examination.
II don't know anything about a lid re-
piled Orchard, unperturbed.
Orchard said he had never told Detectives
Scott and Sterling anything about the ex-
| plosion In the Vindcator mine
Richardson questioned the witness close
| ly as to the shaft he used in entering the
| indicator mine He said he thought he
| went down No II to place the bomb.
Didn't you say the Whiting shaft yes
| terday?'
NO sir"
| HAS some one told you since yesterday
| that there is bulkhead which prevents
| entrance to the mine by the Whiting
| shaft?"
| mo, sir"
Have you seen Detective Mcfarland
| since yesterday"
| YES"
| "Ah, ha," cried the attorney How long
| were you with him?"
| II saw him for five or ten minutes in Mr..
| Hawley's office today at noon
| Orchard said that when he returned to
Cripple Creek from Denver he reported to