The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-06-20

he was plotting TO steal the Paulson
children. After that, with Jack
Simpkins, he broke into the Oregon
Railway X Navigation company
depot. They were after trunk full
OF iewelry samples, but instead got a
trunk full OF shoe samples. Next he
tapped a cash register at Burke for
$50 or $40.
Ii was long era of crime and poy.
erty and hard luck, and summing IL
up, the defense wanted TO know WHY,
II he was in Idaho on mission OF
murder for Haywood. Meyer and Pet
tibone and with unlimited credit
from them, he did not send TO them
for money instead of borrowing and
stealing.
Orchard replied that he did send
letter. to Meyer at Butte and got 800,
but he did not send for more because
he was temporarily of the Steunen-
berg murder and away from where
Steunenberg lived. and he did not
want TO send for more money until
he could show that he was back 10
work.
Lastly, there came showing that
Orchard had borrowed $500 from
Paulson, whose children he had gone
north To steal, on the strength OF
fraudulent story that he was going
to Los Angeles TO sell mining stock
for Coates, and that this was the
money that actually paid his expenses
when he went back 10 Caldwell on
the final mission of murder. swiftly
reviewing his meetings with his old
partners who had meantime become
rich, the defense asked the witness
If, disappointed and angered at his
own hard luck in selling out the Her
cules mine when Steunenberg sent
troops into north Idaho, lie had not
suddenly decided TO borrow enough
money from Paulson TO take him TO
Caldwell, where he would murder the
man whom he blamed for his mis-.
fortune. Orchard strenuously denied
that this was bis motive.
The earlier part OF the day was
consumed with review from the
standpoint OF the defense, OF the nj.
legged plots against Gov. Peabody,
Judges Gabbert and Goddard and
Gen. Sherman Bell. Ii developed
that during August, 1905, when
stalking Gen. Bell, Orchard went to
live at the house Of Pettibone, and
the explanation OF this relationship
offered by the defense In its ques.
tions was that Orchard had come
there to keep Pettibone company
while Mrs. Pettibone was absent ON
an eastern visit. The review OF the
Steunenbere plot brought from Or
chard the additional declaration
when Haywood was proposing the
crime he said that Ed Boyce, former
president OF the Western Federation
of Miners, and now one OF the own
ers OF the Hercules mine. had always
desired the removal III Steunenberg
for his part In the north Idaho labor
troubles.
When, soon after, Orchard left the
stand, David Coates said: IL do not
care at this time TO discuss the
statement made by Orchard. | will
have an opportunity TO reply In full
nh 4 No haa uynaA fae H.
Tense. You may say, however, that
Simpkins never talked 10 me on the
subject of the kidnapping OF Paul.
sons children. Orchard did not
speak TO me about 1t In Denver, but
did some TO me in Wallace and out.
lined the plot. lie said he wanted to
kidnap Paulson's children and get a
bunch OF money. | told him that he
was q fool and that II he attempted
to do SO | would denuunce him pub
licly, and that he would be run out
OF Wallace. The story is absolutely
untrue. -
Coates served term as lieutenant.
governor OF Colorado, having been
elected on the populIst ticket After
leaving Colorado he went to Wallace,
and, until few weeks ago was pro-
prietor OF newspaper there. lie re.
Gently sold out his newspaper inter.
ests.
with the resumption OF the trial a,
$3.50 this morning, Attorney Rich.
ardson began at once 10 question Or.
cbard regarding bis conference with
Charles II. Meyer at the latter,
bone In Denver yesterday, tina,
Meyer, Haywood and Pcttibone tolc
bin at this time to 90 to Canon City
Colo, TO get GOV Peabody. -
/ Meyers home was in the Aberdeen
/ fats, Orchard said he went there o.
/ his own violation. He had not seer
Meyer for year OF more before this
The witness was not sure how tn,
Peabody matter came up or wh,
spoke Of ii first. Meyer said he want
ed 10 get rid OF Peabody, so no on,
else would follow in his footsteps
Peabody had gone oui OF Office =
this time.
Orchard said he talked with Hay
wood and Pettibone at tie latter