The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1907-06-06

man named Walter Valley picked up
the pocket-book and was killed"
Pettibone said this was "hard luck
according to Orchard.
Orchard testified that he and Petit
bone next tried to shoot General
Sherman Bell, but before they had a
chance Meyer arrived in Denver, hav-
ing been released from jail at Tellu-
ride. and he ordered the operations
in Denver stopped, saying he mad
work outside more important.
The Steunenberg Assassination.
The witness then got down to the
Steunenberg assassination. He said
it was suggested by Haywood. He
thought after we got him. continued
Orchard, after letting him go seven
or eight years, that if we went back
ito Paterson, N. J., and wrote letters
to Judge Gabbert, Peabody, Bell and
others, telling them they would get
the same thing as Steune1berg. it
would nave a good effect. Meyer said
it would be better than killing them"
Orchard said he went to Idaho, but
a recess of the court was taken before
he told of the assassination OF Steun-
enberg
James Kirwan, acting secretary
and treasurer of the Western Fedora
ton during the enforced absence of
f1ayWOOu, dTTlNeu III DOlSS llOIl DCll-
yer this morning. He came in response
to a telegram from James H Hawley,
senior counsel for the state. Kirwa1
was served with telegraphic sub
poena some weeks ago. 4 was advls-
ed he said today, "tnat the service
of such subpoena was Illegal, but to
show that l have nothing to conceal,
informed the prosecution that l
would come to Boise whenever de-
sired
Some of Yesterdays Testimony.
Boise, Idaho, June 5.-The Haywood
trial was resumed at a. m. J. NJ
Brunzell, a hotel keeper of Nampa.
testified to the presence of Orchard
and Simpkins in Nampa in November,
1905 The presence of SimpEins at
Nampa on Nov. and at Silver City
Nov 8, 1905, was established by A.
Pinkey and ]. A. Corners, hotel keep
ers in their respective cities. During
the giving of this testimony Hay
woods mother, a gray haired, kindly
faced woman, entered the court room
and took a seat beside the prisoners
wife
c. H. Wentz, book-keeper of a min
ing company at Warder, identified the
photograph of Simpllins and his writ
ing on hotel registers. The photograph
and hotel registers were admitted in
evidence over the objections of the
defense.
Guy Feight, of Nampa, testified
that he met Orchard and Simpkins at
Caldwell in the fall of 1905.
Harry Orchard was called at 9:42.
Orchard entered by the back stairs
in company with a number of guards.
He looked cool and collected. J. H. |
Hawley began the direct examination
of the prisoner. Orchard said he was
born in Canada, and that his real
name was Alfred Horsley. He mad
been known as Orchard for eleven
years. He became a member of the |
Western Federation of Miners in
1899 while at work as a mucker in
a mine at Burke.
This afternoon "wednesday Orch |
ard told of meeting Haywood and
Pettibone in Denver. They asked him |
if he could fix up a scheme to assasl- |
nate Governor Peabody of Colorado. |
1t was arranged that Orchard was to !
hide behind a stone wall near Pea
body's home and shoot the governor.
Adams was assigned by Haywood to !
help Orchard. Pettibone he said gave
them Sawed-off shot-gunS with which |
to shoot Peabody and they were on
his trail three weeks. One time they
failed to kill nim because a lady was
with him.