The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1907-12-14
ORCHARD TELLS
OF MURDER


in the Pettibone case now on at Boise
Harry Orchard is on the stand as we
go to press. His testimony as 1t re-
,ates to the Steunenberg case follows:
In Movers Office they talked 1t over
with HAYWOOD Haywood said ne
would rather have Orchard go to
Caldwell and kill former Governor
Steunenberg. :.
He said Steunenberg was in the
sheep business and out In the nils
good deal. He said 1t would be easy
to get him. After Steunenberg was
killed they would have letters ad-
dressed to others of their enemies
telling them the same fate OF Steu-
nenbere was in store for them. He
said 1t would be like living death.
Meyer said he approved this pian'
He said 1t would have a good effect
and impress upon their enimies the
fact that they were never forgotten
They said Adams and Ed Minister mad
been sent to Idaho to Kill Steunen-
berg and they had failed. They DID
not go into particulars"
Orchard said Haywood had toid
him he had sent Adams at one time
to help Jack Simpkins get rid OF
some claim jumpers and after that
he was to go to Caldwell to kill Steu-
nenberg, but the plan had not been
carried out. This was in 1904. Or
chard said Haywood had told him OF
having sent Adams at one time to Po-
catello with bottles of Pettibone dope
to blow up a car of non-union miners
which II was expected would come
through there.
Orchard told of how Haywood and
Pettibone wanted Adams and himseif
to kill David Motif, the Denver bank
er. Some plans were talked over,
but were never carried out.
After the talk regarding the remov-
al of Steunenberg, Orchard said nc
had gone to Canyon City and got his
grip. which still held the bomb which
had been made for Peabody. He kept
tia short time in Petitioners cellar
and then buried it not far from Pet
tibones house. When he got read!
to go to Idaho he got his grip and th'
bomb, put IL in his grip and bough
a ticket for Portland and return, VII
Salt Lake. He left Denver few day
after getting the money. He stopped
several days In Salt Lake and thel
went direct to Nampa. Here n
learned a few facts about Steunen
berg and then went to Caldwell. ii
stopped at the Pacific hotel two day
and learned more of Steunenberg
habits. He then came to Boise, stay
ed over night and then went to PORT
land. He stayed in Portland a, fe'
DAYS and then went to Seattle.
week later he went to Spokane an
finally to Wardner and Wallace I
see simpkins and David Coates.
=, Orchard said he told Simpkins HI
object In coming to Idaho. He tol
simpkins what he had found Oh
about Steunenberg and told him
the bomb In his trunk.
h.a .t thnrn nh0t
a month, and just before he left
planned to get rid of the Peabot
bomb. During the time he spel
about a week In the Marble cree
country with Jack Simpklns. II wi
at Wallace that he tried To get r
OF the bomb. 1t was so old that
was afraidAnf It.. He met man
the name of Cunningham. INTRODUCED
to him by Vincent st. John. wi
wanted the bomb. He gave II
Cunningham The latter said
would blow up the Tiger-Poorm;
boarding house with 1t, or IL he d
not. he would destroy the bomb
some way.
Simpkins' Part.
Orchard said Simpkins agreed
accompany him to Caldwell to ass
In killing steunenberg. He said tn
Travelled together to Caldwell a
stopped at the Pacific hotel
Thomas Hogan and as Simmons. Tn
stayed there together three or TO
days and then spent the time In
eating Steunenberg and investig
ing his home premises.
While slmpkins was there II
made a bomb and placed 1t along
path leading to Steunenberg's hor
and fixed a wire where they expect
steunenberg would trip on 1t q
cause the explosion. They did
hear anything of 1t and they exa
ined to see. They found somebt
had run into 1t, but the mechani
for setting of the bomb did not wo