Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-06-13
Prosecuting Lawyers Can
not Confuse Orchard.
Sticks TO His Horrible Tale Of
Crime, With More Details.
Holds His Temper Much Better
Than Examining Counsel.

wood and Pettibone told him at this
time to go to Canon City, Col, TO get"
Peabody.
Meyers home was in the Aberdeen
fat. Orchard said he went there Of his
own voIitinn. He had not seen Meyer
for year or more before this The
witness was not sure how the Peabody
matter came up. Meyer said he wanted
to get rid Of Peabody so no one else
would follow his footsteps. Peabody
was then out Of office.
Orchard said he talked with Hay
wnl and Pettibone at the latterS
store. They gave the same reasons for
wanting to get rid Of Peabody. Meyer
also had a feeling Of personal enmity
toward Peabody. Orchard said blaming
him for being the cause of his arrest.
Orchard said Pcttibone asked him to
get a position as life Insurance solicitor
before going to Canon city He got let
ters of recommendation froEl several
persons. among them Mr.. Hawkins.
law PARTNER Of Attorney General
Richardson In answer to the latter
witness said he met Hawkins at some
trials in Telluride ara the attorney re-
memb~rcd him. Haywood later told Or
ting letter from Hawkins, for If
anything happened in Canon City it
might involve the attorney who bad
been rcrrcecaring the Frdc ration.
Pettibone told Orchard he must have
some scrnblaucc " na occupation if ne
was to remain in Canon city without
arousing suspicion.
The casing of the Peabody bomb PEE
evidence Richardson wanted to know
today why the WDuld-hc assassin Of the
ex-governor had made such Il largo
bomb Orchard said he had planned to
place the bomb outside the house ana
beneath the window where Peabody
often sat in the evening. The fact that
the bomb might also Kill Mrs. Peabody
and the children made no impression
upon him ut the time, Orchard de
clared. Witness said he made a pre-
tense of insurance solicitation in Canon
City and vicinity. He did not succeed in
writing any insurance policy SO he
went irto the mail Insurance business
with man from kans"s City named
Vaughan. This insurance Of farmers
against hail storms was u fake wasn't
it," asked Mr.. Richardson
"YcS, sir
Orchard said he made a great deal Of
money out Of the scheme.
The plan to blow up Peabody had
been abandoned in the meantime be-
cause Peabody had stopped sitting by
the window.
Richardson again tried to get the OK
act dates of Orchards travels while in
the mail Insurance business and being
unsuccessful asked:
"Who told your not to let me pin you
down to any place or date?
"NGbody." shouted Orchard.
Attorneys Hawlcy and Eurah for the
state laughed at Richardson's seeming
disc omforturc.
"Who told you to always tell me you
are telling the truth" next demanded
the irate attorney.
Mr.. Mcfarland, Mr. IIawlcy and
Mr.. Borah al, told me to tell nothing
but the truth.
"Ha. Ha," cried richardson "Th"y
told you to tel me YOU are telling III"
truth"
mo. sir" replied Orchard positively.
"They told me to tell the truth. not to
tell you that was telling it,"
Then why do You keep o. telling
me-" shouted Richardson.
because you try to make it appear
that l am not tcllirS tn" truth
"You are under oath. aren't you"
Eyes. sir
and you respect That OATH"
"Yes. sir"
well what ;,ro sen ..ie,i " nhnut?"
I'm not Kicking" said orchard,
with cxasperating calmness.
The witness said that when the mail
insurance business gave out he re-
turned to Dover and went to work on
Judge Gabbart and Judge Goddard.
Orchard said that Pcttibonc had
agents out in the country soliciting
orders for his house spccialtics such
as carpet swcCrers. clothes wrinEors,
etc
These men sometimes solicited life
insurance.
Orchard said he talked with retti- |
bone about the Goddard and Gahbart
affairs in the basement of the Petit |
bone store.
This basement was 4 repair shop |
where Pettibonc and his employees Of !
ten worked. wasn't it," asked Rich
ardson.
eyes. sir"
And there was nothing suspicious
about it,"
There was tin box which didn't .
look good to me"
Orchard said he made the Goddard !
and Gabbart bombs in Pettibones
basement.
Did you get the materials out of
the tin box"
mo. Pettibone had the powder
buried in his yard"
While he was making the second
bomb. Orchard sail rcttibone was in
Salt Lake.
Orchard said Ii" talked with Petit
bone about the Gabbert bomb which
eventually killed man named Valley
instead Of the intended victim but he
had not talked with any Of the fedora
ton lea lers regarding the Goddard
bomb. He was acting under instruc-
tions Of several months before to get"
the two judges.
The Goddard bomb was buried at the