Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-06-06
TOday's Telegraphic News
The Haywood Trial.

Ine haywood Trial.
Boise, June cit was a complete
battery of legal guns that assembled about
the defence's table when Harry Orchard
resumed the stand in the Haywood trial
today.
Lawyer Wilson, former partner of
Judge Wood, retained because of local
knowledge Of conditions, who has
been i'll some time, hobbled in on a
cane and took seat between Richard
son and Darrow. Orchard was brought
in from Hawley's Office surrounded by
heavy guard of armed men.
At once escorted to the witness stand
he resumed his story. He declared he
knew J. w. Wolf, who was collector
for Pettibone, and the latter sent him q
registered letter from Denver containing
money. Orchard said he got his infor-
nation abont Bradley from a servant
girl named Bell, employed by him, and
his cook, Mrs. Cole.
Orchard said be left San Francisco
two weeks after the Bradley ex-
plosion. Before leaving Pettibone wired
him and he returned to Denver. He
got there before Christmas, 1904, and
disguised himself as a soldier, wearing
smoked glasses. Orchard al once tele-
phone Pettibone, who came to bis room
with Steve Adams. Pettibone, he de-
clared, told him he had done fair job
on Bradley's, but should have killed
him. Orchard went to Adams house
where he remained in hiding for while.
He lived there until April 1905. Orch
ard swore that he saw Haywood on the
night he srrived in Denver and declared
the latter had said Bradley manned
would be a living example of what
happened to men who fight the fede-
ration. He said Haywood told him he
could have all the money he wanted,
but must keep out of sight. Orchards
memory was only strong on these points.
He could not remember anything else
of the conversation.
During his stay in Denver he saw
Haywood and Pettibone fortnightly at
the formers residence and the latter's
store. They wanted to help ts'assinate
Judge Grabbert Of the Supreme Court
who declined to release Meyer. Meyer
had been arrested in Telluride. Orchard
and Adams hung about Judge Gabberts
house with shot guns for some time, bot
did not see him. They then unsuccess-
C,Il,, tr;ad IN LII Goya,por paahodv
According to Orchard, Pesbody's death
was desired by HsyGOOd, who sasd that
if Peabody again was slated as governor
tho organization would have TO lea We
Colorado. Orchard, Adams and ECKER
man constructed lead pomb of power
aud giant caps and put it under the side
walk at Grant avenue and thirteenth
street at the spot where Peabody cross
daily en- route to the capitol.
The bomb was put in position early in
the morning, about nice O'Clock. He
stretched wire from the bomb aud COW
cred every thing with snow. As the
governor came along two coal wagons
passed and were on the wire when the
governor reached the spot, but the bomb
could not be exploded. Orchard took
the bomb home.
He reported the failure to Pettibone,
who said it was too bad. Adams, he
swOre, destroyed The bomb. Tney made
a cOuple of other attempts to shoot Gov
ernor Peabody and Judge Gsmbert but
in each instance failed. They also tried,
at Haywood's instance, to assassinate
Frank Harne, of Philadelphia, president
of the Colorado Fuel and Iron Company.
They hung around Harness house, but
failed to seehim.
Haywood, witness declared told him
that David Moffat, the Denver fnsn-
cier was behind the entire opposition 10
the federation and asked him to inves-
tigate Moffafs residence to see if he
could get an opportunity to kill. He
and Adams spent several days watching
Moffat ard finally decided it would be
100 risky a job to put him out OF the
way.
Later Haywood purchased for them
horse and buggy so they could get about
handily and unnoticed.
Having failed with Judge Gabbert,
witness swore that Haywood asked him |
10 try to kill Supreme Court Judge Cod
lard.