Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-13

next cell and to the guard In front"
You could not see the man next door,
could your
Eyes. when he went out in 'front.'
"Who was the man next door,
Bob Wetter.''
"a condemned murderer
yes"
Richardson piled him with questions as to
how Mcfarland had talked to him in the
Jail and told him Bible stories. Richard
son piled Orchard rapidly with questions
secured his confession. Orchard regained
his composure and answered the questions
in usual even voice. He detailed MOZART
lands methods in securing the confession.
After Recess Yesterday.
After recess yesterday Richardson's cross
examination of Orchard led down, at last
to the time Orchard first started out on the
mission which eventually resulted In the
death of former Gov Steunenberg. for
whose murder Haywood is on trial It was
at the conference with Haywood. Meyer
and Pettibone, after Meyers return from
California. in August. 1905, that the sub,
ject was first mentioned. Orchard and
Meyer had just finished telling him to get
rid of Johnny Neville when Haywood
brought up the killing of Steunenberg;
to get Steunenberg" Orchard related. HE
said we could then go back to Paterson.
N j.. and write letters to Peabody. Bell.
Goddard and Gabbert. and some of the
forgotten. and that the only way they could
avoid getting what Steunenberg got was to
die. Haywood said 1t would be like liv-
ing death to all these men to know some
one was after them all the time
Haywood also said Ed Boyce had al
ways wanted something done to Steunen-
berg.
Meyer spoke up and said that he thought
it would have good effect to get Steunen-
berg, after letting him go so many years.
Haywood said he had sent Art Art, Bas f,an
named Mccarthy to Caldwell to get
Steunenberg,' but they had not succeeded.
Pettibone said he thought it would be
hard proposition to get a man in little
town like CALDWELL
"Pettibone baked at this. did hep
mo, sir; he just said he thought 1t would
be hard
Hard to get man who drove into the
mountains every day?'
He said it would be a hard PROPOSE
ton
Orchard said Pettibone suggested that he
take the Peabody bomb on the trip. Or
chard had brought the bomb from Canon
City to Denver and buried it. This bomb
was rather unusualsin that an alarm CLOCK
was attached to it. When the alarm went
off string fastened to the alarm key would
wind up and pull over the bottle OF sui
phuric acid. which would explode the gan.
caps and dynamite. Orchard said he asked
for $500 to cover the expenses of his trip
to Nevada to get" Neville and to Idaho to
assassinate Steunenberg. He got $24o just
before starting and had $50 previously.
Orchard had to pawn some of his jewelry
while in Wallace. He had the bomb trunk
with him. and he decided to get rid OF the
Internal machine. Starting to throw the
bomb into a creek, Orchard met a man
named Cunningham, who wanted to know
what was in the package.
when 1 told him. he wanted it, said
Orchard He said he wanted to throw 1t
.YI.-- nd
a lot of .scabs.' l refused at first, but
finally gave it to him on his promise to
throw it away if he did not use 1T
1.-The bomb finally was thrown into the
river. wasn't it,
Il don't know"
Orchard said that Vincent ST. John
vouched for Cunningham, saying he had
done some work for him.
Orchard said he received some money
while in Wallace, but on leaving Wallace
he had to borrow $500 from Paulson.
He also borrowed s. from Dave" Coates
and small sums from various persons. He
gambled a good deal
And you committed burglaries while you
were in Wallace didn't you?"
II don't know exactly what you mean by
burglary" said Orchard.
II mean breaking into the Oregon Rail-
way and Navigation station.
"Oh, yes: 1 have done that" said Or
chard, amid laughter.
Robbed a Cash Register.
He said he also robbed a cash register of
$50 or $40, but denied stealing any mer-
chandise
Orchard said he and Simpkins stole a
trunk from the station. They were looking
for jewelry, but got trunk full of left
footed boots. or drummer's samples.
Orchard said he wrote to Meyer at Butte
for some money,
why didn't you send to Haywood and
Pettibone? You say they always told you
you could get what you wanted
Il knew L wasn't in Wallace on what
they had sent me out for. and 1 thought 1
would wait until got back to Caldwell be-
fore asking them for more. If 1 had not
got the money from Paulson l would have
wired them"
Orchard denied that he had denounced
Steunenberg to Paulson or that he had
complained that if he had not been driven
out of the Occur d'Alenes by Steunenberg
he would be rich from his one-sixteenth
interest in the Hercules mine.
But you got from Paulson the money
with which you Travelled to Caldwell to kill
Steunenberg?'
Yes"
Before he left Colorado Orchard admit
ted that he had written to Pauson asking
him for 5000 to help start an ice plant.
Pettibone had suggested this as an easy
way to get some money.
AS court adjourned for the day Mr.. Rich
ardson announced that he would probably
conclude his cross-examination Of Orchard
today.
DEFEAT OF THE REBELS,