, 1907-06-06
REVEALS MORE OF HIS ALLEGED
CONNECTION WITH INNER
CIRCLE OF THE WEST
ERN FEDERATION.

Court, Another Man Being Killed
,Instead-State Introduces Shell Of
Bomb Orchard Said t!e Charged.
Boise, Idaho, June 6.-Harry Or
chard. who says his true name is
Albert Horsley: who assassinated for
mer Governor Frank Steunenberg at
Caldwell the night of December 80,
1905, continues his gruesome story as
a witness against William d. Hay
wood, secretary-treasurer of the West
ern Federation of Miners, this morn
ing.
Went to Coast to Kill.
Orchard began the days testimony
by giving the names of several per-
sons he met in San Francisco when
he went there to assassinate Fred
Bradley, who had been manager OF the
Bunker Hill and Sullivan mine, in the
Occur d'Alene district.
Returned as Soldier.
Orchard said he was known a part
of the time he was in San Francisco
by the name of Barry. Leaving Cali
fornia, Orchard returned to Denver,
wearing the uniform of a soldier. He
Immediately called Pettibone on the
telephone.
Made Demand for Money.
Orchard said he asked for money
and received $125 from P%ettibone, with
the promise of more whenever he
wanted it.
Wanted to Kill Judge.
Orchard said Haywood asked him
next ito go to work on Judge Cab
bert" of the Colorado supreme court.
He said Judge Gabbert," Orchard
continued, had been rendering de-
cisions against Meyer, who was trying
to get out of the Telluride Jail on a
writ of habeas corpus.
Did Not See Gabbert.
81 went to Gabbert's house the fol-
lowing Sunday night with Steve
Adams and a shotgun, but we did not
see the judge. Haywood also wanted
us to try again at Governor Peabody,
saying he did not are how We got
rid of him.
Made Bomb for Peabody.
"At this time, it seemed, Peabody
was about to be elected for another
term. Adams, Billy Alderman and l
set to work and made a bomb. We
put it under the sidewalk at Thir-
teenth and Grant avenue, Denver.
The governor walked along there ev-
cry morning. Adams and l watched
for the governor until he came out.
Wagons i~nterfered.
Just as the governor walked over
to where the bomb was two heavy
coal wagons came out Of the alley and
passed over the wire leading to the
and got the bomb. We threw the
bomb in the river. 1 reported to Pet
tibone that we had failed. He said it
was too bad"
Wanted Hearne, Too.
after this" Orchard continued, 1--WE
tried to shoot Peabody, hanging around
his house a long time. but not getting
an opportunity. We also tried to
shoot Frank Hearne of the Colorado
Fuel and Iron company. Haywood said
that Hearne was trying to fix the leg
islature against us, and he would be a
good man to get out of the way.
Moffat Plotted Against.
He also said that Dave Moffat, pres
ident of the First National bank, was
another Orchard said that Adams
and he watched Moffat's house for
some time with a gun, but accom-
plished nothing.
Even Judge Goddard.
I'VE were also told" said Orchard,
ito get after Judge Goddard, who,
Haywood said, was instrumental in
defeating the e%ight-hour bill, which
had been declared unconstitutional.
No Rest for Peabody.
After the election Peabody went to
live at Canon City. Meyer, Haywood
and Pettibone all told me to keep
after Peabody. 1t was arranged that l
should become a life insurance sole.
itor."
Some Good Recommendations.
Orchard declared he got recommen'
dations for the position from Mr.
Hawkins, partner OF E.. F. Richardson
one of the attorneys now representing
Haywood, and J.. C. Sullivan, presi
dent of the Colorado State Federation
of Labor. Orchard said he decided to
place a bomb beneath Peabody's bed
room window at Canon City.
state Makes Sensation.
The state created a sensation by
producing in evidence the lead casing
of a bomb of the size of a two-gallor
can. Orchard said he loaded this cas-
ing in the basement of Petitioners
store in Denver, Pettibone assisting
him. Thirty pounds of giant powder
were used. -
T Told Truth az a Joke.
Pettibone, orchard declared, gave
him 500 before he returned to Canon
City with the bomb. On the way tt