The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-06-08
CROSS-EXAMINE
HARRY ORCHARD
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riage 10 Colorado be lived at Johnny
Neville's house at Cripple Creek.
He admitted taking some high grade
ore from a goomnate's trunk aud
selling IL for $40. The roommste,
John Thompson, had thigh graded
the ore.
After first TeoprtiDg to ID. @. Scott,
detective Of the Florence & Cripple
Creek railroad, about the attempt to
wreck train, Orchard said he had
seen the officers several times. He
denied that be was reporting to the
detective.
Orchard also said he had been to
see D. g. Sterling, who had charge
Of the detective force of the Mine
Owners association.
He said be tried to conceal the fact
that he had been to see Scott and
Sterling, hut told Parker and Davis
OF the union, about 1t when he got
out Of jail
Orchard denied that be had ever
given any information concerning
Meyer aud Haywood, and said he was
lying to Scott when he promised to
get information for him.
Orchard said that when he went TO
Denver In 1908 on money supplied
by Detective Scott 1t was the first
time he had met Haywood and Meyer.
He had not heard of Pettibone up to
this time. Haywood and Meyer told
him when he introduced himself
that they had heard OF him.
Orchard said that when he returned
to Cripple Greek from Denver be re
ported to Detectives SCOTT and Sterl-
ing, but did not tell them about his
interview with Haywood and Meyer.
At this interview Meyer and Haywood
had told him, Orchard said, to gel
busy at Cripple Creek and do what
ever he could THAT he conld'nt &c
too fast for them.
$50 you never we're broke after
that2 suggestion Richardson.
II WAS broke several times, but
got money every time asked foI
IT."
Orchard was next told to describe
the making Of the - bombs in Grip
pile Greek, which we're to be thrown
into the Vindicator coal bins. The
witness said he stole the powder
from a man named Charley Perkins.
He and Owney made the bombs in
Barnes cabin.
Then for a second time during the
day Orchard was confronted with q
prospective witness for the defense.
Barnes was In the audience and wat
told to stand up, Orchard looked al
him and once more, without hesita
ton, said: ''That's the man with
whom / made the bombs. .
Barnes, a short, heavy set man,
with large mustache, griuned and sal
doWn.
Orchard said no one told him L
make these particular bombs--he die
1t In accordance with the understand
ing at the interview with Meyer, HAY
wood and Easterly in Denver, to u
ON and do what he could. He sale
he got $3.50 from Meyer in CrippI,
Creek.
100 FAST, GO SLOW"
Orchard said that in December
1908, be was told by Haywood anC
Meyer to turn things loOse-he coulS
not 30 too fierce to suit them. Dur
ing the first days Of January b,
said he was told to keep quiet unit
some of the federation men, undel
arrest In Cripple Creek, had beer
II led.
$50 the policy of the federation
changed inside of two weeks2n aske,
Richardson. cit was more than tw,
weeks, replied the witness.
Richardson asked Orchard IL Rail
road Detective Scott had not told hin
that the company had arranged t
stop train at certain curve, drav
some spikes, aud charge an attempt
at train wreeking to the Western Fed
Grafton of Miners, Orchard sale