The San Francisco call., 1907-06-07

udy 10 IdSIe1 L1e purse, DuC JuuSe GdDOcLl
came too fast and we had to leave it alone
Pettibone had TO go next day to Salt Lake
federation of miners leaving me to attend to
Judge Gabbert- He said we must certainly 10
something before the convention. I was afraid
10 toucn the old bomb, so ] prepared new
one As Judge Gabbert started out the next
morning l rode ahead of him a bicycle and
fastened the pocketbook to the wire. ! rode of
down town and did not hear explosion until
an nour arterward. named Wally had
picked up the purse and was killed Judge-Gab
bert had passed without noticing it.
When l reported the result to Pettibone he
most day by day, stretching his narrative out
to great length He said that the next man
selected for attack was Sherman Bell, former
strumental In breaking up the miners strike.
1t was decided to buy rig to drive out to Bell's
house. Orchard and Haywood bought it for $115
Tho bill Of sale was made out In Pettibone's 5
name. The witness and Pettibone drove out to
Bells house several nights In succession
dered it stopped Meyer, Orchard declared. said
that he did not want anything pulled on in
Denver while he was there. as he would surely
be arrested. He also explained that he had
Orchard had now brought his story down to
august, 1905 The witness went back to June
OF OF tnat year, however. to tell of another at
after the failure to '-get'' Judge Gabbert. The
bomb for Judge Goddard was planted In a grass
Of hts residence The connection with the bomb
broke In some manner without exploding it. Or
found the grass dead where the bomb was
pianted-this being due TO the escaping sui
phuric acid fumes.
rld OF Johnny Neville, who knew too much
about the Independence depot affair and was de-
first time the witness now came down 70 tbe tbe
Steunenberg case
STEUNENBERG IS MARKED
Haywood suggested" he said that we
ought to get Ex-Governor Steunenberg. He
IN thought that If we got him. after letting him
PATERSON, N: j.. and wrote letters to Judge
Gaobert, Judge Goddard. Peabody, Bell and the
ttiers, tbis telling them they would get the same
were not forgotten either, and would have good
eneet Meyer said it would be better than
killing them; that 1t would be a living death.
Ior they would be confronted by the thought
always OF somebody waiting for them
cs1dys,y Toto 90 said ne had sent several men to
them were Minister. Art Bascom Mccarthy and
steve steve Adams Minister was miner. I didn't
KNOW McCarthy. Pettibone and Haywood told
me tnat Steve Adams and Jack Sinpkins were
IN Idaho to get rid of some claim jumpers
Ihey We're then going after Steunenberg. 1 went
70 Canlornla after this conversation
When l got back talked with Adams Hay
WOOD and Pettibone Adams said that the money
Idaho bad miscarried and he never got it For
tnis reason be had not gone to Caldwell Adams
said he had got rid OF the claim Jumpers all
Attorney. Richardson objected to all the testi-
mony as to what Adams said The objection
was overruled on the ground that Orchard had
told Pettibone all that Adams had said. At this
point the luncheon recess until 80 D.. m was
taken. "~'
At the afternoon session Orchard said that he
started for Idaho two days after talking with
Moyer and Pettibone and the others on the sub
teet Of Steunenberg. Pettibone helped him TO get
MS trunk ready He put the Peabody bomb
prepared for use at Canyon City In the trunk ana
TOOK 1t along Pettibone knew about this.
SUPPLIED WITH FUNDS
Before starting for Idaho" the witness con-
tinued Haywood gave me $40 In cash. he
mad given me $50 before this. I was TO ask
Pettioone for any additional funds Mover.
nay msy"ooa and Petubone were all present when
rnls arrangement was made. I went from
Denver TO Salt Lake, spent four or five davs
tnere and then came to Nampa Idaho sion
ping at the Commercial hotel.
Il registered Thomas Hogan After baing
In Nampa three days I went to the Pacife
hotel at Caldwell 1 registered again as Thona e
logan began at once to make inquiries abont
governor Steunenberg. This was about the 9th
or three days. '"'
Il found out where Steunenberg lived and
learned tnat be was not at home I came on
TO Boise to try and locate him here. was
poe.,ds tolo ne was living at the Idanha hotel The
portland exposition going on at this time
snu decided to go there for few days Then
went to Seattle TO look at a ranch Petitions
nad told me TO do this He thought it might
oe a goo0 thing to have ranch where we co7IId
hide out whenever 1t became necessary
FROM Seattle L went TO Spokane and then
70 Wardner to see Jack Simpkins. told him
what my object was ~ nun
Orchard remained in the mining d;strio+ Co., .
month: While he was there he talked with
Simpkfns about kidnapping the child or ono -
tne mine owners, but nothing came of il Simn-
! Ains nnahy decided to return to Caldwell with