The San Francisco call., 1907-06-13
TOLD TO ~GET, STEUNENBER,

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it would have good effect to get Steunenbers
after letting him go so many years HAYWOOD
said he had sent Art Baston Ed Minister. Steve
well to get Steunenberg. but they had not sue
ceeded. Pettibone said he thought it would be
a hard proposition to get man in little town
"Pettibone baked at this, did he7" queried
Richardson.
no sir; he just said he thought it would
be hard
Hard to get man who drove out into the
mountains alone every day!'' 'ssF
He said il would he hard proposition. -
Orchard. said that .Pettibone suggested that
he take the Peabody bomb on the trip Or
rather unique in that an alarm clock 1T
tached 10 il. When. the alarm went OF string
fastened to the alarm key would wind up and
pull over the bottle of sulRhuric acid. which
would explode the giant caps and dynamite.
Orchard said that he asked for $500. to cover
the expense of his trip to Nevada to get Ne
vile and go to Idaho to assassinate Steunen-
berg He got S2z0 Just before starting, having
received $50 previously .sst
Meyer. Haywood and Pettibone regarding a
rancho
'Yes, sir said that If l IN shed the fob
l was starting out on ! ought to be through
with these businesses and have the ranch had
been promised
Then you were getting tired of this busi-
ness at lastf"
HEARS OF "CLAM RANCH
.'Yes. sir. Pettibone spoke of getting the
ranch upon Puget sound''
Wasn't that because Of letter he had got
from man up there who said il was a great
place. where you had CLAIMS in the front yard
tide would leave the clans in. the front yard
and the chickens would eat the clans and all
he had to do was to kill the chickens7''
There was something about letter.
Senator Borsh suggested that if the defense
had such a letter in its possession the letter
would be the best evidence.
Seems to me- chirned In Attorney Darrow.
that the clans would be the best evidence
There was general laughter and the clam
ranch incident was closed.
Before starting from Denver. Orchard said.
Pettibone helped him pack his trunk. He helped
put in bomb case and % pounds of dynamite.
With this dangerous burden the trunk was
checked ordinary baggage TO Nampo. Idaho,
nine miles from Caldwell. Orchard stopped of
several days at Salt Lake City.
From Salt Lake he came on directly to .Nampa
and began to make inquiries there about Steun-
enberg.
PLANS BLOWING UP HOTEL
he spent day or two. Governor Steunenberg
was ar Boise. however. and Orchard came on
here. He learned that the governor stop
and got a room on the same door the gov
ernor's. He entered Steunenberg's room with q
pssskey and looked around. & with the idea sof
setting the bomb under the bed In a grin
with alarm clock TO set 1t of.
'sThe bomb would have blown the hotel all to
pieces. Wouiun IT,
And you were willing to do this:v
..Did you expect to stay in the hotel that
s.No. SIR
..You were willing to XIII everybody but your
sclfs''
yes
Orchard said that he had not brought the
time he Investigated Governor Steunenberg' 5
room He abandoned the idea for fear that his
quick getaway would ancuse suspicion.
Abandoning temporarily the pursuit of Steun-
enberg. Orchard went on TO Portland and then
TO Seattle. where he made inquiry about some
ranch near the British Columbia line. From
Seattle Orchard went TO Spokane TO see Jack
simpxins and Dave Coates about a conversa-
tion they had in Denver.
rado. who has been summoned a witness for
the defense. was in court He was identified
by the witness
Orchard said that Coates had told him. in Den.
yer about how rich his old partners in the Her
cuIes mine had become.
He told me he thought It would be good
raulsons. chiid and demanding $4,000 or $50 ,00c
ransom. the witness said.
TELLS OF PETTYsCRIMEs
orchard went to Wallace. Idaho. and met
Paulscn. who gave him : cordial welcome. He
You accepted his hospitality. ate at bis
table. and met his family while planning te
What caused you to abandon the plan 2. :
The weather got bad-'
That's all that saved Paulsou's' children -
THAT was one reason'' "a
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 10 throw the bomb into creek or
chard met man named cunningham.s WAC
wanted 10 know what was in fbe package.
when ] told him he wanted it, said Or
ehard. He said he wanted to throw It int
kill lot OF nonunion men. / refused at frst
bur finally gave 1t to him on his promise II
The bomb finally was thrown into the river
wasn't ftr' a &
II don't know
Orchard said that while in Wallace he had
broken into the Oregon railway and navigation
depot and had also robbed cash register Of
<35 or $40, but be denied stealing any per