The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-06-07
Swears Haywood Sug- gested the Crime. WITNESS RESUMES
 TERRIBLE STORY Several Efforts to Stay Governor
 Peabody. When Judge Gabbert Ruled Against Western Miners He, Too, Went on List of the 'Inner

Boise, Idaho. June 6.-Harry Orchard crowned his admissions of grave crimes today when, continuing his case against William D. Haywood, he made an explicitly detailed confession Of the murder of Frank Steunenberg by an internal machine that directly opens the way for his own conviction and execution for the ofRnse. He swore that the assassination of Steunenberg , was first suggested by Haywood. was jointly plotted by Haywood. Mover. Pet tybone and himself, was financed by Haywood, and was executed by himself after the failure of an attempt in which Jack Simpkins had participated.
 ochard lifted the total of. his own murdered victims to eighteen. detailed the circumstances under which he tried to murder former Governor Peabody, Judge Goddard, Judge Gabbert. General sherman Bell, D. H. Moffat and Frank Herne. Incidentally. he confessed to a plan to kidnap the child of one of his former associates. Then, under cross-examination by the defense. Orr ehard confessed guilt of the sordid social crimes of deserting his young child and wife in Ontario. fleeing to British Columbia with Hattie Simpson, the wife of another man, and commit ting bigamy by marrying third wo- man at Cripple Creek. Through tne shocking details of murder plots, sto- ries of secret bomb b-making, and de- tails of man hunts with sawed-on shot guns and internal machines as weap- ons. the witness ewent on in the sahe uuiet. off hand manner that marked his demeanor yesterday. Ills voice dropped to a lower key as the pititui story of the long hunt for Steunen- berg narrowed down to the last oay, ana he told of the race from the hotel tos thss fofne to heat his victim With the death trap, and the meeting III tns evening gloom as the victim n walkea nnconsciousIy to his doom. Tnrougn (. a1i ba winced but once. and that was when the defense made him name his six sisters and his one brother ana give their residences.
 Objections By Defense
 The defense fought the story with multiplicity of objections ana sue ceeded in heading off an attempt to tell the story of the murder or Artnur Collins at Telluride and temporaI,is shuttinR out the contents or teie- gram received and telegram sent by Orchard after his arrest. But Tor the rest the State managed to get In US story intact. A.. .o-roho- ration of Orchards crimson taie py producing the lead casing or tne rea- body bomb. Orchard ioehtne9 Is surora that he brought 1t from canon S'tv to Denver. and then on to Wal 1ace where he gave 1t to a man named Cunnineham. It was thrown lnto the river and the State promises 10 later prove it's recovery.
 Haywood and his kinsfolk listened quietly to the long recital, and about their first show of feeling was one of amusement, when Attorney Richard son began his onslaught and brought out Orchards domestic crimes.
 There were the same precautions and the same armed guards to protect Or chard and the same court room scene, except that among the spectators the women to men were as two to one.
 There was another rush for admits tance and the doors of the court had to be closed at this afternoons ses- sion.
 Orchard fipished his direct examina- tion at 2:35 o'clock and the cross-ex- animation had only reached down to the Couer dAlene days of 1899 when the court rose. The cross-examina- tion will be continued at o'clock to- morrow.
 Orchard Resumes Testimony.
 Orchard began his days testimony by giving the names of several per sons he met in San Francisco when he went there to assassinate Fred Brad lev. who had been formerly the man. ager of the Bunker Hill and Sullivan mine in the Occur dAlene district of Idaho These names were related in order to pave the way for possible corroboration of Orchards testimony at this point.
 Orchard said he was known 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 soldier. He said he immediately called Pettibone on the telephone.
 "Pettibone asked me how Bradley was continued Orchard T told him Bradley was still alive when l left San Francisco. but 1t was reported he would lose his eye sight and probably be deaf for the rest of his life. Pettibone said that was otter than If l had killed him outright-that Bradley would now be a living example.
 Orchard said he asked for money and received $125 rom FeltlDone Wltn tue assurance that he could get more whenever he wanted 1t.
 Orchard said Haywood next asked him to go to work on Judge Gabbert of the Supreme Court of Colorado.
 He said Judge Gabbert." Orchard went on, had been rendering decis- ions against Mover, who was trying to get out of Telluride on habeas cor pus I went to Judge Gabberts house the following Sunday night with Steve Adams and a shot gun, but did not see the Judge. Haywood also wanted us to try again at Governor Peabody, saying he did not care how we got rid of him. At this time it seemed that Peabody was about to be elected for another term. Steve Adams, Billy Alderman and set to work and made a bomb We put 1t under the sidewalks at Thirteenth Street and Grant Avenue in Denver The Governor walked along here every morning.
 Attempt to Kill Peabody.
 Adams and I watched for the Gov ernor until he came out Just as the Governor walked over the place where haa e