The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-06-06

told us to not pull the thing off until
they went away. They went away
Sunday morning and the same night
we placed the powder under the sta
ton platform, attached wire to it and
then waited for a train to come in.
The trains brought nonunion men to
Independence. We used 100 pounds of
the powder.
Both Pulled the String.
Steve Adams and 1 both pulled the
string which upset several bottles of
sulphuric acid. This acid ran over
box of giant caps and these set the
powder off. The depot was wrecked
and from IL to IA men were killed
We went to Colorado. Springs and
camped near Palmer Lake for one
night. Then we went to Denver, COM
ing into the city on an electric car.
In Denver we met Haywood and Petit
bone in Jack Simnkins room. Kirk
wan. now the acting secretary of the
Western Federation of Miners. was
also there. Our conversation had to
do with the blowing up of the depot.
Pettibone spoke first and said he was
we'll pleased with the job. Haywood
also said it was a good thing; that
things had gone all right in the con-
vention. He said a lot of fellows at
Cripple Creek had been arrested and
we must lay low till they were out.
remained in Denver three or four
days. Johnny Neville and his son
Charlie were with US. TOO. They had
pendence. but they were not in our
confidence as to the plot. Before
left Denver. told Haywood 1 wanted
$500 to take a trip to Wyoming. He
said he would send me the money
through Pettibone. The next day Petit
bone gave me the $500. Adams told
me he had got 5000. After buying a
few things 1 left for Cheyenne. Charlie
Neville going with me. | saw in the
pa pers there that we were suspected
of blowing up the Independence depot.
so 1 thought we had better get along.
asked Pat Moran in Cheyenne to
take a letter to Pettibone. asking him
for $500 mere. Moran took the letter
to Pettibone and brought back the
money. Denver is only 100 miles from
Cheyenne. Neville and I decided to
go on to the Dakotas. 1t was about
two weeks before we reached Their
tn ere and take the hot baths. I rode
on and sent the horses back for
Neville. At Cody, Wyo., / got letter
from Pettibone. 1 destroyed the let
wanted for the Independence affair.
Instead of going to the tall timber
1 went straight back to Denver ana
saw Pettibone and Haywood. They
told me at first I'd better get out Of
the country. They also told me they
had another man working on the Pea
body affair. In the latter part of July.
1904. Pettibone get me a railroad
ticket and gave me 500 more and II
went to San Francisco. where I used
the name of Hogan or Demossey, I
have forgotten which. Pettibone had
told me to send for any money
needed"
After Bradley. Too.
Orchard said he had been tod to
look up Fred Bradley in San Fran
cisco. but could not find him. Bradley
had been in the Occur D'A!enes- Or
ehard said he received money from
pat Bone" several time by Postal
company.
The defense noted exceptions from
time to time to Orchards testimony,
Judge Wood consistently overruled all
upon statement by the
prosecution that the witness story
would be connected with Haywood,
Meyer and Pettibone.
81 finally located Bradley in San
Francisco. said Orchard. HE had
been manager of Sullivan and Butler1
Hill mine in Idaho and we We're after
him. I went to his house one morn
ing and just after the milk was deliv-
cred I opened one of the jars and put
a lot of Strychnine into it, Nothing
came of the poison as far as I could
learn, so 1 bought 10 pounds of pow
der-gelatine powder it was. When
purchasing the explosive / had to give
a name. 1 have forgotten what the
name was. 1 said I lived outside the
city and wanted to blow up some
I put the powder into a lead
pipe. This 1 put up in my grip with
some giant caps. a sawed off shotgun
and some other little things. I put
the bomb at Bradley's door some time
in November, 1904. The bomb wasl
arranged with giant caps, chloride of
potassium and sugar being spread
over them. 1t was so arranged that
when Bradley opend the door a string
attached to it would upset bottle of
acid
what was the result of this?''
when Mr.. Bradley opened the door
the next morning the explosion blew
out the whole front of the house and
blew him into the street.
Orchard said he remained in San
Francisco two or three weeks after this
occurrence. He said he sent to Petit
bone for money and received altogeth-
er about $3.50 by Postal Telegraph.