The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-06-12

| me?" shouted Richardson.
Because you try to make it appear
that 1 am not telling the truth
You are under oath, aren't your
Yes, sir"
And you respect that oath?'
Yes, sir
Well. what are you kicking about?"
I'm not kicking" said Orchard with
exasperattng calmness.
by the way" questioned Richardson
anew. have you seen MCFARLAND this
morning -
mo, SIR
See him last night?"
No. sir.''
Did you see him night before last. I
forgot to ask you yesterday"
Tuesday night? No, SIR"
Orchard said he had seen MCFARLAND
at Attorney Hawley's office yesterday
morning for few minutes. The wit
ness said that when the hail insurance
gave out he returned to Denver and
went to work on Judges Gabbert and
Goddard. Orchard said Pettibone had
agents in the country soliciting orders
for his house specialties-such as car
petsweepers. clothes wringers, etc.
These men some times solicited life in
surance.
Would Lift the Lid.
Several times during the cross ex-
animation Richardson said to Or
chard: Lets take the lid off this"
The attorney had been taunted by
Senator Borah several days ago for
king the lid off, and getting what
he did not want. Orchard said he
talked with Pettibone about the God
dard and Gabbert affairs in the base
ment of the Pettibone store. where
Pettibone and his employees often
worked, wasn't it?'' asked Richardson.
Yes. SIR
And there was nothing suspicious
about it ?"
There was a tin box which did not
look good to me-"
well what was in the tin box Let's
take the lid off that, too''
You seem to have a lid on the
BRAIN" chimed in Senator Borah, but
Richardson did not heed the sally.
orchard said he did not see all that
was in the box. He had seen some of
the packages that had gone into it,
Here the matter was dropped.
Orchard said he made the Goddard
and Gabbert bombs in Pettibone's
basement.
the tin box?'' asked Richardson.
mo. Pettibone had the powder
buried in his yard
bomb, Orchard said Pettibone was in
Salt Lake The bombs for Judges
Gabbert and Goddard were made
within a few days of each other. Or
chard said he talked with Pettibone
about the Gabbert bomb, which even
tually killed a man named WalIy in
stead of the intended victim, but he
had not talked with any of the fedora
tion leaders, regarding the Goddard
bomb. He was acting under the in
of several months before to
get the two judges.
The Goddard bomb was buried at
the judges gate: 1t never went off.
After Sherman Bell.
These attempts failing. Orchard said
he went to work on Sherman Bell. Mrs
Pettibone had gone east on visit and
Orchard was stopping at the Pettibone
house. He said Pettibone went with
him several times to the vicinity of
Bells home. He drove in a rig. The
team was one of several brought to
Denver from Cripple Creek after the
union stores had been looted by the
militia. They had been used in the min
Ing camps to deliver relief goods to the
families of the men on strike.
One of the team was a gray mare.
Orchard said, and the other was used
up black"
They weren't fit to drive as team"
said Orchard. THE gray mare might
have been all right. but she was too
Haywood told US to buy
another horse and a. good buggy to use
in the Sherman Bell affair."
Hadn't Haywood received an offer of
$3.50 for the team you say was all used
up?"
TT was something over $500 for the
horses, harness and wagon
1Ou were going TO XIII sherman Bell,
you bought horse to help you in the
task and yet you went away in two
weeks time?'
Yes"
And you did not kill Bell?"
Orchard said he never got an oppor-
tunity. He saw Bell once or twice on
the porch.
why didn't you shoot him -
Dogs Saved Gen. Bell.
Because 1t was dark where he sat |
md iOl7T xx-hn had 10 20
shoot. Several times 1 tried to ap
proach the house. but there were some |
little dogs who would start barking
ION these occasions Pettibone was
waiting for you down the street in the
buggy?"
yes, sir"
Orchard said Mercer ordered him to
let up on Sherman Bell.
The president of the federation had |
lust returned from California and was |
N i'll health. He said he wanted moth
ng done in Denver, while he was there |
as he did not care to run the risk of |
been in bad health ever since he was
released from the military prison at
Telluride.
And he continues in ill health SO far
rs you know?
HE was the last time 1 saw him."
said the witness. ''Moyer said it
would be a good time to do some out
side work"
HE told me to get Johnny Neville
aid Orchard Neville had told him
lie knew about the Independence de-
pot and had demanded $1,000. Meyer
aid he was afraid of Neville and
hought it would be safe if he was out
# the way. I told Meyer 1 would
10 it,"
But you didn't do it?'
mo. Neville died a natural DEATH"
"Moyer had nothing at all to do
With planning the Independence sta
ion affair, did he?"
mo, sir. He knew nothing about
t."
Court here took the luncheon re-
ess until 1880 p. m.