The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-06-09
ORCHARD STICKS TO CRIME
 SOAKED STORY OF CAREER
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 known Gregory personally, and had no grudge of any sort against him.
 What was the reason given you for the killing of Gregory" demanded Rich ardson.
 Because of his opposition to the fed- eration and the coal mines" the witness replied.
 But the federation had nothing to do with the coal miners, did it?"
 q believe not"
 And there was not a coal strike on?'s "Yes, believe there was"
 But the coal miners belonged to Mr. Mitchell's organization?"
 ''Yes, I believe Mitchell was president. Orchard said Gregory had been deputy of the coal operators. He had also been a detective at Idaho Springs during strike the federation was conducting there.
 PettIbone Makes Report. The witness said Pettlbone had reported the proposed assassination of Gregory to the executive board of the Western Fed eration of Miners and had said the board thought it would be good thing. Asked to name the members of the executive board at this time, Orchard gave the names of Jack Simpkins, James Kirwan, E. c. Oakley and Jack Williams Orchard said 1t was not Bob Mildrim of Tellurid who was drinking with Greg ory the night of his assassination but a man named Mildrim, whose first name the witness did not remember. Asked why he shot Gregory three times with his sawed off shot gun, Orchard replied cooly:
 Three Shots to Down HIm. "He did not go down till the third shot" You kept pumping till he did go down?''
 ''Yes, there were five or six shots in the gun
 Orchard said he got s100 from Pettibone a day or two after Gregorys death. was this specifically for the Gregory matter or were you a general salried of ficer for killing people?" asked Richard son.
 q drew money whenever deeded It." You did not care what you did to set money so long as 1t was not work, did you?"
 q did not work much"
 Orchard said there was no fixed schedule of prices for his crime.
 He never asked for money until he need ed it.
 Writes Life Story.
 In response to a question from Rich ardson, Orchard said he had written the story of his life in book form.
 Are you testifying from that narrative or in response to questions?" demanded the attorney. "In response to questions Orchard re- piled positively. He said he had been at work on the autobiography during all of the past year.
 He said Detective Mcfarland had seen the work, but denied that Mcfarland had everfsuggested any changes in the narra- tive.
 when you and Jack Simpkins were talking about your experiences in the Occur D 'Alenes,'' questioned Richardson didn't you tell Simpkins that if Cover nor Steunenberg had not driven you out of Idaho you would be a rich mann That your former partners in the Hercules mine were all millionaires?"
 q told him part of that Orchard re- piled q said my partners were all rich men,"
 Senator Borah, for the state, wanted to know if this question was for the pur- pose of impeaohing the witness by Jack Simpkins, who has never been appre- hended.
 Q ITnpCdCU OtSIaihs s'Yes.n replied Richardson, just as soon as your Pinkertons produce him. we are producing the Western Fed eration as fast as we can," declared Sen ator Borah.
 And as a matter of courtesy to you ws have brought on many of the federation officials, and will bring more if you let us know about it,, Attorney Richardson finally declared.
 Orchard said that at the time Haywood told him 'to pull off something in Grip pie Creek, because he was afraid there might be split up in the miners conven' ton unless something was done, things were very quiet in Cripple Creek and the union had sent a committee to the gov ernor to urge that there was no further need for the troops.
 "Now. then,' the attorney went On, Fare yousure that Haywood did not say there was likely to be a split up in the Mlns owners association, and that the miners would have to do something if they wanted to retain the militia?'
 Orchard declared that he rememperec nothing of the kind
 "At the time of the Independence depo explosion weren't you having some rela- tion with Detective Scott and Detective Sterling?"
 1T may have"
 Did you ever talk to A. E. SCarlton?" Orchard said he had spoken once ts Carlton, who was an official of the Min' Owners association. lie had also spose. to Nelson rankin Asked how 1t Wa that he could rass the militia without trouble In C,ipple Creek, Orchard repllet that there were many union men wht had done .he same ans.
 Adds Crime of Arson.
 At this point Oichaia created some thing of sensation by adding the crinl' of arson to his long list of nisdeeds. II and Johnny Nevill decided to burn Nevili'' saloon, near the Independence depot, col lect the insurance money and divide 1t. ''Who set fire to the saloon?'
 q did,
 How"
 q took some 'Pettibone dope upstairs and came away and left it there
 You did have some use for 'Pettlnon' dope then, after all?'
 "Yes."
 Orchard later got s10o of the $500 insar ance Nevili collected
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