The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1907-06-29

everyone. ra'I mere Wa8u [ a. man, WO.
man or child. on the street who was
not his tfriend-not a lame dog or cat
but could have a. home in his wood
shed. That was George Pettibone."
Pettibone, the attorney said, was
never connected intimately in any way
with the Western Federation or it's
officers. &c.,.
Mr.. barrow then took up Orchards
life at Cripple Creek. He declared
that Orchard burned a saloon and
high graded at the very outset Of his
career. He went into the story of the
alleged attempt to wreck the train Of
the Florence & Cripple Creek railroad,
which had falsely been laid to the w.
F. NJ, and declared the first time Hay
wood. Meyer or Pettibone had seen
Orchard was when the man came to
Denver on a pass and on money is
sued by S. D. Scott, chief of detectives
of the Florence & Cripple Creek rail-
road.
can oily, Shiny fellow" Mr.. Darrow
termed the detective.
Cripple Creek had become the
Waterloo Of the w. F. Of M. in Colo
rado." said Mr. barrow. '"The organi-
zation had fine halls, cooperative
stores, libraries. 1t was fourishing
until it took a chance In going out to
help the striking smelter men in Colo
RADIO City,"
Plot to Wreck Union.
Mr.. barrow said the attempt to
wreck q train was a plot Of the rail-
way company and the Mine Owners
association to wreck the union. He
said the defense would show that Or
chard was constantly in company with
the detectives Of the railroads and
the mine owners.
"And while honest, hard working
miners were denied the privilege of
passing the military lines this leper
Orchard went in and out as he
pleased. General orders were issued
that Harry Orchard should go and
come when he wanted to.
'We will show that Orchard came
to Denver and formed slight ac-
quaintance with Haywood, Meyer and
George Pettibone. Later Meyer went
to Cripple Creek to attend the trial of
some men charged with the wrecking
of the train. There he met Orchard,
who ingratiated himself with Meyer,
who trusted him. Orchard gained
Meyers confidence, but we will prove
that Meyer never said the things to
him that Orchard claims were said.
Meyer will tell you this himself.
Meyer in "Bu!l Pen.'
Then, when Meyer went down to
Telluride to visit the union there, he
took this man who had won his conf
dence along to protect him from the
thugs of the mine owners. No sooner.
however, had Meyer arrived in Tellu-
ride than he was arrested and thrown
into the bull pen,' where he remained
for many months, unable to take any
part in any further conspiracies."
Taking up next the blowing up of
the independence depot, Mr.. barrow
said he did not know whether Orchard
blew 1t up or not, but he was inclined
to believe that he did not. The depot
was a worthless building-1a sidetrack
stop. for working trains. It wasn't
worth q white chip, declared the at
torney. But the mine owners wanted
the military back in the district and
about the time this depot was blown
up the word had gone out that some-
thing was coming off.
II won't say that the mine owners
or detectives wanted to kill anybody
at this depot. Killing people was too
mussy for them. This depot was
worthless and unused. If the powder
could be touched off just before the
train arrived and before the men got
there it would not kill anybody, but
1t would be another attempt in the
line of the Western Federation of
Miners to get rid Of a lot of scabs.
Following the explosion the town
marshal sent for dogs to follow the
trail from where a wire led to chair
rung. The dogs circled around a. while
and went to the cottage Of Al Moore.
They were taken away and started
again and once more they came to AL
Moore's house. Then other dogs were
sent for and they took the trail down
toward Colorado Springs.
1.-THE man in charge called up K. c.
Sterling, chief detective of the Mine
owners association, and told him the
dogs were on a sure scent. But Ster-
ling told him to call off the dogs; that
he knew who did it.
"The dogs were called off," said Mr..
barrow, "and Orchard came back to
Denver and went where he willed
without being molested IN any way
Describing the conditions which fol-
lowed the explosion Of the Indepen-
dence depot, Mr.. Darrow said the Sec
rotary of the Mine Owners association
made a speech from a wagon denounc-
Ing the Western Federation of Min
ers, saying that now was the time to
get rid of the organization. Just then
a shot was fired.
I'VE will show that K. c.. Sterling
fired the shot," said the attorney, land
that 1t was the signal for a general
skirmish. Many shots We're fired and
when the smoke cleared away two men
lay dead. Two lawyers were found
lying under a wagon. They were not
hurt"
do you mean they were lying down
or making false statements under the
Wagon?' interrupted Attorney Hawley