Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-06-07


Judge Goddard, who, Haywood said,
was instrumental in defeating the
eight-hour bill, which had been de-
clared unconstitutional by the supreme
court Of Colorado.
"At the fall elections Peabody was
succeeded by Gov. Mcdonald. Pea
body went to live at Canyon City.
Meyer, Haywood and Pettibone all
three told me to keep after Peabody.
1t was arranged that l should become
q life insurance solicitor"
Orchard declared he got recommen-
dations for that position with one of
the big agencies in Denver from Mr..
E. f. Richardson, one of the attorneys
now representing Haywood, and from
J. c. Sullivan, president of the State
Federation of Labor.
Mr. Richardson listened keenly to
this part of the witnesses story and
made notes upon it. Haywood, sur
rounded by his family and attorneys,
sat stolid at times, but on occasions
leaned far forward in his chair, gazing
steadily at Orchard with his single
eye.
Orchard said he decided to prepare
a bomb to place beneath Peabody's
bedroom window at Canyon City, Colo.
Portion of Bomb Produced.
The state here created something of
a sensation by producing in evidence
the lead casing of the bomb. 1t was
the size of two-gallon can. Orchard
identified it. He said he had shown
the casing to Pettibone in Denver and
loaded it in the basement of Petit
bones store, the latter assisting him.
Thirty pounds Of giant powder were
used
Orchard then told of attempts made
to slay Judge Gabbert, Gen. Bell and
others.
Planted Bomb for Judge.
The witness went back to June of
that year, however, to tell of another
attempt on Judge Goddard. This was
made few days after the failure to
get" Judge Gabbert. The bomb for
Judge Goddard was planted in grass
plot near the gate leading into the
front yard of his residence. The con-
nection with the bomb broke in some
manner without exploding it. Orchard
said he examined the place and found
the grass dead where the bomb was
planted, this being due to the escaping
sulphuric acid fumes.
After this failure, Orchard said he
discussed matters pretty thoroughly.
''Moyer told me he thought we ought
to get rid of Johnny Neville, who knew
too much about the independence de-
pot affair and was demanding money"
said Orchard. Then for the first time
the witness came down to the Steunen-
berg case.
"Ought to Get Steunenbera."
Haywood suggested" he said, that
we ought to get ex-Gov. Steunenberg.
He thought that if we got him after
letting him go seven or eight years,
and then went back to Paterson, N. j.,
and wrote letters to Judge Gabbert,
Judge Goddard, Peabody, Bell and 9th
ers telling them they would get the
same thing as Steunenberg, it would
show them they were not forgotten,
either, and would have a good effect.
Meyer said it would be better than
killing them, that it would be a liv-
ing death, for they would be confront
ed by the thought always of somebody
waiting for them.
Haywood said he had sent several
men to Caldwell to do the Steunen-
berg job. Among them were Minister,
Art Bascom, Mccarthy and Steve
Adams. Minister was miner-a
member of the union. l didn't know
Mccarthy Pettibone and Haywood
told me that Steve Adams and Jack
Simpkins were in Idaho to get rid of
come olaim-jumpers. They were then
California after this conversation.
When | got back 1 talked with Adams,
Haywood and Pettibone Adams said
that the money Haywood and Petit
bone had sent him to Idaho had mis-
carried and he never got it. For this
reason he had not gone to Caldwell.
Adams said he had got rid of the
claim-jumpers all right"
Attorney Richardson objected to all
the testimony as to what Adams had
said. The objection was overruled on
the ground that Orchard had told Pet
tibone all that Adams had said. At
this point the luncheon recess until
1880 D. m. was taken.