The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-06-06
Harry Orchard Continues His
Testimony at Haywood Trial.
Tried for Weeks to Kill Gov
ernOr Peabody.
BLEW UP THE DEPOT.
Tells How the Explosion at In
dependence Was Managed.
He duplicates Miners Officers
in All His Crimes.
BLEW UP THE DEPOT.

Boise. June 6.-There was ire
mendous crush at the wednesday af-
ternoon session of court. in the trial
of w. d. Haywood, the news of Or
chard's appearance on the stand hav-
ing spread rapidly throughout the
city. So great was the crowd which
sought admission at the court room
doors that the attorneys and others
connected with the trial forced their
way through with the greatest diff
Guilty. More than one-half the crowd
was made up of women.
Orchard resumed the stand as soon
as court reconvened and picked up the
threads of his narrative where he had
left off in the morning. Notwith-
standing the injunction, Orchard said
that some of the miners returning to
Telluride were arrested. Orchard
then returned to Denver, where he
met Haywood and Pettibone at feder-
alton headquarters.
They wanted to know If could not
work up some scheme to assassinate
Governor Peabody of Colorado" said
the witness. ''They said they could
not get justice in the courts and the
only way to get our rights was to take
the law into our own hands. They
wanted me first to see if / could not
get acquainted with Governor Pea
chance there was to assassinate him.
j proceeded to watch him for some
time-at the capitol and at his home
on Grand avenue, three, blocks from
the ca pitOl.
Il reported to Haywood and Petit
bone that there was a stone well near
Peabody's house from behind which
he could be easily shot. Haywood
said he thought Steve Adams was the
best man he knew OF for the work. I
went to Cripple Greek and saw Adams
about it. He said he was ready for it
was ready for any old thing. 1 gave
Adams some money and came away.
He said he would come to Denver and
telephone me in few days. Adams
followed me to Denver in three days I
saw Adams in the room over Petit
bones store and at the headquarters.
Pettibone sold house specialties. 1 told
Haywood and Pettibone that Steve
was coming and they said all right.
When Steve came they gave him some
money and Pettibone bought Adams
new suit OF clothes and fixed him up.
''They also gave Adams and me two
sawed off shot guns and shells loaded
with buckshOt. The guns were sawed
OF so we could carry them under our
coats Pettibone gave us the guns.
He got them from federation head
quarters.
I'VE watched for Peabody every
night for a week, but did not see him
for a week. We Kept after him for
three weeks. One night We saw a hack
come along and turn into his resi-
dence. We stole UP behind it with our
guns expecting to see the governor get
cut. Only two women alighted. how
ever. After this we were afraid to go
around there, for the women had
watched us closely that night. We de-
cided then we would try to use bomb
digging a hole in the sidewalk and
burying it"
Did you talk to Haywood about
this2"
yes Pettibone said all right. but
Haywood said he did not want this
in session. and he did not want any
thing to occur at that time. He told
us to lay off for awhile. We remained
in the city, but did not go to head
quarters much
To Assassinate Gregory.
What next did you do?"
I'VE were to assassinate Lyle Gregory
"a deputy sheriff who had been in the
mines. He had also been in Goldf1eld
and was aginst u.s.
who suggested this?"
"Pettibone. He told Adams and my
self he wanted the thing done We
talked the matter over in Petitioners
store. Pettibone said it would be
good thing to make an example of
Gregory. Jim Murphy of Butte spoke
up and said he thought it would be
good thing, too. Pettibone. Adams and
myself went down town to a saloon
where we found Gregory in a rear room
drunk
''Meldrim. who was a mine owner.
was with Gregory. We watched them
and followed them across the street.
Pettibone then made some excuse and
left US Gregory left the place about
midnight. He saw US 1 think and made
shot him three times with a sawed Off
shotgun
Ibid you kill him?"
Yes. sir, 1 believe 1 did,
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time Orchard then told of running
away and hiding his gun Next day
he saw Haywood, Pettibone and Jack
Simpkins-
well pleased with the job. They said
1t was all right with them and he
wouldn't get after them very hard for
he thought that whoever bumped
Gregory of had done good job
where was Meyer at this timer
He was in jail at Telluride"
Orchard said there was no specific
arrangement as to the amount of mon
Gregory. He received 800 the next day
and had been getting money from
headquarters right along Orchard said
Haywood, Pettibone, Simpkins and
Sherman Parker next wanted Some
thing pulled orr in Cripple Creek
Shows No Feeling.
Orchard told his story in a low,
humdrum tone, displaying not the
slightest feeling whatsoever.
Haywood and the others said they
were having trouble in the convention
and there threatened to be a split up"
continued Orchard.
They thought that If something was
pulled of in Cripple Creek the excite
ment would make everything all right
in the convention and the delegates
would go home. We planned then to
blow up the Independence depot in
Colorado. asked Steve Adams IL he
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gave him the money to get the powder
with and we took the powder to a cabin