The Columbus journal., 1907-06-12

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Waz1 1ue IL Uueessr:
i Thea eame the Journey - 0sQyo
svAsse IL v1t1ass salA - 0oe 10sv1 +
Haywood and Psttiboae an4 Gn1Ro4
their employ . assassin. Ho 0wugo
that Haywood paid hin - for ~.
ing up TIE VlndieatoR nina Ne1e
came The making Of two bon10 ~
were tossed into the coal -leep q u
indicator mine. but were nsvos!
heard from again. and thea . Glgrooi
sion 70 confess that before Tie go
cessful attempt at the Vlndieator n1na
he had informed the railway manage
ment oe . pot 10 blow up III tratno
Carrying nonumio0 men. Next tA0
prisoner related how he journeyed to
southern Colorado a . guard to
Meyer.
After the mood recess the witness
told Of his journey with Meyer and
his return to Denver. where II wa8
suggested. he said. that he kin Cow
Peabody. He said he picked Steve
Adams to aid him. and together they
stalked the governor between the cap.
itol building and his home, trying for
shot at him with cut-on shotgunA
Haywood and Pettibone were In the
plot and furnished the witness with
money, from time to time, he. said
The plot failed because Horsley and
Adams followed . carriage containing
three women to the Peabody home
and excited suspicion.
Next came . plot to dynamite Peor
body, and Horsley said they made .
bomb. but gave the plan up at the
suggestion Of Haywood. Who Was IN
fear that they would III b arrested.
He said he and Adams were told 70
lay OF Tor . tine, but meantime Pet
tfbone suegested that they kin Lyto
Gregory, Who had been . deputy
sheriff and had given testimooy
against some Of the members Of tho
federation.
How orseesy vsas aasrdsesA
The witness then detailed the 10
lentless trailing Of Gregory and his
final murder. Gregory turned ana
backed up against fence" said The
witness. "as II to draw gun. and !
shot him three times. It certainly
killed him" This tale Of coWardH
brutal man hunting and killing seemed
to play with greater intensity upon
the nerves Of the men and Women
who sat listening to Horsley than any
Of the others and q percepttbIe shud'
der went through the room - No
calmly talked of the shooting. It was
the only place where . victim had
been actually faced. The others had
been done to death by mechanical
and chemical contrivances.
Then came the frightful tragedy af
Independence, followed by the night
to Wyoming and after that the trip
to San Francisco for the purpose Of
killing Bradley. Orchard swore that
after his visit to Denver. when he got
the money for killing Mccormick ana
Beck. he was constantly In commun1-
cation with and in the pay Of either
Haywood, Meyer, Pettibone. Simp-
kins or Davis; that one or all OF them
suggested his various crimes, ana
that at an meetings held after each
| crime his accounts had been warmly
| commended.
The first of the witnesses called
Wednesday was J. n. Brunzel1. ho-
tel proprietor Of Nampa. Idaho. when
is between Boise and Caldwell. Brun-
zell identified the names Of Thomas
Hogan and John L. Simpkins In his
hotel register for November. 1905
Hogan, or Orchard, was at the hotel
with Simpkins on November Is.
The presence OF Simpkins at Namp4
on November z. and at Silver City
on November 8. 1906, was established
by A. Hinkey and. ]. "A. Connors. hotel
keepers, In taeir respective cities.