New-York tribune., 1907-06-07
MURDER AS A TRADE.
Continued from Hrst page.

in HE chair. gazing steadily at Orchard with his
single eye.
Orchard said he decided to prepare a bomb 10
place beneath Peabody's bedroom window at Canon
City.
The state here created something Of a sensation
by producing in evidence the lead casing OF the
borb II was the size OF two-gallon can. Orchard
identified it. He said he had shown the casing to
Pettibone In Denver and loaded 1t in the basement
Of Pettibone's store, the latter assisting MIN
Thirty pounds of giant powder were used
Pettibone Orchard declared. gave him 800 be
fore he returned 20 Canon City with the bomb
on his way TO the latter place companion heard
a clock ticking in the grip with the bomb and
wanted know what II was. Orchard continued:
told him jokingly that it a bomb and !
was going 10 put II under Peabody II l got
chance. But when I reported this conversauoInn 20
on Peabody at that time. He said. however. that
he wanted something pulled OF before the con con-
vention-that we must have something 10 Sio"
for the money we'd spent .,
Petitions and then went t2 work anf Pnf of
half-gaIlon syrup can using ten pounds OF giant
powder.
BOMB WITH PoCKETBOOK AS LURE.
Pettibone and planted the bomb IN a vacant
lot which Judge Gabbert passed on his way nc home, ne
We left wire of the bomb, and 70 thls we
tbst Judee Gabbert would pick up the purse and
thus upset the bottle of suphuric acid INSIDE 9 b9
Judge Gabbert came too fast and we had to leave
Pettibone had to 90 next day 10 Salt Lake to
attend the convention Of the Western Federau4qh Iq
of Miners leaving me TO attend to Judge Gao-
bert He said we must certainly do something be
fore the convention. was AFRAID 10 t9ueh = IN M
bert started out the next morning rode ahead Of Of
him on bicycle an and fastened 'ne a5d did not hear
an explosion until hour atteTwaEdt man man
named Wally had picked up the pocketoooK ana t
was killed. Judge Gabbert had passed without
noticing it.
When Orchard reported the result to Pettibone he
said the latter said II was hard luck
% l-tu q
dav bv day stretching his narrative out 10 great
length He said the next man selected for ATTACK
was Sherman Bell. former Adjutant Generai OF
Colorado who had been instrumental IN breaking
IN q strike Orchard said il was decided 10 puN d
-ip and drive out TO Bells house. He took Hay
wood to ride in the rig, he said and then pousn' @
II for SlI5 The bill OF sale was made out IN 60 70
homes name. He and Pettbone drove out 10 Den
house several nights in succession About tHlS lle
Mover returned TO Colorado and when he fouho oN'
what was going on he ordered 1t stopped Moyer'
Orchard declared. said he did not want any ms
pulled off in Denver while he was theLe, 0S
would surely be arrested. He also said ne han
sorne outside work which was more important
Orchard had now brought his story down 10
August 1905, but went back 10 June OF tl"' "a.
however, tell OF another attempt on 1ouse 80,
dar6 This was made few days after the failnre
% "ret" Judge Gabbert. The bomb for Judge COO
dard was planted in a grass plot near the gate
leading into the front yard Of his home. the con-
nection with the bomb broke IN some ihHhIet
With eXplOCllS
-, ,lsce end found the grass dead where the
bomb was planted. this being due 10 the escaping
sulphuric acid fumes.
tiers thoroughly.
., Johnny Neville who knew too much about the
Independence depot affair and was oenanolns
money" sad Orchard. Then for the first time the
witness came down 10 the steunenberg case. he
said:
THE PLAN TO KILL STEUNENBERG.
Haywood suggested that We ought . to e get so, s1
him after letting him go seven or eight years aao
then went back TO Paters9n = a. an9 SoS w69(e
Bell and the others, telling them they wonlo gen gel
them thew were not forgotten either and would
have a good effect. Meyer said II would De pet
6tb ter fha FOR kng thy Rdnd 's be BY the
thought always Of soeb1dy waiting dTa toT mem 70
Caldwell to do the steunenberg Job. among them them
union did not know Mccarthy. Pettibone and
HAYWOOD told me that Steve Adams and Jack
smpkins were in Idaho to get rid Of some claim
gpeTs Ihey y TeT sfof5a hsn af4s Eonf tbs
when / got back / talked with Adams. Haywood
wood and Pettibone, had sent him to Idaho Ia had
been mlscarried 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 test-
rnony to what Adams had said.
objection
Orchard had told Pettibone all that Adams had
said.
At this point the luncheon recess until 1:so p.
was taken.
At the afternoon session Orchard said he started
for Idaho two days after talking with Meyer and
the others on the subject. Pettibone helped him
get his trunk ready He put the Peabody bomb
prepared for a Canyon City in the trunk and
took it along Pettibone knew about this. Or
chard continued:
Before starting for Idaho Mr. Haywood gave
send to Nj Pettibone for any additional funds.
Meyer. Haywood and Pettibone were all present
when this arrangement was made l went from
Denver to Salt Lake. spent four or fve days there
the Commercial Hotel | registered as Thomas
Hogan After being IN Ea1m%pa % three DAYS ! went
Thomas Hogan. began at once to make in
quiries about Governor Steunenberg. This
caidweil two or three days. found out where
steunenberg lived and learned that he was not
him here. I told he living at the Idaho
Gse bs he 6 c,ds So on Vas gong on @ at
days. Then I to Seattle to look at a ranch
might be a good thing TO have a ranch where we
could hide whenever II became necessary: From
Seattle ! went to Spokane and then TO Wardner
TO see Jack simpkins I told him what my object
Orchard remained in the mining district for
month. While he there he talked with Simp-
kins about kidnapping the child of OF the mine
owners. but nothing came of It,
Smpkins finally decide! to return to Caldwell
with Orchard 70 help in the assassination OF Gov
ernor Steunenberg From wardner Orchard and
simpkins first went to Wallace, Idaho where Or
chard decided get rid Of the Peabody bomb
Simpkins had said IT a dangerous thing to have
around and he thought II had better be thrown
away Orchard said he gave the bomb TO friend
named Cunningham dispose Of in the river
PREPARATION FOR ASSASSINATION.
Proceeding from Wallace TO Spokane Orchard