The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-06-06

afternoon session of the court, the news of Orchards appearance on the stand l having spread rapidly.
 i More than one-half of the crowd was 1 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. Notwithstanding
 the injunction, Orchard said that some
 of the miners returning to Telluride were arrested. Orchard then returned to Dem yer, where he met Haywood and Petit
 bone at the federation headquarters.
 Lays for Governor Peabody.
 They wanted to know if I could not
 work up some scheme to assassinate Gov
 ernor Peabody of Colorado. 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 1 could not get acquainted with Governor Peabody,
 his ways. etc., and see what chance there was to assassinate him. I pro-
 ceeded to watch him for some time, at the capitol and at his home on Grant avenue, three blocks away. T reported to Haywood and Pettibone
 that there was a stone wall near Pea body's house from behind which he could
 easily be shot. Haywood said he thought
 Steve Adams was the best man he knew
 for the work. I went to Cripple Creek and saw Adams about 1t. He said he was ready for it-was ready for any old
 thing. I gave Adams some money and came away. He said he would come to Denver and telephone me in a few days Adams followed me to Denver in three days. l saw Adams in the room over Pettibone's store and at headquarters Pettibone sold house specialties. l told a nd ha coming and they said all right. Pay Steve Adams. "When Steve came they gave him some
 money and Pettibone bought him new suit of clothes and fixed him up "They also gave Adams and me two
 sawed-off shotguns and shells loaded with
 buckshot. The guns were sawed-off, so we could carry them under our coats Pettibone gave us the guns. He got them
 from federation headquarters. We watched for Peabody every night
 for week. but did not see him for
 week. We kept after him for three weeks
 One night we saw hack come along and turn Into his residence. We stole up be- hind it with our guns, expecting to see the governor get out. Only two women alighted, however. After this we were afraid to go around there for the women had watched us closely that night We d l bomb. digging hole in the sidewalk and burying It."
 Haywood Knew About It. Did you talk to Haywood about this?" "Yes; Pettibone said all right; but Hay wood said he did not want this done, l because the executive board was in sus- | picion and he did not want anything to 1 occur at this time. He told us to lay off for a while. We remained in the ], city, but did not go to headquarters l much"
 What next did you do?"
 Assassinate Deputy. We were to assa ssinate Lyte Gregory, a deputy sheriff who had been in the l mines. He had also been in Goldheld and | was against us
 l Who suggested this?"
 | "Pettibone. He old Adams and myself | he wanted the thing done. We talked the | matter over in Pettibones store. Petit l bone said that would be good thing to | make an example of Gregory. Jim Mur- 1 phy of Butte, spoke up and said he ] thought it would be a good thing too. 1 Pettibone, Adams and myself went down | town to saloon where we found Greg l ory in a rear room drunk. Meldene, who was mine owner. was with Gregory. We | watched them and followed them across | the street. Pettibone then made some l excuse and left us Gregory left the place I about midnight He saw us. I think, and made reach as I thought, for gun. l I then shot him three times with a sawed | off shot gun"
 Did you kill him.?
 "Yes sir. I believe I did"
 Pleased With the Jcb.
 .Meldrene was with Gregory at that time Orchard then told of the running away and hiding his gun. Next day he saw Haywood. Petubone and Jack siupn.