The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-06-09
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ordson nc m inferences he would draw
from his answers and as to the httor-
news recollection of his direct tesh-
mony.
Haywood was repeatedly in consul
tation with Mr. Richardson, suggesting
questions nnd giving correct dates.
Will Allege Counterplot.
The tack taken by the defendant s
attorneys in asking Orchard if he want
ed Adams 20 help him in the assas-
sination Of Governor Peabody because
Adams was q federation man is taken
as another indication that the defense
will contend that Orchard was in the
employ of the Mine Owners associa-
tion and that he tried to involve the
federation or federation man. in all
of his crimes. 1t is certain the defense
will claim there was counterplot on
the part of the mine owners to break
UP the miners union by having lawless
acts attributed to 1T
Richardson went over Orchard s tes
timony on direct examination almost
word for word with the witness. each
question in direct evidence suggesting
from five TO twenty interrogations in
the cross.eXamination. Orchard adhered
to every one of his first statements and
elaborated them under the hail of ques-
tions from the defense. Mr.. Richard
son devoted much time to fixing places
and dates in the witness story, evil
dentlv laying the foundation for con
Trajectory evidence when the defense
has its innings.
F'Outside of your assassinations, - Mr..
Richardson asked the witness, did YOU
have any little enterprise on the side -
Orchard said he gambled some with
the money be drew from the federation,
but lost oftener than he won.
''Didn t YOU ever hold anybody up
on the street and take their money
away from them2>
81 No. ! did not. -
Asked about the assassination of Lyte
Gregory in Denver. Orchard said he
had never known Gregory personally
and had no grudge of any sort against
him.
Why He Killed Gregory.
"What was the reason given YOU for
killing GTegory2' demanded Richard
son.
''Because of his opposition to the
federation and the coal Miners the
witness replied.
But the federation had nothing to
do with the coal miners, did iti''
81 believe not. -
"And there was no coal strike on!"
'Yes, | believe there was.
But the crSal ,p'iners belonged to Mr..
hlIcDCI : OTSdulZ~d< ION
"'Yes, l believe Mitchell was presi-
dent.
Orchard said Gregory had been
deputy of the coal operators. He had
also been 4 detective AT Idaho Springs
during A strike the federation was con
ducting there.
The witness said Pettibone had re-
ported the proposed assassination OF
Gregory TO The executive board of the
q xf l, ,,l
said the board thought it would be a
good thing Asked the members of the
executive board at this time. Orchard
gave the names of Jack Simpkins,
James Kirwan, L. c. Coakley and Jack
Williams
Orchard said it was not Bob Meldrim
of Telluride who was drinking with
Gregory the night of his assassina
ton, but a man named Mildran. whose
first name the witness did not remem-
Der.
Shot Until Gregory Fell
Asked why he shot Gregory three
times with his sawed-off shotgun, Or
chard replied coolly:
"He didn t go down till the third
shot
"You kept pumping till he did go
down?' ----.--.
eyes, there were FIVE or six shots
In Ine gun.
Gregory called out something when
he was shot the first time, but Orchard
said he could not hear what 1T was.
Orchard said he got, 800 from Pet
tibone 4 day or two after Gregory's 8
death,
''Was this specifically for the Greg
ory matter or were you general sal
aried officer for killing people0'' asked
Richardson
''I drew money whenever / needed
it,
'fYou didn t care what you did to get
money so long us it wasn't work, did
you9'
81 didn't work much
Orchard said there was no fixed
schedule of prices fer his crimes. He
never asked for money until he needed
It.
In response to question from Ricf-
lrdson, Orchard said he had written
he story of his life in book form.
'EAre you testifying from that mar
rative or in response to questions?
demanded the attorney.