The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1907-06-06

bOlSSs June O.7I1dIIy oICu-
ard, who says his true name is Albert
Harsley, who assassinated former
Governor Frank Steunenberg at Cald-
well on the night of Dec. 80, 1905,
continued his gruesome story this
morning as a witness against Will
lam D. Haywood, secretary and treas
urer of the Western Federation of
Miners.
Orchard began the days testimony
by giving the names of several per-
sons he met in San Francisco when
ne went there to assassinate Fred
Bradley, who had been manager of
the Bunker Hill and the Sullivan
mine in the Couer D'Alene district.
Orchard returned to Denver wearing
the uniform of a soldier. He immediate
Orchard said he asked for money and
received SIPS from Pettibone with
the promise of more whenever he
wanted it. Orchard said that Hay
wood asked him next to go to work
on Judge Gabbert of the Colorado
supreme court"
He said Judge Gabbert," Orchard
continued, had been rendering decis-
ions against Meyer who was trying
to get out of the Telluride Jail on
writ of habeas corpus. | went to Cab
berts house the following Sunday
night, with Steve Adams and SnOt-
gun, but we did not see the Judge
Haywood also wanted us to try again
at Governor Peabody, saying he did
not care how we got rid of him. At
that pnahndNr W.
about to be elected to another term.
Adams, Billy Ackerman and l set to
work and made a bomb. We put it
under the sidewalk at Thirteenth and
Grant avenue. Denver. The governor
walked along there every morning.
Adams and 1 watched for the COVER
nor until he came out. Just as the
governor walked over the place where
the bomb was, two heavy coal wag-
o1s came out of the alley and passed
over the wire leading to the bomb
and we could not pull it. 1 went and
got the bomb. We threw the bomb in
the river. l reported to Pettibone that
we had failed. He said that was too
bad"
After this" Orchard continued,
1--WE tried to shoot Peabody, hanging
around his house a long time. but not
getting an opportunity. We also tried
to shoot Frank Hearne of the Colo
RADIO Fuel & Iron Co. Haywood said
that Hearne was trying to fix the leg
islature against us, and would be a
good man to get out of the way. He
also said tnat Dave Moffatt, president
of the First National Bank was ano-
ther."
Orchard said that Adams and he
watched Moffatt's house for some
time with gun, but could accom-
plisA nothing. 1--WE were also told"
said Orchard, ito get after Judge
Goddart, who Haywood said was the
instrument in defeating the eight
nour bill which had been declared
unconstitutional After the election
Peabody went to live at Canon City.
Meyer, Haywood and Pettibone all
told me to keep after Peabody. 1t
was arranged that should become
life insurance solicitor"
Orchard declared that he got a rec
ommendation for the position from
Mr.. Hawkins, partner of E. F. Rich
ardSon, one of the attorneys now rep
resenting Haywood, and j. c. Sulli-
van. president of the Colorado State
Federation of Labor. Orchard said he
decided to place a bomb beneath Pea
body's window at Canon City The
state then created a sensation by pro-
a bomb the size of a two-gallon can.
Orchard said he loaded the casing in
the basement of Pettibo1e's store at
Denver, Pettibone assisting him.
Thirty pounds of giant powder were
used Pettibone, Orchard declared,
gave him 500 before he returned to
Canon City with the bomb. On the
way to Canon City a companion
heard the clock ticking in the grip
with the bomb and wanted to know
what it was. ''I told him jokingly,"
said Orchard, that it was bomb 1
was going to put under Peabody If
got a chance. When I reported this
conversation to Pettibone he told me
/ had better not try it on Peabody at
that time. Pettibone and l then pre-
pared a bomb for Judge Gabbert. We
planted it in a vacant lot which Cab
bert crossed on the way home We
left a wire out of the bomb and to
this we intended fastening a pocket
book, the idea being that Gabbert
would pick up the purse and upset
the bottle of sulphuric acid inside the
bomb. As Judge Gabbert started out
in the morning / fastened the pocket
book to the wire and rode on down
town ON bicycle. An hour later q