New-York tribune., 1907-06-06
ORCHARD ON THE STAND
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of the federation and that he in no way was
connected with it,
Senator Borah contended that the state had
a right TO prove the facts about the Bunker Hill
ard Sullivan mine to show why the Western
Federation of Miners had taken umbrage at
Governor Steunenberg. Judge Wood ruled that
the general facts were admissible but put a
limitation on the amount of details that could
be shown.
Horsley then told the story of the blowing UP
of the property, in which, he said w F. Davis
later president of the miners union at Cripple
Creek had command of the mob He told of
the seizure Of train. the theft of giant powder,
the attack on the mines and, concluding said:
Il lit one of the fuses myself"
Horsley then told of his flight into Montana
and Of various Journeys in the western country
until he turned up IN Cripple Creek in 1902
went to work in the mines and joined the West
ern Federation OF Miners again. Under fire of
renewed objection from the defence all Of
which overru1ed by the court on the
strength of repeated promise by the state to
show the connection of the defendant later.
the witness then told OF the plot to blow up
the Vindicator mine. He confessed that after
the strike began he went into the mine high
grading" and there discovered a quantity of
powder. He reported this to Davis, and there,
he said, began the plot to do violence In the
mine. he Stld the flrSt attempt failure,
because the cageman discovered him and his pal
and drew their fire, but later a Contrivance was
successfully fixed by which a discharged pistol
set off a bomb and killed Superintendent McCor-
mick and Beck, the foreman Five hundred dol
lars he said, was the reward for the murderer.
Then came the journey to Denver. where the
witness said he met Meyer, Haywood and Petit
bone and entered their employment as assassin.
He swore that Haywood paid him $500 for
blowing up the Vindicator mine.
BOMBS THAT FAILED TO EXPLODE.
Then came the making of the two pombs that
were tossed into the coal heap at the Vindcator
mine, but they never heard Of again: and
then digression to confess that before the
cessful attempt at the Vindicator mine he had
notified the railway management or a plot to
blow up its trains carrying non-union men.
Next Horsley related how he journeyed to
Southern Colorado as a guard to Meyer and
here the narrative, which had been attacked
from every side by the defence at every material
point halted for the noon recess.
Word that Horsley on the stand spread
through the city, and few moments after the
doors of the court were opened in the afternoon
every available seat for the public taken
and deputies had TO force the doors shut and
clear away clamoring crowd that jammed the
stairway and the landing
Hawley's office. and at 1:9O o'clock was driven
back to the courthouse to resume his story.
There delay this time. and within few
minutes the witness on the stand telling of
his journey with Meyer and his return 10 Den
yer, where 1t was suggested, he said. that he
kill Governor Peabody OF Colorado. He said he
picked Steve Adams TO aid him. and together
they stalked the Governor between the Capitol
and his home. trying for a shot at him with
short shotguns
Haywood and Pettibone were IN the plot and
furnished the witness with money from time to
time, The plot failed because Horsley and
Adams followed a carriage containing two wom-
to the Peabody home and excited suspicion
Next came a plot to dynamite Peabody. Hors-
ley said they made bomb, but gave the plan
up at the suggestion Of Haywood, who was in
fear that they would all be arrested. Orchard
said that he and Adams were told to LAY of"
for time. but meantime Pettibone suggested
that they kill Lyte Gregory. who had been a
deputy sheriff and had given testimony against
some Of the members of tho federation. The wit
ness then detailed the relentless trailing OF
Gregory and his final murder
Gregory turned and backed up against a
fence" said the witness. "as If 70 draw a gun.
and I shot him three times. 1t certainly killed
him"
This tale of brutal man hunting and killing
seemed 10 play with greater intensity on the
of the men and women who listened 10
Horsley than any of the other recitals of tho
day, and a perceptible shudder went through the
room as he calmly talked OF the shooting It was
the only place where victim had actually been
faced. The other victims had been done 10 death
by mechanical and chemical contrivances.
Then came the frightful tragedy at Indepen-
dence, followed by the flight TO Wyoming and
afterward the trip TO San Francisco to kill Brad
ley. Orchard swore that after his visit to Den
Yer, when he got the money for killing McCor
mick and Beck. he constantly in commun-
cation with and IN the pay Of Haywood,
Meyer Pettbons Perkins or Davis that or
all of them suggested his various crimes. and
acts had been warmly commended.
The defence kept up It's attack all through the
afternoon, protesting against the admission Of
every material statement of the witness. but
Judge Wood, accepting for the time the assur
anccs OF the state that it would make good the
connection everywhere ruled against the de-
fence on all points save one. He declined to let
Horsiey tell the contents OF telegram sent TO
him at San Francisco by Pettibone while Hors-
ley was engaged In the attempt the life OF
Bradley.
When taken from the stand Horsley was at
once driven TO the penitentiary, and he will be
brought back TO town early in the morning.
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