Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1907-06-07
TELLS TERRIBLE TALE.
Crimes Cowasl..y Confessed to
and duplicates Others.

Boise. Ida, June s.--The promise by
the special prosecutors for the state
that they would later. by proof and
connection. legitimatlze his testimony.
opened the way Ike flood gate TO
the whole diabolical story. and
throughout the entire day Wednesday
Harry Orchard. In the Haywood case.
went on from crime recital to crime re-
cital. each succeeding one seemingly
more revolving than those that had
come before.
Orchard confessed that ms n NOM
Der of the mob that wrecked the Bun
ker Hill and Sullivan mill In the Couer
d'Alenes. he lighted one of the fuses
that carried fire TO the giant explo-
sives: confessed that he set the death
trap In the indicator mine at Grip
pie Creek that blew out the lives Of
Superintendent Mccormick and Fore.
man Beck: confessed that because he
had not been paid for his first ATTEMPT
ut violence In the vindicator mine he
had been treacherous TO his associates
by warning the managers OF the Flor
ence and Cripple Greek railway that
there was plot To blow up their
trains; confessed that he cruelty fired
three charges OF buckshot into the
body OF Detective Lyle Gregory OF
Denver killing him instantly: confess
ed that for days he stalked Governor
Peabody about Denver, waiting
chance to kill him: confessed that ne
and Steve Adams set and discharged
the mine under the depot nj Independ-
ence and instantly killed fourteen men.
and confessed that. failing in an at.
tempt TO poison Fred Bradley OF San
Francisco. he blew him and his house
up with a bomb.
Orchard told of meeting Haywood
and Pettibone in Denver. "They want.
ed TO. Know II could not work IN
some scheme 10 assassinate Governor
Peabody OF Colorado. They said they
could not get Justice In the courts.
and the only way 10 get our rights was
TO take the law into our own hands.
They wanted me first TO see n could
not get acquainted with Governor Pea.
body. his ways. etc. and see what
chance there was TO assassinate him.
! proceeded TO watch him for some
time at the capitol and at his home
on Grant avenue. three blocks away
from the capitol.
Il reported 10 Haywood and Petit. !
bone that there was a stone wall near
Peabody's house. from behind which
he could be easily shot. Haywood said
he thought Steve Adams was the best
man for the work. went TO Cripple |
Creek and saw Adams about Il. He
said he was ready for twas ready for
any other thing. ! gave Adams some |
money and came away. He said he
would come to Denver and telephone
me In Few days. Adams followed me
10 Denver In three days. | saw Adams
In the room yer Petitioners store and
at headquarters. PettIbone sold house
specialties. told Haywood and Petit.
bone that Steve was coming. and they
said all right.
When Steve came they gave him
some money. and Pettibone bought
Adams a new suit OF clothes and fix.
ed him up.
They also gave Adams and me two
sawed off shotguns and shells loaded
with huckshot. The guns were sawed
OF so We could carry them under our
coats. Pettibone gave us the guns.
He got them from Federation head.
quarters.
We watched for Peabody every
night for a week. but did not see him
for a week. We kept after him for
Three weeks. One night we saw
hack come along and turn into HIS
residence. We stole up behind IL with
our guns expecting TO see the governor
get out Only two women alighted.
however. After this we were afraid
10 go around there. for the women had
watched us closely that night. We
then decided We would try to use
bomb. digging a hole In the sidewalk
and burying t."
Did you talk TO Haywood about
thlsg"
Yes. Pettibone said all right. but
Haywood said he did not want this
done, because the executive board was
IN session, and he did not want any.
thing TO occur at this time. He told
us TO lay off for awhile. We remained
In the city, but did not go TO headquar.
tiers much"
Next. Orchard declared. Pettlbonc
suggested the assassination of Lyle
Creepy. deputy sheriff. Orchard
said he. Pettibone and Adams located
the man In a sloon drunk. When Greg.
DRY started from the neighborhood Or
chard said he shot three times with
sawed off shotgun. Pettibone left the
party before the shooting. Asked
whether he killed Gregory. Orchard
said he believed he did.
Orchard then told OF running away
and hiding his gun. Next day he saw
Haywood. PettlboRe and Jack simp-
kins
They all expressed themselves rs
well pleased with the job"
Where was Meyer at this time?"
'fe was In jail al Telluride"
Orchard said there was no specific
as 10 the amount OF
money to be paid for the taking off
Of Gregory. He received 500 the next
day. and had been getting money from
headquarters right along. Orchard
said Haywood. Pettibone. Simpkins
and Sherman Parker wanted some
thing pulled Off In Cripple Creek.
sent "a Tokio