The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-06-06


Mr.. Hawley then renewed his question
as TO the Vindicator mine. 1t was once
more objected to. Judge Wood everruled
sci for the prosecution that Haywood
would be connected with the affair
Judge Wood said that unless Haywood
was properly connected with the testi-
It all out.
Orchard an Old Thief.
Il had beer high-grading in the Vindi-
Gator mine said Orchard '.High-grad-
ing Is commonly known as stealing high
grade ore. l discovered some powder in
the mine. continued Orchard and re-
ported the fact to Davis, president of our
local He said he would give me 500 to
set the powder off and blow up the mine
The union men had all been called ous
on strlke l asked companion, named
Scholtz. if he would like to go in with
me. He said all right, and that he
thought we were justified We went to
the mine and took a couple of shots at
the man running the cage. He ran into
tunnel. We did not find the powder,
and came out of the mine unmolested
Blowing Up of Mine.
In November some time. w. +. Davis
and sherman Parker, who we're in charge
or the strike, came to me and asked If
we couldn't send bomb into the vindi-
would give me $500 for il. | went TO
Scheltz about it, but he said he did not
want TO do it. for they had not paid him
tor the last time he went into the mine.
man named Alderman then said he
would help me- / got fifty pounds of
giant powder and arranged 1t with giant
caps which were to be set off by the
lifting o. the guard rail as the cage
passed the seventh level. We placed the
bomb, but dia not hear anything of it
for week when it finally exploded Su-
perinte ndent Charles Mccormick and Mel
Beck. shift boss, were killed
Il saw Davis and Parker after this at
the miners hall and we talked il over a
little: ! went-home with them that night.
told them | was broke and wanted
some money, and they said they would
nave 10 est " from headquarters in Den
Yer: That night they wanted me to 20
to Victor with them. l held back at first
but they said there was no reason to
fear, and | finally went. ] asked again
for the money, saving I might have to
get out Parker said he would give it to
me the next day. The next day, however
both Davis and Parker were arrested
the day following the meeting at Victor
W s. Easterly was also arrested. but re-
leased on habCas corpus. He went TO
Denver and | followed him, where |
went TO see Haywood and Meyer at their
offices in the Miners Exchange building.
Met Meyer and Haywood.
knew tnem only Dy sight prior to
THIS | introduced myself and they said
they knew me by reputation. Mover ask
ed me if ] wanted any money and I sai,I
not at that time. but later. Mover said
Vindieator mine and killed Mccormick
and Beck.
Haywood told me the blowing I'D of
the mine was a fine piece of work and
they were much pleased with it, L talked
to Haywood. Mover and Easterly about
the matter They said there would be
nothing further for me but night work
for while Haywood said we would have
to clean those fellows up at Cripple Creek
Meyer gave me $40 and Haywood later,
in Movers office, paid me 500 for blow
ing up the mine.
II returned to Cripple Greek in Decem-
any labor, Haywood and Meyer both told
me l could not go too fierce to suit them
to go ahead and blow up anything ]
could think of-to get some of the soldiers
| IL possible.
Il went to work and made a couple of
bombs with giant powder and dynamite.
| was helped by Owney Barnes I turned
one of the bombs over TO a man at a
saloon who said he was going to throw il.
| don't know what became of it
Train Wreck Planned.
Some time in January on February. 1894,
| orchard said, he went back to Denver,
as delegate at a labor convention, called
by president Sullivan of the State Fed
still under arrest at this time, charged
with the blowing up of the Vindicafor.
and attempt at train Wrecking. The de-
Tense objected TO any testimony as to the
train Wrecking, but it was allowed by
Judge Wood. Parker and Davis, Orchard
said, told him they were going to wreck
Florence & Cripple Creek train near a
curve on the mountain, where the train
would plunge into a gulch several feet
below, Parker said something must be
done TO scare and kill off the ''scabs''
who were taken to the mines and home
again over this road Orchard said Davis
told him that if the train was wrecked
| he thought some money would be forth
coming from Denver.
Gave Railroad Man a Tip.
Il wantel money for what l had al
ready done" continued Orchard Parker
told me that several Of the boys had been
doing little things and they all wanted
money, but it was hard TO get because
nothing big had been pulled off / decided
to tell the railroad people, because
wanted my money. The next day | told
ID. G. Scott, of the railroad company. |
told him all / knew about the matter.
Scott wanted me to come back again and
! did see him again In the meantime the
bomb in the indicator had finally gone
off. Scott sent for me again and wanted
TO know If | knew anything about the
explosion, said no, that l thought it
was an accident.
II met Meyer several times during the
I M.
Mover was attending the trials and said
he thought we ought not to do anything
While the trials were in progress. A man
named Mckinney testified at one of the
trials about liquid which burned. Meyer
! told me that we must be careful not to
use any of the liquid soon or he might be
connected with it,
Orchard said he sfterwaTd went with
Meyer to the Telluride country in connec-
ton with injunction proceedings which the
union took against the citizens to prevent
their molesting miners who returned aft
er deportation
Recess for Lunch.
At this portion of the testimony the
luncheon recess was ordered until lao
o'clock.
Orchard retired in custody of bailiffs
and detectives
There was a tremendous crush at the
afternoon session of the court, the news
of Orchards appearance on the stand hav-
ing spread rapidly throughout the city.
So great was the crowd which sought ad-
mission at the court room doors the attor-
neys and others connected with the trial
forced their way through with the great
est difficulty. More than one-haf the
crowd was 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 Den
yer. He met Haywood and Pettibone at