The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-06-14

Unsuccessful Attempt.
We'll. if you and Simpkins went to
caldwell in November to kill Steunenberg.
ney Richardson.
I'VE did make an attempt, but it wasn't
successful
Simpkins then went back to Wallace
saying 1t wouldn't be good for either him
self or Orchard If they were caught in
company.
'Simpkins had agreed TO come" Or
chard continued. but he began to get
scared after we were on the ground.
Now as matter OF fact" asked Rich
ardson, was Simpkins with you any
longer than il required him to visit the
federation locals at Haley and Silver
City,"
He was with me at Caldwell about a
week"
''An at onee?"
No; he was there twice"
Slmpk,ns started for home about Dec.
!, 1905, and Orchard said he had not seen
him from that day to this. While in
Caldwell, Simpkins helped him manufac-
ture a bomb
Was that the bomb which killed Steun-
enberg?"
changed the casing from wood to tin
Orchard denied that he had ever tried
to sell what he claimed was q non
freezable explosive.
Came to Salt Lake.
Orchard also left Caldwell after the
failure of the attempt with Simpkins.
He called Bill EaSterly of Silver City up
on the telephone. and asked him If he
didn't want to come over to Caldwell and
take part in contract" Easterly de-
cl1ned saying he was too busy at home
Orchard then went TO Salt Lake to get
a man named Shoddy to help him. Shod
dy, however could not be found.
Returning TO Caldwell alone, Orchard
went to the Saratoga, hotel. where ne
became acquainted with the employees of
the place He made no effort at conceal
ment
Richardson wanted to know why it was
that with plenty of opportunity to kill
Steunenberg on one of the governors
trips to his sheep ranches, Orchard had
decided to use bomb in the city.
Well, 1 got Disguised with myself at
not being able to get him. so l finally de
cided to use the bomb and get rid of the
thing and get away" said Orchard
But you took the materials for bomb
when you first went TO Caldwell?'
Yes, sir.
And you intended to use a bomb from
the first?"
yes, sir, If the opportunity offered"
Attorney Richardson jumped over the
details of placing the bomb at the Steun-
enberg residence, picking the witness up
at the point where he began to run back
TO the hotel after seeing Steunenberg ap-
preach the place of his death.
You were warm and excited when you
reached the hotel, weren't your
Il was warm / tried not to be ex-
cited"
Cool Enough to Help.
You were calm enough to help the
bartender tie up bundle?'
Il held my finger on the string while
he tied up the parcel"
The cross examination here depressed to
a plan, Orchard conceived 10 ride a short
distance on a train with Steunenberg and
set the bomb in grip under the COVER
nOr'S seat. With the paraphernalia all
ready Orchard got aboard the train one
day, but Steunenberg missed il. The fact
that others in the car would have been
killed in the explosion Orchard said did
not appeal TO him.
RetuI ming to Orchards actions after the
assassination of Steunenberg, Richard
son wanted to know If the witness had
not deliberately gone to his room and
scattered powder and plaster of paris
about the place.
No, sir; 1 did not" replied Orchard
in positive manner.
He said he came back to the hotel with
the idea OF cleaning up some things in
his grip.
What was in it?"
Some cayenne. pepper. potash and
What were you doing with the pep
Il had 1t to put on my shoes when
necessary so as TO prevent dogs taking
up my trail"
The examination again depressed to
show that while he was in Spokane. Or
chard called on Attorney Fred Miller. now
associated with the defense, and employed
hlm TO sue the railroad for OBTAINING his
trunk which had been lost in transit
he gave Miller a power of attorney.
Orchard made no attempt to leave Cald-
wei the night Of the explosion but
slept as usual in his room at the Sara
toga hotel The next day, Sunday, he
was suspected and placed under parole
Monday he was arrested.
The Miller Telegram.
The first
}. Sullivan of Denver. Sullivan had
acted once for Orchard in a civil case nm
Denver Sullivan suggested that Or
chard have local attorney
Didn't you tell Sullivan Won knew an
attorney named Miller in Spokane?"
said / had received telegram from
Miller. Sullivan wired Miller to come on
and he reached Caldwell something more
than week after the arrest -
Orchard remained in the Caldwell iail
eighteen days and was then brought to
the penitentiary here in Boise
Richardson here attempted 10 show the
coercion of Orchard through solitary con-
finement.