The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-06-07
ORCHARD TELLS HOW
 HE KILLED STEUNENBERG

had broken the string. but had not upset the bottle. We hid the bomb in soms weeds. The bomb was made in a wooden box just big enough to hold ten pounds of powder.
 Next day Simpkins concluded we mad better not stay around any longer, for he had seen several persons who Knew him We thought 1t might go hard with me if was caught in his company. He said I had better remain and finish the job alone. This was some time in November, 1905.
 Steunenberg's Death.
 "Simpkins all this time was mem Der of the Executive Board of the Western Federation of Miners. After he went away tried to catch Governor Steunenberg down town some night, so could slip out and plant the bomb for him near his home. He was out of the city large part of the time. Once I came to Boise but could not find him there. I returned to Cald- well and stopped at the Saratoga Ho- tel, carrying the bomb in my grip. I finally located Governor Steunenberg on Christmas night. 1905, and. taking the sawed-off shot gun Pettibone had given me, I went out to his house. heard the Governor coming, and tried to get the two parts of the gun to- gether, but had not succeeded before he passed into the house. I then went down town again.
 'The next time I saw the Governor. he was sitting in the Saratoga Hotel. I went up to my room and got the bomb and hurried out to the Steunen- berg house and planted the bomb by the gate. I then started back to the hotel, and when about two blocks away I met Governor Steunenberg on his way home. ran as fast as could to- ward the hotel. but had not reached il when the explosion occurred
 T went to my room to do up som' acid and giant caps and things in { package. As I was doing so a gian cap in my pocket exploded and tor one side of my coat out. I was afraid everybody in the hotel had heard thu explosion. I waited while, but ther' was no indication that any one hat heard what had occurred in my room I went down stairs and remained a the hotel until Monday when I wal arrested"
 After your arrest did you commit nicate with any one?2 asked MT. flaw ley
 No, sir
 Did you receive telegram from anybody" o=~
 i"Yes. sir"
 what did you do with this tele gram?'
 Destroyed it."
 Where was the telegram from?"
 Attorney Richardson for the de- fense objected to this. The telegram itself was the best evidence, he de- elared.
 wen produce the original tele- gram" declared Senator Borah.
 Orchard said the telegram was not signed.
 Evinced Tinge of Feeling.
 The witness spoke more slowly and perhaps with just a tinge of feeling in his voice as he told of placing tha bomb which destroyed Governor Steun. enberg. During his recital he could look directly across the room at the young. son of the dead man who sat with gaze constantly fixed upon his fathers self-confessed assassin.
 Orchard told of receiving a letter while under arrest.
 Are you acquainted with the hand writing of George A. Petitioner" asked Attorney Hawley.
 T am; yes. sir"
 State whether the letter you re- cePved in jail and which you destroyed was in the handwriting of George A Pettibone. '"s '~ ''t r, E
 The defense objected to this, say l ing that it was not the proper way 
 solutely no opportunity for coptraver- sion. The objection was overruled.
 T believe it was in the handwrit- ing of George A. Pettibone." said Or chard.
 The attorneys for the defense moved to strike out the answer on the ground that it was merely a belief. Judge ', ood asked the witness if the letter was written by Pettibone
 ITO the best of my belief. 1t was,' declared Orchard.
 Motion to strike out overruled.' said Judge Wood.
 Taking the witness back to the ex. perience in Colorado. MT, Hawley asked the witness if Haywood had ever said anything to him with ref erenee to the death of Arthur Col lins, superintendent of the Smugglel Union mine in Telluride. Haywood told me, said Orchard that he had sent Steve Adams ana Ed. Minister to California to kill Fret Bradley and the superintendent of 6 l mine whose name I don't remem' l ber He said they had got in jail and he had to send them quite sum o1 money"
 Later Orchard said Haygood had alsc told him he had sent Adams to Poca-