Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-06-24

life at Cripple Creek. He declared that
Orchard burned saloon and high
graded at the very outset of his ca
reer. He went into the story Of this
alleged attempt to wreck the train Of
the Florence Il Cripple Creek railroad
which had falsely been laid to the
Western Federation of Miners and de-
cared the first time Haywood, Meyer
or Pettibone had seen Orchard WIS
when the man came TO Denver on a
pass and oil money issued by u G..
Scott, chief of detectives of the Flor
ence & Cripple Creek railroad.
AN oily, Shiny fellow Mr. Darrow
termed the detective.
Cripple Creek had become the Wa
terloo OF the Western Federation Of
Miners IN Colorado said Nh, DauoH.
THE organization had fine halls, CO.
operative stores, libraries. ii was
hourishing and doing something until
it took chance in going out to help
the striking smeltermen in Colorado
City"
AiI. barrow said the attempt TO wreck
a train was a plot OF the railway COM
pany and the Mine Owners association
to wreck the union He said the de-
Tense would show that Orchard was
constantly in company with the .detec-
tives OF the railroad and the mine own
ers.
PRIVILEGES FOR ORCHARD.
.And while honest. hard working
miners were denied the privilege of
passing the military lines, this leper
Orchard went in and out as he pleased.
General orders We're issued that Harry
Orchard should go and come when he
wanted to" said MI. barrow.
we will show that Orchard came
10 Denver and formed Il slight &C
quaintance with Haywood Meyer and
George Pettibone. Later Meyer went 10
Cripple Creek 10 attend the trial of
some men charged with the wrecking
of the train. There he met Orchard
who ingratiated himself with Meyer
who trusted him. Orchard gained MOy-
eI's confidence, but we viii prove that
Meyer never said the things to him that
orchard claims were sad, Meyer will
tell YOU this himself.
Then when Meyer went down to
Telluride TO visit the union there he
took this man who had won his con-
hdence along 10 protect him from the
thugs OF the mine-owners No sooner,
however, had Meyer arrived In Telu
ride than he was arrested and thrown
into the 'bull-pen' where he remained
for many months. unable TO take any
part in any further conspiracles
INDEPENDENCE DEPOT OUT
RAGE.
Taking up next the blowing up OF
the Independence depot, Mr.. Darrow
said he did not know whether Orchard
blew IL up or not, but he was inclined
to believe that he did not The depot
was d worthless building side track
stop for working trains 1T wasn't
worth white chip" declared the at
torney. But the mine owners wanted
the military back In the district and
about the time that ibis depot was
blown up the word had gone out that
something was coming or. / won't
saw that the mino owners or detectives
wanted TO kill anybody at this depot.
killing people WAS too mussy for
them This depot was worthless and
unused. If the powder could be t0uch-
ed off Just before the train arrived
and before the men got there, 1t
wouldn't kill anybody but i would be
another attempt In the line Of the
Wetern Federation of Miners TO get
rid OF Ia lot OF scabs. Following the
explosion the town marshal sent for
dogs to follow the trail from where
wire led TO chair rune. The dogs
oircled around awhile and went To the
cottage OF Al b. Moore. They wore
taken away and started out again
and once more they came 10 Al Is.
sent for and they took the trail down
toward Colorado Springs The man IN
charge called up x G, sterling chief
detoctiye of the Mine owners asso-
citation and told him the dogs were
on sure scent. But Sterling told
Elm TO call or the dogs that he Knew
who did ".
THE Dogs CALLED OFF,
oThe dogs were called ON, said Mr.,
barrow, and orchard came back ia
Denver and went where he wllled With
oni being arrested on molesled In any
way"
Describing the conditions which fol-
lowed the explosion Of the Independence
depot. M barrow said that the score
tary of the Mine owners association
made a speech from wagon denonnc-
Inc the western Federation or Miners,
saving that now was the time 10 ger
nd Of The Organization Just then q
shot was Ared
we viii show that *. O. Sterling
ared the shot" said the attorney and
that n was the lsgnal Tor a general
smrmish Many shots we're Aired and
when the smoke cleared away two
men lay dead. Two lawyers were
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