Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-06-07
haywood SUGGESTED
STEUNENbERC crime
HARRY ORCHARD CHARGES MIN
ERS' OFFICIAL WITH INSTI-
eating ASSASSINATION.
WITNESS CONTINUES
STARTLING RECITAL
Various Plots to Murder Governor
Peabody, Gen. Bell and Judges Are
Told to Jury-Part of Bomb Pro.
duced In Court.

duced In Court.
Boise, Idaho, June Harry Or.
chard, who assasSinated former Gov
Frank Steunenberg at Caldwell on the
night of December 80, 1905, and who
on the stand already has confessed 19
murders, committed at the behest of
officers of the Western Federation of
Miners, Thursday continued his grew
some story as a witness against Will
liam ID. Haywood, secretary-treasurer
of the federation.
Says Haywood Suggested Crime.
Orchard testified that Haywood first
suggested that he come to Idaho and
assassinate Frank Steunenberg. He
said that at conference held at the
office of the Western Federation of
Miners in Denver in 1905, Meyer pro-
tested against further acts of violence
in Denver and urged that certain "out-
side work" be taken up.
Orchard swore that Meyer wanted
him to go to Goldfield and murder
John Neville. Neville, who accom-
panied Orchard to Wyoming after the
independence station was blown up
and according to Orchard, knew too
much about the crime for Meyers
peace of mind.
Then it was the witness swore that
the Steunenberg plot, suggested by
Haywood, had it's inception.
Before the Steunenberg story was
developed, Orchard told of various
plots to kill Gov. Peobody, Gen. Sher-
man Bell, Judge Goddard, Judge Cab
bert, Dave Moffatt and Frank Hearne.
The state produced a large lead shell
and Orchard identified it as the outer
casing of the bomb he carried to
Canon City in the hope of blowing up
Peabody.
Orchard came to the stand Thurs
day in perfect composure and in the
same even voice resumed his remark
able confession of countless crimes.
Orchard began his days testimony
by giving the names of several per-
sons he met at San Francisco when he
went there to assassinate Fred Brad
ley, who had been manager of the
Bunker Hill and Sullivan mines in the
Occur d'Alene district of Idaho.
These names were mentioned to pave
the way for corroboration of the wit
nesses testimony at this point.
Orchard said he was known a part
of the time he was in San Francisco
under the name of Barry. Leaving
California, he returned to Denver,
wearing the uniform of soldier. He
said he Immediately called up Petit
bone on the telephone
Glad Eyesight Was Lost.
"Pettibone asked me how Bradley
was" continued Orchard. 'I told him
that Bradley was alive when l left
San Francisco, but that it was report
ed he would lose his eyesight and
probably be deaf for the rest of his
life. Pettibone said that was better
than if l had killed him outright
that Bradley would now be a living
example"
Orchard said he asked for money
and received $125 from Pettibone,
with the assurance that he could get
more whenever he needed 1t. The
witness declared that Haywood next
asked him "to go to work on Judge
Gabbert Of the supreme court of
Colorado" His recital follows:
He said Judge Gabbert had been
rendering decisions against Meyer,
whom we were trying to get out Of
Telluride on habeas corpus. I went
to Judge Gabbert's house the follow
ing Sunday night with Steve Adams
and shotgun, but we did not see the
judge.
Another Try at Governor.
Haywood also wanted us to try
again at Gov. Peabody, saying he
didn't care how we got rid of him. At
this time it seemed that Peabody was
about to be elected for another term.
Steve Adams, Billy Ackerman and l
set to work and made a bomb. We
put it under the sirewalk at Thir-
teenth street and Grand avenue in
Denver. The governor walked along
here every morning.
Adams and | watched for the gov
ernor until he came out. Just as the
governor walked over the place where
the bomb was two heavy coal wagons
came out of the alley and passed over
the wire leading to the bomb, and we
could not pull it,
Did you try?"
''No, sir. After the wagons passed
and the governor had gone I got the
bomb. The streets were almost de-
serted We threw the bomb into the
river and reported to Pettibone that
we had failed. He said it was too bad.
Tries Next to Shoot Governor.
After this we tried to shoot Gov.
Peabody, hanging around his house
for long time but not getting an op-
portunity. We also tried to shoot
Frank Hearne of the Colorado Fuel
and Iron company. Haywood said
Hearne was trying to fix the legisla-
ture against us and would be a good
man to get out of the way. He said
that Dave Moffatt, president of the
First National bank, was another. He
said he was convinced that Moffatt
was behind the people who were fight
ing the Western Federation of
Miners"
Adams and Orchard watched around
Mofatt's house for some time with a
sun, but accomplished nothing.