The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-06-07
A CRUEL MURDER.
Orchard Tells How Steu-
nenberg Was Doomed.
HAYWOOD A DEATH PlOTTtR
Climax Of Boise Trial Game With
States Star Witness.
HAYWOOD A DEATH PlOTTfR
ORCHARD SHOWN TOBt A lGAAilST

with Perfect Composure Late Friend
aud Companion OF Western FEEDER
alton OmciaI., According 60 His
Testimony, Related Astonishing De-
tails of Plans to Asss-.inste For
mer Governor OF state of Idaho.
lie said That Haywood Suggested
Crime, saying. ave ought Go Get
Him. aud Thus Intimidate Judge
Gabbert, Goddard. Peabody, He'll
and Others, as They Also would
Then Deem Themselves Marked
For Death.
BOISE. Ida, June l. Harry Or
chard. star witness for the state In the
stcunenbcrg murder trial. reached the
climax OF what was the most remark
able tale of crime ever told In AN Amer
lean court.
With perfect composure he related
the astonishing details Of the plot to
assassInnte former Governor Frank
steuncnbcrg 81 Idaho. the suggestion
OF which he ascribcd 90 Haywood.
Orchard swore that the assassination
OF steunenbcrg was first suggested by
Haywood. was plotted 10y Haywood
Meyer. Pettibone and himself was
financed by Haywood and was exc
cuted by himself after the failure OF
an attempt la which Jack slmpkins
had participated
Haywood suggested" he said, that
we ought 10 get Ex-Governor Sieunen'
berg. lie thought that II We got him.
after letting him 20 seven or eight
years. aud then went hack 10 fater'
son. y. j.. and wroie letters to Judge
Gnbbcrt. Judge Goddard. Peabody.
Bell and the others. telling them they
would get the same thing NJ Steunen-
berg IL would show them they were
not forgotten either aud would have q
good effect.
sMoyer said II would H. better than
killing them aud that II would h.
living death. for they would H. con.
fronied by the thought always Of
somebody waiting Tor them"
Arriving Mt Caldwell. Orchard said
he registered himself ns Hogan and
SlmpkIns as simmons. Orchard iden'
tined his writing ON the Pacific hotel
register. introduced In evidence.
1--WE tried 60 locate Governor Steu.
ncnbcrg nj once" said Orchard. but
could not. We went out e. his resi-
deuce several times aud then finally
saw him Ia the Saratoga hotel on sun
day evening. In the meantime We had
fixed up the bomb. ~ Slmpkins aud !
took the bomb out nj once aud set II
under the sidewalk. with string
stretched across the walk ~ when he
struck Il u would upset the lottle of
sulphuric acid. We went hack Ia the
hotel TO walt. hut heard nothing. AT.
er two or three hours We went out and
got the bomb We found some one had
broken the string. but had not upset
the bottle
''Simpkins said had better remain
and flush the job alone. This was
some time Ia November. 1875.
"slmpklns all this time was n mem
ls,r ~ the executive board ~ the West
.rn Federation ~ Miners. After be-
went away I tried a. catch Governor
strunenl,.rg downtown some night M
I could slip out aud plant the bomb Tot
him near his home lie was out ~ the
"A - 10 time
came a. Boise. hut could not iind him
here. returned 10 Caldwell and stop
ped NJ the Saratoga hotel. carrying the
bomb IN my grip. lIinnlly located Gov
crnor stcunenhcrg on Christmas night
1896. aud. taking the sawed OF shot
gun Pcttibonc had given me. ! went
out a. his house. heard the governor
coming aud tried 10 get the two parts
81 the gun together. but had not sue
cecdrd lrforc he passed Into the house
then went downtown again.
"Thc next time I saw the governor
he was sitting Ia the Saratoga hotel
went up 90 my room aud got IN,
bomb and hurried out e. the Steunen
berg house aud planted the bomb by
the. gate. then started back "a the
hotel. aud when about two blocks
. away met steuncnterg on his way
home. ran as fast NJ ! could towar
the hotel. but had not reached II wheI
the explosion occurred.
II went 10 my room 90 do up sons
acid aud giant caps and things In {
package As | was doing 80 a gian
cap IN my pocket exploded and tor
one side ~ my coat out. was afraI'
everybody I'm the hotel had heard th'
explosion. waited awhile. but Their
was M indication that any one hear
what had occurred In my room.
went downstairs aud remained NJ tn
hotel until Monday. when ! was NJ
rested"
The witness spoke more slowly am
perhaps with Just n tingc Of feeling Il
his voice NJ he told of placing III
bomb which destroyed Governor Steu
nenberg. During his recital he coul'
look directly across the room nc IN
young son OF the dead man. who ~
with gaze constantly fixed upon hi