The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1907-06-16

One was 50 close that I could have
touched him. said Miss Peabody, who
added that she and her sister and
mother watched the men as they ran
away and then telephoned a detective
agency.
On cross examination, Miss Peabody
was asked II she had not been ap-
pointed colonel In the national guard
OF Colorado. She said 1t was her sis
ter.
so we are not addressing Colonel
Peabody" commented Haywood's at
torney as he plunged into a long line
Of Questioning designed to fix the date
OF the Incident testified to.
Miss Peabody could not say what
the date was. even approximately.
Former Governor Peabody was next
called and sworn. He said that Harry
Orchard had been pointed out to him
on one occasion. He saw Orchard on
the streets of Canon City after the
Peabody family went there to live.
The defense desired a consultation
before cross examining Mr.. Peabody
and the luncheon recess was taken.
Afternoon Session.
When court convened for the AFTER
noon session, counsel for the defense
announced that there would be no cross
examination of Governor Peabody. This
decision was reached at conference
OF Haywood's attorneys.
The next occupant of the witness
chair was e. H. Raymond, a special
police officer of Denver. who testified
that In 1905 he saw Thomas Hogan"
or Harry Orchard. In the company of
Haywood and Pettibone several times,
usually in the evening. On cross ex-
animation Raymond said he could not
give dates Of his observations; ne
knew nothing of what occurred at any
of the meetings.
The next witness was the insurance
solicitor, w. J. Vaughan, whom Or
chard was with in Canon City when
he went there to get" Ex-Governor
Peabody.
Vaughan and Orchard later trav-
eled together, making considerable
money writing hail insurance for far
mers. Vaughan first met Orchard at
the Belmont Hotel in Denver. under
the name of Dempsey. When he met
and roomed with Orchard in CaEcn
City In the spring of 1904 the man
changed his name to Thomas Hogan.
Orchard and Vaughan were working
at this time as solicitors for the Mu-
tual Life Insurance Company of New
York in Canon City. Vaughan said he
heard a clock ticking in the room but
did not see II. He asked Orchard about
1t but got no information at the time.
He later had to move Orchards grip
and found 1t very heavy.
In a joking way Orchard told me he
had a bomb in the grip and was going
to put IL under a man across the
street." said the witness.
Suspicious of Orchard.
On cross examination Vaughan said
he and Orchard worked hard to write
life insurance while in Canon City but
with little success.
Did Orchard point out other resi-
dences than Peabody's at Canon City?'
asked Attorney Richardson.
YES. sir, but ] became suspicious of
him right there"
From that or from several thfnssT'
Several things"
He acted erratic?'
Yes"
sYou thought he was nutty. didn't
you?"
Yes. sir; I thought he was bug
house," replied the witness.
Vaughan, on redirect examination,
said he was a union laboring man. a
member of the order of Railway Con-
| ductors. Speaking further of his sus-
picions of Orchard, Vaughan said he
| became convinced the man was not
gentleman. The answer was stricken
out as a CONCLUSION anu iIOt dS d Jaw.
There was some laughter at this new
charge against Orchard.
The prosecution. continuing its tao
tics of jumping from place to place in
corroborating Orchard, called the next
witness, George w. Rich. hotel pro-
prietor Of Pocatello, Idaho. 4....
Orchard said in 1903 Haywood totd
him he had sent steve Adams to POGO
tello to put some "Pettibone dope On
Greek fire into a car of non-union
miners expected to pass through there.
The witness Rich said Adams stopped
at his hotel in September 1908, under
the name of Ward. He identified
Adams from his appearance in the court
room yesterday
This ended the taking of testimony
for the day. Attorney Richardson
asked the prosecution for an idea as
to when the defense should have It's
witnesses in Boise.
you had better get them here by
Wednesday morning. said Senator
Borah.
The announcement was a decided
surprise to everybody and means but
one more day to be occupied by the
| State.
Court adjourned until $50 o'clock
Tuesday morning.