The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1907-06-21
ORCHARD CONFESSES|
REVOLVING STORY OF CRIME
TOLD AT HAYWOOD TRIAL.
Chief Witness for the Prosecution
Tells Of Wholesale Murder
Schemes in Which He
Was Involved.

Frank SteunenDerg, went on the SIdnu
as a witness against William d.
Haywood, and made public con.
fession of a long chain OF brutal,
revolving crimes. done, he said, at the
inspiration and for the pay of the
leaders of the Western Federation OF
Miners. The victims marked for death
at his hands according to his tesu-
mony were:
Fred Bradley, retired mine Of
fetal, San Francisco; blown half way
across street and MANNED for life by
bomb concealed by Orchard under
doorstep; also object of poison plot
Motive, revenge.
Sherman Bell, acknowledgement of
Colorado national guard, Denver;
waylaid by Orchard and other assas-
sins who sought his life; escaped.
Motive, revenge for activity in put
ting down strike lawlessness.
Justice Gabbert of supreme court
of Colorado, Denver; bomb placed in
his pathway exploded by another man,
who was blown to pieces. Motive, de-
cisions against Meyer.
Gov. Peabody of Colorado, Denver;
bomb placed in front of his home to
kill him by Orchard failed to explode
by accident. Motive, upholding law
in strikes.
David Moffstt, president OF First
National bank of Denver; Adams and
Orchard tracked him with guns, but
he escaped. Motive, supposed actiV.
ity on side of mine owners.
Judge Goddard, Denver. Motive.
declared eight-hour bill unconstitu-
tional.
Frank steunenberg, former gov
ernor of Idaho; Caldwell. Blown to
pieces by bomb placed at gate OF
home by Orchard.
An undertaking by the special pros
ecutors for the state that they would.
by later proof and connection, legiu-
Matte his testimony opened the way
Ike a floodgate to the whole diaboli-
cal story and Orchard went on from
crime recital to crime recital, each
succeeding one seemingly more re-
voltiEg than those that had come be-
fore. Here are few of the interest
ing points from his story:
Haywood told me the blowing up
of the (Vindicator) mine was a fine
piece of work. Meyer gave me 5000
and Haywood paid me $500 for blow.
ing up the mine.
Haywood and Meyer both told me
could not get too fierce TO suit them
to go ahead and blow up everything
could think of-to get sone 81 the
soldiers if possible"
Meyer and Pettibone wanted to
know If | could not work up some
of Colorado"
Haywood thought Steve Adams
was the best man for the work. Pet.
tibone gave us some sawed-off shot.
guns and shells loaded with buckshot
We kept after Peabody for three
weeks, when Haywood told me to lay
off for awhile"
Haywood, Pettibone and Simpkins
then wanted something pulled off at
Cripple Creek. We planned to blow
up the Independence depot. The
depot was wrecked and II or IA men
killed. The next day Pettibone gave
me $500. Adams told me he got 5000"
He swore that the assassination OF
Steunenberg was first suggested by
Haywood, was jointly plotted by Hay
wood, Meyer, Pettibone and himself
was financed by Haywood and was ex
ecuted by himself after the failure ol
an attempt in which Jack Simpkini
had participated.
Orchard lifted the total OF his owr
murdered victims to Is, and detailed
the circumstances under which ht
tried to murder former Gov. Peabody
Judge Goddard, Judge Gabbert, Gen
Sherman Bell, Dave Moffat and Franz
Herne. incidentally, he confessed Il
plan to kidnap the child of one o.
his former associates.
Orchards Story Mistaken.
Boise, Idaho.-Counsel for William
d. Haywood continued their attack or
ln0 lCollllOny VI AidlIg OICudIu a.
both sessions of the trial Friday, and
conferred their strongest assault on the
events beginning with the explosion
in the indicator mine and ending
with the earlier meetings between
the witness and the leaders of the
Federation of Miners in Denver. To
the extent that traffic with the Other
eide" in the war of labor and capital
in Colorado was discreditable they
succeeded in discrediting the witness
Orchard stood the test and strain
very we'll and held tenaciously to the
story he related Wednesday and
Thursday.
Under cross-examination by the de
tense Orchard confessed guilt of tn,
sordid social crimes of deserving hi
young child and wife in Ontario, fee
ing to British Columbia with Hattie
Simpson, the wife of another man, an,
committing bigamy by marrying |
third woman at Cripple Creek. Or
! chard held tenaciously to his direc
testimony during the attack of the
defense, and his testimony was prac
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