Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-06-06


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the man running the cage. He ran away
into a tunnel. We did not find the pow
der and came out of the mine unmocsted.
In November sometime, w. +. Davis
ard Sherman Parker, who were in charge
of the strike, asked me if we could not
send Il bomb into the indicator mine and
ruin it. They said they would give me
500 for it. l went to ScholZ about It, but
lie didn't want to do it, for they had not
paid lin for the last time he went into
the mine. x man named Alderman then
said he would help me. l got so pounds
| Of giant powder and arranged it with
giant caps which were to be set off by
the lifting of the guard rail as the cage
passed the seventh level. We placed the
bomb but did not hear anything of it 70:
| about Il week. when it finally exploded.
Superintendent Mccormick and Melbcck,
Il shift boss, were killed.
II saw Davis and Parker after this at
the miners hall and we talked it over q
little. l went home with them that
| night. told them I was broke and want
cd some money. and they said they would
| lave to get it from headquarters at Dem
Yer. That night they wanted me to go
| over to Victor with them. 1 held back at
| first. but they said there was 10 reason
F, to fear and finally went. l asked again
4 IN NO I mic IN tn
get out. Parker said he would give it to
me tie next day. The next day however,
| both Davis and Parker were arrested. w.
| j.. FaSterly was also arrested but relcas-
ed on habeas corpus. lie went to Denver,
| where went to see Haywood and Meyer
at their offices in the Miners Exchange
building.
II know them only by sight prior ID
| this introduced myself ard they said
| they knew me by reputation.
| "Moyer asked me if | wanted any
Imnnry and said not at this time. Moy
CT said Eaatcrly had told him to blow
lup the Nindicator mine and kill Nc
| Cormicll and Bcrk.
| "IIaywood told nc the blowing up of
| the mime was Il fine pieces of work and
| they were much pleased with it. L
talked to Haywood. Meyer and Faster
| ~ about the matter. They said there
| would he nothing further for me but
| night work for awhile. Haywood said
he would have to clean those fellows
up at Cripple Creek.
| "Moycr gave me 5000 and Haywood.
| later. in Mo%Cr's office. paid me 5000
| for blowing up the mine.
| Il returned to Crippl" Creek i'm De-
| Ccmbor 1905, and since then | have not
| done any labor Haywood and Meyer
| both told mo | could not 90 too fierce
to suit thcm-to 60 ahead and blow up
IHnything ! could think of-to get some
of the soldiers if possible. | made q
couple Of bombs with giant powder and
| dynamite"
| Some time in January or February,
1901. orchard said. he went back to
Denver as Il delegate at a labor c"nvcn-
ton. Parker ana Davis were still under
arrest ut this time. charged with blow
ing IN the NfndicatOr mine, and an at
tempt at train wrccking.
| Parker and Davis, Orchard said, told
him they were going to wreck a Flor
enc" ana Cripple Creek train. where it
would plunge into a gulch below. Par
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WIS wrecked he 'nonght some money
would be forthcoming from Denver.
81 wanted money for what | had al
ready done" continued Orchard. Par
ker told me that several IF the boys
Rad been doing little things ana they
al wanted money. but it was hard to
get because nothing big had been