Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-06-08
long time, but not getting an oppor.
Hearn and Moffat Spotted.

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Hearn and Moffat Spotted.
1--WE also tried to shoot Fred Hearne,
president Of the Colorado Fuel & Iron
company, who died last month. Hay
wool said Hearne was trying to fix the
legislature against us and would be
a good man to get out Of the way.
"He also said Dave Moffatt, president
of the First National bank. was an
other.
"TIe said he was convinced Moffatt
was behind the people who were fight
ing the Western Federation of
Miners"
Adams and Orchard watched around
Moffatt's house for some time with a
gun, but accomplished nothing.
Judge Goddard, Also.
I'VE were also told to get after
Judge Goddard, who, Haywood said,
was instrumental in defeating the
eight hour bill, which had been declar-
ed unconstitutional
cat the fall elections Peabody was
succeeded by Governor Mcdonald and
Peabody went to live at Canon City.
Meyer, Haywood and Pettibone told
me to keep after Peabody
ut was arranged ! should become
a life insurance solicitor"
Orchard declared he got recommends
atoms for a position with one of the
big agencies In Denver from Mr.. Hay
kins, attorney and partner Of E. F..
Richardson, one of the attorneys now
representing Haywood and from j. G..
Sullivan. president OF the State Fed
Grafton of Labor.
Bomb Casing Produced.
Orchard said he decided to prepare
a bomb and place it beneath Peabody's
bed room window at Canon City, Colo.
The state here created sensation by
In evidence the lead casing
of a bomb. It was the size of two
gallon can, Orchard identified it and
said he had shown the casing to Petit
bone in Denver and loaded it in the
basement Of Pettibone's store, the lat
ter assisting him. Thirty pounds Of
giant powder was used
Innocent Man Killed.
Orchard next related how he and
Pettibone had manufactured bomb
to kill Judge Gabbert. Orchard placed
the bomb In the street with a pocket
book attached to a wire so when the
purse was picked up the explosion
would follow The Judge passed with
out noticing 1t. Ks
A man named Wally grabbed the
pocketbook and was killed.
When he reported the result to Pet
tibone he testified the latter said it
was hard luck"
Orchard said the next man selected
for an attack was Sherman Bell, form
er adjutant general of Colorado.
Sherman Bell Marked.
Orchard said Haywood bought him a
rig for $115. He and Pettibone drove
out to Bells house several nights In
succession.
About this time Meyer returned 10
Colorado and when he found out what
was going on he ordered it stopped.
Moyor did not want anything pulled
off in Denver while he was there, as
he surely would be arrested.
Orchard had now brought the story
down to August, 1905.
Orchards Awful Recital.
For three hours and half yester-
day Harry Orchard sat in the witness
chair at the Haywood trial and recited
a history Of crimes and bloodshed
the like OF which no person in the
crowded courtroom had ever imagln-
ed.
Not in the whole range of Bloody
Gulch literature will there be found
anything that approaches parallel to
the horrible story SO calmly and
smoothly told by this self-possessed,
imperturable murderer witness. He
spoke in a solf, purring voice, marked
by a slight Canadian accent, and OK
cept for the first few minutes that lie
was on the stand he went through his
awful story as undisturbed as II he
were giving the account of May day
festival.
When he said, "And then l shot
him." his manner and tone were rs
matter of fact as il the words had
been "and then ! bought a drink"
Stains on Orchards Soul.
Orchard confessed that as mem
Der of the mob that wrecked the
Bunker Hill and Sullivan mill in the
Occur d'Alenes, he lighted one of the
fuses ludI CdTTleQ IRE W Iue SlduI ca
plosion; confessed that he set the
death trap in the .Vindicator mine at
Cripple Creek that blew out the lives
Of Superintendent Mccormick and
Foreman Beck; confessed that be
cause he had not been paid for his
first attempt at violence in the Vindi
Gator mine he had been treacherous %
his associates by warning the mana
gers Of the Florence and Cripple Creek
railway that there was a plot to blow
up their trains; confessed that he
cruelty fired three charges of buck
shot into the body of Detective Lyle
Gregory of Denver. killing him instant
ly; confessed that for days he stalked
Coy. Peabody about Denver, waiting
for chance to murder him; confess
ed that he and Steve Adams set and
discharged the mine under the depot
at independence that instantly killed
four men, and confessed that, failing
in an attempt to poison Fred Bradley
of San Francisco, he blew him and his
house up with a bomb of gelatin.
independence Station Crime.