Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-07
TESTIMONY OF ASSASSIN
Witness Resumes Red Nara
tive of Brutal Crimes-Money
From Miners Inner Circle.

BOISE, Idaho, June AT the afternoon
session of the Haywood trial yesterday
Orchard said he started for Idaho two days
after talking with Meyer and the others on
the subject. Pettibone helped him get his
trunk ready. He put the Peabody bomt
prepared for use at Canyon City in the
trunk and took it along Pett.bone knew
about this. Orchard continued:
Before starting for Idaho Mr. Haywood
gave me $40 He had given me $50 before
this 1 to send to Mr.. Pettibone fol
any additional funds. Meyer, Haywood and
Pettibone were all present when this ar
rangement was made. 1 went from Denver
to Salt Lake, spent four or five days there
and then came on to Nampa, Idaho, stop
ping at the Commercial Hotel. l registered
as Thomas Hogan. After being in Nampa
three days 1 went to the Pacific Hotel al
Caldwell. 1 registered again as Thomas
Hogan. 1 began at once to make inquiries
about Gov. Steunerberg This was about
the 9th of September, 1903. / stayed in
Caldwell two or three days. l found gu,
where Steunenberg lived and learned that
he was not at home. l came on to Boise
to try to locate him here. l was told that
he was living at the I-aho Hotel. The
Portland exposition was going on at this
time and l decided to go there for few
days. Then l went to Seattle to look al
a ranch. Pettibone had told me to do this
He thought it might be a good thing to
have ranch where we could hide when
ever it became necessary. From Seattle
went to Spokane and then to Wardner to
see Jack Simpkins. l told him what my
object was.
Orchard remained in the mining district
for a month. While he was there he talked
kidnaDnR
of one of the mine owners, Tut nothing
came of it.
simpkins finally decided to return to
Caldwell with Orchard to help in the as
sassination of Gov Steunenberg. From
Wardner Orchard and Smpkins first went
to Wallace, Idaho. where Orchard decided
to get rid of the Peabody bomb. Simpkins
had said it was a dangerous thing to have
around, and he thought it had better be
thrown away. Orchard said he gave the
bomb to a friend named Cunningham to
dispose of in the river.
Proceeding from Wallace to Spokane, Or
chard said he and Simpkins bought ten
pounds Of powder there with which to make
a new bomb when they reached Caldwell
Simpkins bought a pair of field glasses. On
the way to Spokane Orchard said his trunk
was lost, and Simpkins took him to a firm
of lawyers to see about suing the railroad
company. The firm was Robinson, Miller
&. Rosenthal, Mr.. Miller now being a mem
Der of counsel for Haywood. This firm, Or.
the Western Federation of Miners.
Arrives at Caldwell.
Arriving at Caldwell for a second time
Orchard said he registered himself as Ho.
gan. and Simpkins as Simmons. Orchard
identified his writing on the Pacific Hotel
register introduced in evidence yesterday
He continued his story:
We tried to locate Gov. Steunenberg at
hl IN
residence several times, and then finally
saw him in the Saratoga Hotel Sunday
evening. In the meantime we had fixed up
the bomb, so Simpkins and took the
bomb out at once and set 1t under the side
walk. with a string stretched across the
walk, SO when he struck it 1t would upset
the bottle Of sulphuric acid. We went back
to the hotel to wait, but heard nothing.
got the bomb. We found some one had
broken the string, but had not upset the
bottle. We hid the bomb in some weeds.
The bomb was made in q wooden box just
big enough to hold ten pounds Of powder.
Next day Simpkins concluded he had bet
ter not stay around any longer for fear he
had been seen by several persons who
knew him. He thought it might go hard
with me If l was caught in his company.
He said 1 had better remain and finish
the job alone. This was some time in
November, 1905.
Simpkins all this time was member OF
the executive board of the Western FEEDER
alton of Miners After he went away 1
tried to catch Gov. Steunenberg downtown
same night, SO I could slip out and plant
the bomb for him near his home. He was
out of the city a large part of the time.
Once 1 came to Boise. but could not find
him here. 1 returned to Caldwell and
stopped at the Saratoga Hotel, carrying
the bomb in my grip. l finally located
Gov. Steunenberg on Christmas night,
1905, and taking the sawed-off pump shot
gun Pettibone had given me 1 went out to
his house l heard the governor coming
and tried to get the two parts Of the gun
together but had not succeeded before he
passed into the house. 1 then went down
town again.
Killing Of the Governor.
The next time l saw the governor he was
sitting in the Saratoga Hotel. 1 went up
to my room and got the bomb and hurried
out to the Steunenberg house and planted
the bomb by the gate. 1 then started back
to the hotel and when about two blocks
away 1 met Steunenberg on his way home.
ran as fast as l could toward the hotel
but had not reached 1t when the explosion
occurred.
I went to my room to do up some acid
and giant caps and things in a package.
AS doing so giant cap in my pocket
exploded and tore one side of my coat out.
1 was afraid everybody in the hotel had
heard the explosion. l waited awhile, but
there was no Indication that any one heard
what had occurred in my room. I went
downstairs and remained at the hotel until
Monday when l was arrested
After your arrest did you communicate
with any one?" asked Mr.. Hawley.
mo, sir
Did you receive a telegram from any
body?"
Yes, sir"
What did you do with this telegram"
destroyed it,"
Where was the telegram from?"
Mr. Richardson, for the defense, objected
to this. The telegram itself was the best
evidence, he said.
We'll produce the original telegram" de-
clared Senator Borah.
Orchard said the telegram was not signed.
The witness spoke more slowly and per-
haps with just tinge of feeling in his
voice as he told of placing the .omb which
Will Bog Again for Patrick Pardon.