Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-06-06
CONTINUES RECITAL
OF D|ABDI|CA[ DEEDS
Harry Orchard Details Story Of
Trail of Blood Left By Min
ers' Federation
SEVERAL pLors THAT FAILED
Attempts TO Blow Up Governor Pea
body, Judge eabbert, General Bell
= and Others Unsuccessful-F ederation
Officers Directed Slaughter and Fur
nished Money to Procure Fiends.

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Officers Directed Slaughter and Fur
nished Money to Procure Fiends.
Boise, June s.Harry Orchard testi-
fed this morning that William y.
HAYWOOD first suggested that he come
to Idaho end assassinate Frank steun-
enberc. He said at a. conference held
ii the office OF the Western Federation
OF Miners in Denver in 1905 Meyer pro-
tested against furthers acts of violence
In Denver and urged that certain out
side. work be taken up. Orchard sWore
that Meyer wanted him to go to Gold :
field and murder John Neville NeviAe'
who accompanied Orchard to Wyoming
4 after the independence station was
blown up, according to Orchard, knew
too much about the crime for Meyers
peace OF mind. Then 1t was witness
swore that the Steunenberg plot sug-
gested by Haywood had its Inception.
Before the Steunenberg story developeu
Orchard told of various plots TO XIII
y Governor Peabody, Gen. Sherman Bell
Judge Goddard. Judge Gabbert, Dave
Moffat and Frank Hearne. The state
produced a large lead she'll which Or
chard Identified as the outer casing OF
a bomb he carried to Canon City in
i the hope OF blowing UP Peabody. Or
chard came to the stand today in per-
feet co1nsposure and in the same even
voice resumed his remarkable confess
sion Of countless crimes.
Boise, Idaho, June 6.-The steunen-
berg murder trial was resumed at
this morning when Harry Orchard
resumed the witness stand.
Orchard gave the names of several
persons he met in San Francisco when
he went there to assassinate Fred
Bradley, formerly manager OF mines
in the Couer D'Alene district. The
names were related in order to pave
the way for possible corfoboration OF
Orchards testimony on this point.
Leaving California, Orchard re-
turned to Denver. wearing the uniform
Of a soldier. He said he Immediately
called Pettibcne on the telephone.
..Pettfbone asked me how Bradley
/ was, continued Orchard. Il told him
Bradley was still alive, but it was
E reported he would lose his eyesight
and probably be deaf for the rest Of
his life. Pettibone said it was better
than il I had killed him outright-that
Bradley would now be a living exam
pie
Orchard said he asked for money
and received $125 from Pettibone, with
4 the assurance that he could get more
whenever he wanted it. Orchard said
Haywood next asked him '.to go to
Il work on Judge Gabbert, Of the supreme
court Of Colorado"
"He said he had been rendering de-
cisions against Meyer, who we were
trying to get out Of Telluride, on ha-
beas corpus went to Gabbert's house
the following Sunday night with Steve
Adams, and a shot gun, but we did
not see the judge. Haywood also
wanted up to try again at Governor
Peabody, saying he didn't care how
We got rid of him. At this time it
seemed that Peabody was about to be
elected for another term. Steve Adams,
Billy Ackernlan and I, set to work and
made q bomb. We put 1t under the
sidewalk at Thirteenth street and
Grant avenue in Denver. The governor
walked along here every morning we
Fastened q pocketbook to the wire. l
rode off down town and did not hear
Of the explosion until an hour after
ward. A man named Wally had picked
M the pocketbook and was killed. Cab
bart nassed without noticing It,"
Ordered to "Get" Peabody.
"At the fall elections. Peabody was
succeeded by Governor Mcdonald. Pea
hoflv went to live In Canon City. Moy-
or HAYWOOD and Pettibone told me to
keep after Peabody. 1t was arranged
sthat T should become life insurance
solicitor"
Orchard declared he got recommend
ations for a position with one of the
big agencies in Denver from Mr.. HaW-
kins attorney and partner OF p =.
Richardson, one of the attorneys now
representing Haywood, and from ] Q.
Sullivan, president of the State Fed
Grafton of Labor. Orchad said he de-
cided to prepare the bomb and place it
in Peabody's bedroom at Canon City,,
Col.
The state here created a sensation
by producing in evidence lead casing
OF bomb. It was the size of two
gallon can. Orchad identified it. He
said he had shown the casing to Petit
bone in Denver and loaded 1t III the
basement OF Pettibone's store, the lat
ter assisting him. Thirty pounds of
giant powder We're used.
Pettibone Aids ia Work.
"Pettibone and then went to work
and prepared the bomb for Judge Cab
bert. We made 1t out of a half gallon
syrup can. using ten pounds of giant
powder. Pettibone and I planted the
bomb in a vacant lot which Judge
Gspbert crossed on the way home. We
left a wire out of the bomb, and to this
ws intended fastening a pocketbook.