The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-06-07


long time, but not getting an opportunity.
We also tried 20 shoot Frank Herne of the
Colorado Fuel & Iron company. Hay
wood said HeTne was trying to fix the
legislature against US. and would be a
good man to get out of the way. He also
said that Dave Moffat, president of the
First National bank was another He
said he was convinced that Moffat was
behind the people who were fighting the
Western Federation of Miners. Adams
and Orchard watched around Moffats
house for some time with a gun, but ac-
cOmpiished nothing.
we were also told TO get after Judge
Goddard. who Haywood said was instru-
mental in defeating the eight-hOur BILL
which had been declared unconstitutional
by the supreme court of Colorado.
Becomes Insurance Solicitor.
AT the fall elections Peabody was sue
ceeded by Governor Mcdonald. Peabody
went to live at Canon City. Meyer, Hay
wood and Pettibone all three told me to
keep after Peabody. 1t was arranged
that I should become life. insurance so
iicitor."
Orchard declared that he got recommen-
dations for that position with one of the
big agencies in Denver from Mr.. Haw-
kins' an attorney and partner of E r.
Richardson, one of the attorneys now rep
resentinG HayT God, and from J. c. Sulli-
Labor
MI BlChdIuSOn listened keeniN 10 THIS
part CT the witnesses story and mada
notes upon it, Haywood, surrounded by
MS FAMILY and attorneys. sat StOlid 1t
times, but or occasions leaned far for
ward in his chair, gazing steadily at Or
chard with his single eye
Bomb Put in Evidence.
Orchard said he decided to prepare a
bomb to place beneath Peabody's bedroom
window at Canon City, Col.
Gf4 har rod n iz1rr Of n
sensation by producing in evidence the
Ieau casing of the bomb. II was the size
OF tW0-gailOn can. Orchard identified
It. He said he had shown the casing to
Pettibone in Denver and loaded il in the
basement of PettbOne's store. the latter
assisting him Thirty pounds of giant
powder were used
PettibOne. Orchard declared. gave him
slice before he returned to Canon City with
the bomb. On his way to the latter
place a companion heard a clock ticking
in the grip with the bomb and wanted 10
know what il was.
Il told him jobingIy that it was a bomb
ana was going to put it under Peabody
II got a chance" Orchard went On But
when l reported this conversation to Pet
ubOne, he told me | had better not try
It on Peabody at that time. He said.
however, that he wanted some thing pulled
off before the cOnventiOn-that we must
have something to show for the money
we'd spent.
Gabbert to Be Blown Up.
'Pettibone and I then went to work
and prepared bomb for Judge GabbeTt.
We made ii out of a half-gallon syrup
can, using ten pounds of giant powder.
PettibOne and I planted the bomb in
vacant lot which Judge Gabbert crossed
on his way home. We left a wire out of
the bomb, and to this we intended fasten-
ing pocketbook. the idea being that
Judge Gdbbert would pick up the purse
and thus upset the bottle of sulphuric
acid inside the bomb We tried one day
TO fasten the purse, but Judge GabbeFt
alone
''Pettibone had to go next day to Salt
Lake TO attend the convention of the
Western Federation of Miners, leaving me
10 attend to Judge Gabbert. He said we
must certainly do something before the
convention. ] was afraid to touch the
old bomb. so | prepared a new one As
Judge Gabbert started out the next morn
ing L rode ahead of him on a bicycle ami
fastened the pOcketbook to the wire l
rode off down town and did not hear an
explosion until an hour afterward. A
man named Wally had picked up the
purse and was killed. Judge Gabbert
had passed without noticing it,
When he reported the result to Petit
bone, the latter said it was hard luck
Sherman Bell Was on the List.
Orchard told the details of his move
ments almost day by day, stretching his
narrative out TO great length. He said
the next man selected for attack was
Sherman Bell, former adjutant general of
Colorado, who had been instrumental in
breaking up a strike Orchard said it was
decided TO buy a rig to drive out to Bells
house. He took Haywood TO ride in the
rig and then bought it for Sis. The bill
OF sale was made out in PettibOne's name
lie and Pettibone drove out TO Bells
house several nights in succession. About
this time Meyer returned to Colorado
and when he found out what was COINS,
on, ordered it stopped Meyer, Orchard
declared. said he did not want anything
pulled Off in Denver while he was there
as he would surely be arrested He also
said he had some outside work which was
more inaportant.
Orchard had now brought his story down
to August, 1905
Second Attempt to Kill Goddard.
The witness went back to June of that
year, however. to tell of another attempt
on Judge Goddard. This was made a few
days after the failure to get Judge Cab
bert. The bomb for Judge Goddard was
planted in a grass plot near the gate lead
ing into the front ward of his residence
The connection with the bomb broke in
some manner without exploding it. Or
found the grass dead where the bomb was
being due to the escaping
sulphuric acid fumes
After this failure. Orchard said he dis
cussed matters pretty thoroughly