The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-06-06

ing the bomb. He had a wire on the
| book so that when lifted it would over
| turn bottle of sulphuric acid and ex-
plode the bomb. Pettibone signalled
him when Gabbert left the residence,
for him to attach the pocket book.
They tried a couple of mornings, but
some one always appeared with Cab
bert, so they had to give up this idea.
They made another bomb the next day
They saw the judge coming and
planted the bomb. Both bombs were
planted close together. When they
got down town about an hour later
they heard an explosion and found an
innocent spectator named Wooley
killed. Orchard hung about Denver
for few days, then went back to the
ST Louis valley and resumed writing
insurance.
Three weeks later he saw Pettibone
and Haywood and reported his fail
ure. PettibOne gave him money,
which he got from Haywood. He was
| then given a pair of horses and wagon
owned by Haywood, which were both
sent from Cripple Creek for him. He
wanted them so he could go into the
country and kill Sherman Bell. Hay
| wood, he SWOre, told him that Bell
| had broken up the Cripple Creek or
ganizatiOn. He and Pettibone daily
drove near Bells residence to try and
shoot him, but although they tried for
| three weeks, they never saw Bell in
range of their shot guns. They re-
ported each day to Haywood, and fed
Grafton officers. During this period
Haywood furnished him with plenty
of money. He continued to try to get
Bell until the latter part of August
when Meyer told him he did not want
any more jobs pulled off in Denver
Previously, in June ne swore, he had
| made another attempt to kill Gabbert
by planting a bomb under a gate at
the Gabbert home. 1t was not ex-
plOded and was later found.
Steunenberg Marked.
| Orchard was in Meyers office in Au-
gust. Orchard swore the former told
him he had big job for him to pull
off. He told him he wanted him to go
to Goldfield, Nevada and kill John Ne
vile, who was running saloon there
|
wood and told them the time had ar
rived when outside work must be done.
| Haywood said Steunenberg must be
put out of the way. Orchard declared
that four or five men We're detailed to
Kill Steunenberg but failed. He de-
clared that Haywood told him that af-
ter he got Steunenberg he would have
letters written from Patterson, N. J..
to Bell Peabody, Gabbert and others,
warning them they would get the same
dose. 1t was finally agreed that Or
chard was to go to Caldwell, look over
the ground and decide how the Job
was to be done. Haywood told Orchard
he had sent Arthur Boston, Ed Minis
ter and Steve Adams to Caldwell. All
had tried to kill Steunenberg but had
failed. Boston and Minister were men,
bers Of the Western Federation at this
time. Orchard swore Steve Adams was
working with Simpkins near Wallace,
Idaho, trying to get rid of the men
who jumped Simpkins' claims.
Julian Steunenberg sat behind the
witness during the recital of the al
legged plot to kill his father. He dis
playeu considerable emotion at times.
orchard. continuing. declared that
Adams had told him he had killed a
man named Tyler on Marble Creek.
who had jumped Simpkin's claim AS
other claim jumpers did not take any
warning he shot another man named
Worley and tried to kill the latter's
companion. but he escaped. The de-
! tense here objected to permitting such
evidence being introduced, declaring
the claim jumping cases hrH no bear
daily. Pettibone aided him in plant