Connecticut western news., 1907-06-13

certain outside work be taken up. Orchard swore that Mover wanted him to go to Goldfield and murder John Neville. Neville, who accompanied Orchard to Wyoming after the Inde- pendence station was blown up, accord ing to Orchard, knew too much about the crime for Movers peace of mind.
 Then it was, the witness swore, that the Steunenberg plot, suggested by Haywood, had its inception. Before the Steunenberg story was developed Orchard told of various attempts to kill Governor Peabody, General Sherman Bell, Judge Goddard, Judge Gabbert, Dave Moffatt and Frank Hearne. The state produced large lead shell and Orchard identified it as the outer casing of the bomb he carried to Canon City in the hope of blowing up Peabody.
 Orchard previously told of his at- tempt to assassinate Fred Bradley in San Francisco. Bradley was formerly manager of mine in Idaho. He said he returned to Denver and called up Pettibone on the telephone.
 Wanted Living Example"
 "Pettibone asked me how Bradley was," continued Orchard. Il told him Bradley was still alive when left San Francisco, but it was reported he would lose his eyesight and probably be deaf for the rest of his life. Pettibone said that was better than if I had killed him outright-that Bradley would now be living example,"
 Orchard said he asked for and re- ceived S125 from Pettibone, with the assurance that he could get more when ever he wanted it. Orchard said Hay wood next asked him ito go to work on Judge Gabbert of the supreme court of Colorado.
 ''He said Judge Gabbert," Orchard went on, had been rendering deci- sions against Mover, whom we were trying to get out of Telluride on ha- beas corpus. I went to Judge Cab bert's house the following night with Steve Adams and a shotgun, but we did not see the judge.
 Haywood also wanted us to try again at Governor Peabody. saying he didn't care how we got rid of him. Steve Adams, Billy Alderman and I set to work and made bomb. We put it under the sidewalk at Thirteenth street and Grant avenue in Denver. The governor walked along there every morning.
 Tried to Shoot Peabody.
 Adams and watched for the gov ernor until he came out. Just as the governor walked over the place where the bomb was two heavy coal wagons came out of the alley and passed over the wire leading to the bomb, and we could not pull it."
 Did you try" ..
 ''No, sir. After the wagons passed and the governor had gone I went and got the bomb. The streets here were almost deserted We threw the bomb in the river and reported to Pettibone that we had failed. He said 1t was too bad.
 we were also told to get after Judge Goddard, who, Haywood said, was instrumental in defeating the eight hour bili which had been declar ed unconstitutional by the supreme court of Colorado.
 At the fall elections Peabody was succeeded by Governor McDonald," continued Orchard. Peabody went to live at Canon City, Colo. Mover, Hay wood and Pettibone all three told me to keep after Peabody. 1t was arranged that I should become life insurance solicitor"
 Say Adams Won't Talk.
 Steve Adams is a tenant of Ada county jail and close neighbor of Haywood, Mover and Pettibone. He for the present is incommunicado. His custodians say he is sullen and will re- fuse to say word when he is called to the stand.
 The arrival of Adams Is an event as important as the calling of Orchard. This man, who is accused of many murders and once confessed to them, is the object of significant solicitude on the part of the state and the defense in this case.
 Adams assures his own lawyers that he will not under any circumstances testify adversely to Haywood. He re- terated his statements made in his trial in Wallace that he made admis- sions to Detective Mcfarland because he feared for his own safety and that