Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-08
SECURED MONEY
FROM BOTH SIDES
Orchards Remarkable Career Ex-
plotted Further ON the
Stand at Boise.

Detectives Scott and Sterling, but did not
tell them about his interview with Hay
wood and Meyer
At this interview Meyer and Haywood
had told him, Orchard said, to get busy at
Cripple Creek and do whatever he could;
that he could not go too far for them
Meyer gave him $50, and Haywood said
he could get more whenever he wanted 1t.
80 you never We're broke after that?'
suggested Mr.. Richardson
Il was broke several times, but 1 got
money every time 1 asked for it,
Orchard was next told to describe the
making of the two bombs in Cripple Creek
which were to be thrown into the Vindica-
tor coal bins. The witness said he stole
the powder from man named Charley
Perkins. He and "Owney' Barnes made
the bombs in Barnes cabin.
Confronted With Second Prospective
Witness.
Then for a second time during the day
Orchard was confronted with a prospec-
tive witness for the defense. Barnes was
In the audience and was told to stand up.
Orchard looked at him and vithout hesita-
ton said That's the man with whom
made the bombs"
Barnes, short, fat man, with large mus
tache, grinned and sat down. Orchard said
no one told him to make these particular
bombs. He did it in accordance with the
understanding reached at the interview
with Meyer, Haywood and Easterly in Den
yer to go ahead and do what he could. He
said he got $3.50 from Meyer in Cripple
Creek.
Orchard said that in December, 1903, he
was told by Haywood and Meyer to turn
things loose. that he could not go too
fiercely to suit them: During the first days
of January, he said, he told to keep
quiet until some of the federation men I'M
der arrest in Cripple Creek had been tried.
80 the policy of the federation changed
completely inside of two weeks?' aske-.
Richardson.
ut was more than two weeks" replied
the witness.
Richardson asked Orchard If Railroad
Detective Scott had not told him that the
company had arranged to stop train at
certain curve, draw some spikes and charge
an attempt at train wrecking to the West
ern Federation of Miners. Orchard denied
that he had ever heard such a story. At
subsequent trial of alleged train wreckers,
Orchard said, he heard one of the witnesses
testify that he was detective of the
Thele agency and at the same time
member of the miners union. This man
was involved in the wrecking.
Did Scott ever give you a passport
through the military lines?'
mo. sir. He told me if I ever got in
trouble with the militia to let him know"
soldiers?"
mo, SIR"
Did the pickets or sentries over stop
you?"
You went where you pleased"
Yes. sir
And your house was never searched by
the mlitia?'
mo, sir"
But the searching of houses was very
general"
Il understood So
Before returning to Cripple Creek in
January, 1904 Orchard said, Pettbone
gave him several cans of "Pettibone dope"
or Greek fire, enough to make four gallons
He was to throw it in cars where sea BIS"
were riding and down mine shafts. Or
chard said he buried the stuff and never
used it. After his arrest in Caldwell he
told Detective Mcfarland about the buried
dope" and the latter, he heard, had dug
1t up. Orchard would not admit that the
military searching each train at the
time he took the dope" into the district.
you had no fear of being searched?"
suggested Richardson.
Tried to Keep Away From Soldiers.
Il tried to keep away from the soldiers
much possible"
Orchard told of Meyers sending to
Cripple Creek for him soon after this.
Meyer wanted him to go along to Ouray
and Silverton, where the Telluride miners
who had been deported by Gen. Buckley
Wells of the Colorado militia, We're gath
cred. Meyer told him that the mine
owners thugs had threatened to beat him
up if they caught him outside of Denver
Orchard was to go along to help defend
Meyer in case of attack. Two sawed-off
shotguns were placed in their grips, Meyer
saying the guns would be good protection
in case of an attack. Orchard said he
also carried two pistols. He said Meyer
had the shotguns all ready when he
reached Denver.
Nothing happened on the trip to Ouray,
and, once there, Meyer was busy with the
miners. Meyer eventually was arrested for
desecrating the American flag, having
drawn pictures of the flag and printed
something on the stripes. Orchard said
he took the two sawed-off shotguns back
to the miners headquarters in Denver,
where they remained until he got them
some time later, using to kill Lyle
Gregory.
Richardson asked the witness if he did
not know matter of fact that Meyer
still had possession of his gun and that it
had never been fired Orchard said this
might be so, as there were more than two
of the guns at headquarters.
1t was evident that Orchards cross-eX-
animation was not half completed when
court adjourned until this morning.