The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1907-06-08
HAD MANY ON HIS LIST
Orchard Continues Remarkable
Story Of Countless Crimes.
PLOT TO KILL .STEUNENBERG

Witness Declares That Haywood First
Suggested the Assassination of the
Former Governor of Idaho "as an
Example to Others"
Boise, Ida, June 7.-Harry Orchard,
again on the stand in the Haywood
case, testified that the defendant first
suggested that he come to Idaho and
assassinate Frank Steunenberg. He
said that at a conference held at the
office of the Western Federation of
Miners in Denver i'll 1905 Meyer pro-
tested against further acts Of violence
in Denver and urged that certain "out-
side work" be taken up.
Orchard swore that Meyer wanted
him to go to Goldfield and murder
John Neville Neville accompanied
Orchard to Wyoming after the Inde-
pendence station was blown up and,
according to Orchard, knew too much
about the crime for Meyers peace of
mind.
Then it was, the witness swore,
that the Steunenberg plot, suggested
by Haywood, had it's inception.
Before the Steunenberg story was
developed Orchard told of various
plots to kill Governor Peabody, Gen
eral Sherman Bell, Judge Goddard,
Judge Gabbert, Dave Moffatt and
Frank Hearne. The state produced a
large lead shell and Orchard identi-
fed it as the outer casing of the bomb
he carried to Canyon City in the hope
of blowing up Peabody:
Orchard came to the stand in per-
feet composure and in the same even
voice resumed his remarkable confes-
sion of countless crimes.
Failure to Kill Bradley.
Orchard began his days testimony
by giving the names of several per-
sons he met in San Francisco when
he went there to assassinate Fred
Bradley, who had been formerly the
manager of the Bunker Hill and Sui
livan mines in. the Occur dAlene dis
tr1ct of Idaho. These names were
related in order to pave the way for a
possible corroboration of Orchards
testimony at this point Leaving Cali
fornia Orchard returned to Denver,
wearing the uniform Of soldier. He
said he Immediately called up Petit
bone on the telephone.
"Pettibone asked me how Bradley
was," continued Orchard. 81 told him
Bradley was still alive when 1 left
San Francisco, but it was reported he
would lose his eyesight and probably
be deaf for the rest of his life. Petit
bone said that was better than if
had killed him outright-that Bradley
would now be a living example,"
Orchard said he asked for money
and received $125 from Pettibone with
the assurance that he could get more
whenever he wanted it.
Orchard said Haywood next asked
him ito go to work on Judge Gabbert
II went to Judge Gabbert's house,"
continued Orchard, ''the following
Sunday night with Steve Adams and
shotgun, but we did not see the
Judge. Haywood also wanted us to try
again at Governor Peabody, saying he
did not 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 Ackerman
and I set to work and made bomb.
We put it under the sidewalk at Tnir-
teenth street and Grant avenue in
Denver. The governor walked along
here every morning. ,->
Saved by a Coal Wagon.
adams and l 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. We threw the bomb
in the river and reported to Pettibone
that we had failed. He said it was
too bad
AFTER this we tried to shoot Gov
ernor Peabody, hanging around his
house for long time, but not getting
an opportunity. We also tried to
shoot Frank Hearne of the Colorado
Fuel and Iron company. Haywood
said Hearne was trying to fix the leg
islature against us and would be a
good man to get out of the way. He
also said that Dave Moffatt, president
Of the First National bank, was an
other. He said he was convinced that
Moffatt was behind the people. who
were fighting the Western Federation
of Miners"
Adams and Orchard watched Moi
fatt's house for some time with a
gun, but accomplished nothing.
1--WE were also told to get after
Judge Goddard, who, Haywood said,
was instrumental in defeating the
eight-hour bill, which had been de-
clared unconstitutional by the supreme
court Of Colorado.
"At the fall elections Peabody was
succeeded by Governor Mcdonald
Peabody went to live at Canyon City.
Meyer, Haywood and Pettibone, all
three, told me to keep after Peabody.
It was arranged that should become
life insurance solicitor"
Another Bomb for Peabody.
Orchard declared he got recommen-
dations for that position with one Of
the big agencies in Denver from Mr.
Hawkins, an attorney and partner of
e. F. Richardson, one of the attorneys
now representing Haywood, and from
Yell Ctl,