Show TRIES TO PROVE pov A PERSONAL REASON ASON fOR TH Tim MURD R RI S I Haywood's Hawood's Lawyer lawver Shows that Orchard Was has Disappointed ili at losing fortune I in a Mine dine Court Adjourns at ai Boise Until lorning g CHRONOLOGY Of ORCHARDS ORCHARD'S RIM I S APRIL 19 1899 DYNAMITED 1899 DYNAMITED BUNKER HILL lULL AND SULLIVAN MILL AT WARDNER IDA KILLING TWO MEN 1 NOV 11 1903 TRIED 1903 TO WRECK A FLORENCE FLOEENCE CRIPPLE CREEK TRAIN l p NOV 12 1903 PLACING 1903 PLACING OF BOMB IN THE VINDICATOR MINE NOV 14 1903 1903 SECOND SECOND ATTEMPT ATTEMPT TO WRECK WRECK FLORENCE FLOEENCE E CRIPPLE CREEK TRAIN TRAIN NOV 21 1903 1903 BOMB BOMB IN THE VINDICATOR MINE EXPLODED ED KILLING TWO MEN M MAY 16 is KILLED 1903 1903 KILLED DETECTIVE DETECTIVE LYTE GREGORY IN DENVER JUNE 6 1904 1904 DYNAMITED DYNAMITED THE INDEPENDENCE DEPOT KILLING THIRTEEN MEN MAY AY AND JUNE MANY ATTEMPTS 1904 TS TO KILL KILt GOV P PEABODY BODY V f NoV A-NoV NOV 19 1904 DYNAMITED 1904 DYNAMITED L FRED BRADLEY BEADLEY 0 AT i SAN FRANCISCO FRAN FRAN- I CISCO WINTER OF 5 1904 REPEATED 5 TTE TO KILL GOV PEABODY EAB D JUDGE JUDGE GODDARD GODDARD AND JUDGE JUDGE GABBERT MAY 24 MERRITT 1905 1905 MERRITT B. B B. B WALLEY AN AS ASSAYER SAYER BLOW BLOWN I f fMAY UP UP IN DENVER BY A A- AB BOMB B MB INTENDED FOR JUDGE GABBERT AUGUST 1905 1905 ORCHARD ORCHARD LAID PLANS TO KILL GOV STEU STEU- BOISE IDA JUNE HARRY S.-HARRY 8 ORCHARD CHIEF WITNESS FOR FOE FORTHE FORTHE THE STATE AGAINST WILLIAM D D. IrA HAYWOOD CONTINUES UNDER EXAMINATION WHICH ALONG THE LINE OF HIS MAIN RECITAL WAS THIS MORNING CARRIED THROUGH THE FIRST FIEST ATTEMPT ON THE LIFE OF FORMER FOR FOR- MElt MEE GOV PEABODY PEA OF COLORADO COLORA COLORA- DO AND THE KILLING OF DETECTIVE DE DE- DE- DE GREGORY AT DENVER Attorney Richardson for the defense led the led 1 the witness through g every detail of both crimes seeking to involve the story of tho the witness in doubt Some discrepancies were developed but in the main the witness adhered stoutly to his ori original inal testimony and warily avoided serious contradictions Defense Laying Plans He was calm and collected and on several occasions offered to correct counsel for the defense The defense after leaving the Gregory Gregory Gregory Greg Greg- ory matter digressed for far a moment to tolay tolay tolay lay the foundation for a showing that Simpkins because be he was in lathe the tho Idaho bull pen and Orchard because he was driven out of Idaho and forced to sell his interest in the Hercules mine which later became very valuable had hada hadD a D deep private grudge against Steu Stem At several poh points ts the defense laid the foundation for the of Or Orchards Orchard's hald Js testimony wh when n its side is reached Court adjourned for the day at 1155 with Orchard still on the stand and under un nn der cross f When n Court ened Court reopened at 30 0 o'clock clock this morning Before court adjourned yesterday yesterday yes yes- Orchard d had been questioned by the attorneys for the defense concerning concerning con con- his lif life narrative down to the thee e early part of the year 1904 when the witness had gone irom Denver Den to Ouray Colo Celo with Charles H. H Moyer then as now president resident of the Western Federation of Miners Miners Moyer had been afraid of attack of-attack attack from the thugs of the mine owners he lie said and had taken talen Orchard along as body guard ard The Haywood family group which now numbers seven seen was an In c court urt as usual when t today's day s proceedings be be- gan Orchards di was brought in as usual by bya a squad of deputies and detectives His coming and going durin during the last two days has lias not created the stir Inthe in inthe inthe the courtroom courtroom- which was so striking the first da day he was was o on of the stand Orchard said today that he he be had not become acquainted with Pettibone until un un- until til 1904 1904 the the early part of the year ear He had had roomed romed oyer Pettibone s 's store for fora I a while it because of that fact that you met him demanded Attorney Richardson Wanted a a. Partner U No No I met him at headquarters the tho witness replied v Richardson next went into the at- at made macl upon made upon the life of Gov Peabody Peabody Pea Pea- body of C Col Colorado rado He wanted to know why Orchard had gone to Cripple ripple Creek to get Steve Ste-e Adams to help him assassinate assas assas- sinate tho Governor t Was it because he was a federation federation federation federa federa- tion man man T he asked No Orchard it it because be be- because Not replied was cause cause cause t I wanted wante a a. partner Did know Reams well you rOu A ams very ery Not so so very well Orchard constantly corrected Richardson Richardson Richardson Rich Rich- ardson as to inferences inferences' he would draw from his answers and as as to the attorneys attorney's attorneys attorney's attorneys attorney's ney's recollection t of his direct mony Haywood was repeatedly in consultation consultation consultation consul consul- tation with Mr fro Richardson suggesting questions and giving correct dates Scheme Scheme of Orchard The he I tack taken by the defendants defendant's attorneys in asking Orchard if 1 ho wanted Adams to help him in the assassination assassination assassination as as- of Gov Peabody because Adams was a federation man is taken as another indication that the defense will contend that Orchard was in the employ of the Mine Owners' Owners association association and that he tried to involve the federation federation fed fed- or a federation man in all aU of his crimes v vIt It is certain the defense will claim there was a a. counter plot on the part of the mine ine owners to break up th the Miners Miners Miners' Miners Miners' Mi Mi- ners' ners union by having lawless acts at attributed attributed attributed at- at to it Richardson went over Orchards Orchard's testimony testimony testimony tes tes- tes- tes on direct examination almost for word with the witness each question in direct suggesting front from five to twenty interrogations in inthe inthe inthe the cross Orchard adhered adhered ad ad- hered tiered to ever every one of his first statements statements state- state ments ments and elaborated them under the hail of questions fro front the defense Mr Richardson devoted much time timeto timeS timeto S to fixing places and dates lates in the witness witness' witness witness' witness witness' wit wit- ness' ness story evidently laying the foundation foundation foundation foun foun- dation for contradictory evidence when the defense has its i innings Attorney Is Sarcastic Outside of your assassinations Mr Mr Ir Richardson asked the witness did you have any any- little enterprise on the side Orchard said he be gambled some with the money he drew from the federation but lost Jost oftener than he won Didn t you ou ever over hold anybody up on the street and take their then money away from them OSTo I did not JJ Asked about the assassination of ot Lyte Gregory Glegory in n Denver Denyer Orchard said said- he had never personally and had no grudge of any sort against him What was the r reason ason given YOU you for killing Gregory demanded Rich Rich- ardson Because of his his opposition it Ol to the 1 federation and and- the coal miners miners replied replied re- re plied the witness J J But the federation had nothing todo to todo do with the coal miners did it f fI I believe not And there was was no coal strike on 7 Yes j I t believe there was JJ But the coal miners belonged to Mr Mitchells Mitchell's organization 1 Yes I believe Mitchell l was dent dent Orchard said Gregory had been a deputy of the coal oal coal operators He had also been a detective at Idaho Springs during a strike the federation was conducting conducting con con- ducting there The witness said Pettibone h hd had d re re- Continued on page 10 OL ij HAY WOOD I Op COo Continued from page 1 ported the proposed assassination of cf o Gregory to the executive board of the Western Federation of Miners and had said the I board ard thought it would be a good thing Asked the members of the executive board at this time Orchard rave gave the names of Jack Simpkins James fames ames Kirwan E. E C. C Coakley and Jack Williams Orchard said it was not Bob Meldrim of Telluride who was drinkin drinking with ith Gregory the night of his assassination but a man named whose first name the he witness did not remember Asked why h he shot Gregory three times with his sawed off shotgun Orchard Orchard Orchard Or Or- chard replied coolly cooly He didn't go o down till ti the t third ird shot lyou kept pumping till ti he did go godown o down f fY Y Yes s there were we're were five or six six shots in inthe inthe in inthe the gun Gre Gregory ory cale called out something when he was shot snot the first time but Or Orchard hard said he could not hear what it was He Hated Work Orchard said he got from Pettibone Pettibone Petti Petti- bone a day or two after Greg Gregorys Gregory's rys ry's death Was Was this specifically for the Gregory Gregort Greg Greg- Greg Greg- orv ort ory matter mater or were you a general salaried salaried sal sal sal- aried officer for killing people asked Richardson I I drew money whenever I need needed d it You didn't care what you did to fet get money moneA- moneA so lon long as it wasn't work I did id you your yourI I I I didn't work much Orchard said there was no fixed I schedule of prices for his crimes He Ho never ask asked d for money until he needed it In response to a question queston from Richardson Richardson Rich Rich- ardson Orchard said he had ha witten written the story of his life in book form Are Are you testifying from that narrative narrative nara- nara narra narra- tive the or in m response to questions questions' demanded demanded de de- de- de mantled the attorney In response to questions Orchard replied positively He said he had bad been at work on the autobiography during all al of the past year ear He said Detective had hadI I seen the work but denied denied- that land had ever suggested any changes I I I in the narrative Orchard Disappointed I When you and Jack Simpkins were talking about your our experiences in the i Coeur d d' d questioned Richardson RichardI Richard Richard- son you ou tell tel Simpkins that if I had not driven you out of Idaho you would be a rich man man man- that your former partners partners-in partners in the Hercules Hercules Her Her- cules mine were all al millionaires I I told him part of that Orchard replied I I said my partners partner were all allrich allrich al I rich men Senator Borah for the State wanted I to know if this question was for the purpose of impeaching the witness by I Jack Simpkins who has never been ap ap- ap Yes replied Richardson just justas as soon as your our Pinkertons Pinkerton produce him We are producing the Western Federation as fast as we can declared de declared de dc- dared Senator Borah And as a matter mater of of- co tesy to you we have brought on man many of the federation officials and will wi bring more if you let us know about it Attorney Richardson finally declared Miners or Owners Mine Mine Ower Orchard said that at the time Haywood Haywood Hay Hay- wood told him to pull pul oil off of something in In Cripple Creek because he was afraid there might be a split up in the Miners' Miners convention something was done dODe things were very vely quiet in Cripple Creek and the union had harT s sent nt a committee to the Governor to urge that there was no 1 further need for the troops N Now oW then the attorney went on are you sure th that t Haywood did not notI I say there was likely to be a split up in inI the Owners' Owners association and that I the owners mine would have to do some som somo- somo thin thing if they wanted to retain the militia I Orchard declared he remembered nothing of the kind At the time tune of the Independence I depot explosion is-ereis is erent t you havin having some relations with wih Detectives Scott ScottI I and Sterling I I I 1 may have I I Adds Adas Crime of Arson I Did Did Dd you Jou ever talk to A. A E. E CarlI Carlton Carlton Carl- Carl I ton ton ton ton- Orchard said he had spoken once to toI Carlton arlton who was an official of the Mine Mine- I Owners' Owners association He He had also spoken to Nelson Franklin Frankin Asked how it was that he could pass the militia mitia without trouble in Cripple Creek Orchard Orchard Or Or- Orchard chard replied that there were many union men who had done the same thing At this this- this point Orchard created something some som something thing of a sensation b by adding the crime of arson to his lon long list of ot mis I deeds He and Johnn Johnny Johnnj- Neville Ne ie decided to burn N Nevilles Neville's ies e saloon near the Independence Inde depot collect the insurance moDe money and divide it I Who set fire fre to th the saloon f fI I I did How I Didn't Have Have a a Salary I I took some Pettibone some dope up upstairs stairs awl and c came e. e away away an and left lef ut it there 1 You Y u did dd have hav some use for for Pettibone Petti Peti bone bope the after after all alf Yes op Orchard J later te got ot of the insurance N Neville i e collected When did Haywood tell tel you to burn burnup burnup bun bunup up tho the saloon saloon f fHe He di didn't nt tell tel me meto to Did Moyer or Pettibone C I Nd They didn't take out any of your pay because you'd got ot a little work on the side No I didn't get a salary I Got Money In Ill Jail Jai After the arson experience Orchard said he lie deserted his second wife and started off of on the trail trai with wih Neville and his son son Orchard said he had sent some money to his first wife ie since he hat had been in the th penitentiary here Where did you get it it demanded Richardson I got it from Wardner Whitney I asked him asked if he would advance me inc 50 on some guns field feld glasses and things I had which could be sold after the trial trial Where did cUd Witney Whitney get the money money Ho He said he got it i from the Gov Gov- GovernOr Orchard said he had also sold a locket and chain and aud sent the money to his wife Altogether he had got 15 since his arrest He had also got some sonic clothes once in ina a while Got some late in a while to appear ap ap- pear in in at this trial didn't t you ou I f Yes And nd had your our picture taken t I Yes I Adjournment at this point was taken until a. a m. m Monday |