The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1907-06-15
Orchard MEETS ALL
Attacks OF Defense
MURDER MACHINE WITHSTANDs
EVERY ATTEMPT TO DIS.
CREDIT HIS STORY.
Plot to Blow Up $50 Men-Dabolical
Scheme at GIobvlIle Stopped by
Haywood, Says Witness-First Ef.
fort to Kill Peabody.

Boise, lOalO, June l2.-Ine attach
of the Haywood defense on the testi
mony of Harry Orchard goes on unre
mittingly, and the witness will proba.
bly, be continued on the stand for two
full days more. Orchard withstands
the strain with remarkable fortitude
and at the end of six days shows no
indication of mental or physical flag
ging.
Tuesday began with the story of the
dynamiting of Fred Bradley in San
Francisco. Then the play went back
to Denver for the winter of 1904-5 and
the spring that followed, and there
was an extended effort to show that
Orchard had practically no communi-
cation with the leaders of the Fed
Grafton; that he received no pay for
the Bradley crime, or anything else,
and that with Steve Adams, in a
over period of several months, he
was reduced to the necessity of steal
ing sheep from the Globville stock
yards that he might have food.
Admits He Stole Sheep.
Orchard, to laughing courtroom,
seriously confessed that he stole the
sheep, but stoutly denied that it was
because of want He insisted that all
through that supposedly hard winter
and spring he continued to draw
money from Pettibone through Adams,
and explained that if he did not see
the federation leaders often it was be-
cause he was lying low to avoid cap.
ture for previous crimes.
This Globville inquiry developed a
more shocking crime. At this Denver
suburb there was diabolical plot
Orchard swore it was inspired by Max
Malich, the defense claimed that Or
chard was its authorize dynamite a
boarding house where $50 nonunion
men lived, and in preparation for the
murder en- bloc Orchard, Adams and
q man named Joe Mahalich broke into
two magazines and stole 600 pounds
of dynamite which they logged home
at night and buried in their cellar
The crime was abandoned, Orchard
said in one of those flashes that make
his testimony remarkable, because
Haywood interviewed and forbade him
to have anything to do with it.
Attempt to XIII Peabody.
The examination next covered re-
view Of the earlier attempt on the life
of Gov. Peabody and the making of
the bombs to kill him and the plots
against Judges Gabbert and Goddard,
with an effort everywhere to tighten
the cast doubt upon the testimony of
the witness. Orchard told dramatic
story of the first attempt to assassin
ate Peabody-an early morning drive
Through the snow to place the boieb
and wait for the victim, who was
spared by the unexpected appearance
of two coal wagons. that, coming from
an alleyway, were driven across the
trigger string at the moment that
Peabody was crossing the mine field.
Defense His at Plot.
Boise. Idaho, June 11.-1nto the
further cross-examination of Harry
Orchard Monday counsel for William
D. Haywood repeatedly threw the sug-
gestion Of great counter conspiracy
formulated and carried out by the
enemies of the Western Federation
of Miners, and indicated a determine
tion to construct their main line Of
defense on that field.
They began by making 1t clear that,
as far as Orchard knew Of his own
knowledge, Haywood, Meyer and Pet
tibone had nothing to do with the in
spiration, planning and execution Of
the vindicator explosion, and that
Haywood and Mayer had nothing to
do with the planning of the murder
of Detective Gregory
Orchard Firm in Denial.
Orchard denied that the mine own
ers or railway men had any part in
the Independence station outrage; de-
MED that he had mania for confess
Ing uncommitted crimes, and denied
that he is under the influence of Nc.
Partland. He showed some spirit in
answering many of Attorney Richard.
sons questions, but he firmly held to
all of his first stories and was calm
and certain throughout the long, try.
ing examination.
cIings to His Story.
Boise. Idaho. June 10.-Harry
Orchard, chief witness for the state
against William D. Haywood, on
trial for the murder of ex-Gov. Frank
Steunenberg. Saturday continued un-
der cross-examination. which along
the line of his main recital carried
through the first attempt on the life
of former Gov. Peabody Of Colorado.
and the killing of Detective Gregory
at Denver.
Attorney Richardson. for the de.
tense. led the witness through every
detail of both crimes. seeking to in.
volve the story Of the witness in
doubt. Some discrepancies were de.
veloped, but in the main the witness
adhered stoutly to his original testi.
mony, and warily avoided serious con-
tradictions. He was calm and col.
lected. and on several occasions Of
fered to correct counsel for the de-