The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-06-11


street.
Then you don't positively that he
was blown into the street?" said
Richardson.
Il didn't see him CO." said Orchard
In reply to questions Orchard said
he went to the corner grocery for a
few days after the explosion to learn
Bradley's condition.
why didn't you read the paper for
that. too?" Richardson wanted to
know.
Because I did not believe all I
saw in the papers,
The grocer said the explosion was
generally attributed to gas, but he
thought it was a bomb.
II told him 1 didn't think so at all, .
declared Orchard.
Orchard next told of returning to
Denver, after receiving money from
Pettibone. He disguised himself as
a soldier and wore glasses.
Don't you know that soldiers never
wear glasses ?" asked Richardson.
Il didn't know it. no. said the wit
ness.
Then Attorney Hawley. for the state,
chimed in:
Forgot Mr.. Roosevelt.
You forget, Mr.. Roosevelt at San
Juan, Mr.. Richardson"
He wasn't a soldier" shouted
Richardson
And he wasn't at San Juan de-
clared Mr.. Nugent of the defendants
counsel.
Orchard said he had sent several
San Francisco papers to Pettibone
Arriving in Denver he went first to
see Pettibone. He then. met Steve
Adams and went with Billy Acker-
man to live at Adams house, Mrs
Adams cooking the meals.
Didn't Steve have to move because
he couldn't pay the rent % asked Rich
ardson.
ssN-o cir We - -1.~. -
The old place was not satisfactory"
Orchard continued to live with the
Adams family from before Christmas
1904, to February. 1905. Richardson
show that both Orchard and Adams
were poverty stricken all winter long
The witness repeatedly declared that
both men were supplied with funds,
the money coming from Pettibone and
Haywood. Orchard said he made
radley's con ndition out worse to Pet
tibone and Adams than it really was
when he reported to him. He heard
the man was not permanently injured
You lied, did you?" snarled Rich
ardson.
Yes"
''It was your habit to lie about ev-
erything. wasn't it?''
Whenever it suited my purpose
better
You have always been a liar, now
haven't you?''
Il have lied at times since began to
go wrong
And you started wrong pretty early,
didn't you?"
Somewhere between 25 and 80 years
old.''
Richardson asked the witness if he
sent any money he received for the
Bradley affair to- either of his wives.
He said he had not. He supposed Petit
bone was looking out for his Cripple
Creek wife.
But nobody was caring for your
Canadian wife?''
mo, SIR" said Orchard
Shows a Trace of Feeling.
The witness bit his lower lip and
seemed to show one of those very rare
traces of feeling in his voice.
Isn't it a fact" continued Richard
son, that the woman you Wronged in
Cripple Creek had to sell her washtubs
in order to get things to eat?''
mo, sir, Pettibone had promised to
look out for her when I left Colorado
An incident typical of the entire cross
examination next occurred.
Richardson asked:
Did you talk to Haywood about
sending money to your wife -
Yes replied Orchard.
THAT makes two visits to Petitioners
back yard?"
mo, sir, it doesn't anything of the
Sort said Orchard positively. I'VE
talked about it the day they wanted me
10 go to California to get Bradley"
AS to the details of his story Orchard
seems infallible.
He repeats them as often as Richard |
son desires and seems never to lose |
patience. For the first time since his |
ross examination began Harry Orchard |
his morning showed decided emotion. |
It was when Attorney Richardson put |
he witness on the rack for his neglect |
If his two deserted wives. Orchard in |
sisted that Haywood and Pettibone |
promised to care for the wife at Grip |
pie Creek, but had failed to do so. When !
le admitted that he knew his first wife
lad worked a cheese making for a liv- |
ng, Orchards lower lip quivered, he
Iwallowed hard on a lump in his throat;
lis answers were short and his voice |
7ery husky. Richardson continued this
yrilling for 10 minutes, but failed to
1realx the witness down.
Orchard said it was while he was
living with Steve Adams that he was /
letailed by Haywood to help Adams
Issassinate Judge Gabbert in Denver.
Still After That Ranch.
Haywood said he wanted us to shoot |
Sabhert because he felt the use of dyn-
mite would get everybody in trouble"
aid Orchard. His idea in continuing
o kill was to get the ranch Haywood,
doyer and Pettibone and promised him.
And yoL were ready to kill every
,ody in Colorado for an $500 ranch?'
Richardson
Il don't know about that"
Once more Richardson reverted to
Orchards gambling proclivities. Three
II four times a day the subject has
ONE up since the cross examination
'egsn. This time, Haywood's attorney
wanted to know what sort of games
le played He said he played faro
,ank draw poker, stud poker and
Black Jack. He denied that he had
ver run a game and in response to
uesction which had been Propounded
score of times before. insisted that
e lost at gambling more often than he
von.
Orchard; said he Iurked about Judge
sabbert's house several nights, hoping
or chance to shoot him.
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