Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1907-06-20
Cross Examination Of Harry Orchard
at Haywood Trial Completed
After Six Day.
ONLY ONCE NE FALTERED
The Remarkable Witness Continued
Cool and Self Possessed to tho
Last In the Face Of
Strong Attack.

Miners maze tneir greatest assam
upon Harry orcnard Ihursday wnei
cerrylng the review ny cross-examina
uon 70 MS lie OF crime down 70 MI
confession tney Ditteriy assailed Mi
guiding motives. slx Gays tneJ
spent In stripping MIN before the jury
OF every snreo OF morality OF cnarac
Ter ana then suddenly turning upon
MN IN maj iierce attacK tney iougnl
with every means known 10 the legal
craft TO convince the jury mat Orcn-
ara was committing crime IN Iaise-
~ swearing away inc hVes Oh lnno-
cent men IN the nope OF saving ms
own. Tney carried tneir attack 70
the very language with which the VIII
ness answered their questions ana
everywhere they alleged by forceful
implication that IL was put into MS
mouth by men controlling MIN.
inc series OF quickly delivered al
tacnes TO the trial amid the scenes CEN
tering around the high witness chair
In Judge WOODS court depth OF ORA
matte Intensity, compelling human
Interest that gripped and held every
man and woman who watched and
listened. Orchard failed when they
recited to him the tale of killing David
and Uriah that Detective McPharland
related to him when he came seek
Ing confession. He fought to save
himself but the tears filled his eyes
and he rocked unevenly like faint
ing woman. His voice lowered to
huskiness and he hid his face in a
handkerchief. Then he steadied him
self and went on strongly to the end.
He defended his motives by saying
that he had finally by true conversion
and pentence had resolved to make
all possible reparation by freely con-
Tossing all. McPharland had told him
that he was doing great service for
the state and that states we're kind
to men who served them; there was
no other promise.
You knew that If you confessed tr
the Steunenberg murder the state
would put you out OF the way?" ham
mered Attorney Richardson.
Yes, sir"
And would do It quickly"
= I believe they would put me out
Of the way"
But somewhere along the line the [
tnought came to you that you could [
get out OF 1t by laying 1t on to some -,
body elseT
mo, sir, that was not the thought '
at ALL"
And here 1t was that Orchard gave
q remarkable explanation of the mo
tives that lmpelled him to confess. s
His voice fell to low tone but there a
was no other show Of emotion. Com o
pIete silence gave every word to the a
entire room. The whiz of an electric 7
fan overhead was the sole accompani- &
ment OF the recitation. :
4 thought" he said, "of putting N
myself out Of the way but I thought It
over my past life. l did not believe M
IN hereafter at all but was afraid 10
to die and l thought at times that OF
had been such an unnatural monster 81
my crimes had been SO great that
would not be forgiven"
who told you thatq" :,
mo one" ~
who wrote that out for youPp us
mo one, but after I had been sent -
a Bible and had read 1t some I came r.
10 the conclusion that would b. for. az 81,
given IL | made confession of every. ?.
hing. began to think that the ~
crave did not end everything and 81 81
decided to tell about the whole thing" W
$50 you thought you would make :
'our pence with the future BY having r
else hung, did your" asked :,
dr. Richardson. an
mo, sir. think any man can make -
lis peace with the future II he wants ne
o. believe II was INV autv "a tou sei
he truth. owed II to soc,etv ~
wed II to Goa ana mvsalf" nla
The defense suggested tbs, !, orch .n'
I'd dld not ret me raferenca 10 hIs '"'
uty 10 roc,etv Ga ana h,,n.sI, A. Z
sctly from McPharland or any ian