The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-07-15

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plodes.
In order to explode. Lanson de-
clared the accumulated gas in a room
or hall would be SO dense it would be
surely detected by the smell. The
force of a gas explosion, the witness
said, was equal in all directions
Cross examined by Attorney Rich
ardson, Lanson said the Boise Gas
company has no rules against smoking
at the works
But that's because the gas is con-
fined?' was suggested.
Yes"
suppose that wasn't confined.
would you allow smoking ?"
No"
AZ didn't think So" commented
Richardson.
The witness said the only way for a
cigar TO ignite gas was for the smoker
wrapper into hame-even then the
wrapper would have to be unusually
light and dry.
Harry orchard Recalled.
Harry Orchard was called to the
stand. AS in the early stages of the
trial he was preceded and followed by
a deputy. Today, however, there no
gun" men or detectives in the guard
ins party.
Were you ever known or called
Shorty at any stage of your career?"
asked Prosecutor Hawley.
NO, sir
Pat Moran. the Cheyenne saloon
keeper, testified that the Nevilles
came to his saloon with a man called
shorty whom he supposed to . be
Orchard.
Orchard denied that he ever intro
duced Pinkterton Operative Gratis to
Max Malich or Joe Mehelit or that
Pinkterton Operative Ridde1 intro
duced him TO Joe Barnes.
The cross examination by the de-
fense was devoted to an inquiry into
the family history of the famous
criminal, it now being claimed that
evidence has been discovered to show
a strong strain of insanity on the
maternal side.
DO you know Patrick Mckinney ?"
asked Richardson.
mo"
Wasn't your grandfather named
Patrick Mckinney"
His name was McKinney-that's
all I know
He was insane, wasn't he?"
st don't know"
HE may have been and you could
not recall it 2"
II don't know. 1 don't remember him;
I think he died before I was BORN
And didn't he hang himself?"
II don't know"
well, did not you have an uncle who
went insane and imagined he had COM
mitted a crime and hanged himself?"
81 never had an uncle who imagined
he committed crime. but I did have
one who hanged himself He had been
demented a year and a half. His name
was Peter Mckinney son of my
grandfather on my mothers side''
Were you ever arrested for arson and
burglary in Butter
I'm Butte?" he queried pensively, as If
to be sure of the location and not the
crime.
Yes"
mo. sir, I never was arrested in
Butte -.~
Orchard denied that he had ever told
a man named Brokaw that he had been
in the employ of the Pinkerton detec-
tive agency for five years.
''On the witness stand you said, Mr..
Orchard, you knew nothing about So
called inner circle of the Western Fed
GRAFTON of Miners and yet in the first
of your story which appear
graph to the inner circle. How Is that I"
An objection from the state was tls-
tanned by Judge Wood.
I'VE are not going in that matter"
remarked the court.
Orchard here left the stand. Counsel
for the state said he might be recalled
once more later on in the case.
Water Bynum, a plumber of Denver.
Col, testified that he saw Pat Moran
In Denver, in June, 1904. Orchard. in
his story said he sent Moran to Denver
to get $500 from the federation. Moran
denied that he had gone to Denver in
June for any purpose. Bynum said he
knew Moran well and could not be mis-
taken.
E. L. Sabin, an attorney of Idaho |
Springs, Col, was the next on the |
stand. He said he knew Detective
Lyte Gregory, who was killed by Harry |
Orchard. Gregory had been engaged |
by the prosecution to secure evidence
In the case of conspiracy growing out |
Of an attack on the Sun and Moon |
mine. The defendants were IA mem |
bers of the Western Federation of |
Miners. including D. G. Copley. a wit |
ness for the defense in the present case. |
The defense has claimed that Gregory
had nothing to do with anything N
which the federation was interested.
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