Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1907-06-13

Boise. June 11.-By noon Tuesday
Hurry Orchard under crossexamina
taon. had described In detail the OF
ploslon at the Bradley residence IN
San Francisco and was giving parti
culars Of the attempts In Denver tc
assassinate Gov. Peabody and Su
prems Court Judge Gabbert Of Colo
rado. in December. 1904.
Continuing Its cross-examination
ne defense in the case OF William D.
Haywood. attacked the testimony OF
the witness as to the dynamiting OF
Fred Bradley Of San Francisco. and
besides endeavoring to show dis
crepancIes and improbabilities In It,
sought to make It appear that II had
been in part inspired by Detective
Mcfarland.
There was first an effort to show
that Orchard had never seen nor
heard of the japanese servant VINO
cleaned the porch at the Linforth
flats the morning Bradley was blown
up until Mcfarland told him about
him. Orchard denied this, and swore
that he saw the japanese and that
no had to wait for the japanese to
leave the porch before he placed the
bomb.
Then the defense endeavored to
discredit the story Of the purchase OF
dynamite from the Judson Powder
company. and the entire claim that
q bomb was used by showing the
walls Of the Linforth building were
blown outward and that Bradley mad
been blown into the street. Attor
ney Richardson demanded that the
witness explain how the explosion
of q bomb had had these effects.
Orchard said he could not explain
the matter, but expressed the opin.
ion that Bradley was standing side.
ways to the bomb and that the ex'
plosion followed the line Of least
resistance and carried him into the
street.
At the request of the defense Or
chard stood before the jury and drew
q diagram Of the entrance to the
Linforth Flats.
As to the details Of his story Or.
chard seems infallible.
He repeats them as often as Rich.
ardson desires and seems never to
lose patience.
For the first time since his cross
examination began Harry Orchard
Tuesday morning showed decided
emotion. II was when Attorney
Richardson put the witness on the
rack for his neglect Of his two de.
serted wives. Orchard insisted that
Haywood and Pettib0ne promised tot
care for the wife at Cripple Creek.
but had failed to do so. When he |
admitted that he knew his first wife
had worked at cheese making for
living, Orchards lower lip quivered,
he swallowed hard ON a lump in his
throat; his answers were short and
his voice very husky. Richardson
continued this grilling for Is minutes
but failed to break the witness down. =
Orchard said It was while he was
living with Steve Adams that ne was
detailed by Haywood to help Adams
assassinate Judge Gabbert In Denver.
Haywood said he wanted us to
shoot Gabbert because he felt the
use of dynamite would get everybody
in trouble" said Orchard. His idea
In continuing to kill was 10 get the
ranch Haywood. Meyer and Petit
bone had promised him.
'.And you were ready to kill every
body In Colorado for an $500 ranch?"
suggested Richardson.
81 don't know about that.
Once more Richardson reverted to
Orchards gambling proclivlties. Three
or four times q day the subject has
come up since the cross-examination
began. This time Haywood's at
torney wanted to know what sort Of
game Orchard played. He said he
played Faro bank, draw poker. stud
poker and Black Jack. He denied
that he had ever run q game and In
response to q question which had
been propounded nearly score OF
times before, insisted that he lost at
more often than he won.
Orchard said he lurked about Judge
Gabbert's house several nights, hop
Ing for q chance to shoot him.
why didn't you 60 up and ring
the doorbell and pump It into himr
asked Richardson.
Because was too cowardly."
Iaid Orchard without q moments
hesitation. %. II,
Orchard was being questioned -
% the makeup Of the bomha' pro
pared for Gov. Peabody whsn the
luncheon recess until 1880 y. N.
~ ordered.