The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-06-13
TRIED To GET GENERAL
BELL OF COLORADO
Boise Trial Murder Fiend Con-
tinues His Tale.
HIS PANORAMA OF CRIME
Planned While In PauIson's House 10
Rob Him OF His Children and
Hold Thorn for Ransom.

BOISE, Ida, June 13.-The defense
has now carried the cross examination
OF Harry Orchard down TO the actual
crime charged against william ID. Hay
wood. the murder of former Governor
Frank steunenberg.
Counsel for the defense Is directing
its efforts 10 an attempt 20 cloud the
earlier purposes and movements OF or.
chard with uncertainty and indefinite
ness. Then they emphasized the aban'
donmeat OF all effort to Kill after OR.
chard first tracked Steunenberg 10 n
hotel In Boise and with skeleton key
gained entrance 10 the room In which
the governor was living Here they
delayed for a moment 10 prove that
Orchard twice wrote aud once tele
phoned 10 Bill Easterly at Silver o.
urge him 10 come aud join la the
crime, and the direct implication was
that Orchard was endeavorlng to In
yelsle another federation man Into the
crime. which would bring discrcdit AMI
dishouor 90 the organization.
Then the witness was carried over
his long journey into north Idaho. aud
his crimes there. including a plot a.
kidnnp aud hold for ransom Paulson's
child, were emphasized. Orchard swore
that David Coates. formerly lieutenant
governor OF Colorado and lat0r n pub
Usher In Wallace. Ida. FIRST suggested
the Kidnapping 20 Pettllone and him.
self al Denver. Paulson. once poor
miner. had made n fortune In the Her
cules mine In which Orchard held an
interest when the property was not
paying. and II was believed that II bis
children were stolen he would come
down" with $4,000 or $4,000 In ran.
som. Orchard said that when he went
20 north Idaho he got Jack sinpklns'
TO enter the plot. and together they
went 10 Coates 20 renew the scheuic.
Coates was In court and was asked
20 stand up. and Orchard said he was
the man. Orchard was then asked
whether he had not himself proposed
the crime 20 Coates and been imme
distely rebufed by him and whether
Jack simpklns had not warned Paul
son the minute he heard Of the plot
orchard denied both suggestions. and.
rclterating his FIRST story. he Insisted
that Coates had consented 90 stay In
the plot aud handle the money thcy
hoped TO get from Paulson.
Then the defense showed the wit
ness In the commission Of n series Of
mean crimes and reduced 81 poverty
In which be had 90 resort 10 pawning.
borrowing aud stealing 10 live for q
long period. First he pawned jewelry
aud guns for SIS or $50. Then be nc
cepted the hospitality OF Paulson's
home while he was plotting % steal
Paulson's child. After that with Jack
slmpkins. he broke Into the Oregon
Railway aud Navigation company's
station. They were after n trunkful OF
jewelry samples. but instead got n
trunkful OF shoe samples. Next he
tapped a cash register at Burke for So
or $50.
Summing up this period 81 crime
poverty aud hard luck. the defense
wanted 10 know why. II he were In
Idaho on a mission 81 murder for Hay
wood, Meyer aud Pcttlbone and with
unlimited credit from them. he did not
send 10 them for money instead 81 Dor
rowing and stealing. Orchard replied
that he did send n letter n Meyer nj
Butte aud got 500. but that he did not
send 10 Haywood for more because be-
was temporarily OF the Stcunenberg
murder errand and away from WHERE
steunenberg lived.
Lastly. there came n showing that
Orchard had borrowed $500 from
Psulson on the strength Of fraudulent
story that he was going 20 los An.
geIes 10 sell mining stock for Coates
and that this was the money that nc
rislly paid his expenses when he went
back TO Caldwell on the final mission
of murder.
Swiftly reviewing his meetings with
his old partner. who had meantime he
come rich. the defense asked the wit
ness n, disappointed and angcrcd nj
his own hard luck In selling out IN,
Hercules mine. when steuncnbcrg sent
troops into north Idaho. he had moi
suddenly decided 10 borrow enough
money from Paulson TO take him q
Caldwell. where he would murder IN,
man whom he blamed for his mlsfor
tune. Orchard strenuously denied thai
this was his motive.
The earlier part OF the day was con
sumed With review, from the stand
point Of the defense, OF the alleged
plots against Peabody, Judge Gabbcrt
Judge Goddard and General Sherman
BELL. II developed that during August
1906. when with shotgun and buck
shot he was stalking General Bcll. or
chard went 10 live NJ the house of ret
tlbone. The explanation OF this rela
tionship offered by the defense In ~
questions was that Orchard bad gon'
there TO keep Pettibone company whil'
Mrs. Petti6one was absent on an east
orn visit.
The review OF the stcunenberg plo
brought from Orchard the additions
declaration that when Haywood wa
proposing the crime no said that I'd
ward Boyce, formerly president Of Oh
Western Federation OF Miners and nov
one OF the owners OF the Herculs
mine had always desired tho romoyn