The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-06-14
ORCHARD BREAKS
 DOWN UNDER FIRE
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opportunity 10 XIII SteunenDerS, on one of the Governors trip to his sheep ranches. Orchard had decided to use a bomb in the city. |.
 We'll I got disgusted with nlysef at not being able to get him, so nnally decided to use the bomb and get rid of the thing and get away said Orchard.
 But you took the materials for a bomb when you first went to Cald- well?"
 "Yes. sir"
 And you intended to use q bomb from the first?"
 Yes. sir. If no other opportunity offered"
 Richardson asked the details of the placing of the bomb at the Steunen- burg residence, picking the witness at the point where he began to run back to the hotel after seeing Steunen- burg approach the place of his death.
 You were warm and excited when you reached the hotel, weren't your T was warm. tried not to be ex- cited"
 You were calm enough to help the bar tender to tie up a bundle?"
 T held my finger on the string while he tied up parcel"
 The cross-examination here digressed to a plan Orchard conceived to ride a
  ernor Steunenberg and set the bomb in grip under the Governor. With the paraphernalia all ready, Orchard got aboard the train one day, but Steunenberg missed 1t. The fact that others in the car would have been killed in the explosion. Orchard said did not appeal to him. Returning to Orchards action after the assassination of Steunenberg, Rich- ardson wanted to know if the witness had not deliberately gone to his room and scattered powder and plaster of Paris about the place.
 NO, sir; I did not" replied Orchard In positive manner. He said he came back to tho hotel with the idea of cleaning up some things in his grip.
 What was in it?'
 Some cayenne pepper, potash, and acid"
 What were you doing with the pep per?
 Used Pepper on Shoes.
 T had 1t to put on my shoes when necessary to prevent dogs taking my trail"
 Orchard made no attempt to leave Caldwell the night of the explosion. The next day, Sunday. he was sus- pected and placed on parole. Monday he was arrested. Orchard remained in the Caldwell jail eighteen days and was then brought to the penitentiary here in Boise.
 Were you taken to the penitentiary with your consent?'
 No, sir.'
 Now, after you had been in confine- ment ten days, who first came to see your"
 MT. Mcfarland"
 Did you know him, that he was PinkertonT
 Not until that time"
 Did Mcfarland talk to you about your past life?'
 "Yes sir.'
 Did he first talk of the Bible?"
 ''No sir. Not at first. We did talk later about the Bible"
 And Mcfarland told you about King David, who was a Rurderer, had re- pented and become a man after Gods own heart?"
 He told me about King David, yes" And about what a bad man St. Paul was?"
 We talked about St. Paul, yes sir" And about David killing Urtah and stealing his wife?"
 He told me David had been a mur- derer and had got forgiveness"
 Here at last the heart of the crimi- nal was touched, the thick armor was pierced Tears welled to Orchards eyes. He wiped them away with his handkerchief, but he did not hesitate with his replies, they came as prompt ly as ever and he soon regained con- trol of himself
 Orchard said that. when he was first introduced to Mcfarland the detec- tive wanted to know if the prisoner be- lieved in God.
 T had been thinking about such things" said Orchard. Mcfarland al- so said he believed I had something to do with the murder of Steunenberg and that l had been at the headauar ters of the Western Federation of Miners"
 Hawley Protests.
 Attorney Hawley, for the state, de- clared that no latitude of cross exami- nation gave counsel the right to put an imaginary conversation into the mouth of a witness and thus prejudice the jury despite the facts of denials of any such conversation.
 Richardson, in reply, declared that Orchard had been fitted for this ex- animation" was an accomplice and master criminal. but was now trying to help the state.
 If there has been influence or in- ducement as to securing this evidence we have a right to inquire into it," the attorney concluded.
 Judge Wood said he would allow the widest latitude.
 Didn't Mcfarland tell you that every man of the Molly Maguires who turned states evidence was allowed to go freeS"
 q don't know that he did. Some ot them escaped.
 Did he promise you $700 or $500 if you confessed and involved others?
 No sir"
 Richardson took Orchard back to his home in Canada and asked if he had not been connected with a Sunday school. Orchard replied in the affirma- tive, but said he had never been su perlntendent. The witness said he of ten went to church as young man.
 Did you belong to the church when you ran away with another mans wife and sold short weight cheese?"
 Did you ever parade with the Sal vation Army?'
 No sir"
 Orchard said McParland told him he was something like Kelly the Bum" and that Kelly had gone free.
 Did you ever hear Mcfarland use prorane language?'
 "Yes, sir"
 And tell Bible stories at the same timer"
 'I heard him tell Bible stories, too" You had heard them both?"
 q had read the Bible some. but have forgotten it."
 Examination Grows Stronger.
 Orchard said Mcfarland told him he was in a position to do the state a great deal of good and that the state usually acted fair with It's witnesses.