The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1907-07-23
ARGUMENT
OF DEFENSE

Boise, Idaho, July 22.-Resuming
his argument this morning, Attorney
Richardson reverted to the Bradley
explosion briefly to call attention to
the testimony of a witness who said
that Orchard declared Bradley got
what was coming to him and there's
a chap named Steunenberg who is go
ing to get his" Tracing Orchard back
to Denver where ne made a second
attempt upon the life of Governor
Peabody, Richardson declared that
absolutely no corroboration had been
offered to Orchards story of setting
a bomb under the sidewalk and its
failure to explode. He also declared
tnat no sufficient explanation was Of
fered as to why Orchard abandoned
from time to time the attempts on
the lives of Governor Peabody, Judges
Goddard and Gabbert, Sherman Bell
aid Hearne. He said that if these
crimes were inspired by the murder
Gus Inner circle they would not
have been abandoned without appar-
ent cause.
when you consider all the testimo-
ny in this case l think you will reach
with me the conclusion that this man
Orchard was possessed of a mania
to kill Sometimes his lust was great
er than at others, and so it was that
sometimes ne was strong in his pur-
pose and sometimes wavering."
He said that Orchards story was
the most absurd story on the face
of the earth.
Richardson ridiculed Orchards sto-
ry as to being ordered "to get" David
H. Moffatt, president of the First Ma
tional Bank of Denver. He declared
tnat Haywood deposited all the funds
of the Western Federation in that
bank and was a constant visitor
there. Richardson said Haywood was
on terms of almost intimacy with
Moffatt. He also pointed out how
easily Orchard could have killed
Sherman Bell, had he desired. He de-
clared that II the Federation felt any
resentment against anyone it would
have been reasonable to feel it ag-
ainst Bell, who commanded the mill
tia, and against Gen. Bulekeley Wells
VINO was prominent il both the mill
tia and the Mine Owners Associa-
tion. But Orchard did not even claim
that any attempt was made against
the latter, while it was evident that
no serious attempt, if any, had been
made against Bell.
Richardson said that while every
state was expected to take care of
the crimes committed within it's bor
ders, Colorado had sent 'her dirty lin
en- here for you gentlemen to wash.
Coming again in the course of his ar
gumeat to the death of Steunenberg,
Richardson said the defense was will
ing to admit that Orchard committed
the deed exactly as he described it.
He said Steunenberg's manner of go
ing around the state and taking long
drives each week to sheep camps,
made him al easy mark for a rifle.
It would have been easy to have shot
him If one wished to kill him in any
but spectacular manner. 81 say to
you that Orchard had a mania for
crime, and for committing crime in
a way that would attract attention"
Richardson then took up the con-
nection OF Jack Simpkins with Orch
ard. As to the disappearance of Simp-
kils after the death of Steuenberg,
fed to hiding under similar circum-
stances, although there was not an
iota OF evidence to connect Simpkins
with the crime. Simpkins had had one
experience in the Idaho bull pen and
felt that his only safety was fight.
Orcahrd, Richardson said, was the
man who had motive against Steun-
mad decided away his property prior
to leaving the Couer D'Alenes or not.
The thought was going through his
brain, that he would have been a rich
man IL it had not been for Steunen-
berg. This thought was expressed to
many, and Richardson denied that
they were lying. He reviewed Orch
ards movements just prior to the
killing and said that his Strengthened
financial condition. when he was re-
duced to robbing cash register. bur
glarizing railroad station and bor-
rowing money from friends. gave the
die to the theory that the Federation
was paying for the crime and that
he could get money whenever ne de-
sired It. The court took a recess at
1920 until six o'clock. Richardson
announced that he positively would
conclude tonight