Albuquerque evening citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1907-07-23
most ABSURD STORY
ON Face OF EARTH
SO Demons Testimony Is Char
aCterized in Argument Today.
Summing of Evidence viii
be Completed at Night
Session.

Boise, Idaho. July 2S.-Resuming
his argument for the defense in the
Haywood case his morning At
torney Richardson reverted to the
Bradley explosion briefly to call at
tention to the testimony of the wit
ness, who said that Orchard declared
that Bradley got what was coming
to him, and there's chap named
Steunenberg who is going to get his"
Tracing orchard back to Denver,
where he made the second attempt on
The life of Gov. Peabody, Richardson
declared that absolutely no corrobor-
alton had been offered to Orchards
story of setting a bomb under the
sidewalk, and its failure to explode.
Orchard Story Not Supported.
The attorney also declared that no
sufficient explanation had been of
fered as to why Orchard abandoned
from time to time, his attempts on
the lives of Governor Peabody, Judges
Goddard and Gabbert, Sherman BELL
and Hearne. He said that If the
crimes were inspired by the murder
Gus inner circle" they would not
have been abandoned without some
apparent cause.
When you consider all the testi-
mcny 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 greater than at others, and so 1t
was that he was at times strong in
his purpose and sometimes wavering'
He said Orchards story was the
most absurd story on the face Of the
EARTH"
Orchards Attempts at Murder.
Richardson ridiculed Orchards
story as to his being ordered ito get'
David III. Moffat, president of the
First National bank of Denver. He
declared that Haywood deposited all
the funds of the federation in this
bank and was constant visitor
there. He said he was on terms of
almost intimacy with Moffatt.
He also pointed out how easy Or
chard could have killed Sherman Bell
had he desired. He declared that IL
the federation felt resentment against
Bell, who commanded the militia,
and against General Bulkeley Wells,
who was prominent in the militia,
and Mine Owners association 1t was
not made public.
"a Spectacular Murderer"
Orchard did not even make an at
tempt against the latter, while 1t was
evident that no serious attempt, If
any, was made against Bell.
He said that while every state ex-
pected to take care of crimes COM
mitted within its borders, Colorado
had sent an ocean of her dirty linen
here for you gentlemen TO wash
Coming again in the course of his
argument to the death of Gov. Steu-
nsnberg, the attorney said that the de-
fense is willing to ADMIT that Or
chard committed that deed exactly
as he described IL. He said Steunen-
berg'S manner of going around the
state and taking long drives each
week TO the sheep camps made him
an easy mark for rife. 1t would
have been easy to shoot him IL one
wished to kill him in any but a
spectacular manner.
IL say to you, Orchard had a mania
for crime and for committing crime
in a way that would attract atten-
ton" declared Richardson to the
jury.
Simpkins' Disappearance.
Richardson then took up the con-
nection of Jack Simpkins with Or
chard. As to the disappearance of
Simpkins after the death of Steu-
nenberg, Richardson said that he
too, would have fled under similar
circumstances, although there was
not an iota of evidence to connect
Simpkins with the crime. Simpkins
had one experience In the Idaho bull
pen and felt that his only safety was
in flight.
MAN WIN ~ MOtlNe.
Orchard, Richardson said. was a
man who had a motive against Steu-
neneberg. 1t mattered not whether
he had decided away his property
prior to leaving Occur D'Alenes or
not. The thought was always going
through his brain that he would have
been a rich man If 1t had not been for
Steunenberg. This thought was ex-
pressed to many and Richardson de-
MED that they were lying.
He reviewed Orchards movements
just prior to the killing and said his
Strengthened financial condition when
he was reduced to robbing a cash
register, of burglarizing railroad
station and borrowing money from
his friends, gave the lie to the theory
tht the federation was paying for the
crime, and that he could get money
whenever he desired IL.
The court took a recess at 1920
until o'clock. Attorney Richardson
announced that he positively would
conclude tonight.