Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-17
STORY TOLD
BY ORCHARD
rs AFFIRMED
JUDGE GODDARD TELLS OF
FINDING BOMB
TESTIMONY OF FORMER SHERIFF
BLOW TO STATE
Saws Letter Was Not in Handwriting
Of Pettibone-Asserts He Was
Familiar with Latter's
Signature
nv Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
BOISE, Idaho, Dec. 16.-Documentary
evidence in confederation of Harry
Orchards testimony was introduced at
the Pettibone trial today by the prose-
cution. Clarence Darrow. chief counsel
for the defense, was taken sick last
night and was not present in court dur
ing the day, Edgar Wilson taking his
place. On account of Darrows absence
orchard was not asked impeaching
questions, and the state prepared its re-
direct examination.
Judge Luther NJ Goddard was the
most important witness for the state,
being on the witness stand most OF the
forenoon session. He told of the find
ing of the bomb which Orchard testified
had been planted near his gate for the
purpose of killing him.
The testimony of Former Sheriff Mich
olas of Caldwell proved disastrous to
the state. After he had told of receiv-
ing a letter addressed to Thomas Hogan,
copying it and giving the original to
Orchard, ne testified on cress-examina
tion that the letter was not in the hand
writing of Pettibone. the defendant. He
said he became familiar with Pettibone'
writing while the defendant was in jail.
At Caldwell, Orchard had testified that
this letter was written by Pettibone On
redirect examination Nicholas failed to
identify the handwriting of Haywood.
with which he said he was also familiar,
stating that 1t looked like that of Petit
bone.
The state continued the introduction
Of corroborative evidence. at the after
noon session. c. II. Wentz, bookkeeper
for the Federal Mining and Smelling
company at Wallace, was called and
identified the signature of Jack Simpkirs
on the hotel register at Nampa, where
he registered under the name of Sim
mons.
]. C. Nicholas. sheriff of Canyon county
at the time of the arrest of Orchard,
took the stand and told of the receipt
of a letter addressed to Thomas Hogan
and postmarked at Denver. He made a
copy of the letter, he asid, and gave the
original to Orchard, who put 1t in a
stove after reading 1t. The copy of the
letter was as follows:
Dear Tom-That was sent to Jack De-
cember q and ought to reach you by
now Let me know when you get to
your new location
It was not signed.
G. H. Hackett, local manager of the
Western Union Telegraph company, pro-
duced an application for a money order
from the Denver office. The application
was signed by w. D. Haywood, sending
SIS to Steve Adams at Ogden.
w. v. Mccartney, former Denver
cashier of the Postal Telegraph COM
pany, identified an application for a
money order. 1t was signed ]. Wolfe,
The amount transferred was s97, sent
to H. Green. 211 Taylor street, San
Francisco. and was dated September 10,
1904.
H. J. Baldstone, bookkeeper of the
First National bank of Denver, identi-
fed number of checks and drafts
drawn by Haywood and sent to various
parties, including those sent to Jack
Simpkins, one of them being for 800
on the date of December q, 1905, the
late of the letter received by Orchard
after his arrest.
z. S. Raymond, Denver policeman,
stestified to seeing Haywood, Pettibone
and Orchard together frequently at Pet
tibones house during the months of
May, June, July and August, 1905, gen.
orally in the evenings.
c. L. Harrah was called and testified
to incidents in October, 1903 when he
was working as a eager at the Vindicator
mine.
After the examination of this witness
an adjournment was taken until tomor-
row morning.