The San Francisco call., 1907-06-06

wife. Mrs Crothers is a pleasant look
ing, spectacled old lady, whose black
hair is strongly tinged with gray. Mrs.
Steve Adams and Mrs. Pettibone, with
Mrs. Haywood's sister, were in court
all DAY and seemed especially amused
st those parts Of Orchards story which
involved Adams and Pettibone. When
ever Orchard told Of Adams being
drunk. he did several times, Mrs.
Adams smiled. as If it were joke.
When court opened at o'clock Sena-
tor Borah went on with the line of
proof that he was developing yester-
Gay afternoon and summoned several
hotel keepers to prove that Orchard
and Jack Simpkins had been together
At Caldwell and other places near there
in the fall of 1908 before the Steunen-
berg murder.
ORCHARD BROUGHT IN
Senator Borah remarked casually. as
II 4 were a matter of no particular
interest The next witness will be
here in a few minutes" OF course that
was Orchard A rustic went through
the courtroom at the announcement and
there was general shifting of seats
10 get down as near the front as pos
sible
Orchard had been kept over night at
Hswley's Office under guard OF deputy
sheriffs. penitentiary guards and detec-
tiyes. They had not expected the sum-
mons for him so soon, and IT was about
II minutes after Borah's announcement
when the party reached the courthouse,
having been brought UP in a carriage
surrounded by guards. Orchard was
brought up from the sheriffs Office by
the back stairs. especially built for this
trial. The crowd had been craning
necks to get a better look at the door
and twisting from the main entrance
10 the side door. uncertain at which
orchard would appear.
Call Harry Orchard" said Senator
Borah. The side door opened and Ras
Beemer. the gigantic deputy sheriff who
has charge OF the prisoners at the jail,
entered, followed closely by Orchard,
behind whom were four guards and
detectives. Instantly there was a
movement in the back part of the
courtroom.
IN FEAR OF ATTACK
There has been so much talk of pos
sible attempt to DO harm to Orchard
when he should come the witness
stand that the guards and deputies
were on the alert to check the first
indication of any such thing. AS the
spectators rose in the rear OF the room
two or three of the deputies jumped
toward them with outstretched hands.
sit downi" shouted one of the deputies
IN a voice that carried clear beyond the
courthouse lot There was a ring of
earnestness in the command, and IL was
obeyed on the instant.
Meantime Beemer and Orchard had
marched on to the gate in the railing
by the witness chair. Beemer opened
the gate and let Orchard through.
Then the deputy dropped the bar again
and stood outside the railing.
For moment Orchard seemed dazed
and uncertain what to do. He turned
partly toward the defendants table,
hut his gaze did not meet Haywood's.
The clerk was standing with uplifted
hand waiting to adtninister the oath.
but Orchard did not see him. Ras
Beemer reached across the gate bar,
took Orchard by the shoulder and
turned him half around so that he saw
the clerk
Mechanically Orchard raised his right
arm. The forefnger was held straight,
but the others were closed. His face
was deadly pale and his lips twitche1
nervously. But he responded to the
oath In q clear voice. climbed up into
the high witness chair and sat down
with evident relief.
For a moment Mrs. Haywood looked
at Orchard and then her eyes returned
10 her husband. She looked at him as
IL wondering what effect on him the
story TO come would have, and then
as the examination began. she turned
again and gazed at the witness.
Orchard grasped the arms of the
witness chair and turned his eyes on
Attorney Hawley, who conducted the
examination.
MAKES GOOD APPEARANCE
The jurors and spectators saw a
solidly built young man OF clear COM
piexion, dark brown hair and steady
blue eyes. He has a thick reddish
rauetache which droops over a rather
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little with excitement and his face
was still very pale He wore neat
gray suit and presented generally the
appearance OF a well groomed, self
respecting man. Immediately upon tho
commencement OF the examination Or
chard began to recover his composure
and IL was but few minutes until he
had completely regained his grip on
himself.
At first there was a little shakiness
in his voice, but that soon disappeared
and from then on to the end of the
day no feature of the awful story he
related affected him so as to alter his
demeanor or shake his composure. He
told first the story of his birth in
northumberland county Ontario, Il
wears ago, and gave his true name as
Albert Z. Horsley. He has used the
name OF Orchard for IL years. ever
since he came to the United States from
CANADA
why he came or why he changed his
name was not brought out, although
tne reason for both must have a bear
ing on his subsequent career. He was
= cheese maker in Canada and when
he came to this state from there he
drove q milk wagon for time and
then owned and ran q woodyard up
in the Occur d'Alenes- What had hap
pened to predispose this follower IF
such peaceful occupations to the life
Of atrocIous crime has not been dis
closed.
TALE Is ASTOUNDING
From giving these details of his un-
eventfui law abiding existence he went
On 10 the narration of the most
astounding stories of murder and
assassfnation ever told in a courtroom,
af least since the days of the Mollie
Maruires. He began this career by