The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-06-11
AVOIDS CORNERS.
Harry Orchard Successfully
Eludes All the Efforts
OF the Haywood Defense to
Entrap Him.
HE DRAWS A DIAGRAM
OF the Bradley Residence for
the Jurymen.
Returned to Denver Disguised
as a Soldier.
HE DRAWS A DIAGRAM

cross-examination of Harry Orchard to-
day. the defense in the case of William
ID. Haywood, attacked the testimony of
the witness as to the dynamiting of
Fred S. Bradley of San Francisco and
besides endeavoring to show discrepan-
cies and improbabilities in it. sought to
make it appear that it had been in part
inspired by Detective MCFARLAND.
There was first an effort to show
that Orchard had never seen or heard
of the Japanese servant who cleaned
the porch at the Linforth flats the
morning Bradley was blown up until
MCFARLAND told him about him. Or
chard denied this, and swore that he
saw the japanese and that he had to
wait for the Japarese to leave the porch
before he placed the bomb.
Then the defense endeavored to dis
credit the story of the purchase of
dynamite from the Judson Powder COM
pany, and the entire claim that bomb
was exploded by showing that the walls
Of the LiEforth building were blown
out and that Bradley had been blown
into the strees. Attorney Richardson
demanded that the witness explain how
effects Orchard said he could not ex-
plain the matter. but expressed the
opinion that Bradley standing
sideways TO the bomb and that the ex-
plOsion followed the line of least re-
sistaTce and carried him into the street.
At the request of the defense Or
chard stood before the jury and drew
a diagram of the entrance to the Lin
forth flats.
Proceedings in Detail.
When Harry Orchard resumed the
stand at the opening of the court to-
day Attorney Richardson continued to
question the witness about the attempts
he made on the life of Fred Bradley
in San Francisco. Orchard said that he
roomed near the Bradley home, being
able to overlook it from his bedroom
window.
In the confossicn.the witness declared
that he had bought some dynamite for
a bomb before the attempt to poison
Bradley with strychnine in the milk
failed. Orchard thought it was the
Judson Powder company that he bought
the explosive from. Asked about the.
appearance OF. the clerk who waited on
looking man.
In buying the powder Orchard was
required to give his name. He could
not remember what name it was-a
fictitious one. AS an excuse for buy
ing the ten pounds of dynamite Or
chard told the clerk he wanted to blow
out-some stumDs on his ranch.
Don't you know there are no
stumps within $50 miles of San Fran
cisco - demanded Richardson.
Il know that there are-I have seen
them on the way to Caliente Springs"
Orchard gave as nearly as he could
a description of the various places
where he had lived while in San Fran
cisco before moving to the Bradley
neighborhood. He could not remem-
ber the names of the streets or the
numbers of the houses.
Took = Pleasure Trip.
Next Orchard told of pleasure trip
he had taken to Caliente Springs
while waiting for Bradley to return
Played cards while there?"
Yes"
You were a handy man with the
Il don't know what you mean by
that"
you were card SHARPE"
mo. sir; 1 was not"
Orchard was living near the Pre- |
sidio at the time he bought the dyna- !
mite for the Bradley bomb. He did
not remember whether he took a box
of giant caps to San Francisco or !
bought them at the Judson company. /
Orchard kept the dynamite in his
room and took it with him when he /
moved to 1926 Washington street, /
within half a block of the Bradley !
He Quotes MCFARLAND.
Don't you know there was but one 10 |
pound sale of dynamite that whole |
year2"
Mr.. Mcfarland showed severaI?"
But all the others were in the name |
of we'll known customer of the firm"
There were several Names
Orchard said he had heard from Nc
the apartments against the San Fran
cisco Gas company, on account of the |
explosion of the Bradley bomb On Or
chard's confession Detective MCFARLAND /
and Governor Gooding made affidavits
for the gas company in moving for
new trial
Did you know the motion for a new
trial based on these affidavits had been
overrulet- by the court .
mo. sir. 1 heard the judgment was
stayed.
But that was on appeal"
L don't know about that
Orchard said the morning he placed
the bomb at the front door of the
Bradley house people We're passing on
their way to work. The lead bomb was
inside a wooden box Orchard took I
down town car and was out of earshot
before the explosion occurred.
ssFNrom the examination of the place
after the explosion, don't you know that
the walls were blown out instead of
in ?'' asked Mr.. Richardson.
They were all shattered
Orchard said that as Bradley opened
the door he would be sideways to the
likely to blow him out than in
Draws Diagram.
The witness with the same calm
ness that has marked his demeanor
throughout drew a diagram for the
attorneys showing just where he had
placed the bomb and where Bradley
would be with the opening of the
door. At the suggestion of Judge
Wood he left the witness chair and
walked over to the jury box. where
he explained the diagram to the II
men,
He did not hesitate in supplying