The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1907-12-19
HARRY ORCHARD IS
PUT ON THE RACK
SEVERELY cRoss-exAMlNED BY
CLARENCE oARRow
FOR DEFENSE.
HIs story 10 Observation-Disclosures
Attorney, However, Shows UP
the confesser az Guilty Of All
Kinds. Of Crime.

Boise, Idaho, Dec. 14.-Clarence OAR
row, the Chicago attorney who is con-
Quoting the defense of George A. Pet
tibone, had Harry Orchard, the states
chief witness, on the rack for two
hours and half Friday, endeavoring
to discredit his testimony.
The cross-examination was rigid
and effective In that in 1t Orchard
was pictured as an inhuman monster,
murderer, bigamist, perjurer, gam.
bier. thief and incendiary. Profting
by the failure of Attorney Richardson,
In the Haywood trial, to shake the tes-
timony Of Orchard, Darrow made lit
tlo attempt to make the witness con-
tradict himself.
Couldn't Shake His story.
Twice only during the day did he
try to confuse Orchard In regard to
his testimony, and each time he failed
Reading from the testimony of the
Haywood trial, Darrow endeavored to
make 1t appear that the witness had
changed his statements, but Orchard
forced his questioner to read more OF
his testimony, given before, showing
that his testimony had been the same
at both trials.
Darrow laid particular emphasis on
the fact that Orchard was criminal
before he became acquainted with
Meyer. Haywood and Pettibone. After
his cross.examination on each Of Or
'hard's crimes before his trip to De
'ember in 1903. Darrow asked:
Did you know Meyer, Haywood and
Petitioner!
Each time the witness answered;
No"
Darrow announced that he would
conclude his cross-examination Satur-
lay and Hawley stated to the cour,
hat the state would finish its case by
iext Thursday. Witnesses for the de-
ense were therefore subpoenaed t.
appear Friday of next week.
When court opened Friday morning
orchard took the stand and resume.
his story of crime.
Tells Of Other Attempts.
Before telling Of the Steunenberg
murder Orchard detailed his alleged
attempts on the lives of Fred Bradley
at San Francisco, Justice Gabbert,
Justice Goddard and Gov. Peabody a;
Denver and of plans which he said
were made to kill Sherman Bell, Frank
Hearne, David Moffatt and John Ne
'ille. Throughout his story he pic
tured Pettibone as his paymaster, and
In some OF his attempted crimes he
implicated the defendant as an active
participant.
The testimony began with the trip
10 Canyon City to kill Peabody, the
witness saying that In going he fol-
lowed Haywood's instructions.
Secured Much Dynamite.
He said he got so pounds of dyna.
mite at Max Malichs place, where IL
had been left by Adams. Malich and
himself after stealing 1t from maga-
zine. The powder. he said, was
taken to Pettibone's store, where he
and Pettibone made the bombs. Or
chard had the lead case made at a
plumbers shop.
Next came the narration Of the Sec
ond attempt on Judge Gabbert. In
which he said Pettibone assisted. A
bomb. he said, was set with wire
across path frequented by Gabbert.
Pettibone then went to the Salt
Lake convention. the witness said, and
Orchard made another attempt alone.
He placed the bomb at the same place,
but a mining man named Wallace
came along ahead of Gabbert, picked
up the purse. and was blown to pieces.