Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1907-06-09
RICHARDSON RIGID.
Attorney Closely Cross-Examines
Harry Orchard.


Boise. Ida. June Counsel for
william ID. Haywood continued their
attack on the testimony Of Harry Or
chard Friday. They conferred their
strongest assaults on the events be-
ginning with the explosion In the Vim
dicator mine and ended with the ear
iier meetings between the witness and
the leaders OF the Western Federation
OF Miners at DIVER. To the extent
that traffic with the other side" In
wars OF labor and capital in Colorado
was discreditable. they succeeded In
discrediting the witness.
Taking up the admission that Or.
chard made on direct examination that
he had been treacherous 10 his COM
rades In Cripple Creek by tipping
OFF, n train wrecking plot, they de-
veloped that Orchard entered the EN-
ploy Of ID. c. Scott. who had charge
OF the railway detectives. Orchard
said that with Scott he had met X.
c. Sterling. a detective In the employ
of the Mine Owners association. and
that Scott had paid HIS expenses and
accompanied him To Denver on the
trip when he first met Meyer and Hay.
wood. He said that he had agreed to
report TO Scott. but that he was lying
10 him. never intending TO make re-
ports to him. and never did make re-
ports.
The defense also tried to show that
because he stood In with the other
side. Orchard was not molested by the
militia In Cripple Greek. Orchard ad.
mitted that Scott had told him that
II the militia interfered with him he
was to send for him. and that the
militia did not interfere with him or
search his house.
The defense endeavored in various
ways TO throw doubt and improbability
around the whole indicator story
the alleged connection Of W. =. Davis
and william Easterly with the affair
and the circumstances under which
Orchard met Meyer and Haywood.
and was paid for his crime. They
tried also to discredit Orchards asser.
ton that he was sent back to Cripple
Crek with unlimited credit and orders
to commit any act Of violence that he
cared to. They confronted Orchard
with Easterly and Owney Barnes. and
paved the way for the contradiction
by them. OF the story told by Orchard.
and several times during the day paw.
ed the way for the contradiction OF
material points. Orchard stood the
test and strain well and held tena'
ciously 20 his story.
Mr.. Richardson asked Orchard II
Railroad Detective Scott had not told
him that the company had arranged
TO stop a train at certain curve. draw
some spikes and charge an attempt at
train wrecking to the Western FEEDER
alton OF Miners. Orchard denied that
he had ever heard such story.
Did Scott ever give you a passport
through the military laws?"
mo. sir: he told me II | ever got
In trouble with the militia TO let him
know"
did you ever have any trouble with
the soldiers"
mo. sir"
did the pickets or scntries ever
stop your"
mo. sir
you went where you pleased?"
"Yes. sir"
"And your house was never search
ed By the militia"
mo sir"
rBut the searching Of houses was
very general?"
Il understood So"
Before returning 10 Cripple Creek
In January. 1904. Orchard said Petit
bone gave him several cans Of Petit
bone done" or Greek fire-enough TO-
make four gallons. lie was To throw
Il In cars where "scabs" were riding,
aud down mine SHAFTS. Orchard said
he Dried the dope" and the latter
he heard. had dug II up. After his
arrest In California he told Detective
Mcfarland about the dope" and
the latter. he heard. had dug II up
Orchard would not admit that the mi
litia was searching each train at the
time he took the dope" into the dis
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