The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-06-14
WITNESSES To
C0RR0b0RATE
ORCHARD
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BOISE, June 14.-In order to dis
pose of as many comparatively I'M
important witnesses today as pos
sible, considerable time was devoted
to examining persons who knew
about Orchards alleged operations
in California.
The first witness, l.. B. Cub
bling, a San Francisco grocer, de-
clared Orchard stayed about his
place in the fall of 1904, the time an
attempt was made to kill Bradley.
While he testified, Ex-Governor
Peabody walked over to the clerks
desk and examined carefully a big
leaden bomb which Orchard testi-
fed he took to Canyon City to kill
the governor with.
Its a deadly looking thing" was
his only comment.
Peabody arrived yesterday and
met Orchard in Attorney Hawley's
Office. Orchard said he was ashamed
to greet the man he had plotted to
kill, but Peabody shook hands and
assured him of no personal enmity.
Clubbing declared Orchard pat
ronized his bar freely for about a
month and asked many questions
about Bradley's servants. to whom
he was introduced by Clubbing. This
witness also confirmed Orchards
story about the poisoned milk.
The witness said he saw Orchard
take car down town the night be-
fore the explosion, with two grips.
Orchard said he was going away.
Clubbing saw Bradley lying on the
sidewalk Immediately after the ex-
plosion. An hour afterward he saw
Orchard looking at the demolished
building. He never saw him again
until in court on cross-examination.
The witness declared PinkertOn de-
tectives located him and told him
he had to come to Boise to testify.
He was given 5000 for expenses. He
had seen MCFARLAND once and Haw
ley couple of times since arriv-
ing here, and talked over the case.
Homer McClaughery, assistant
postmaster, produced a receipt
showing delivery of letter from
j. Wolf to J. Dempsey, sent from
Denver August 10. This, the state
contends, is the letter Orchard
swore he received from Pettibone
containing 800. Objection of the
defense to the introduction of the
testimony was overruled.
Frank Isaacs, registry clerk In
the San Francisco postoffice, identi-
fled records of registered letters
sent to Orchard.
Pearl Moore, clerk in the Denver
postoffice, produced a record show
ing the mailing of the letter there.
The return receipt was sent to Pet
tibone's store.
Clarence Hurrah, miner en-
ployed at the indicator mine in
October, 1904, told of having an en-
counter with a man in the mine,
who shot at him when discovered.
This was shortly before Mccormick
and Beck were killed.
Orchard swore he fired at the
cageman who discovered him while
he was trying to explode a car OF
powder to wreck the mine.
The witness was stfike-breaker.
He got scared and ran when the
shot was fired. He reported the
matter to the mine foreman and SUI
perintendent. He admitted going to
the Pinkerton agency at Denver be-
fore coming to Boise.
Here lively row between Darrow
and Borah followed over methods of
cross-examination, with the former
having the better Of 1t, the Judge
ruling the REORGANIZATION could
be thorough.
Orchards direct cross examina
ton ended yesterday when he fin
ished his recital with a story of his
alleged conversion to Christianity