The San Francisco call., 1907-06-08

1t. It is now ready for introduction IL
evidence.
All these three conversations which
Richardson brought out with renewed
emphasis today will be held by til,
prosecution to be certain evidence 81
the fact Of conspiracy and of its ex-
tent. The answer of the defense is thai
they are all lies out of whole cloth.
Orchard had his nerve with him al
day today, but toward the close of ths
afternoon session he seemed to bt
weary. His voice was not SO strong
His manner was that of a man physic-
ally tired, which was not surprising
considering what he has been through
IN the last three days. But he was as
alert mentally as ever and did not fai
into a single trap.
On one question Richardson tried
over and over again, with the same ret
suit each time. 1t was about the trip
that Orchard made to Denver with
Scott when the railroad detectives ga.c
him a pass and about SIS in money,
Richardson tried hard to get Orchard
TO admit that Scott took him to Den
yer that time for the purpose OF spying
on Meyer and Haywood. whom he had
never met.
SEEKS "INNER CIRCLE.
Orchard said that he went to see Bill
Easterly, financial secretary of the free
coinage union, who had gone to Den
yer. He wanted Easterly to present
him to Haywood and Meyer and tell
them that it was he who had set the
Vindicator bomb and was entitled to
the pay.
dozen times or more Richardson
fred in his question and every time
Orchard met it with a square denial
Once Orchard picked up the official
stenographer and called attention to
an omission in the record Richardson
was reading an answer that Orchard
had made to Hawley day before yes
terday, in which he recounted a talk
with Haywood. 1t was the time Hay
wood had said that there would be no
more work for him for some time
except night work"
Il didn't say that" declared Orchard
when Richardson finished reading.
II read from the record" replied
Richardson, considerably surprised.
'Tll read again.
He did so and again Orchard denied
its accuracy. Then he was asked what
he had said and promptly made the
correction, which half the courtroom
was ready to confirm.
Twice in the course of the day the
nerve of the witness was put sharply
to the test. Each time It was a case
of facing a man whom he had just ac-
cused of helping in some of his muir
derous dealings. Easterly was the first.
AS Orchard repeated his charge about
Easterly, Richardson called Easterly
who was sitting in the back part OF
the room, to come forward. AS East erly
came down the center aisle, directly
behind the witness chair. Orchard was
asked if that was the man to whom
he referred.
IDENTIFIES ASSOCIATE
He swung around in the chair and
looked Easterly in the face without
a CULVER.
yes. sir he said. that is the
man.
Again, when he told of the bomb party
with Olney Barnes he was called on to
confront his man and did it with the
same assurance and positiveness and
without a sign of hesitation.
At the beginning of the day Orchard
demonstrated that he meant to answer
questions in his own way. Richardson
clipped his answers short two or three
times and Hawley jumped in with 3
demand that the witness be permitted
to complete what he had started to say
1t happened once or twice in colloquies
SO started that the udge asked Orchard
directly il he had anything more to
say. Orchard took advantage of the
question to make direct complaint and
the judge said sharply to Richardson
that the witness would be permitted to
finish his answers.
After that Richardson several times
got more than he had asked for, and
at last protested despairingly that he
ought not to be required to submit to
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ton. On one of these rallies in the
afternoon Richardson and Hawley had
a hot encounter.
IF you take the lid off you must
let US see what's underneath" cut in
Borah as Richardson objected to the
length of Orchards answer.
''Oh, 1 know what's under the lid
and what's been fixed for me-" retorted
Richardson angrily.
That statement Is absolutely false
cried Hawley.
Then the Judge took a hand. and for
a moment it was not quite clear
sonal encounter or demanding peace.
Go on, gentlemen" he said, "go on"
PEACE ADVICE A SHAM
AS in all. the preceding testimony of
Orchard. there was much talk of Hay
wood and Meyer, but not much of Pet
tibone. Richardson got him to admit
that he had heard both speak at q
Cripple Creek picnic. when each
strongly condemned violence and urged
the men to keep the peace, saying that
violence would surely be attributed to
the strikers and harm their cause
1t is part of the states conspiracy
argument that such advice was given
by the federation officials. The prose
cution argues that the Inner circle"
had It's own men to do the criminal
work and that the rafk and file of
the federation were not guilty of such
things. 1t was part of the scheme to
keep the rank and file from 1t and to
preach peace openly while doing vio-
ience in secret.