Albuquerque evening citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1907-05-17
ATTORNEYS FOR DEFENSE HIGHLY |NCENSEO--
BARROW SAYS THAT It WAS PART OF A DEAL
County District Attorney Is Ordered to
Inquire Into Motive of Opening of
Jdil--MrS. Haywood in Constant
Attendance Upon Trial.

Boise, May 1.-THE sixth day of
the trial of VIM. d. Haywood COM
menced at 10 o'clock this morning
but before the jury was brought I'm
Judge Wood drew attention to inter-
views with Orchard, published in the
morning newspapers, in which he said
things undoubtedly calculated to in
fiuence the witnesses and the jury.
The witnesses were also excluded
from the court room while the inter-
views were being discussed.
What Orchard Said.
81 don't care to talk about the case
as it stands at this time" said Orch
ard. 81 am a little leery about talking
to newspaper men, so IL you ask me
anything that l think / should not
talk about, I'll tell you. l know you
will understand"
"Is there anything as to your treat
ment in general that you'd care to say
to the public at this time?" he was
asked.
mo, there is nothing special to be
said. / have been treated very we'll
by every one since my arrest The
sheriff at Caldwell was very kind to
me and since l have been here my
treatment has been very fine--all that
could expect under the circum-
stances. l have been treated with the
utmost courtesy by everybody. 1 have
large room with open windows and
exercise every day. 1 walk but take
no other form of exercise"
DO you read much?"
"Yes, have done an immense
amount of reading. L see the news
papers, but | read books the most.
nave been reading Roman history, the
Life of John Wesley. anu George
Whitfield, a number of works on the
reformation and something about the
history of England a hundred years
nf aetE
and religious. l used to read a great
deal of other literature and lot Of
novels"
why did you change?" asked one
of the interviewers.
Orchard hesitated for a moment
and then in a quiet tone said:
1T Is like a little boy who always
lied to his father about everything
and then suddenly decided to tell him
the truth about everything. That is
about the best way that 1 can express
the idea. | used to like novels and
all the other kind of books. but now
| don't care for such trash"
ut is like a man." he went on n
moment later in earnest tones, "who
has been doing wrong all his life and
suddenly decides to do right. He can
not undo all the wrong he has done.
but he can at least do something to
clear things up"
His First Interview.
The question of the confinement
and treatment of thep risOner was re-
ferred to later and orchard said:
Il have not talked to any newspa-
per men since l have been here. Il
felt as If | did not have anything to
say, and | did not want too much !
prominence before the public. could
have seen the newspaper men If had
wanted to. 1 am free to go anywhere
in the yard and to speak to any one
that I like to. But | don't speak to
many of the men. | don't feel that
| am better than the rest, but you |
know how 1t Is, a man takes a notion 4
to certain men and does not to 9TH |
ers. And besides, | have felt that l
ought TO be careful Some of the men !
seemed anxious to learn too much. 1 |
do talk TO several of the men. There |
are some good men out here, brought |
to prison by misfortune, and l talk to 1
them. | talk to some of the men in /
the hope of doing them some good"
The last formal question of the in
terview went directly to the position |
of Orchard in the pending case and |
was directly answered. 1t was:
WAS force or duress of any kind |
used on you by Captain MCFARLAND .
confession or statement and have any
promises of any kind been made TO
you in that connection?"
81 have never admitted and don't
admit now, that j have ever made a
confession said orchard. Mind
that, but at no time was | ever sub
jected to force or pressure OF any
kind, and anything / ever said TO Nc
Partland was without force or threat
Of any kind. Anything | said was of
my own free will and accord. II was
Just as l talk with you here; there
was nothing else. Promise Of any kind
has never been made by Mcfarland
or any one else
Judge Adams Scents Scandal.
The judge said While such pub
lications appear TO the court as be-
ing not precisely in contempt they
they are nevertheless calculated to in
huence the jury in this cause. Some
thing must be done 10 prevent a re-
currence of this If we are ever to get
a jury.
THE court is much surprised at
this publication at this time and would
be glad to hear from the counsel ON
the subject"
The counsel for the state said they
had always been opposed to the pub
llcation of anything tending 20 preju- /
dice the possible jurors.
Attorneys for the defense eXoner- /
ated the counsel for the prosecution .
from what had occurred. but Richard /
son claimed suddenly that making
orchard accessible at the time the
jury was being selected after a seclu- /.
sion Of fifteen months was evidently I
done TO influence prospective jurors. .
The fact that the governor had al !
lowed newspaper men 10 have inter '
views at this time was for the express .
purpose, he said. of gaining credence .
for Orchard.
Interview 10 be Investigated.
He and Darrow vigorously de-
Judge Wood sent for the county
attorney and instruct al Z