Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-06-08
ORCHARD STICKS 70
ORIGINAL STORIES
Efforts to Entangle Him on
Cross Examination Prove
Unsuccessful
DEFENSE WILL CHARGE PLOT

. Owners and Tried to lmplcate Fed
Arat;on IN Murder Plots - Orchard
i Constantly correets Richardson.
Boise, Idaho, June s.-Harry Or
chard. chief witness for the state
against william D. Haywood, continues
under cross examination which is along
the line Of his main recital. He was
this morning carried thru the first at
: tempt on the life Of foEner Governor
Peabody and the killing Of Detective
Gregory at Denver. Attorney Richard
son. for defense, led witness thru every
detail Of both crimes, seeking to In
volve the story Of witness IN DOUBT.
Some discrepancies developed, but IN
the main witness adhered stoutly 10
hir original testimony, warily avoideo
serious contradictions. He was CAIN
and collected and on several occasions
offered to correct counsel for defense
Defense, after leaving the Gregory
matter, digressed for moment to lay
the founda tion for showing that Simp-
kins because he was in the Idaho
..bull pen," and Orchard. because ne
was driven out of Idaho and forced to
sell his interest in the Hercules, nine
which later became very valuable, hau
a deep seated private grudge against
Steunenberg. Court adjourned for the
day at 1865, with Orchard still on the
stand.
Boise. June S.-The Haywood trial
was resumed at $3.50 this morning.
with Harry Orchard still under cross
examination.
The Haywood family group, which
now numbers seven, was in court as
usual when the days proceedings be-
gan. orchard was brought in as usual
by 4 squad Of deputies and detectives.
Before court adjourned yesterday Or
.cllard had been questioned by attor-
news for the defense concerning his
life narrative, down to the early part
of 1904, when witness had gone from
Denver to Ouray, Col, with Charles II.
Mover, Moyer had been afraid of an
attack from thugs Of the mine owners
and had taken Orchard along as a
body guard.
Can't Rattle Orchard.
Orchard said today he had not be-
come acquainted with Pettibone until
1904 He had roomed over Pettibone's
store for awhile. Richardson next went
into the attempts made upon the life
of Governor Peabody. He wanted to
know why Orchard had gone to Grip
ple Creek to get Steve Adams to help
him assassinate the governor.
WAS 1t because he was federation
many he asked.
.No," replied Orchard, "it was be-
cause I wanted a partner"
Orchard constantly corrected Rich
ardson as to the inferences he would
draw from his answers and as to the
attorneys recollection Of his direct
testimony. Haywood was repeatedly
in consultation with Richardson, giving
suggestions and questions and giving
correct dates. The tack taken by de-
PENDANTS attorneys In asking Orchard
if he wanted Adams to help him in the
assassination Of Peabody because
Adams was federation man, is taken
as another indication defense will
contend that Orchard was in the em-
ploy Of the mine owners association,
and that he tried to involve the fedora
IN q n ts nr3
It is certain the defense will claim
there was ,counterplot on the part OF
the mine owners to break up the min
ers, union by having the lawless acts
attributed to it.
Richardson went over Orchards tes-
timony on direct examination almost
word for word with witness, each ques-
ton in direct evidence suggesting from
five to twenty interrogations on cross
examination. Orchard adhered to ev-
cry one Of his first statements and
elaborated them under hail of ques-
tions from the defense Richardson
devoted much time to fixing places and
dates in witness story, evidently lay
ing the foundation for contradictory
evidence when defense has it's innings.
Asked about the assassination OF
Iyte Gregory in Denver, Orchard salo
he had never known Gregory person
ally and had no grudge of any sort
against him.
What was the reason given you for
killing Gregory"
Because of his opposition to the
federation and coal miners"
Orchard said Gregory had been a
deputy for the coal operators and also
detective at Idaho Springs during
the strike the federation was conduct
ing there Witness said Pettlbone had
reported the proposed assa assination of
Gregory to the executive board of the
Western Federation Of Miners and had
said the board thought 1t would be q
good thing. Asked the name of the
members Of the executive board at this
time. Orchard gave the names of Jack
Simpkins James Kirwan, E. c. Coax
ley and Jack Williams.
500 for Killing Gregory.
Orchard said he got 800 from Petit
bone day or TIVE after Gregorys