The Washington herald., 1907-06-08
ORCHARD UNSHAKEN
IN A GRILLING TEST
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4 bombs intended 10 be thrown into the coal
/ bunkers Of the Vindeator mine
! Il soon became evident that the defense
VIII make an effort TO prove that Orchard
was all this time employed as a spy by
| the Mine Owners Association of Colo
rado, an organization that was fighting
/ the strikers. Some little progress in this
/ line was made, but 1t was not much, and
while Orchard admitted that he got some
money from the secret service agent of
/ he Florence and Cripple Creek Railroad,
/ the inference from his testimony was that
/ he was giving this man the double cross:
| that he took some little money from him
and gave him nothing in return.
This man knew everything that you
/ knew, didn't he?' demanded Richardson.
NO, sir. said Orchard. He only knew
/ what I told him.
/ Efforts to TangIe Him Fail.
! Thus II may be seen that all efforts 10
/ tangle Orchard up or to make him con-
tradict himself in any vital point are
/ likely 10 be fruitless. The defense will
/ bring a large number Of the men whom
| Orchard has mentioned in various parts
Of his story to testify that Orchard is a
million times liar.
Most Of them are men whom Orchard
has implicated in the crime he has de-
scribed. W. B. Easterly is one; owen
Barnes is another. and w. F. Davis Will
be on the job, too.
But the testimony OF these men will at
least be heard I'm the light OF the facts.
that true or false, their testimony will be
given to save their own necks.
That attempts To prove alibis will be
made may also be taken for granted. but
| they will be difficult. owing TO the fact
that Orchard has seldom fixed a next
date for any event in his narrative.
Doubtless, the defense will make "A strong
point Of Orchards S first visit to the Fed
GRAFTON headquarters in Denver I'm De-
Cember. 1903 Up TO that time Orchard
has testified that he had never personally
met Haywood or Meyer. He also testi-
fed that he went and introduced himself
and Haywood and Meyer told him that
Easterly had told them they were the
men who blew up the Vindicstor mine
and killed Mccormick and Beck. and Il
was q good job.
IL win surely be contended that no
man in his senses would put his neck i'm
a moose by committing himself i'm this
''h-t W. a. mum tA' ~ 'AAA it'A 80 f'''ltrliA
know
As on yesterday the courtroom was
packed 20 suffocation az both sessions.
Two lines Of deputies were established.
one outside the courthouse. and another
inside. al the foot Of the stairs Nobody
who was not known 10 them could get
in. and hundreds were turned away.
Witness and Deputy Clash.
Before court opened in the morning
there was p lively scrap az the first bar
rier a tall man from Silver City tried
10 get past the deputies and got insulted
when he was held UP, and started 20
fight. Two deputies threw him out. and
one Of them hit him punch that drew
blood. Il later transpired that the man
was a witness for the State. but he did
not say anything about Il tin the fight
was over. Hereafter witnesses will be
furnished with cards Of admission.
The moment Orchard had trsmped in
with his guard Of four men, and the
Judge had given the word 10 counsel,
Orchard said 20 Mr. Richardson,
Excuse me. I'd like 10 correct my tes-
timony little. ! said I had six sisters.
but / think I got only the names of four
The other one was named Minnie"
That was a sample of the mans be-
havior all day long The ice was never
broken. He was always master Of him
self
Richardson took him over the years he
lived in the Coeur d'Alenes and before
things had gone very far there was a hot
row between counsel because Richard
son kept iuterrupting the witness am
sWers
He cuts me of every time Orchard
complained, and Hawley protested 10 the
court
y d like 70 have the privilege of an
swering one question before he goes on
with the next" said Orchard. and the
court instructed Richardson to be less
impetu9us.