Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1907-06-16
ORCHARD PLEAD FOR
FELLOW MURDERER
Has Brought Sensational Evi
dence to Close.
PRIsoNER is N ooo0 spIRTa

Captain MCFARLAND, Famous Detec-
tive Who Has Figured in Case, Be-
llevss Orchard Has Told the Truth
in His Confession.
Boise, Idaho, June IS Additional
evidence bearing on the story as told
by Harry Orchard Of his attempts 20
kill Fred Bradley, of San Francisco.
was introduced by the state Friday
Laurence Cuiddoni, the proprietor
OF the store near the Bradley home,
was the FIRST witness. It was here
that Orchard says he made his rem
devious while he was watching the
Bradley house. Orchard, or Barry
as ne called himself while he FREE
quented the Gu.ddoni store. made
himself very popular with the family.
It was the proprietor who went out
and secured the room opposite the
Bradley house from which Orchard
said he could look into Badleys din
ing room and gain the exact l;nowl-
edge that enabled him to plant the
bomb at the right time.
In the course OF his -examina-
ton, Orchard said he had received
a registered letter containing 500
from Pettibone.
II is believed that Steve Adams
will be located in Ogden by the au-
thorities, but the San Francisco mat
ter is temporarily passed, and the
evidence viii not be OF great impor-
tanco for the rest Of the week.
II was ct first the intention of the
state to put Steve Adams on the
stand Immediately after Orchard. This
however. has been abandoned and mo
decision has yet been reached as TO
when the man accused OF participation
in many OF the greater crimes 10
which Orchard has confessed will
toke the stand
Orchard, who reached the climax OF
HIS testimony Thursday. and whose
sensational story came to an end in
s dramatic manner. counsellor the de-
Tense leaving him pleading for the
life OF mis- fellow murderer, returned
70 the penltentiary after he left the
court room. Warden Whitney said
nis prisoner appeared to be in better
spirits than ne had been for many
months. He shows not The slightest
evidence Of fatigue or nervousness,
and he ate a hearty meal after he
reached the penitentiary.
Captain James MCFARLAND. the Ia
nous detective, who has figured so
largely In the testimony, and who
has been attacked BY counsel for the
defense, prefers not 20 BE inter-
viewed at length on the subject OF
the Orchard confession.
1T would be supsrhuous for me to
reiterate he said orchard has
told the literal truth about the con-
fession, and the way Il was given to
me. made him no promises; /
never made a promise to criminal In
my nfe. Orchard drst confessed
to me, but said he was not quite
ready 20 give Il TO me inally.
81 promised to hold Il for some time
and dd 40. He told me that when
he was ready to tell the whole story
he would let me know, and some time
later be again told me the incidents
OF bis life. leaving out nothing Every
word that he has said on the stand as
% the confession Il the truth, and
there IL nothing 20 add.
The state expects to close its case
In ten days. or two weeks.
Clarence Darrew. for the defense.
says their case viii take about four
weeks. though It Is possible Il may
be concluded Ia less Il Is general
" conceded. however, that the YER
dict win not De reached before Al
gust /.