The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-07-23
SAYS ORCHARD
HAD MANIA
TO KILL
Richardson Continues His
Argument for the Hay
wood Defense Today.

BOISE, Ida, July 23.-Resuming his
argument this morning Lawyer Rich
ardson, for the Haywood defense. re-
verted to the Bradley explosion in San
Fra ncisco briefly to call attention to
the testimony of a witness who said
Orchard declared Bradley got what
was coming to him, and there's chap
named Steunenberg who is going to
get his"
when you consider all the testimony
in this case" said Richardson, II think
you will reach with me the conclusion
that this man Orchard was possessed
of a mania to go out and kill. Some
times his lust was greater than at
others, and so 1t was that sometimes
he was strong In his purpose and some-
times wavered. His testimony shows
desutory, maniacal method of pursuing
the victims selected for death for some
fancied grievance against himself or
perhaps the organization to which he
belonged. Why, gentlemen, even
Vaughn, the insurance agent who trav-
eled with Orchard, slept with him, and
he knew him as well as anybody could,
tells you that Orchards talk at times
made him think the man was bug
house"
Richardson ridiculed Orchards story as
to being ordered ito get' David II. Mof-
fatt, president of the First National Bank
of Denver. He declared that Haywood
deposited all the funds of the Federation
in this bank, and was constant visitor
there.
"Think of that. men, and yet this crea-
ture, covered with the slime of his past
crimes, comes here and would have you
II. -.
commit murder on the man TO whom he
was entrusting the funds of the organiza-
tion of which he was secretary-treasurer,
upon David II. Monatt, with whom he
was on terms of almost intimate friend
ship. Everything connected with this mat
ter gives the lie to Orchards monstrous
story
Richardson next pointed out how easy 1t
would have been for Orchard to have
killed General Sherman Bell had 1t been so
desired, and he declared that II there was
any one man against whom the federation
might feel resentment IL was Sherman Bell,
who was in command of the militia during
the strike period In Colorado But nothing
was done to Bell nothing was done to
General Bulkeley Wells. Not even Orchard
could testify to so much as an attempt on
the life OF the latter, who was prominent
both In the militia and In the Mine own
that Orchard had lugged into the case all
the various attempts he said he had been
hired TO make for the purpose Of infiaming
the minds of the jurors.
Coming again In the course OF his argn-
ment to the death OF Governor Stenuen-
berg, Haywood's $ counsel said that the de-
fcnse was ready and willing to admit that
Orchard committed the deed exactly as
Orchard described it. Richardson declared
that Governor Steunenberg's immense
stature and the freedom with which he
went about the country made him a shin
ming mark for assassination. ''He could
have been shot by anybody able to hit
the side Of barn door, asserted Rich
ardson, land Orchard himself tells you
that Stuenenberg each week took long
drives to the sheep camps across the plains
where he could be seen as a mark for a
rifle ball for miles There was not a
week of his life that he could not have
been safely killed, had there been a desire
for his taking Off in anything but a spec
tacular manner, | say to you that Orchard
had mania for crime and for committing
crime in way that would be sure TO at
tract attention"
When at 11:20 recess was had until
p. m, Attorney Richardson announced
that he would positively close his address
to the Haywood jury some time tonight