Connecticut western news., 1907-07-25
ORCHARDS REAL AIM :.
Attorney Declares That lnformer Wants to Hang Haywood.
PlNKERTONS ARE DENOUNCED

Accused Miners Lawyer Refers to As
 sassin as Fatted Pet of Penitentiary
 and Asserts That Senator Borah Calls
 Him "Harry."
 Boise, Ida, July 24.-Forsaking the theory of vengeance as Orchards mo- tive for the murder of former Gov ernor Steunenberg, E. F. Richardson argued that Orchard was in the em- ploy of the Pinkerton Detective agency when he killed Steunenberg and that the murder was part of conspiracy to hang Haywood.
 This sudden departure was followed by a tremendous denunciation of Cap tain James Mcfarland and the Pinker- tons and passionate vituperation of Orchard, Governor Gooding of Idaho, Senator Borah Governor Peabody of Colorado and, in fact, all who have acted on the side of the prosecution of Haywood came in for a share of the avalanche of Richardson's peroration.
 Richardson denounced and charged the Pinkerton Detective agency with systematic plot to secure the convic- tion of Haywood, Mover and Pettibone as a means to the desired eXtermina- ton of the Western Federation of Miners.
 pr. I. l.. McGee, the witness for the defense, who was arrested on the charge of perjury, was discharged from custody by the magistrate before hn ojv,o hno rin yuQ held. The justice ruled that the evi- dence brought by the prosecution was insufficient to warrant him in holding McGee. Orchard was on the stand again this afternoon as a witness in the McGee case.
 In Pay of Pinkertons.
 When Richardson continued his ar- gument at the opening of the evening session he took up the incidents con- nected with Orchards visit to Cald- well, when he was making prepara- tions to assassinate Governor Steunen- berg.
 Orchards conduct at Caldwell be- fore the murder of Steunenberg," said Mr. Richardson Heads inevitably to the conclusion that this man was de- termined to draw the attention of the whole population to himself. Whether he was in the employ of the Ninkerton agency at the time does not appear in the record, but I think I can show be- fore this argument is over that before and after the murder the purpose of Orchard and of others was to create evidence such as might lead to the ar rest and conviction of Western Fedora ton of Miners officials"
 Taking up Orchards life in the peni- vile, loathsome creature had been pet ted and coddled, fed from the warden's table, visited by the governor of the state and called in familiar terms Harry by the governor and by the counsel engaged for the prosecution. I Senator Calls Orchard "Harry."
 "Think of this creature associating in friendly way with senator of the United States. I do not know that Orchard calls Senator Borah Bill but I do know that the senator calls Or chard Harry
 ''Now, why did Orchard attempt to commit suicide after he had made his confession to Pinkerton Mcfarland? He says he confessed to clear his con- science and to make his peace with God. Why, then, after such confes- sion should he have attempted to take his own life? There was no reason for it.
 But, gentlemen of the jury" and Richardson's voice took on tone of whitening scorn, Eff Harry Orchard was in a scheme at the instigation of the Pinkertons or anybody else to swear away the life of innocent men if he were a part and parcel of such eonspiracy-wellm might his conscience have said to him, Out of your mouth you have condemned innocent men, and that is a burden which should weigh heavily on your soul,' well might this worthless creature have at tempted his life There is no other ex- Dlanation for it."