New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-06-14

thing Ike Kelly the Bum" and that Kelly had
gone free. After Mcfarland began to visit him
Orchard remained in the same cell. but his FOOD
was served from the guards kitchen-not the ordi-
Did YOU ever hear MCFARLAND use profane Ian
sg myas IT,
And tell Bible stories at the same timer"
Il heard him tell Bible stories, too
You had heard them before? -.
o. had es said hf 0d
position to do the state great s dfS Di ST3a sn
And you 1elt you were safe If you helped tue
Z was in doubt as to what he told me about the
state using IT'S witnesses SO vel -, xona
ore554S s ssa dePs SPs6 81 oiT,d MIN cigars but
detective that Orchard began to tell something OF
Did he tell you your attorneys had deserted you
and that the state could use you either way II
You hadn't given orders not to admit your at
Western Federation Of Miners was responsible for
the murder OF stennen0erg ana many o S{dg 9
Yes, sir He said he knew l Was guilty OF ane
orchard declared that his talks with Mcfarland
ne otherwise would have done, but he had made
Il didn't want to live any longer in that way,
he went on. and 1 tempted 70 put myself out
but YOU changed your mind after talking with
ting the crime somebody else?
NO. sir. had thought OF getting out Of i
nv ANYBODY else. began 10 think
had beany and aid not care much what happened
to me Was afrsid to die too for came TO
believe the grave did not end II al" IL Was %l'fP
Chicago that came To- me GonGe5'on ns IN, .3Sdd
a clean breast Of it all. And have never been
in doubt from that moment .., .. 80
Orchard IN his dramatic recital but ne was pre-
Wa Grchar5 "a ysed at last Richardson sneered
did Mcfarland help you on this speech!
cosg said eP 5S dn 0r' fof Adams in the
penltcntary that If ANYTHING happened 70 him 10
vest and send #. 70 his 6rotasT ,,,, 70 oo-nr,t
sud RS Th tel The 6l ' OF F4@E
orchard f1ii Said said he had once been member Of
a coi6ura (Ganada) lodge q Masons lie knew
lives no had attempted were high degree Masons.
lie did not know that StemenbeTg was, hG T
t mGca af{er f hd ha ni do ali
As 70 his confession, orchard said. he felt he
owed it as a duty to his God. his country. society
any "wb .'sls' ala you get that language"
You got IT from Mcfarland. didn't you'
wei. he spoke 10 YOU about God and your coun-
Il don't think no said ANYTHING about myself
Richardson read TO the witness tho oath OF oolga-
OF Miners, and asked II he had taken any other
orchard said he had not -.
The oath OF the federation ex2ots nothing which
ann To 5a T felIow men does it?'
Did You ever tel MCFARLAND you bad taken the
ironClad oath of the inner circle OF the western
Federation Of Miners"
orchard said "a few weeks after he made his con
fession he was removed 10 the penitentiary hospital
building. ,,.,
Orchard said he had been out Of the RentieHtiSTy
Strength stree Of Orchards confession Sieve Adams
W." And yoG We're put in the same cell with him?
lie Was thrown into the next cenc"
~. .%& ,Ss . Sqs hen scm with me-
lie was put IN with you. them
orc6 5; e. said he promised MCFARLAND and The
Adams tell ali lie knew teii The. truth;
y told steye thai thought 81 OK making {b, GSn
that the truth had TO come out some day.
SO that before making your confession you
I don't know that I lied 10 hlm-I did not tell
Didn't You ten steve that when YOU got out
You We're E9ns 70 put water you and What
pened that / got out ia 20 across the pond"
What we're YOU going across the pond for
'Thcre'd been so much talk in the feieration be-
that DT Would up w fa do them
You know you had murdered Governor steunen-
0c Ses s"s SIR !a' 70" deserved ha"SnS' didn't you;
And. having confessed and expecting to he
hanged YOU were discussing with Steve Adams the
plays ior your FUTURE
And this because of what MCFARLAND had
told YOU
No sir; I don't know that had any hope"
the arrest OF Adams, Orchard told the detective
he had done what he could get Adams To tell
churd said he had been placed In a cell and
had the freedom of the building and grounds He
II sisted Mcfarland had made him no promise OF
immunity.
He said he couldn't make me any promise"
S,id OrShard and II he did he could not keep It.
IorneN come out and see me- I told him he needn't.
tell everything OF my own free win "'''"
SO Mcfarland said he would send the prose-
Il don't know that he said fix it~that was the
construction put on it.
And he intended that you should put that con-
u don't know that he did"
times, hasn't he?"
Yes. sir
And shakes hands with you?"
And talks with you in very friendly wayg'
Now you know from his manner toward YOU
that he never intends you shall be hanged?"
HE has never told me anything OF the Sort
But you know from his manner that he regards
He has told me he thought was doing right
and doing great thing for the state and the coun-
''And he said the state would he under an obi-
ga !@n to o. you
You have been made hero OF by Mcfarland
the Governor and the warden. haven't you?
mo. sir; don't know what you mean by hero
warden's home or that he ever had Vine with i bis
meals. His food came To him from the warden's ,
Orchard was questioned at length about his writ
ten confession. tIe said he wrote two having ieft
some Of his misdeeds out of the first.
Did you write i'm this confession book the !
mo. sir