The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1907-06-21

coms rich from that property and that
be- himself, might have become a
rich man had he not been Obliged TO
fee from the country because Gov.
ernOr Stoun nnberg had brought lu tho
soldiers and established military Law.
Orchard said he had talked with
Simpkins about his earlier partners
becoming rich but had peyer blamed
Governor StUuncnbcrg because he,
himself. had not been SO fortunate.
lie said he had sold the property be-.
fore be- had left the district-had not
sold h. because he was Obliged o.
leave. BE said be- had sold his inter
est iu the Hercules when q was moth
Ing more than a very good prospect
had sold o. at profit over what 10
had cost him. and at the time OF the
sale he had considered that he had
driven a very good bargain.
corresponded with His wife.
A very interesting feature of thu
cross.eXamiuatiou was the develop
mont of the fact that Orchard. since
Ibis imprisonment I'm the state poui.
Tertiary. had received letters from bis
first wifc-his real wife. whom he had
not seen since he deserted her I'm on
tario. away back In 1896. to run away
with another mans wife. In answer
10 questions by Richardson. Orchard
stated that he had sold some articles,
Of iowclry-some lockcts. some gold
chains and other property and had
sent the greater part OF the proceeds
10 the wife back east Part OF tho
property he had sold, a fishing rod
and reel. some guns. a field glass and
some minor trinkcts. Orchard said
had been sold by Warden Whitney
for him. with the understanding the
property should not be delivered e
the purchaser until after the trial
/ Orchard said he understood Governor
|Goodlng had furnished whitney viii
$50 OF tho money.
First Signs Of Emotion.
on Tuesday Orchard showed NOR,
emotion than at any time since HI
began his testimony. II was when IN,
defense. In rough.shod dlgrosslon
asked him II he had not deserted hi
Cripple Creek wife. stripping her o
every nickel she had, and leaving he
lin poverty that compelled the sale o
her washtubs to buy bread. Orchard
Illps quivercd and with tears year h
Ifaltcringly denied that he had don
so. and said that the federation lcat
era had promised 10 care for her Il
his absence.
says He Was a Coward.
=. Orchard. who confoafcs that he hc'
ltatcd at mo- crime aud took hundrc
desperate chances in those he con
, mltted, made an interesting contrib
ton to the psychological study N hi
personality Nyhcn he called himself
coward lie said he was too coward
to openly kin Judge Gahbcrt. sal
that he regarded all OF his acts a
cowardly.
f, During the examination ON TucEda
|therp was an extended EFFORT 10 shot
, that Orchard had. during the white
. OF 1905. had practically no cOmml
, 'nicatlun with the leaders of the fet
, Grafton: that he received no pay "a
/. the Bradley crime or anything els
and that. with Steve Adams. In
4 period of extreme poverty eNtcndln
n over several months. was reduced
the necessity OF stealing sheep froi
!. the Globeyillc stock yards that
1. might have food.
Orchard a sheep Thief
Orchard. to laughing court room
u seriously confessed that he stole N
}. sheep. but stoutly denied that II va
q because Of want lie insisted that a
e through that supposedly hard wlnt'
u and spring he continued To ORA
x money from Pettibunc ihroug
e. Adams. and explained that n be- al
" mot see the federation leaders ofto
y II was because he was lying low
81 avoid capture Tor previous crimes.
!. Mrs. Adams Laughed.
n Orchard brought Mrs Steve Adam
10 into play during Tucsday's crosse
animation lie foid that while he az
n Adams were watching Judge Go
M cards house Mrs Adams went VII
nj them couplo Of times as "A blind
., divert suspicion from them Nj
!. Adams. who had a seat among u
m witnesses. laughed when Orchard To
q. the incident