The Mena weekly star., 1907-06-13
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Harry Orchard Still Under Cross Examination in the Haywood
 Case at Boise.
DEFENSE UNABLE 10 SHAKE HIS STORY
Attorney Richardson Endeavorns to Show Discrepancies and improba- h;Ities in the Testimony--Witness Shows Emotion for First Tire When Asked About Wivee.


 
 Boise, June 12.-By noon Tuesday Harry Orchard under cross-examina- ton had described in detail the ex- plosion at the Bradley residence in San Francisco and was giving parti- culars of the attempts in Denver to assassinate Gov Peabody and Su- preme Court Judge Gabbert of Colo rado, in December. 1904.
 Continuing its cross-examination the defense In the case of William D. Haywood attacked the testimony or the witness as to the dynamiting Of Fred Bradley of San Francisco. and besides endeavoring to show dis crepancies and improbabilities in 1t, sought to make it appear that 1t had been in part inspired by Detective Mcfarland
 There was first an effort to show that Orchard had never seen nor heard of the Japanese servant who cleaned the porch at the Linforth flats the morning Bradley was blown up until Mcfarland told him about him. Orchard denied this, and swore that he saw the Japanese and that he had to wait for the Japanese to leave the porch before he placed the bomb.
 Then the defense endeayored to discredit the story of the purchase Of dynamite from the Judson Powder company and the entire claim that a bomb was used by showing the walls of the Linforth building were blown outward and that Bradley mad been blown into the street Attor- ney Richardson demanded that the witness explain how the explosion of a bomb had had these effects. Orchard said he could not explain the matter. but expressed the onn- ion that Bradley was standing side ways to the bomb and that the ex- plosion followed the line of least resistance and carried him into the street
 At the request of the defense Or chard stood before the jury and drew a diagram of the entrance to the Linforth Flats.
 As to the details of his story Or chard seems infallible.
 He repeats them as often as Rich ardson desires and seems never to lose patience.
 For the first time since his cross examination began Harry Orchard Tuesday morning showed decided emotion It was when Attorney Richardson put the witness on the rack fe.- his neglect of his two de- serted wives. Orchard insisted that Haywood and Pettibone promised to care for the wife at Cripple Creek. but had failed to do so. When he admitted that he knew his first wife had worked at cheese making for a living, Orchards lower lip quivered, he swallowed hard on lump in his throat. his answers were short and his voice very husky. Richardson continuel this grilling for IS minutes but failed to break the witness down. Orchard said 1t was while ne was living with Steve Adams that ne was detailed by Haywood to help Adams assassinate Judge Gabbert in Denver.
 Haywood said he wanted us to shoot Gabbert because he felt the use of dynamite would get everybody in trouble'' said Orchard His idea in continuing to kill was to get the ranch Haywood. Mover and Petit. bone had promised him.
 And you were ready to kill every body in Colorado for an $500 ranchY suggested Richardson.
 "I don't know about that"
 Once more Richardson reverted to Orchards gambling proclivities. Three or four times a day the subject has come up since the crOsi-examination began. This time Haywood's at torney wanted to know what sort Of game Orchard played. He said he played Faro bank, draw poker, stud poker and Black Jack. He denied that he had ever run game and in response to question which had been propounded nearly score of times before insisted that he lost al gambling more often than he won.
 Orchard said he lurked about Judge Gabbert's house several nights, hop ing for chance to shoot him.
 Why didn't you go up and ring the doorbell and pump 1t into him?' asked Richardson.
 Because was too cowardly,' said Orchard without moments hesitation.
 Orchard was being questioned as to the makeup of the bombs pre- pared for Gov Peabody when the luncheon recess until l:S0 p. m was ordered.