Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-13
Talked With Mcfarland.

CrOSS-cSaTnlnt some VI tLe ObHS' "tNt~SS>S'
Talked With Mcfarland.
In opening what he had announced would
be his last days cross-e&amination OF
Harry Orchard, Attorney Richardson, coun-
sci for William D. Haywood, turned sud
denly on the witness and said:
Have your usual talk with Mr.. MOZART
land this morning?
Il saw him for five minutes in MI Ha"-
ley's office
Orchard declared that the Haywood case
had been discussed but casually. MOZART
land had said he was quite i'll with heavy
cold and Just able to keep out of bed.
During yesterdays examination orchard
said he had written TO Meyer from wal
lace. Idaho, asking for some money. Or.
chard had gone to Wallace after the first
proposed attempt on former Gov. Steunen-
berg. Richardson asked further about the
Meyer letter today, wanting 10 know IL
Orchard ever received an answer TO IL.
Gave Him 500.
The witness said he had received no d.
rect answer but as a result of the let
ter Jack Simpkins gave him 500 which he
said Haywood had sent to him. Orchard
had only Simpkins word as to where the
money came from.
Leaving Wallace. en- route back to Cald-
well to assassinatc Steunenberg, orchard
said he and Jack SimpkinS first went on
weeks hunting trip into the st. Joe river
country of Idaho. They traversed the tran
on which it was said Steve Adams mad
Killed Fred Taylor for whose murder
Adams has once been tried. the jury fall
ing to agree.
The return trip to Caldwell was made by
way of Spokane. Simpkns said that as an
excuse for going along he would say ne
was visiting locals of the Western Fedora
ton. This would also enable him TO ara"
expense money from the union.
Orchard said there was no ARRANGEMENT
at the headquarters whereby Simpkins
should help in the Steunenberg plot.
On this second trip to Caldwell. orchard
said. he and Simpkins were there for about
three weeks. The witness made several
trips to Nampa and Simpkins went 10
HALEY. where there was a federation local
During the time his attorney was tracing
Orchards movements prior to the assassi-
nation of Gov. Stetulenberg, Haywood ap-
peared utterly unconterned He read sew
eral letters. which Mr.. barrow, one OF the
defenses attorneys. handed him.
Orchard fixed the date of his second Calu-
we'll visit as some time in November. 1900.
We'll. if you and Simpkins went to Cald-
well in November to kill Steunenberg. why
didn't you do it, demanded Attorney Rich
ardson.
Attempt Not Successful.
1--WE did make an attempt to, but it was
not successful
Simpkins then went back home to Wal
lace saying it wouldn't be good for either
himself or orchard if they were caught in
company.
''Simpkins had agreed to come" Orchard
continued, but he began to get scared after
we were on the ground
Now, as a matter of fact" asked Rich
ardson. was Simpkins with you any longer
than it required him to visit the federation
locals at HALEY and Silver City,"
''He was with me in Caldwell about a
week.
'All at once?"
mo: he was there twice"
Simpkins started for home about Decem-
Der /. 1905. and Orchard said he had not
seen him from that day to this. While in
Caldwell Simpkins helped him make a
bomb.
was that The bomb which killed Steu-
nenberg?"
1T was the same powder ! later changed
the casing from wood TO tin"
Orchard denied that ne ever had tried to
sell what he claimed was a non-freezable
explosive.
Easterly Too Busy.
Orchard also left Caldwell after the failure
OF the attempt with Simpkins He tele-
phoned Bill Easterly of Silver City asking
him if he didn't want to come over to
Caldwell and take part in contract"
Easterly declined, saying he was too busy
at home.
: Orchard then went to Salt Lake to get
q man named Shoddy to help him. Shoddy,
however. could not be found.
Returning to Caldwell alone, Orchard
went to the Saratoga Hotel, where he De-
came acquainted with the employees of the
place. He made effort to conceal him.
self.
Richardson wanted to know why it was
that. with plenty of opportunity to kill
Steunenberg on one of the governors trips
to his sheep ranches, Orchard had decided
to use a bomb in the city.
He Was Disguised.
being able to get him, so 1 finally decided
to use the bomb and get rid of the thing
and get away" said Orchard
But you took the materials for a bomb
when you first went to Caldwell?'
yes. sir
And you intended to use bomb from
the first?''
Yes. sir. if the opportunity offered"
Attorney Richardson jumped over the de-
tails of placing the bomb at the Steunen-
berg residence. picking the witness up at
the point where he began to run back to
the hotel after seeing Steunenberg ap-
proach the place of his death.
Was Very Warm.
'You were warm and excited when you
reached the hotel. weren't you?"
Il was warm. l tried not to be excited ("
You were calm enough to help the bar
tender tie up bundle?'
heLd my finger on the string while he
tied up parcel
The cross-examination here depressed to a
plan orchard conceived to ride a short dis
lance on train with Steunenberg and set
the bomb In a grip under the governors
seat With the paraphernalia all ready Or
chard got aboard the train one day but
Steunenberg missed it. The fact that others
In the car would have been killed in the
explosion, Orchard said, did not appeal to
him.
Returning to Orchards actions after the
assassination of Steunenberg, Richardson
wanted To know if the witness had not de-
noerately gone to his room and scattered
powder and plaster of paris about the place.
Contents Of His Grip.
No. sir, l did not" replied Orchard, in
a positive manner
He said he came back to the hotel with
the idea Of cleaning up some things in his
grip.
What was in it?'
Some cayenne pepper. potash and acid. -
What were you doing with the pepper?'
1 had II TO put on my shoes when neces-
sary. so as to prevent dogs taking I'D my
trail
The examination again depressed to show
that while he was in Spokane Orchard
called on Attorney Fred Miller now asso-