Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-06-15
FRISCO DAIRYMAN
STRENGTHENS STORY
Man Who introduced Or
chard to Servants of Brad
ley Tells Of Fiends
Actions in
Frisco

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William d. Haywood was resumed this
morning with L. B. Guibbini, dairy
man Of San Francisco on the stand.
Gulbbini introduced Orchard to the
servants in the Bradley household. Or
chard, he testified, came and hung
around his store and spent consider.
able money Orchard asked him ques-
tions about the Bradley household and
asked Guibbinni to get him a room
in the neighborhood.
Defense Loses Point.
Guibbinni saw Orchard moving his
luggage the night before the Bradley
nouse was dynamited he said and he
also saw the poisoned milk. He ssw
Orchard at his store the day the ex.
plosion occurred.
The defense moved to strike out the
testimony of the witness as not con-
Meeting Haywood with the offense
charges, but the motion was overruled.
Pettibone Brought In.
The prosecution called Hull Mo.
Claughrey, assistant postmaster at
! San Francisco. who was interrogated
as to a registered letter Orchard said
ne received from Pettibone while in
San Francisco. Orchard said he was
going by the name of John Dempsey
at the time and Pettibone used the
name of ~. Wolff" in transmitting the
letter, which contained $100.
McClaughry produced the registry
records Of the San Francisco Office
which showed the receipt Of the let.
ter in question on August 13, 1904.
The records showing the delivery
of the letter from "J. Wolff" to "John
Dempsey" were admitted in evidence
over the protest of attorneys for the
defense who objected on the ground
that there was nothing to connect the
defendant, Haywood with the matter.
Traced to Pettbone.
BY the records from the registry de.
partment Of San Francisco and Den
yer the registered letter has beer
traced from Pettibone's house In Den,
yer to San Francisco, addressed to J
Dempsey.
GrilIing for Orchard.
Orchards siege on the stand ended
late yesterday afternoon after the de.
fendant's counsel had subjected him
to a gruelling examination
They stripped him before the Jury
OF every shred of morality of character
and then suddenly turning upon him in
final fierce attack, tney fought with ev.
cry means known to the legal craft to
convince the jury that Orchard was
committing a crime in falsely swear.
ing away the lives of innocent men in
the hope Of saving his own. They car.
ried their attack to the very language
with which the witness answered their
questions, and everywhere they alleged
by forceful implication that it was put
into his mouth by men controlling
him.
Attack Intensely Dramatic.
The series of quickly delivered at.
tacks gave to the trial amid the scenes
centering around the high witness
chair in Judge Woods court depth
of dramatic intensity and compelling
human interest that grappled and held
every man and woman who watched
and listened. Orchard failed, when
they recited to him the tale of David
and Uriah, that Detective McParlan
related to him when he came seeking
a confession. He fought to save him.
Mself, but tears filled his eyes and he
rocked unevenly like a fainting WON.
AZ. His voice lowered to huskiness
and he hid his face in handkerchief
Then he steadied himself and went
on strongly to the end. He defended
his motives by saying that he had fin.
ally experienced conversion and peni.
tence and had resolved to make all
possible reparation by freely confess
Z Ing all. McParlan had told him that
he was doing great seryice for the
state and tnat states were kind to men
who served them. There was no other