Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1907-06-17
ORCHARD PLEAD FOR
FELLOW MURDERER
Has Brought Sensational Evi.
dence to a Close.
paIsoNER Is N oooD spIaITs
Captain Mcfarland, Famous Detec-
tive Who Has Figured in Case, Be-
IIeyes Orchard tias Told the Truth
In His Confession.

beves Orchard Has Told the Truth
In His Confession.
Boise. idaho, June Is. Additional
evidence bearing on the story as told
BY Harry Orchard Of his attempts to
kill Fred Bradley, Of San Francisco,
was introduced BY the state Friday
Laurence Guiddoui. the proprietor
Of the store near the Bradley home,
was the first witness II was here
that Orchard says he made his rem
devious while he was watching the
Bradley house. Orchard or Barry
as ne called himself while he FREE
quented the cuiddoni store made
himself very popular With the family
It was the proprietor who went cut
and secured the room opposite the
Bradley house from which Orchard
said he could look into Bradley's din
ing room and gain the exact knowl-
edge that enabled him to plant the
bomb at the right time.
In the course Of his cross exafnina-
ton. Orchard said he had received
registered letter containing 500
from Pettibone.
1t Is believed that Steve Adams
will be located in Ogden by the au-
thorities. but the San Francisco mat
ter IS temporarily passed. and the
evidence will not be OF great impor-
tanco for the rest OF the week.
1t was at FIRST the intention of the
state TO put Steve Adams on the
stand Immediately after Orchard This
however, has been abandoned and no
decision has yet been reached As to
when the man accused OF participation
in many OF the greater crimes TO
vhica Orchard has confessed viii
tok@ the stand
Orchard. who reached the climax Of
HIS testimony Thursday. and whose
sensational story came to an end in
dramatic manner, counsel for the de-
Tense leaving him pleading for the
life OF ais fellow murderer, returned
10 the penitentlary after he left the
court room Warden Whitney said
mis- prisoner appeared 70 be In better
spirits than he had been for many
months. He shows not the slightest
evidence Of fatigue or nervousness,
and he ate hearty meal after ne
reached the penitenuary.
Captain James MCFARLAND the ia
nous detective, who has figured so
largely 10 the testimony, and who
has been attacked By counsel for the
defense, prefeys not TO be inter-
viewed at length on the subject Of
the Orchard confession.
'It would be superhuous for me to
reiterate. he said "Orchard has
told the literal truth about the con-
fesslon, and the way Il was given to
me. made him no promises;
never made promise TO a criminal in
my ME. Orchard tirSt confessed
70 me, but said he was not quite
ready to eivs Il to me hnaily.
y promised to hold Il for some time
and dld so. He told me that when
he was ready 10 tell the whole story
he would let me know and some time
later ne again told me the Incidents
OF bis life. leaving eut nothing. Every
word that ne has said on the stand as
70 the confession Is the truth, and
there IL neshing to add.
The state expects 70 close It's case
In ten days. or two weeks
Clarence Darrow. for the defense.
says their case win take about four
weeks, though It Is possible Il may
be concluded IN less. II is general
ly conceded. however. that me vor-
dict viii not BE- reached before Au-
gust L.