Rocky Ford enterprise., 1907-06-14
ORCHARDS LIFE
SHOWS PRIDE IN THE VERY MAG
TUpE OF HIS CRIMES.
WRITES HIS OWN HISTORY
II 10 Not Generally Believed that Re-
iision 10 the Sustaining Element
IN the Mvrderer's 6raxenness.
NV Inhu I ri.rney

Boise. Idaho.-'I have written tho
story OF my life. II Is true and COM
plete account OF my history from my
earliest recollection to the present"
So declared Harry Orchard on the
witness stand, and he made the an
nouncement with a note Of pride in
his voice. lie said he had been work
ins ON II for more than a year past
He had gone over IL again and again.
He had revised II and changed the
phraesoiogy to bring the work Us near
perfection as lay In his power.
The vanity Of authorship has seized
on Orchard. lie displayed tn. symp-
toms today when answering Richard
sons questions, Al times he disclosed
clearly that this child OF his brain WAS
Of far greater moment TO him than was
the drama In which he has auch
conspicuous part
Orchard gave the students OF psy-
choio.y additional material on which
to work. changing the focus at which
they have been studying him and COM
pciiinI changes In the conclusions al
ready dcduccd. Now that tho frSt
shock occasioncd by tho Orchard
story has passed. the minds Of lawyers.
correspondents and spectators turn
from contemplation Of those horrors
to an attempt at anaiyxins the witness.
"why IL he telling this story.
whether true or not7' In tho question.
and no answer Is satisfactory. Attor-
ncys for the state arc M much In the
dark as those to whom Orchard Ia .
new acquaintance.
"Hc In u marvel declared Borah M
he Joined n group OF correspondents nj
ter court had adjourned.
"Hc Is u psychological mystery
was Hawicy's comment.
The idea that religion IL the imp.i-
ling force that Ii driving the assassin
to lay bare his soul IL not generally
believed. There In no suggestion ct
rcmorsc or contrition In Orchards
manner or appearance. II In not pos
siblc he has travelled In mental con
scIousncss the path whose end marks
atoncmcnt.
Look Mt the heavy. square Jaws OF
the man. They are plainly diHccrnll,'-
even In his printed photograph. When
anycrcd by Richardson this lower Jaw
prot riidcs In ugly fashion. the expires.
sion undcrgocs change. and hero ~
n man who has bccn dealt singing
blow or is about 10 deliver a knockout.
The face Orchard wears at such times
has been seen at every prize fight ever
held.
No. II Is not religion. as we under
stand II. Besides. religion cont'ni-
plates mercy. charity and forgiveness
ms it's chief attributes. There is mono
OF these In Orchards makeup.
As for the idea Of atoncment. Or
chard's thoughts are still worldly. lie
shows that In his carefully groomci
appearance. The clothes he wears are
OF finer texture and better 1T than
Hawlcy's or Borah's or the courts. iis
linen is always fresh and his ties show
discrimination In selection. His pat
cnt leather shocs are always bright.
and II the morning be chilly he has u
natty top coat to ndorn ns well rs pro-
tcct him. Even his hands and nails
show care and attention.
Cases are on record where vanity
has led men to do utterly inconccivablc
things. and where II has sustained
them I'm situations where other SOURCES
OF strength failed. In the recital Of
his monstrous story Orchard gives owl
dence In many places that now. after
the account Is nil In. he liz supervising
the work OF balancing tho record with
a sense Of pride for the magnitude OF
the sum total.
His very Indifference in telling of
the number Of his victims and the
manner OF their taking away Indicates
vanity.
Richardson tries to sting him into los
Ing losing control by references to his
transformations and his reluctance 10
acknowledge Lesser crimes than homi-
eide, bear out the theory.
"Did you commit any holdupB In
Denver during the spring of 1904. any
burglaries. snatch any pocketbooks?'
asked Richardson.
An indignant denial came from Or
chard and he glared viciously at at the
attorney. Such incidental and trivial
acts were not for him.
On the other hand. when Richardson
crossexamired him with regard to
his knowledge Of or acquaintance with
Lyte Gregory. to bring out the cold
blooded character Of that murder. the
witness assented to Richardson's pur-
pose.
"You did not know Lytc Gregory?
He had never done you any harm? You
had never seen him? You had never
even heard Of him?"
To each of these questions Orchard
answered calmly:
Nor
In truth Borah may style Orchard
a marvel, although the comment was
made from the po Vt of view OF the at
torney watching his own witness In
the hands of the opposition counsel.
81 never saw such quick wit dis
played by witness in my life" said
Borah. "He has absolutely refused to
be led by counsel and Richardson Is an
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