The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1907-06-19
THE HAYWOOD TRIAL.
Harry Orchard Made to Weep and
Hide His Face-His Motive for Con-
Tossing.


Boise, Idaho, June 13.-The men
who are battling to save the life OF
William D. Haywood and the good
name Of the Western Federation Of
Miners made their greatest assault
upon Harry Orchard today, who, car
rying the review of cross-examinatlon
Of his life of crime down to his con-
:ession, they bitterly assailed his
guiding motives. Six days they spent
n stripping him before the jury Of
every shred of morality, and then,
suddenly turning upon him in a final
aerce attack, they fought with every
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
carried their attack to the very Ian
scage with which the witness answer
ed their questions and everywhere
they alleged by forceful Implication
hat twas put into his mouth by men
controlling him.
This series Of quickly delivered at
tacks gave to the trial amid the
scenes around the high witness chair
in Judge Woods court depth Of
dramatic interest that gripped and
held every man and woman who
watched and listened.
Orchard wavered when they .recit-
ee to him the tale Of David and
Jr:ah that Detective Mcfarland re-
lated to him when he came seeking
a confession. He fought to save. him
self, but tears filed his eyes and he
rocked unevenly. like q fainting won1-
an. His voice lowered to huskiness,
ard he hid his face il a handker-
chief
Then he steadied himself and went
On strongly to the end. He defended
MS motives by saying that ne had
finally experienced conversion and
penitence and had resolved to make
all possible reparation by free con-
fession. MCFARLAND had told him
that he was doing great service for
ebe State and that the States were
kind to men who served them. There
vas no other promise.
"You knew that if you confessed to
the stenunnerg murder, the State
| would put you out Of the way?" ham
| nered Attorney Richardson.
eyes. SIR
"And would 90 it qusckly?''
q believed they would pat ne out Of
he way
| But somewhere along the line the
| bought came to yoa thai You could
get put .ofit-iny Lying It on TO -some=
body else?'
"No sir; that was not thought of at
aE.'
And here Orchard gave a remarka-
ble explanation Of the motive that i'm
| pelled him to confess. His voice fell
to a low tone, but there was no other
show Of emotion Complete silence
gave every word to the entire room.
The whiz Of an electric fan overhead
| was the sole accompaniment of the
recitation.
'I thought he said, "of putting
myself out Of the way, but thought
over my past life. I did not believe
in hereafter st all, but I was afraid
20 die and I thought at times that 1
| had been such a monster and that
my crimes had been So great that I
would not be forgiven
'who told you that?"
.No one
.who wrote that out for you?"
'.No one, but after I had been sent
. Bible and had read it, some, came
to the conclusion that would be for
given if I made confession of every
thing. I began to think that the
grave did not end everything, and l
| made up my mind to tell the truth
about the whole thing
$50 you thought you would make
your peace with the future by having
somebody else hung, did you?' asked
Mr.. Richardson.
'.No. sir, think any man can
,nake his peace with the future if he
wants to- I believed it was my dut%
To- tell the truth did not see any
other way-regardless CT the conse-
quences to myself or ANYBODY else. |
owed it to society, owed it to God
and to myself"