The San Francisco call., 1907-06-12
Tells How He Boldly Set Bomb
at the Door Of Bradley Home
Gives Theory Why Victim
Was Blown Into Street

BOISE, Idaho, June 11.-When Or
chard resumed the stand at the open
ing of court today, Attorney Richard
son continued to question him about
the attempt that he made upon the life
of Fred Bradley in San Francisco. Or
chard said that he roomed near the
Bradley home, being able to overlook
it from his bedroom window.
The confessing witness said that he
had bought some dynamite for bomb
before the attempt to poison Bradley
by putting strychnine in the milk
failed. Orchard thought that it was
the Judson powder company that he
bought the explosive from. Asked the
appearance of the clerk who waited on
him, the witness said that he was "a
v,ungish locking man"
In buying the powder Orchard was
required 10 give his name. He could
net remember what name it vast
was a fictitious one, thought OF on the
spur of the moment. AS an excuse for
buyirG the 10 pounds OF dynamite. Or
cha I'd told the clerk that he wanted to
i'l,w cut some stu-nps on his raIrh.
Don't you know there are no .stumps within
$50 miles of San Francisco.'' demanded Rich
ardson.
Il know that there are: I've seen them on
the way to Caliente Springs
Orchard gave as nearly as he could de
scription of the various places where he had
lived while In San Francisco before moving to
the Bradley neighborhcod. He could not re-
member the names OF the street nor the num-
Next Orchard told of pleasure trip that he
had taken to Caliente Springs while waiting for
Bradley TO return from Alaska
PLAYED cards whine there?
Il don't know what you mean by that"
You were a card sharper?''
''No. sir; / was not
LODGES NEAR PRESIDE
Orchard was living near the Preside at the
bomb. He did not remember whether he took
box Of giant caps to San Francisco bought
dynamite % @ in ' his % room p and took It it With % him
when he moved to 1926 Washington street
naf saa a Fl s ate be 6sd
the milk delivered to the Bradiey's ack door
several mornings in succession that he conceived
the idea Of poisoning bis victim rather than to
with the failure Of the milk plot be went
piece Of ineh iesd pipe ,ae u inches long
bought the pipe in a plumbing shop in Taylor
street somewhere in the 200 block.
Richardson wanted TO know IL Detective Nc
Pariand had attempted to trace the San Fran
cisco localities for the witness
der or dynamite purchase He brought me
list of the sales of the Jndson powder company
and asked II could pick out the name had
given picked out "A. Debs' as the one
remembered"
Don't you know there was but one 10 pound
sale of dynamite that whole year,
..Mr. Mcfarland showed me several
But all the others were in the name Of
well ..1,iu known customer Of the nrmi"
Orchard said that he had heard from Nc
Parland about the suit of the owner Of the
pany after the explosion Of the Bradley bomb
On Orchards statement Detective Mcfarland
and Governor Gooding made .ffdavits for use
by the gas company in moving for new trial.
BOLDLY SETS THE BOMB
do you know that the motion for a new
trial based on these afadavits had been over
.iNo, sir heard the Judgment was stayed ;"
But that was on appeal"
81 don't know about that"
Orchard said that the morning he placed
house people were passing their way to work.
The lead bomb was inside wooden box.
orcnard hs fSoS ,b nno car aro was out OF
From the examination OF the place after the
explosion. don't you know that the walls were
They were all shattered
Orchard said that as Bradley opened the door
he would be sideways to the bomb and that the
explosion would be more likely to blow him out
than in.
The witness, with IL same calmness that
has marked his his ts1oughou drew
he had placed the bomb and where Bradley
would be on opening the door. At the sug-
gestion Of Judge Wood Orchard left the witness
chair and walked over to the jury box. where
he explained the diagram 10 the II men. He
did not hesitate in supplying any detail de-
orchard said that it was from the news
papers that be learned that Bradley had been
Then you don't know positively that he was
blown into the street," queried Richardson.
INQUIRIES ABOUT BRADLEY
ST didn't see him CO." answered Orchard.
In reply to questions Orchard said that he
went to the corner grocery few days after
the explosion to inquire about Bradley's condi-
.swhy didn't you resd the papers for that,
too?'' Richardson wanted to know.
Because didn't believe all I saw In the
The grocer said that the explosion was sener.
ally attributed TO gas. but be thought that It
II told him didn't think 20 at all." de-
Orchard next told Of returning to Denver
aa osp ana sors s dis
Don't you know that soldiers never wear
glasses - asked Richardson.
Then Attorney Hawley. for the state, chimed
In ''You forget Mr.. Roosevelt at San Juan,
aHe wasn't soldier" shouted Richardson.
'sAnd he wasn't at San Juan declared
Nugent of the defendants counsel
Orchard said that he had sent several San
Francisco papers to Pettibone.
Arriving IN Denver he went first to see Petit
bone He then met Steve Adams and went with
Billy Ackerman to live at Adams house.
WELL SUPPLIED WITH FUNDS
.Didn't Steve move because he couldn't pay
the reptF' asked Richardson.
ssNo, SIR the witness answered. I'VE had
money: the old place was unsatisfactory"
Orchard lived with the Adams family from
before Christmas, 1904. to February. 1905.
Richardson endeavored by many questions to
show that both orchard and Adams were poverty
stricken all winter long. The witness repeat
edly replied that they were supplied with funds
by Pettibone and HAYWOOD.
Orchard said that he made Bradley's condition
out worse to Peftibone and Adams than it really
was when he reported to them. He had heard
that the victim wasn't permanently injured
..You lied, did you?" snarled Richardson.
Yes"
..It was your habit to lie?''
whenever II suited my purpose better,
lyon have always been 4 liar. now haven't
your
sAnd you started wrong pretty early. didn't
'os ..somewbere between 25 and 80 years old ,.
FIRST WIFE NEGLECTED
Richardson asked. the witness ii be sent anv
money be received for the Bradley affair to
either of bis wives. He said be did not He
supposed that Pettibone was looking out fog his
Cxinnle Greek Wifes