Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-06-14

sidcration implying that he would never
I be hanged for killing Steunenberg. Then
came showing as to how the prisoner
! had been dressed and g1oomed for the
I trial, and lastly, for climax. they showed
Orchard pleading for and saving the life
of Bob Wetter, condemned to death for
murder. Orchard admitted that lie had
appealed to Gov. Gooding about Wetter
and that later Gooding first reprieved
Wetter and then committed his sentence
of death to life Imprisonment.
Orchard left the stand at 2.30 o'clock
after having occupied it for % hours
and a half. Just before he was ex-
cuseG and rcnanded he went back to
the hands of the prosecution and iden-
titled the casing of the bomb he plant
ed at the gate of Judge Goddard's
house i'll Denver. Orchard is to return
to the witness chair later because the
defence must lay the formal lines for
impeaching him and the state must still
have its redirect examination.
Immediately after Orchard left the
stand the state began the confederation
of the Bradley poisoning story. Mrs.
Sadie Swain, who as Miss Sadie Bell,
was Il maid in the Bradley home at
Silver Creek. the milk man who sold
the milk that was poisoned, and p. L.
NcCreary, the chemist, who analysed
the milk, carried the revolving tale of
the discovery that showed from 40 to SO
grains Of strychnine in a quart Of it.
Mrs. Swain identified Orchard and con-
nected him with the house. 1t all con-
firmed the date q 9 within three or four
days of the explosion and Mrs. Swan
swore that she opened the front door
to get the incoming paper few minutes
before the explosion and saw nothing
on the STEPS. There will be further tes-
timony as to the Bradley incident to-
morrow
Immediately after the noon recess for
mer Governor Peabody Of Colorado met
Harry Orchard in the Office of the coun-
sci for the prosecution. The meeting was
unexpected. as far as Orchard was CON
cerned. and when he saw Peabody adj
vancing toward him with hand out
stretched he blanched and began to trem-
BE.
81 am ashamed to speak to you, gov
ernor. I am ashamed to look at you,'
faltered Orchard
80. that's all right" said Peabody.
laughingIy. You need not be ashamed to
speak to me now"
Orchard began crying and when Pea
body succeeded in reassurinG him he said
Il am glad that did not kill you and
that 1 ara spared the thought Of that
crime, at least
Orchard and Peabody afterward spent
Is or % minutes together and departed III
a friendly way.
Boise, June 13.-The trial of William
ID. Haywood was resumed this morn
ing with Harry orchard on the stand.
In opening what he had announced
would be his last days cross-eXamina-
ton of Orchard. Attorney Richardson,
counsel for William d. Haywood, ask
ed:
"Have you had your usual talk with
Mr.. Mcfarland this morning.
81 saw him for five minutes in Mr..
Hawleys Office
Orchard declared that the Haywood
case had been discussed but casually.
Yesterday Orchard said he had writ
ten to Meyer from Wallace, Idaho. ask
ing FOR money. Orchard had gone to
Wallace after the first proposed at
tempt OIL fOIllltI tIONtIIlOI olcuIlcIl-
berg. Richardson asked if Orchard ever
received an answer to the Meyer let
ter. The witness said he had received
no direct answer but as a result of the
letter. Jack Simpkins gave him 500
which he said Haywood had sent to
him.
Leaving Wallace, en- route back to
Caldwell to assassinate Steunenherg.
Orchard said he and Jack Simpkins
first went on a weeks hunting trip into
the 81. Joe river country of Idaho. The
return trip to Caldwell was made by
way of Spokane. Simpkins said that as
an excuse for going along he would
say he was visiting locals of the West
ern Federation. This would also enable
him to draw expense money from the
union.
Orchard said there was no arrange
ment at the headquarters whereby
Simpkins should help in the Steunen-
berg plot.
Orchard fixed the date Of his second
Caldwell visit with Simpkins as some
time in November. 1905.
"Wen, If you and Simpkins went to
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