The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-06-14


with data to strengthen his story. and
that Mcfarland had trained him us n
Sstage manager for his appearance OIL
the stui1d. l3u, all tlis Orchard denied.
As, n Innpcrcd Hero.
Then they tried to show him n pam
pcred, petted hcro-llko prisoner, fed
from the table Of the warden. nd
t1rcsscd as .'iinrry" by Governor Good
$inE ana Warden whitney; given free
dom and liberties that no other pris-
spi,er ever had, mud all this considefn-
zion ,in,plying that ,lle would never be-
hanged for ltiling Stct,llcnberg.
Then came n showing as to how the
L prisoner had beef, dressed and grooi,t
cd FOR the trial and lastly for climax,
they showed Orchard pleading for and
saving the life Or Bob Wettcr, con-
ydcinned to death for murder. Orchard
admitted that he had appealed to Gov
ernor Gooding about Wetter and that
later Gooding first reprievcd Wctter
and then committed his sentence to life
imprisonment. sa
On Stnnd 8. Hours;
Orchard left the stand at a:a0 o'clock,
after having occupied 1t for thlrtY-uvo
hours ana a half Just before ie was
excused and re,nandcd he went back
Ito the hands of the prosecution and
identified the casing OF the bomb he
planted at the gate of Judge Goddnrd's
r-houso III Denver.
Called Another Witness.
Orchard is to return to the witness
chair later. because the defense must
lay the formal lines for impeachins
him and tho State must still have Its
redirect examination.
Tho State ut once entered upon Its pan
OF corroborating orchards testimony. tar
ing up tho first attempt OH tho life of Fred
Bradley, Of San Francisco
Mrs. Sadie Swan. who, as sadie l5oil
when unmarried. was employed in the Brad
10y household at No. 14o4 Washington
Street. said shc met orchard at tho grocery
store opposite the Bradley home. lio was
going under tho nane OF Barry at that
+ time Orchard mot tho witness' sister ana
Mrs. Crow. tho Bradley cook, who somc-
timos came to tho house to d oliver groceries.
Mrs. swan told Of finding tho milk bitter
one morning Mr.. Bradley tasted and or
dered that II should not be used This was
three or fonr days before the exploslon
which njurol Br.rlley. Orchnrd had tcs-
tiGod that he had put strychnine In the
milk. After the explosion Mrs. Swan SAID
she never saw Orchard again In San Fran
cisco.
When tho witness was turned ovor to the
defense Mr.. Richardson moved that all the
testimony given by Mrs Swan be stricken
Ing the defendant, Haywood, with tho af-
fair. 'orchard is not on trial" said Rich
ardson. This Is not the kind Of corrobora-
two evidence the law calls for"
Judge Wood denied the motion, and IN
exception was noted.
Attorney Darrow undertook tho cross
examination of Mrs. swan. He asked hal'
II Mrs. Grow, the cook. whom Orchard is.
said to have taken TO tho tn oatre. had boen
brought to Boise She said she did not
think she had boon. Sho gave Mr. Darrow
Mrs. Crows address In san Francisco.
More About Poison Plot.
Mrs Swan could recall The day of the
week on which tho explosion occurred or
the day of tho bitter milk episode. The
milk at the house at this time, but thought
1t might have been Mr.. Crook. Mrs. Swan
said she got tho morning paper from the
front door about twonty mi Sutos before the
explosion occurred.
Tho next witness called was o. Crook. milk
man Crooks name appeared on tho wit
ness list as "Crouk," according to Attorney
Richardson. who objected to Crooks testl-
Il nOny being taken. The obj ection was over.
ruled
Crook said ho was called to tho Bradley
home November 16. 1904 in complaint that
the milk was bad and bitter. Ho took q
quart of tho mill: to the city chemist OF
San Francisco He was not allowed to say
what the chemist told him Crook said the
Bradley milk tho only milk com.
plainod of on tho morning indicated.
A motion to strike out Crooks testimony
on tho same grounds as urged against Mrs.
Swan was also denied
There was but brief cross-examnntion
Found Strychnlnc in Milk.
Next on tho stand came T. L. McLeary
OF Bokoy. Cal. who, ssstnn, city chem
list Of San Francisco. annlyzed tho Bradley
milk He found from forty to sixty grains
OF strychnine in the quart of milk
4 How much strychnine causes death?"
"One-half grain has been shown to kill
In fourteen minutes. Usually two or three
grains are considered sufficient"
The usual motion to stri1ra out tho testi-
mony as i1nmaterlal and not connecting
haywood with tho offense charged was do
Med a few questions were nut on cross
examination and the witness was excused
and court adjourned until Tomorrow.