Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1907-06-08
ORCHARD NOT SHAKEN
BY SEVERE QUESTIONING
Adds Bloody Details to Story Already Re-
cited---Defense DisClOses Its Line,
of Argument

boASE june O. ne haywood tr10H
was resumed this morning and Or
chard is still undergoing a cross ex-
animation. Orchard said he first nae1
Pettibone in 1904
Richardson next questioned the witt
ness as to why Orchard had gone 10
Cripple Creek to get Steve Adams tsn
help in the attempts on Peabody's hfa-
Richardson asked if he wanted Adams.
because he was federation man. Orr
chard said no, that it was because Mas-
wanted partner. The question: rs-.
garding Adams membership I'm 9h@r
union is taken to indicate that Ghas
defense will contend that Orchard izs
in the employ OF the Mine Owners
association and was trying to involve.
pursuance of plot by the mine own-
ers to break up the Miners union by
their lawless acts attributed to II.
Richardson devoted much time to-
fixing dates, evidently laying ground
for contradictory evidence. The coun--
sci then went into the Gregory assas--
sination in Denver. The witness said
he did not know Gregory and killed.
him because of his opposition TO tRlsv
federation and to the coal miners. Or
chard said that the federation dta not
have anything to do with the coaE
miners but Gregory had been 7eputy
in the employ of the coal operat0rnS
and had been a detective at Idnfsne
Springs during the federation striks~
there.
The defense, after leaving the Greg
ory matter, disgressed for momGnt So
lay the foundation for showing tk.11-
bull pen, and Orchard because he wRzp
Simpkins, because he was in the Idall0e
driven to Idaho and forced to seI1 ItiD
interest in the Hercules mine. wFifcn
later became a very valuable property
had deep private grudge against
Steunenberg.
At several points the defense IaS0
the foundation for a controyersion o.
Orchards testimony when its side fR
reached.
The witness said Pettibone had re-
ported the proposed assassination or
Gregory to the federation executives
board and said that the board thoughk
1t would be a good thing. Orchard
said the executive board was composedn
of Jack Simpkins, James Kirwan, -
@. Coakley and Jack Williams.
When asked why he shot Gregory
three times with a sawed off gun, Orr
chard replied coolly: He didn't g@
down until the third shot"
You kept pumping until he did grs
DOWN"
Eyes. there were five or six shots fmA
the gun"
shot the first time, but Orchard saiW
he could not hear what 1t was.
Orchard said at that time HaywOOdR
told him to pull off something Inn
Cripple Greek because he was afkaf&
there would be a split in the miners
convention unless something was dons
Things were very quiet in Crfpple
Creek and the union had sent CONN.,
mittees to the governor to urge tf1ask
there would be no further need fcE-
troops. Richardson endeavored to ger
Orchard to contradict this statement
but the witness was unshaken.
Orchard next testified that he might
have had relations with Detectives
Scott and Sterling at the time Of the
Independence explosion. Orcharl2
created something Of sensation a&
this point by adding arson to his ilsr.
of crimes. He said he and Johnny
Neville burned Neville's saloon BY SET
ting It afire with Pettibone dope. Me-
vile got 5000 insurance Of which ne
gave 800 to Orchard. Neither Meyer
! nor Pettibone had nothing to do win
this. Orchard declared
After some questions which disclos-
ed that Orchard had sent money to his
first wife and had bought suit eE
clothes to wear at the trial Adjourn-
ment Of court was taken until Mondas
morning.