The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-06-20
ORCHARD STILL ON RACK f!
The Efforts Of the Defense to Shake His Testimony Sem'
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he made upon the life Of Fred Brad
ley In San Francisco. Orchard SAID
he roomed near the Bradley home,
being able to overlook 1t from his
bedroom window.
The confessing witness declared
that he had bought some dynamite
for a bomb before the attempt 10
poison Bradle With strychnine in the
milk failed. Orchard thought 1t was
the Judson Powder company that he
bought the powder from. Asked Tor
the appearance OF the clerk VINO
waited upon him, Orchard said ne
was "youngish looking man."
In buying the powder Orchard was
required to give bis name. He could
not remember what name 1t was-it
was a fictitious one, thought OF on
the spur Of the moment. AS an ex-
cuse for buying the ten pounds OF
dynamite, Orchard told the clerk he
wanted to blow out some stumps on
his ranch.
"Don't you know there are no
stumps within 100 miles OF San Fran
clsco?" demanded Richardson.
81 know that there are Owe seen
them on the way to Caliente
Springs. ="
Orchard gave as nearly as he could
a description OF the various places
where he had lived while In San
Francisco. before moving to the Brad
ley neighborhood. He could not re-
member the names Of the streets or
the number OF the houses.
Orchard was living near the Pre-
sidio at the time he bought the dy-
Mantle for the Bradley home. He
did not remember whether he took
a box OF giant caps to San Francisco
or bought them at the Judson store.
Orchard kept the dynamite In his
room and took 1t with him when he
moved to 1876 Washington street
within half block OF the Bradley
home.
Orchard said 1t was after he had
seen the milk delivered to the Brad
leys' back door several mornings In
succession that he conceived the idea
of poisoning his victim rather than
to employ bomb. With the failure
of the milk plot he went ahead and
manufactured the bomb, first buying
piece CT tive.inch lead pipe, fourteen
inches long. Orchard said he bought
the pipe In plumbing shop on Tay
lor street somewhere within the 20t
block.
Richardson wanted to know i
Detective Mcfarland had attempted
, to trace the San Francisco localities
OF the witness.
, GAN / know is that he investigat
ed the powder or dynamite purchase
He brought me list OF the sales o
: the Judson Powder company ant
: asked me II / could pick out tn
name | had given. j picked out A
Debs as the one i thought | Iemem
, bered."
! Don 't.you know there was hut on
ten pound sale of dynamite tina
} whole year,"
MIR. Mcfarland showed several. "
a "But ALL the others were names @
9 well known customer of the firm.
I "There were several names"
Q Orchard said he had heard fror
d Mcfarland about the suit Of tn
c owner OF the apartments against Sa
: Francisco Gas company after the es
plosion Of the bomb. According {
4 Orchards story, Detective McParlan
=. and Gov. Goodipg MADE affldavits fc
e use by the gas company In moyin
b for a new trial.
J. do you know that the motion fc
: a new trial based on these affidavit
: had been oyerruled by the court?"
:, "No, sir. | heard the judgmeu
z was stayed"
$ But that was an appeal?"
II don't know about that"
$ Orchard said that the morning b
Q placed the bomb at the front door {
c the Bradley house people were pas.
t ing on their way to work. The lea
a bomb was inside wooden box. Oh
J. chard took a downtown car and wa
! out of earshot before the explosiC
d occurred,
From the examination of th
y place after the explosion, don { 70
q know that the walls were blown OF
i instead of ing" asked Mr.. Richars
/. son.
IT They were all shattered.
J. Orchard said that as Bradls
70 opened the door he would he sid
D ways to the bomb and the expIosic
Is would be more likely to blow him O,
than in,
q Orchard said it was while he W.
y living with Steve Adams that he W.
= detailed by Haywood to help Adam
y assaSsinate Judge Gabbert In De
10 yer.
'e Haywood said he wanted us
&c shoot Gaobert because he felt the II
II OF dynamite would get everybody
70 trouble, said Orchard. His idea
4. continuing To XIII was to yet II