The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-06-09
Adds Arson to His Other
 Crimes.
HE RECIPES ATTEMPT
 ON COLORADO GOVERNOR
Richardson Tries ts Prove Lawless-
 ness of Operators.
Goes Over KnIing of Gregory, Who was Employed by Coal Miners and Tells of His cen.ee-
 ties with Detectives.

Boise, Idaho. June s.--The cross ex- animation of Harry Orchard, by his own confession the slayer of eighteen men by bullet and bomb, is likely to last through Monday and Tuesday of next week and possibly longer Court adjourned today until Monday after the morning session.
 Orchard has now been on the stand for fourteen hours in direct and cross examination. Of this the State had him in hand for seven and one-half hours. Tn that time he told what ap- peaTed to De an incredible story spread over forty-one years of his life. the first thirty years being merely com- monplace. the story of a poor Canadian farmer. and beginning with the year 1897, he unfolded a career in which, to use the language of the leading counsel for the State. assassination as q trade and murder as means of live lihood."
 Orchard spared no incident of his re- cent life, under the questioning of the prosecuting attorney, that might prove to the jury his readiness to slaughter for low wage and how indifferent he had been as to the number or condi- tions of his victims. The story brought out by counsel for the State was, how ever. merely a synopsis of the acts to cover the years since 1893. n every act the climax sent q shudder through the crowded court room. Under cross examination by D. J. Richardson. counsel for Haywood. Orchard has so far developed this series of tragedfes but only up to the year 1904. Three more years and many murders are yet to be analysed. For purposes of Its own. the defense Is determined that Orchard shall reteil his life story so that the most diabolical detail may not fail to be impressed on the minds of the men who are to pass upon the question whether w. p. Haywood Is guilty of conspiracy to- murder Cover nor steunenberg.
 Defense xs Deyeiopfng.
 Slowly but surely the defense Is developing the lines by which 1t hopes , to bersk down the story of Orchard so far as 1t affects Haywood, now on trial and Mover and Pettibone who are as yet to Do tried on the same charge. fit is possible to heap further obloquy on the witness. they have done so by proving him capable of petty. crimes. By his own admission he is bigamist. thief and liar He has played the traitor to his employees; he has deserted two wives and children.
 All of these effenses he has been forced to confess, but. under, a gruel- ling examination. he has stuck to his story and given chapter and verse. ;, Possible witnesses have been named and counsel for the defense state most positively that the pile of sworn stes- timony they will bring to contradict Orchard must convince the jury of the entire falsity of his testimony By their questions they have plainly indi- cated their intention to prove that Or chard was the hired agent of the mine owners, who, harassed by the Western Federation of Miners. determined to wipe union labor from the mines of Idaho and Colorado. planned assassin atfon, train wrecks and mine explos- ions that could be laid to the door of the Western Federation of Miners, and keep militia on the ground while non union men worked the mines. It has been shown under the cross exanaina- tion that Orchard trafficked with rail- road detectives in the mining regions Of Cripple, Creek during the great strike there, while. almost at the same time he was in the confidence of the leaders of the Western Federation of Miners. and, led by. Mir. Richardson. Mover. of the Federation. to act as his guard against thugs. alleged to have been hired by the mine owners to attack and terrorize him.
 At the close of Orchards cross ex- animation, the State will take him in hand for the redirect and then will come the re-cross examination. It seems hardly probable that he will be dismissed before the end of next week. He may be recalled afterward as the case proceeds.
 The warden at the penitentiary says that Orchard shows no sign of nervous ness or strain. He eats well and E4 xuffh0uf rarfICuIar emotion of the events of the day.
 One interesting feature of today.s examination was the development of the fact that Orchard. since being con- fined. has received letters from his first wife. He testified that he had sold locket and chain and some of his property for something like s115, the greater part of which he had sent to his wife This property, aside from the iocket and chain. consisted of Q fishing rod, a gun and a revolver. to- gether with some other little things. He said that the warden had disposed Of these for ham, the understanding being that the person buying them could have them after the triai' Or chard said that the warden told him that he had received part of this money from Governor Gooding. It is possible that the Governor may be called as a witness to explain the transaction.
 Orchard Resumes stand.
 Before court adjourned yesterday. Or chard had been questioned by the at torneys for the defense concerning his life narrative down to the early part of the year 1904 when the witness had gone from Denver to Ouray, Col, with Charles H. Mover, then. as now. President of the Western Federation of Miners. Mover had been afraid of attack from the thugs of the mine owners and had taken Orchard along as a body guard.
 Orchard said today when court open ed that he had not become acquainted with Pettibone until 1904, the early part of the year. He had roomed over Pettibone's store for while.
 wasn't that because of the fact that you met him?" demanded Attorney Richardson.
 NO. I met Tim at headquarters" i" re- piled the witness.
 Richardson next went into the at tempts made upon the life of Governor Peabody of Colorado. He wanted to A. l.. IA