The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-06-07
ORCHARD Being
CROSS EXAMINED
BY The DEFENSE.
Witness is Quick Witted-
Has No Adherence Of His
Surroundings.
NO HEsITANCY
IN ANSWERS
Cross Examination q Battle of
Wits Between Counsel
and Witness.

Associated Press to The Evening" Times
Boise, Idaho, June Harry Or
chard took the stand today for his
third day of examination as the prin-
cipal witness against William D. Hay
wood, charged with tho murder OF
former Governor Frank Steuenberg.
The cross-examination commenced
yesterday afternoon, will probably
take UP the entire day and may be
carried over until the court adjorns
tomorrow. The state will then again
take Orchard in hand on redirect ex-
animation. The witness shows no
sign of fatigue. When turned over to
the defense he acted as though re-
lieved from the strain. and having
once told about the murder of Steuen-
berg, seemed to welcome the change.
His answers to Attorney Richardson's s
questions are delivered without hest
tation. He is quick-witted and self
possessed and appears not to feel the
atmosphere of adherence with which
he Is surrounded. The cross-examina-
tion Is developing into battle of wits
between Richardson and Orchard. The
defense say they will tear down COM
pletely Orchards direct story.
Corroborates Orchard.
San Francisco. June FIRED w.
Bradley, former manager of the Bum
ker Hill and Sullivan mines I'm Occur
deLanes. said last night that Orchard q
statement quite fits in with his ex-
perience.
can attempt to poison me with
cSfy. xyatHN HN,fy t., IL L.
mainly frustrated by my habit of
early rising, my custom being to
breakfast before any one else in the
house. On this morning 1 found a
bitter taste in the milk, spat 1t out,
and had the rest put out of the way.
Several innocent lives were thus
saved. This milk had only been de-
livered a few minutes before my tast-
ing It,"
Bradley continuing, related that he
was so terribly injured by the ex-
plosion spoken of by Orchard. that he
was unable to clearly follow the ac-
count of the outrage. He referred to
the allegation that the explosion which
wrecked his home and himself was
caused by an escape of gas in the
front hall which was ignited by the
match struck to- light his cigar.
Possibly there were two explo-
sions, first the Internal machine and
then an explosion of gas caused by
the dynamite"
" Slayer Forgiven.
Seattle, June Especial to the
Post-Intelligencer from Walla Walla,
says: Harry Orchard has done many
wrongs, but hope that he has re-
pented, now that he understands their
magnitude, and that he will be given
a chance to lead a good, true and
honest life after the present ordeal
has passed"
This Is the statement of Mrs. Frank
Steuenberg, widow of the former gov
ernor of Idaho, who was killed by a
bomb planted by Orchard at the gate
way of his home in Caldwell. Mrs.
Steuenberg is attending the annual
camp meeting and conference of the
Seventh Day Adventists at college,
place, three miles west of Villa Walla.
She seems to be above hatred of the
man who killed her husband, and her
conversation would indicate that she
has forgiven. him AS to Meyer, Hay
wood and Pettibone, she expressed no
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