The Washington herald., 1907-06-13

Boise. Idaho June l2-To-day was the
fsfth day of Harry Orchards cross-exam-
ination and isn't ever yet He finished
the day strong and still mistaken so far
as the story he told on direct eXamina-
tion is concerned. Many were the traps
set for him m the course of the day, but
he avoided them with skill so consist
ent as to indicate. in the present absence
of testimony 10 the contrary. that be has
told the story of his and other peoples
crimes to the best of his recollection.
Many OF the questions asked him indicate
that the defendant will call many wit
nesses to contradict him. but they will
have 10 do IT, Orchard has not contra
dicted himself yet in any material point
and it's hundred 10 one that he never
will
New emphasis was laid on the fact
that the defense will surely try TO show
that Orchards motive in killing Steunen-
berg was a personal one. Richardson
had led Orchard through the mazes Of
CTOss-eXamination up to the time he
stopped in Occur d'Alene, Just before he
killed Steuuenberg. when he had a talk
with August PaUlson. his former partner
in the Hercules mine. Orchard sold his
share in that mine for next to nothing;
Paulson hung onto his and it made him
rich. Richardson tried 10 get the witness
20 say that I'm his talk with Paulson he
cursed Steunenberg. but without avail
He admitted he might have told Paulson
that it was pretty tough To see all your
old partners around there rich. while You
We're broke, but he did not blame Steun-
enberg.
Coeur d'AIene Trip.
Orchards adventures in the Occur
d'Alane on the occasion Of this visit. just
before the death of Steunenberg. was
gone into at length and yielded new ma
terial for the defense. to the extent OF
proving that Orchard was a burglar. as
we'll as a bigamist. adulterer. sheep thief
firenUg. and assassin. Orchard admitted
breaking into the o., r. and y station
and opening "a trunk which he thought
was full Of jewels; also that he robbed a
cash register.
The plan Of kidnapping the children of
August Paulson was gone into at some
length and in a rather dramatic manner.
Orchard said that Dave Coates and Petit
bone had talked to him about it before
then in Denver and Coates had said that
il would bp easy money He thought they
could get $4,000 or $4,000
Dave Coates was lieutenant governor of
Colorado just after Bloody Brides"
Waite was governor. being elected on the
.5F. 4 1,5I
soon after his term expired
Dave Coates a Sympathizer.
He always had been a sympathizer with
the federation. He ran a newspaper in
Wallace for some time. but is not now
actively In any enterprise He is re-
Earded in Wallace as the most radical Of
all the union sympathizers now in that
town.
Richardson called for Coates 20 stand
up, and the man orchard accuses did So
Orchard at once identified him.
Orchard went on 10 say that when
Coates was asked what part he would
take in the kidnapping, he said that he
would take the money. Everybody laugh
ed, but il appeared that Orchard meant
that Coates was 10 act as the g0-between
10 receive the ransom money and deliver
il 10 the kidnappers. Pettibone gUaTan-
teed that Coates was all right, he said.
He told of going TO Paulson's house and
having dinner with him, and said that
Paulson was very friendly.
borrowed $500 from PauIson.
After that. when he went broke. he
borrowed 500 from Paulson. The kid
naping scheme was given up, for one
reason because the weather got so cold
and snowy that they feared the children
would die after they had stolen them
Witness denied that he broached this
subject TO Coates and the latter told
him he better not try a thing Of that
sort or he would get into serious trouble
-oates viii testify for the defense
Orchard said when he went broke I'D
in Wallace he didn't telegraph Pettibone
for money. because he had lost the money
he gave him in gambling, and that he
knew he was not i'm Wallace on any bust
ness for the leaders Of the federation.
He had come up there without orders,
and on his own responsibility
Being asked)why the plan to kill Sher-
man Bell was not executed, Orchard said
that they couldn't get any chance to do II.