The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-06-15
Remarkable Criminal
fiarru Orchard Tells the StOru OF
His Lie.

GO 66 mOSb Eeth6fkaDies IoCiIos~ "a
crime that perhaps has ever been
heard in court of justice in the
United States, is that now being
told by Harry Orchard, the main
witness in the trial of VIM. ID.
Haywood, in progress in Boise.
Idaho. On direct and cross ex-
animation Orchard was on the
stand several days. during which
time he confessed to being the
slayer of eighteen men by bullets
and bombs, in the most cold blood
ed and Indifferent fashion.
In that time he told what ap-
peared to be an incredible story
covering over Al years of his life,
the first thirty years being merely
commonplace, the story of a poor
Canadian farmer, and beginning
with the year 1897 he unfolded a
career in which to use the language
of a leading counsel for the state,
assassination is trade and MUIR
der a means of livelihood"
Orchard spared no incident OF
his recent life under the question
ing of the prosecuting district at
torney that might prove to the jury
his readiness to slaughter for low
wages, however indifferent he had
been to the number and condition
Of his victims. The story brough,
out by counsel for the state was
however, merely synopsis OF thu
acts to cover the years since 1899
In every act the climax sent
shudder through the crowded cour
r room. Under the cross-examipa
ton of E. J. Richardson, counse
for w. d. Haywood, Orchard ha
SO far developed this series o
tragedies only up to the year 1904
Three more years and many muir
: ders are yet to be analysed. 70
purposes of its own, not so far re
Il vealed, the defense is determine
that Orchard shall retell his lit
n story SO that the most diabolics
act may not fail to be impresse
!, on the minds of the sitting tris
t jury who are to pass On the ques
ton whether w. ID. Haywood
s. guilty of conspiracy to murder b
hiring Orchard or Steve Adams
slump off, a governor, slaughts
: supreme court judge or blow y
!. . mine or depot filed with scab
Slowly but surely, the defense
r developing the lines by which
N hol,es to break down the story
lie Orchard 80 far as it affects Ha,,
r. wood, now on trial, Meyer and Pc
is tibone; who are as yet to be trit
is on the same charge. 1t is possib
to heap further obloquy upon Il
n witness they have to do with
/" proving him capable of mai
crimes. BY his own admission
" is a bigamist, a thief and liz
- He has played the traitor to }
:. employees, he has deserted T.
wives and children.
~ All sof these offenses he b
he been forced to confess but md
d, a grind ng ordeal by Attorney Rio
be ardson he has stuck to his ste
sr and given chapter and verse. p
sible witness after witness hs
i been named, and counsel for
Tense state most positively Il
* they bring con Trajectory eviden
TX By their questions they have pla
III ~ indicated their intention
in Prove that Orchard was the hi
"a. agent of the mine owners, W
IN har assed by the Western Fede
a. "a. ton of Miners, determined to "
ct union labor from the mines OF l
III III no and Colorado, planned assa'
Be- nations and mine explosions t
r., ire could be laid to the door OF
GU Western Federation of Miners