The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-06-14
GIVES WAY AS DEFENSE ACCUSES
HIM FALSELY SWEARING
AWAY LIVES.
SHOWN IN ROLE OF PET
Pampercd and Well Fed BY the state
and With Influence Enough to
Save Another Murderers
Neck.

Dpist, ludhO June lii lie mel
who are battling TO save the life 0
William ID. Haywood and the goo,
name Of the Western Fed grafton 0
Miners made their greatest assault
upon Harry Orchard today, wher
carrying their review by cross ex
animation, of his life of crime dowI
to his confession, they bitterly as
sailed his guiding motives.
Six days they spent In stripping
him before the jury. of every shred
OF morality of character, and then
suddenly turning upon him in a final
fierce attack, they today fought with
every means known to legal craft to
convince the jury that Orchard was
committing crime in falsely swear
ing away the lives OF innocent men in
hope of saving his own.
Heart interest in Dramatic Scenes.
hS 5tiieS VI " lChiy uefiNefSu dl-
tacks to the trial amid scenes center
ing around the witness chair the
depth of dramatic Intensity. a COM
pelling human interest that gripped
and held every man and woman who
watched and listened.
Orchard failed, when they recited
to him the tale of David and Uria,
that Detective Mcfarland related to
him when he came seeking his con
fession. He fought to save himself,
but tears Allied his eyes and he rocked
unevenly like q fainting woman. His
voice lowered to huskiness. and he
hid his face in his handkerchief. Then
he steadied himself and went on
strongly to the end.
He defended his motives by saying
he had finally experienced conversion
and pentinence and had resolved to
make all possible reparation by freely
confessng all Mcfarland had told
him he was doing great service for
the state, and that states were kind
tc men who served them; there were
no other promises.
Seek Motive for His Confession.
For hours the defense hammered
away on the motive of saving his own
life They sought to show il is force
of example drawn from immunity of
informers in the Mollie Mcclure cases
but this the witness would not admit,
Next they sought for il In Orchards
effort TO bring Steve Adams TO the
state and then in subsequent meeting
with Mcfarland and Governor Good |
ing
Once again they emphasized the
fact that the witness had twice WRIT
ten his testimony out but Orchard re-
PEELED the suggestion that it had been |
changed by Mcfarland or anybody |
else.
They tried 10 show him pampered, |
petted. hero-like prisoner fed from |
the table of the warden. addressed as
Harry" by Governor Gooding and |
Warden Whitney. given freedom and
liberties no other prisoner ever had in
the world, and all this consideration
implying directly that he would never
be hanged for killing Steunenberg.
Saved Fellow Criminals Life.
Then came the showing as TO how
he prisoner had been dressed and
sroomed for the trial. and lastly, for
,Iimax. they showed Orchard pleading
or and saving the life OF Bob Wetter,
TO death for murder. Or
hard admitted he had appealed to
Governor Gooding about Wetter and
hat later Gooding first reprieved
yetter and then commuted his
entence O. death to life imprison-
nent.
Orchard left the stand at 2:30 and
he state began the corroboration OF
he Bradley poisoning story. examin-
ng several witnesses on this point.
Immediately after the noon recess
ormer Governor Peabody. of Colo
ado. met Orchard in the office of the
ounseI for the prosecution. The
,eetlng was unexpected as far as Or
hard was concerned and when he
aw Peabody advancing toward him
nth hand outstretched he blanched
nd began 10 tremble.
Meets Peabody and Weeps. $
I'm ashamed TO speak to you gov
rnor. am ashamed to look at you" s
altered Orchard. b
"Oh. that's all right" said Peabody. s
lughing. you need not be ashamed q
, speak to me now" 4
Orchard began crying. and when v
eabody succeeded in reassuring him, n
e said.
Il am glad I did not kill you" and o
vat I'm spared the thought of that c
lime at least" i
Orchard and Peabody spent Is or o
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