The San Francisco call., 1907-06-12

Orchards part. But no new light was
thrown on the phenomenal character
Of the witness. There was nothing TO
change the opinion gained Of Orchard
during his previous examination In
stead there were several things which
tended TO confirm 1t.
STICKS TO HIS RESOLUTION
The FIRST was an answer evoked early
IN the day. Richardson had begun on
the attempt TO kin Fred Bradley in
San Francisco, taking up the story
where IL was interrupted by adjourn
nent yesterday evening. He went into
the question Of where Orchard bought
the 10 pounds of dynamite with which
he made that bomb, and when Orchard
had named the Judson powder COM
psny and described the seller the
lawyer asked q number OF questions
as TO how he got the stuff without
Identification
Orchard replied that he had given
false name and address. Richardson
wanted both, and Orchard declared
that he could not remember either.
Why notz' asked Richardson
Il don't know" said Orchard II sup
pose because I was not telling the
truth
Richardson kept at the demand for
the details on every point connected
with this attempt, and wanted 10 know
where the witness got the giant caps,
the potash and the sugar that had been
used IN making the bomb and where
he bought the sulphuric acid with
which il was set Of Orchard would
not testify definitely as to any OF the
queries except that he bought the acid
and the potash in San Francisco and
probably took the caps along with him
from Denver. He thought that they
were part Of the batch that he had
10 TndHnandGnRe HGn0f
affair.
BUSY WRITING BOOK
Orchard was so thoroughly estab-
lished in the murder by bomb business
by that time that he usually went
around the country prepared for work
on sudden call anywhere Richardson
also failed TO get any date specified. |
and after threshing this subject over
went back to Orchards history OF his 1
life.
Got the dates there. haven't you7"
he asked
necessary for that" replied Orchard
AS the examination has progressed IL |
has become more and more apparent |
that Orchard has not been putting IN
his time in the penitentiary reading
what the newspapers have had TO say
about him or this case He has not
his story, but he has been hard at work
on his own task, not even paying at
tention to what has been going on In
current affairs.
He has written his book IN accord
ance with his own ideas OF how such
story should be told. Its purpose was
not at all TO prepare him for this ex-
animation, but TO set forth his expe-
rfences for an entirely different reason
considerable part Of it is devoted to
q discussion of labor and capital from
his point Of view as a workingman. In
proceeding on the theory that he has
been writing as a means OF coaching
himself for preparation for the trial OF
Meyer, Haywood and Pettibone the de-
fense has again worked on the wrong
tack and every once in q while that
fact comes out strongly in the cross
examination
EXACT IN TEsTIFYNG
The witness is the most literally ex-
act man, probably. who ever took the
witness stand No amount Of cajolery,
persuasion. bully Raging or brow
beating will induce him TO alter an ex-
planation that he has made II he
thinks il is correct he refuses to quail
~ an answer OF which he is certain
nor 70 fix definitely any matter OF
which he may have the smallest doubt |
richardson has hammered at him in the
effort to get him TO do one of these
things over and over again and always /
with the same result
There was a fine illustration OF this |
when the lawyer was trying TO find out |
this morning just how far from the
Bradley residence Orchard lodged.
1T was block and a half, wasn't |
5t7s he asked
no. sir"
~Block and q quarter2"
NO, sir"
Block
mo, sir"
Less than block?"
yes, sir"
ssHalf block?'
Yes, sir"
Less than half block?"
Yes, sir"
ssThen how far was ft?'
About 90 house numbers"
Then why didn't you tell me that
at frst?"
You didn't ask me-"
That was It, and that was all OF it. |
Orchard viii tell anything he knows |
that is part OF his story II he is asked |
about ft In the fashion that calls for |
the exact answer. He was not trying |
"a he funny with Richardson or to give
hin, smart answers. But he knows that |
richardson is trying in every possible |
way trap MN ana ne VIII 4OL VOlUn-
feer a word or help the lawyer in the |
least in framing questions so as TO |
bring out the desired answers.
CAN'T ENTANGLE WITNESS
richardson has brought good deal |
Of that on himself by the sort of at
lacks that he has made on Orchard |
from the very first The witness is |
determined TO tell the truth. all the |
truth that ts asked for, and under no |
circumstances TO tell anything but the |
ruth The lawyers for the prosecution |
understand that very well and that is |
why Richardson's fishing excursions |
have been so bare OF result
There might be all sorts OF kilograms |
on which the prosecuting attorneys |
would like TO coach Orchard, but they /
know perfectly well that just as sure /
as they tried it and Orchard were
asked a single question on such a sub
ject he would promptly tell what had
been said to him. They know, what /
the defense has not yet appreciated, |
that Orchard does not regard himself
simply as q witness for the state n /
these cassa 8s il tsllinS this 15sEy 1