The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-06-08
Shaken at Times, Assas.
sin Swears Again He
Was Paidto Murder.
DEFENSE SEEKS
TO DISCREDIT III
Witness Offended Because He
Had to Blow Up Mines, When
Others Had Easier Work 95ss
in Wrecking Trains.
Admits Readiness
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in Wrecking Trains. 81
Admits Readiness
to Kill.
BOISE, IDAHO. June .7.-Counsel for
William D. Haywood continued their
attack on the testimony OF Harry Orr
chard at both sessions Of the trial to.sq
day, and centred their strongest as
saultson the events beginning with the
explosion In the Vindicator mine and
ending with the earlier meetings be-S
tween the witness and the leaders Of
the Western Federation Of Miners In
Denver. To the extent that traffic with
"the other. sideF3in the war of labor
and canital in Colorado was dlscredtt-
able, they succeeded in discrediting
tho witness e ~ &
y Taking up the admission that Or
chard madefin direct texaminationSt that
he had been treacherous to his COM
rades in Cripple Creek by tipping of Il
q train-wrecking plot, they developed
the fact that Orchard entered the em-
iploy OF D. c. Scott who had charge Of
the railway detectives Orchard said
that with Scott he had met K. Sterllng,
q detective in&the employ of the Nine
Owners Association, and that Scott /.
had paid his expenses and accompanied
him to Denver on the trip when he
first had met Meyer and Haywood
& He said that he had agreed to res
port to Scott. but that lle was lying ia y
him, never intending to make reports
to him, and never did make reports,f
The defense also tried to show THAI
because he stood in with the other
ctr hos "a foHS hSp
the militia in Cripple Creek during the
strike. 8
Orchard admitted that Scott had told I
him that If the militia 1nterfered with
him he was to send for him. and that
the militia never did interfere with II
him or search his house.
Wanted Simple Murder.
Orchard said he went to Scott first
because he had not been paid for his \
work ut the Vindlcator mine, and n he +
wast jealous because he was given hard 4
work Ike the Vindica tor. 10 b. Il while /
other men got the simple task of train
wrecking by displacing rail. More
crimes, great and small, were added to-
Orchards record to-day. The Cripple
Creek woman withswhom he commit - Il
fblgamy had three sons; Orchard st 81
high grade ore from a messmate; he
stole two cases Of powder from the Vim
sdicator mine; he stole powder to make
ono OF the bombs thrown into the Vim
idicator coal pile. and he told a lie.
Tho defense endeavored In various
ways to throw the shadow Of doubt
and improbabilitys around the whole h
Vindicator story, and the alleged con-Ij
tnection8of w. F. Davis and William
sEasterly with the affair. and the cir-#
icumstances under which Orchard tess
titled he met Meyer and Haywood and
was paid for the commission Of the
crime. and to discredlt Orchards story
that he was sent back to Cripple Crek
with unlimited credit and orders to
commit any act OF violence that he
cared to. They confronted Orchard
with Ensterly and Owney Barnes, and I
paved the way for the contradiction by e
them Of the story told by Orchard. and
several times during the. day paved tho
way for tho controYersion Of his tes-
timony on material points. Orchard
stood the test and strain very we'll, and I
held tenaciously to the story he told
yesterday and day before.
Meyer Afraid OF Thugs.
Suddenly toward the close Of the b
day the defense took up the trip Orr
chard made to Southern Colorado with
Meyer In the early part of 1905. and
showed that Meyer feared to go south
unEuarded < because mine owner oils
!cialT, thugs had beaten up Innocent
union men and had sent for Orchard to
aid in protecting him.
It was agreed that they should
carry cutoff shot-guns and sit In the
centre OF the railroad; that II they
were attacked they could defend them-
selves Attorney Richardson In Ques-
tioning the witness made 1t very clear
that this had been perfectly straight
proposition "free from any fake"
Beginning the Story.
When Orchard resumed the stand
this morning Attorney Richardson be-
gan at once rapid fire of questions.
Before answering. Orchard asked per-
mission to correct two statements OF
yesterday. TIe said he had neglected
to give the name Of his sixth sister,,
Minnie IIorsley. who married n man
named Rogers. and who lives III New
York State. Orchard also said that he
stated yesterday that hs had no part
rers In the wood business In Burke.
Idaho. He remembered to-day that!
money and to whom he had promised
an interest In tho business. Whila
Orchard was making the latter state
r.ent Richardson Interrupted him with
a question. isi
Tho attorneys for the State at once
objected to counsel cutting tho wits
ness Off Orchard also protested to the
court, ,\ying he would like to have the
opportunity to state his answers be
fore being interrupted,
"We both can't talk at the same
time," lie said to Mr.. Richardson, "and
yeatardav vnY oslfa1 ,,,o ax,