Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1907-06-14
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STORY OF ORCHARD
DEFENSE ATTACKS TESTIMONY
REGARDING DYNAMlTiNG
OF BRADLEY.
WALLS OF BUILDING
WERE BLOWN OUTWARD
Claim Is That Bomb Did Not Cause
Tragedy-Arch-FiendTe Tells of At
tempts to Assassinate Ex-Governor
and Judge.

Boise, Idaho, June 12.-Continuing
its cross-examination of Harry Or
chard Tuesday, the defense in the
case of William D. Haywood attacked
the testimony of the witness as to
the dynamiting of Fred Bradley of
San Francisco, and besides endeavor-
ing to show discrepancies and improb-
abilities in it, sought to make it APP
pear that it had been in part in.
spired by Detective MCFARLAND.
There was first an effort to show
that Orchard had never seen nor heard
of the Japanese servant who cleaned
the porch at the Linforth flats the
morning Bradley was blown up until
MCFARLAND told him about him. Or
chard denied this, and swore that he
saw the Japanese, and that he had
to wait for the Japanese to leave the
porch before he placed the bomb.
Lawyers Seek Explanation.
Then the defense endeavored to
discredit the story of the purchase
of dynamite from the Judson Powder
company, and the entire claim that a
bomb was used by showing the walls
of the Linforth building were blown
outward and that Bradley had been
blown into the street. Attorney Rich
ardson demanded that the witness ex-
plain how the explosion of bomb
had had these effects. Orchard said
he could not explain the matter, but
expressed the opinion that Bradley
was standing sideways to the bomb,
and that the explosion followed the
line of least resistance and carried
him into the street.
AT the request of the defense Or
chard stood before the jury and drew
diagram of the entrance to the
Lnforth flats.
Orchard had described in detail
the explosion at the Bradley residence
in San Francisco and was giving par
ticulars of the attempts in Denver to
assassinate Gov. Peabody and Su.
preme Court Judge Gabbert of Colo
RADIO in December 1904. Court took
recess while Orchard was telling OF
the attempts on former Gov. Pea.
body.
Await Story of "steve" Adams.
There is much speculation as to
what Steve" Adams will say when
placed on the stand as a witness for
the state against Haywood. Orchard
has said that Adams was his partner
in many of his most desperate under
takings. such as the blowing up of
the independence railway station.
Adams, who came to Boise Monday
from Shoshone county, where he was
awaiting trial for murderr, is said to
be in sullen mood, and not likely to
answer any questions.
1t is known that his repudiated con.
fession is in the hands of counsel for
the prosecution of haywood, but it is
doubtful If this confession can be
brought within the cognizance of the
Jury unless Adams himself consents.
Mrs. Annie Adams, his wife, who
has been in Boise since the trial be
gun, and who is in daily attendance al
the courtroom, saw him at the county
Jail Monday night. She is credited
with much influence over her husband
1t was at her solicitation, it is said
that he repudiated the confession
last year. He went so far after max
ing the confession as to travel to Col
orado with Gen. Buckley Wells, ant
report has it that under the direction
of Adams, evidence was discovered
that cleared up the mysteries of sew
eral disappearance.
Skeletons of non-union miners whit
were believed to have been killed, bu
the proof of whose death had nevel
been found, were discovered.
The most startling part of Adam.
alleged confession is the murder o.
Arthur Collins, manager of the Snug
gler-Union mine, near Telluride, Col
Sympathy for Imprisoned Officials.
Keokuk, Ia, June 1.-THE conven
ton of the Iowa Federation of Labor
Tuesday adopted motion that mes
sage of sympathy and confidence b,
sent to officials of the Western Fed
Grafton of Miners, who are imprison
ed in Idaho More than a hundre
delegates are in attendance at tn
convention.
Fire Brigade In Arson Plot.
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