Albuquerque evening citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1907-06-13
Broke Completely Down When
His Biblical Guide Was
Brought Into QueS.
ton.
HIS TEARS CAUSE
MOMENTARy LULL
Recovered Himself In a Few Min.
uteS and Went Ahead With His
Usual Story Of Crime--M
be Excused This
Week.

Boise, Idaho, June 13.--After with
standing with marvellous strength OF
nerve and muscle, a weeks examina-
ton that was one prolonged confess
sion of crime, Harry Orchard broke
down today and for a few moments
wept like a child.
His unnerving came with the story
of his conversion, confession, and the
mention of King David, the murder
er, Biblical figure which is supposed
to have been Orchards later guide.
Broke Completely Down.
The defense had given a solemn
tone to the scene preceding the meet
ing between Orchard and Detective
Mcfarland, to whom he confessed
by showing that Orchard was first IL
legally brought to the penitentiary
and thrust into almost solitary con-
finement.
His only cell neighbor was Bob
Wetter, a condemned murderer.
Then came the first MCFARLAND in
tervlew and the story of David and
Uriah.
Orchard tried to hold hack his
tears but lost the struggle. Tears
streamed from his eyes, and reaching
for his handkerchief he buried his
face in his hands.
IHe questions went on merclleSSly
as before, but 1t was full three min
utes before the answers were coming
in the old sure tones.
Did He Play to Gallery?
The defense, carrying the confess
sion forward tried to show that Nc
Parland had played a disreputable
part in the molly McGuires," and
that he had promised Orchard i'm
munity in exchange for the confess
sion
The early part of the examination
as to the Steunenberg crime, was
largely devoted to en- effort to show
that Orchard had purposely been
public in his actions at Caldwell and
sought to attempt to draw attention
TO himself and his crimes.
End I'm Sight.
1t now seems probable that Or
chard, who has laid the foundation
for the states case against Haywood.
will be allowed to leave the stand
Saturday afternoon.
The state will not take much time
with redirect examination.
Tells of Conversion.
orchard, just before the noon ad-
journment, in low shaken tones, told
the story of his conversion, how,
when in the penitentiary, he thought
of his past life and contemplated put
ting himself out Of the way and that
he then decided to make a clean
breast of it all.
He said that he had some to feel
that the grave did not end all.
His story was told in the hushed
court room, the silence only being
broken by the drone of Orchards
voice.
Orchard also testified he was a
Mason when he lived in Canada and
a member of Colburn lodge.
Orchard Meets Peabody.
Former Governor Peabody and Or
chard met face to face in the office
of Attorney j. Fl. Hawley a few min
utes after recess today.
Orchard recognized Peabody at
once and shrank back trembling.
The former governor smilingly held
out his hand saying: How are you,
Orchard?"
Orchard broke down completely.
He said; Il am ashamed to speak to
you"
The Ex-Governor treasured him in
few words, and Orchard said: "I
am thankful l didn't Kill you and that
| am spared the thought of that
crime"
Different Tragedies.
During his examination, Orchard
has admitted the following crimes:
The Bunker Hill and Sullivan ex-
plosion occurred in 1899. Neither
Meyer nor Haywood were in the
Occur dAlene country at that time
and had no participation in the deed,
nor does it appear that they had
knowledge of IL until all the world
knew what had been done. The kill
ing of the two men by Orchard
through that explosion is yet to be
traced in some way to Haywood's
door.
Then came the plan TO derail the
train of the Florence & Cripple Creek
road in the Cripple Creek district.
The spikes were pulled and every
thing was ready for the catastrophe.
when, Orchard says. he informed the
company of what was intended, and
thus that tragedy was avoided.
Next was the explosion in the Vim
diCator shaft by which the superin-
tendent and foreman of the mine
We're killed.
Orchard admits that at the time he
arranged for the derailment Of the
train and the explosion of the in
ternal machine in the NindicatOr
shaft he did not know either Meyer
Haywood or Pettiboue.
II was after the ViudiCatOr eXplo-
sion that he went from Cripple Creek
to Denver and got acquainted with
the three defendants. and when he
made this trip he did II under ar
rangements with the PinkerJon de-
tectlves employed, one by the rail-
road companies and one by the Mine
owners association, the PiukertOus
getting him free transportation 10
ana from Denver and supplying him
with the money for the trip
Connects Haywood.
He connects Haywood and the 9th
ers with the NindicatOr tragedy and
the derailment of the train by stating
that he conyersed with them on the