The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-06-13
LIEUT.. COY. COATES IN
 KIDNAPPING PLOT: ORCHARD
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AaH >~~->---~----~-~~-~----~ ----~---~~~----------------- examination. Richardson wanted to know the circumstances of securing the Hawkins letter and demanded to know if Orchard had not said 1t was necessary for him to get work in order to sup port his family. Orchard said he told Hawkins he was desirous of getting the position as a so- lictor. The witness said he met flaw kins at some trians in Telluride and the attorney remembered him. Haywood later, told Orchard he had made a mis- take in getting a letter from Hawkins. for if anything happened in Canon City it might involve the attorney, who had been representing the federation.
 SembIance of Occupation.
 Pettlbone told Orchard he must have some semblance of an occupation if he was to remain in a town the size of Canon City without arousing suspicion It was for this reason that he took in- surance soliciting.
 The casing of the Peabody bomb, pre- pared at Canon City, has been placed in evidence. Richardson wanted to know why the would-be assassin of the ex-gov- ernor had made such a large bomb. Or chard said he had planned to place the | bomb outside the house and beneath the window where Peabody often sat in the
 
 also kill Mrs. Peabody and the children made no impression on him at the time. Orchard declared
 The witness said he made a business of insurance soliciting while in Canon City. He did not succeed in getting in any policies so he went to the hailing business with a man named Vaughan.
 This insurance of farmers against hailstorms was fake, wasn't'it?" asked Richardson.
 Yes, sir"
 You just gave the farmers a piece of worthless paper and took their money2'
 ''Yes, sir"
 Orchard said he made a great deal of money out of the scheme.
 he plan to blow up Peabody with a bomb had been abandoned in the mean time.
 Why" he was asked.
 Because Peabody had stopped sitting by the window.
 Richardson tried to get the exact dates of Orchards travels while in the hail insurance business and being unsuccess- full he turned impatlently on the wit ness and demanded for the third time in the long cross-examination:
 Who told you not to let me pin you down to any place or dateT'
 Nobody" shouted Orchard in return.
 Laugh at Richardson.
 Attorneys Hayley and Borah for the state, laughed heartily at Richardson's s seeming discomfture.
 t'Who told you to always tell me. you are telling me the truth?"- next demand ed the irate attorney.
 MT Mcfarland. MT. Hawley and MT. Borah all told me to tell nothing but the truth" " sa@ 'Ha ha," cried Richardson. They told you to tell me you are telling the truth?" No, sir" replied Orchard, positively, 'They told me to tell the truth, not to tell you that I was telling it."
 "Then why do you keep on telling me?" shouted Richardson
 Because you try to make it appear that I am not telling the truth
 You are under oath. aren't your"
 'Yes, sir"
 And you respect that oath?" "Yes, sir
 Well, what are you kicking about?" .I am not kicking said Orchard, with exasperating calmness.
 By the way" questioned Richardson anew. Have you seen Mcfarland this morning?"
 See him last nightT
 No, sir"
 Take the Lid of.
 Orchard said, however, he had seen Me- Partland a Attorney Hawleys office yes 'terday morning for a few minutes. ~ Ii The witness said that when the hail business gave cue he returned to Denver and went to work on Judges Gabbert and Goddard. Orchard said that Pettibone had agents out in the country soliciting orders for his house specialties, such as carpet sweepers, clothes wrngers, etc. These smen sometimes solicited life in- surance.
 Several times during the cross-examna- tion Richardson said to Orchard: Lets us take the lid off this.'
 The attorney had been taunted by Sen ator Borah several days ago for taking the lid off and getting what he did not want
 Orchard said he talked with Pettibone about the Goddard and Gabbert affair in