The Lamar register., 1907-06-12

the first attempt to blow up the Vlndi-
Gator mine. encountering some risk
in the job, and, although the contract
called for the payment of $500. he had
not received any money. The night
before he called on Scott he said he
learned of the intention of Sherman
Parker and w. f. Davis to pull the
spikes, but he was not invited to par
ticipate in the job.
Il suppose you We're sore at being
left out?" asked Richardson, sar-
castically.
well. yes. l suppose ! was little
jealous" agreed Orchard. They gave
me nothing for the work | had done
and when they wanted this job done
they got somebody else to do it"
Then it was that Orchard said he de-
cided to tell Scott of the attempt on
the train. Richardson drew from him
that Scott at once accorded him the
protection of the authorities in Teller
county, and that he always responded
when Scott or Sterling sent for him.
Orchard was reluctant witnes sdur-
ing the examination concerning his re-
lations with the detectives and he en-
ployed all his native shrewdness to
good advantage in the numerous Tits
with the attorney.
Hardly had Richardson begun his
examination of Orchard when both
Hawley and Borah entered objections
to his method, declaring that the de.
PENDANTS attorney was purposely cut
ting off the witness without giving
him an opportunity to answer. The
court sustained the prosecution OBJ
jections and Richardson was visibly
nettled.
Orchard was questioned concerning
l.; IA lou, . Ia ind
Gator. Richardson asked il the car
load of powder which he had discov-
cred in the workings would not have
destroyed The mine and killed every
one in it, to whom Orchard replied that
he supposed 1t would.
How many men were working
| therc?" asked Richardson.
About fifty or sixty to shift" was
his answer.
"And you would just as soon blow up
a mine full of people as few" pur-
sued Richardson.
That's the way felt about it," was
the calm reply.
| Establishing Orchards connection
with the detectives and bringing out
the fact that this relationship was
known to some of the union miners
of the district were the most impor-
/
result of the days work.
In the main, Orchard adhered closely
to his story told upon the examination
| in chief. Some discrepancies Were
brought out and suspicion was thrown
On other statements. but considering
that the narrative of the witness has
progressed from 1895 down to the first
of 1904 these variations are scarcely
to be wondered at.
In the matter of the sawed-off shot
guns. with which Orchard testified he
and Meyer armed themselves on set
| ting forth on the trip into the San
Juan country, where Meyer later was
arrested and thrown into the Telluride
bullpen, the witness became slightly
ratified Richardson got from him the
statement that he heard Meyer direct
ing Pettibone over the telephone to
buy the gun, as Pettibone could get
a discount. and yet Orchard declared
the gun was in the room when he
showed up at headquarters.
Another admission by Orchard was
that Meyer might still have that gun In
his possession, that 1t had never been
used. although on direct examination
he said he Lad used the gun to kill De
tective Lyle Gregory.
Orchard explained these discrep
ancies. however. by declaring that
there were always three or four such
guns kept at federation headquarters
and he reiterated his statement that
the gun he used on Gregory was pro
cured from that source.
The woman at the bottom of 1t all
is the wife of the man with whom he
boarded while working at the new
cheese factory at his old home in
Northumberland county. Canada. In
fatuated, he ran away with the
woman. changed his name and after
ward. ashamed to return to his wife
and child. drifted into the life crime
that gradually led up to the killing as
la trade at which he could earn easy
money and avoid hard manual labor.
Orchard is a man without nerves.
so far as the closest observer can dis
cover. AT times, while relating the
most frightful of the crimes of which
he accuses himself. his voice changes
and lowers. But during the eight
hours he has been on the stand under
fire of continual questioning, the man S
manner has altered little, and. except
for the first furry of nervousness,
when he walked out into the court
room and faced the crowd of curious
faces after sixteen months close incar-
ceration, he has shown no sign that
he realized he was debating his rec
ord as the greatest criminal of the cen
tury.