The Washington herald., 1907-06-14
ORCHARD TREMBLES
ON SEEING PEABODY
CONFINED FROM PAGE ONE.

TO him good deal about the Bible, and
told him some Bible stories that he used
to know when he was boy, but which
the years Of crime and vice had almost
obliterated from his memory.
He talked to him about King David and
the evil things that he did and the years
Of repentance by which he strove to
blot out his transgressions The evil
years, the conversion. and the subsequent
good deeds Of St Paul also formed the
subject of some talks Orchard had with
the detective.
II was after il. and some visits that
Dean Hicks paid 10 him, said the witness.
IN the voice that had remained firm
through all his stories of hideOus crimes.
but now shook and grew thick and husky.
that he made up his mind that the grave
did not end everything and that he would
not go unrepentant and by his own hand
into the world that lies beyond this It
was then that he determined to live as
long as he could and to tell the truth.
regardless of the consequences to my
self or anybody else
Tried to Humiliate Him.
There was no detail of humiliation that
Lawyer Richardson could infict upon
Orchard that was spared him. He made
him tell where he got the clothes he
wore. the shoes on his feet. the overcoat
that he had left In the ante-room, the
Bibles that he sent to the woman he
married in Cripple Greek.
He questioned him minutely about the
number OF times Mcfarland saw him
He made him tell all he knew about the
aFfn h.. l. q,
confess 10 Mcfarland. He drew out
the statement that Gov Gooding had
commuted the sentence of a murderer
named Weller after Orchard had told
the chief executive that he was sorry
for him; that the governor, when he
came to see him. shook hands with him
and called him Harry" and that
Warden Whitney did the same thing.
He did everything he could to show
that after Orchard had made his con-
fessi0n and promised 20 repeat il on the
witness stand he was treated by the
governor and the warden like an intimate
friend. or rather Ike a pampered favor
ite child; that there was nothing he asked
for that he did not get. and that every
effort was made 70 maintain and perpetU-
been brought
Orchard made not the slightest effort 10
conceal anything about which he was
asked He never lodged a question or
any phase of H. He gave many details
about which he was not specifically
asked lie threw wide open the windows
Of his memory and if there was anything
inside that Lawyer Richardson did NOT
see It was only because he did not look.
II candor ever appeared 20 be personified.
it was in the person Of Harry Orchard to-
day.
Expected Fair Treatment.
This candor reached It's extremity in his
answers TO questions touching the making
20 him Of any promise Of immunity Or
chard several times was asked if Mozart
land didn't tell him that the State always
looked after its witnesses. He said the
detective never said just this. but he
added every time that Mcfarland had told
him that the State generally dealt fairly
with its witnesses.
Didn't Mcfarland tell you that II you
confessed You would be able 10 90 out
Of it all right yourself?" demanded Rich
ardson. in his most tremendous manner.
No. sir" said Orchard promptly. Mr.
Mcfarland said he could not make any
promises. because he could not keep them
If he did make them. He said he would
have the prosecuting attorney come and
see me, but / said that he needn't do
that. because whatever / told. ] told OF
my own free viii. and l didn't care much
what became Of me, anyway
Orchard went on O. declare that he
never saw the governor until after he
he'd confessed. and that the governor
never had made any promises % him, but
had told him that he thought he was
doing right. and that he believed he was
doing a great thing for the state and the
country
In the afternoon. after Orchard left the
stand Mr Peabody came into the court
room for a few minutes. He looked curl
Ouslv at the leaden box that stood on the
clerks desk II was the case Of the
bomb that Orchard took down to Canon
City 20 kin the ex-governor with.
How does II feel TO talk with man
who mas tried so many times to kill you?"
the governor was asked.
It's a little creepy ne answered
but I have not got cold feet. I knew
Orchard the moment I saw him, though
he has changed considerably since I used
10 see him hanging about the streets Of
Denver with others Of the Federation
crowd l never suspected that he was
trying TO bump me of until after he
confessed" ."
Nj Peabody will testify for the State
as also viii his daughter, Miss Cora
Peabody. who is also here
Pois story Verified.
While Orchards profession Of faith
was. Of course. the feature Of this sensa-
tional days doings. it was not the only
feature. After he left the stand, the State
produced three San Francisco witnesses
who corroborated what Orchard had said
about the attempt he made to poison Fred
Bradley the former mine manager They
proved C0nclusively that Bradley did not
use the poisoned milk because il tasted
bitter. that # was sent 10 a chemist for
analysis. and found to be fun OF strych-
nine The chemist who made the analy-
sis testified that the bottle Of cream he
examined contained over forty grains of
strychnine. Two or three grains were
enough to kill anybody. he swOre.
To-day was Orchard $ eighth day on
the witness stand and since Thursday
afternoon Of last week he has been under
CrOss-examination. The fire which the de-
fense turned upon him lasted almost ex-
actly twenty-five hours. It now looks as
if the Haywood case would take at least
six weeks more 10 complete. The defense
announced to-day that it had between 80
and 200 witnesses.