Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1907-06-20
DEFENSE TRIES TO SHOW THAT
HE sWoRE FALSELY
PEABODY CALLST ON HIM
Witness Cries When He Sees Colo
RADIO Governor and Tells Him He
Is Glad He Did Not Kill Him and
That He is Spared Of Thought of
That Crime.

pOfSe, ludnO, June l4.-Ine men
who are battling to save the life of
William d. Haywood and the good
name of the western federation of
miners made their greatest assault
upon Harry Orchard yesterday, when.
carrying the review by cross-examina-
ton OF his life of crime down to his
confession, they bitterly assailed his
guiding motives. Six days they spent
in stripping him before the jury of
every shred of morality and character
and then. suddenly turning upon him
in final fierce attack, they fought
with every means known to the legal
craft to convince the jury that Or
chard was committing crime in
falsely swearing away the lives of in
nocent men in the hope of saving his
own.
The series of quickly delivered at
tacks gave to the trial. amid the
scenes centering around the witness
chair, depth of dramatic intensity,
compelling human interest that
gripped and held every man and wo-
man who watched and listened.
Orchard failed, when they recited to
him the tale of David and Uriah, that
Detective MCFARLAND related to him
when he came seeking confession. He
fought to save himself, but tears filed
his eyes and he rocked unevenly like
a fainting woman. His voice lowered
~ L. ,r,a he h ",
his handkerchief. Then he steadied
himself and went on strongly to the
end He defended his motives by say
ing that he had finally experienced
conversion and penitence and had re-
solved to make all possible reparation
by freely confessing ALL, Mcfarland
had told him he was doing great
service for the state, and that states
were kind to men who served them
there was no other promise. Fol
hours the defense hammered away or
the motive of saving his own life
They sought to show 1t in force of al
example drawn from the immunity o
informers in the Mollie Mcclure cases
but this the witness would not admit
Next they sought for it in Orchard!
effort to bring Steve Adams to thu
state and then in subsequent meeting,
with Mcfarland and Governor Good
ing. Once again they emphasized The
fact that the witness had twice writ
ten his testimony out, but Orchard re
PEELED the suggestion that it had beer
changed by Mcfarland or anybody
else. They tried to show him a pam
pered, petted, hero-like prisoner fec
from the table of the warden and ad
dressed as Harry by Governor Good
ing and Warden Whitney. given free
dom and liberties no other prisoner
ever had in the world, and all this
kind consideration implying directly
that he would never be hanged fol
killing Steunenberg
Then came the showing as to how
the prisoner had been dressed ant
groomed for the trial. and lastly, fol
climax, they showed Orchard plead
ing for and saving the life of Boil
Wetter, condemned to death for muir
der. Orchard admitted he had ap
pealed to Governor Gooding abou
Wetter and that later Gooding frs
reprieved Wetter and then commutet
his sentence of death to one Of lif'
imprisonment.
Orchard left the stand at 2:30 ant
the state began the confederation o
the Bradley poisoning story, examin
ing several witnesses on this point.
Peabody Visits Orchard.
Immediately after the noon recess
former Governor Peabody of Colorado
met Orchard in the Office of counse
4 for the prosecution. The meeting wa
unexpected as far as Orchard wal
concerned and when he saw Peabod,
advancing toward him with hand out
lstretched he blanched and began t.
Itremble. II am ashamed to speak L
you, governor; | am ashamed to lool
at you" faltered Orchard.
"Oh, that's all right" said Peabody
Laughing. You need not be ashamed
to speak to me now"
Orchard began crying, and wher
Peabody succeeded in reassuring him
he said:
81 am glad I did not kill you, and
that am spared the thought Of that
crime at least."
Orchard ana Peabody spent Is or 20
minutes together and parted in a very
friendly way.