Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-06-08
ORCHARD STANDS
ORDEAL WELL
Counsel Failed to Make Him Con-
tradict Himself But Showed
Him in His True Light.
ONCE A RAILROAD DETECTIVE,
Paved the Way for Contro,crtine His
Evidence on Various Iolnts--Lic
Passed Between attorneys.

Boise. Ida. June 7.-Counsel for
William d. Haywood continued their
attack on the testimony of Harry or
chard at both sessions OF the trial todty
and conferred their strongest assault on
the events beginning with the explosion
in the Vindicator mine and ending with
The earlier meetings between the Wit
ness and the leaders Of tho federation
IN Denver. To the extent that traffic
with 'the other side in the war Of
labor and capital In colorado was ds-
creditable they succeeded IN dscrcdit-
ing the witness.
Taking up the admission that Orchard
made in direct examination that he had
been treacherous to his comrades in
Cripple Creep by tipping on q train
Nrecking plot, they developed the fact
that Orchard entered the employ of y.
&. Scott, who had charge OF the rail-
way detectives. Orchard said that with
Scott he had met *. &. Sterling, a de-
tectlVc Ia the employ of The Mine own
ci's association, and that Scott had paid
his expenses and accompanied him to
Denver on the trip when first he had
met Meyer and Haywood. He said that
he had agreed to report 10 Scott, but
that he was lying to him. never intend
ing 70 make reports to him and never
did make genuine reports to him The
defense also tried to show that because
he stood in with the other side or
chard was never molestcd by the mill
Tia in Cripple Creek during the strike
Orchard minated that Scott had told
him Il he militia interfered with him
he was to send FOR him and that the
militia never did interfere with him or
search his house.
Orchard said that he went TO Scott
first because he had not been paid for
his work AT the NlndicatOr mine, and
he was jealous because he was given
hard work like the indicator job while
other men got the simple task of train
wrecking by displacing q rail More
crimes great and small. We're added to
Orchards record today. The Cripple
Creek woman with whom he committed
biganiy had three sons; Orchard stole
highgrade ore from a messmate he
stole Two cases of powder from the VIM
dicatnr mine; he stole powder to make
one of the bombs thrown into the Vim
dictator coal pile
The defense endeaVored in various
ways to throw the shadow OF doubt and
improbability around the whole Vindi-
Gator story aed the alleged connection
of w, r. Davis and william Easterly
with the affair and the circumstances
uuutr NHlCn orchard teAtltled ne met
Meyer and Haywood and was paid for
the commission of crime. ana to dts
credit Orchards story that he was sent 1
back to Cripple Creek with unlimited
credit aud orders TO commit any act OF
violence that he cared to- They con-
fronted Orchard with Easterly and
Owney Barnes aud paved the wav for
the contradiction by them of the story
told by Orchard and several times dur
Ing the day paved the way for contro-
yerting his testimony on material
points. Orchard stood the strain and
test very well and held tenaciously to
the story he related yesterday and the
daV before
Suddenly toward the close of the day
the defense took up the trip Orchard
made to southern Colorado with Mover
IN the early part of 1904 and showed
that Meyer feared 10 so south unguard-
cd because mime owners official
thugs had beaten up innocent unicg
men and had sent for Orchard Ia aid
In protecting him. II was agreed that
they should carry cut of shotguns and
sit In the center of the railway car So
that If they were attacked they could
defend themselves. Atty. Richardson.
very clear that this had been per-
fectly straight proposition, free from
any fake"
Counsel hared up several times dur
ing the day, and In the last passage al
arms Prosecutor HaWiey said that
Richardson told a talsehood when he
minated that Orchard was a fixed Wit
ness.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Resummg the stand at the afternoon
session OF court, Orchard said that prior
to his marriage in Colorado he lived at
Johnny Neville's house at Crippla
rock Hf admitted tulr