New-York tribune., 1907-06-08
ORCHARD Is UNSHAKEN.
STICKS TO HIS STORIES.
Haygcood Defence Cams Little IN
Cross Examination.

Boise. Idaho. June Counsel for William d.
Haywood continued their attack the testi
mony of Harry Orchard at both sessions OF the
trial to-day, and centred their strongest assault
on the happenings beginning with the explosion
in the Vindicator mine and ending with the
earlier meetings between the witness and the
leaders of the Western Federation OF Miners in
Denver To the extent that traffic with the
other side" in the war of labor and capital in
Colorado discreditable. they succeeded in
discrcdting the witness
Taking up the admission that Orchard made
in direct examnation-that he had been treach-
erous to his comrades in Cripple Creek. by in
forming of train wreCking plot-they devel-
oped that Orchard entered the employment Of
D. G Scott, who had charge of the railway de-
tectives. Orchard said that with Scott he had
met X. c. Sterling. detective for the Mine
Owners Association. and that Scott had paid
his expenses and accompanied him to Denver
on the trip where he first had met Meyer and
Haywood. He said that he had agreed 20 report
to Scott but that he was lying to him. never in
tended to make reports to him and never did
make reports The defence also tried to show
that because he stood in with the other side
Orchard never moIested by the militia in
Cripple Greek during the strike. Orchard ad-
mitted that Scott had told him that If the mill
tia interfered with him he was to send for him.
and that the militia never did interfere with him
search his house
Orchard said that he went TO Scott first be-
cause he had not been paid for his work at the
Eindicstor mine and he was jealous because
hard work like the Vindcator job given to
him, while other men cot the simple task of
train wrecking by displacng a rail.
More crimes, great and small we're added to
Orchards record to-day. The Cripple Creek
woman with whom he committed bigamy had
three sons; Orchard stole high grade ore from
"A messmate; he stole two cases of powder from
the Vindicator mine; he stole powder to make
one Of the bombs thrown into the Vindicator
coal pile, and he lied
The defence eudeavored i'm various ways to
throw the shadow of doubt and improbability
around the whole Vindicator story and the
alleged connection Of W. f. Davis and William
Easterly with the affair and the circumstances
under which Orchard testified he met Moyer and
Haywood and paid for the commission Of
the crime, and To dscredit Orchards story that
he was sent back to Cripple Creek with un-
limited credit and orders TO commit any act Of
violence that he cared to. They confronted
Orchard with EasterIy and Owney Barnes and
paved the way for the contradiction by them
Of the story told by Orchard and several times
during the day paved the way for the contro-
version Of his testimony on material points
Orchard stood the test and strain well and held
tenaciousy To the story he related yesterday and
the day before.
suddenly. toward the close of tho day. the de-
fence took up the trip Orchard made to southern
Colorado with Meyer i'm the early part of 1901
and showed that Meyer feared 10 go South ur-
guarded because mine owners official thugs"
had beaten innocent union men. and had sent
for Orchard to aid In protecting him.
1t was agreed that they should carry cutoff
shotguns and sit in the centre OF the railway
car. that if they We're attacked they could
defend themselves. Mr.. Richardson. I'm ques-
tioning the witness, made II clear that this had
been n perfectly straight proposition, free from
any fake"
Counsel "fared up several times during the
day. and in the last passage at arms Prosecutor
Hawley said that Richardson told faIsehood
when he intmated that Orchard was a fixed
witness.