Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-06-11
With Steady Hand Draws
Diagram Of Scene Of
One of His Crimes.
MARVEL OF ATTORNEYS
Defense Draws From Him Last
Details He Can Recall of
Infamous Deeds.

Boise. June Hilary Orchard start
ed in on his fourth day of cross exam
ination this morning. He shows not
the slightest sign of fatigue On the
contrary. he grows apparently stronger,
clearer and more unshakable every
minute. Even counsel for the defense
admit he is a marvel.
Shows Steady Hand.
Yesterday when he was called upon
to show where he stood when he fired
the mine that blew up the Independence
depot and killed II men. he bent over
from the witness stand to the stenog-
rapher's table. and with his hand steady
as a rock, drew complete plan, max
ing dotted lines TO show which way he
ran and giving the direction of the
railroad and spur track on which he
and Adams ran after the explosion.
More About Bradley Attempt.
When Orchard resumed the stand to-
| day, Attorney Richardson continued to
question him about attempts he had
made upon the life Of Fred Bradley in
San Francisco Orchard said he ROOM
ed near the Bradley home. Witness
declared he had bought some dynamite
for bomb before the attempt TO poison
| Bradley with strychnine in milk failed.
Gave Fictitious One.
In buying the powder. Orchard was
required 10 give his name. He could
not remember what the name was, but
ii was a fictitious one. As an excuse
for buying 10 pounds of dynamite, Or
chard told the clerk he wanted to blow
ont some stumps on his ranch.
Orchard gave as nearly as he could
Il description of the various places
| where he had lived while in San Fran
cisco before moving to the Bradley
lncighbOrhO0d. He could not remember
the names of streets or the number of
houses.
Not Card Sharp.
Next Orchard told of a pleasure trip
he had taken to Caliente Springs while
waiting for Bradley's probable return
from Alaska. He played cards while
there, but denied he was a card sharp.
Orchard lived near the Presidio at the
time he bought the dynamite for the
Bradley bomb. He kept it in his room
and took it with him when he moved
TO Washington street within half block
of the Bradley home.
Hint at Conspiracy.
Boise, Idaho. June 11.-Into the cross
examination of Harry Orchard yester-
day, the counsel for Haywood repeat
edly threw the suggestion of a great
counter conspiracy, formulated and
carried out by the enemies of the West
ern Federation of Miners, and indica--
ed the determination to construct their
main line of defense on that field. They
carried Orchard by slow steps AMI
through the minutest details of the
dynamiting of the Independence sta
| tiOn down TO the attempt on the life
J of Fred Bradley and his family and IA
addition TO the series of particular at
tacks on the creditability of the wit
ness and the general probability of his
stories, and preparing the way for
their own testimony in rebuttal. they
sought TO show that Orchard has
mania for boasting of the commission
of crimes nOn-eXistent except in his
own mind and that he is testifying un-
der the control and suggestion of De-
tective Mcfarland.
Discredit Orchards Testimony.
The defense began by making 1t
clear that as far as Orchard knew CT
his own knowledge, Haywood, Moy7r
and Pettibone had nothing to do with
the inspiration. planning and execu-
tion of the indicator explosion aud
that Haywood and Meyer had nothing
to do with the planning of the murder
of Detective Gregory.
AIleee Great Counter Plot.
Passing then to the dynamiting OF
the Independence station, the frs.
crime with which the testimony of Or
chard directly connected Haywood.
Meyer and Pettibone they endeavorei /
to show that Orchard, in springing the
mine, had purposely sought to spas