The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-06-11
A COMPOSING MANIA HAS
OVERCOME ORCHARD
Boise Star Witness Charged
With Munchansenism.
is CRIMINAL IN OWN FANCY
Counsel For Prisoner Deoiare That
Accused Is Victim OF Great Con.
spiraoy OF Enemies.


10 show that the Independence railroad
station outrage. instead OF being pro-
cured 10y the Western Federation OF
Miners. was n plant of the enemies
of the federation Intended 20 be com
paratlvely harmless and converted by
mlschance into great tragedy.
Orchard had testified that he AMI
Adams pulled the trigger Of the mine
before the train reached the station.
aud the defense seeks 60 make II ap-
pear that Il was planned 10 blow M
the station. not only before the train
arrived. but before the nonunion men
working In the nelghboring mines came
down 10 the train.
Counsel for william u. Haywood re-
peatcdly threw the suggestion 81 n
great counter conspiracy formulated
and carried out 10y the enemies ~ the
Western Federation ~ Miners and In
dicatcd determination 20 construct
their main line Of defense on that
field. They carried Orchard 10y slow
steps through the minutest details
from the dynamitlng 81 the lndepend
ence (Coiol station down to the Mt.
tempt ON the life cf Fred Bradley aud
his family In sun Francisco.
In addition 90 a series 81 particular
attacks on the eredlbility .of the wit
ness aud the general probability u hi
stories and preparing their way Tor
their own testimony IN rebutial. the
defense sought to show that orrharl
has n mania for boasting 81 the com
mission OF crimes nonexlstcnt except
IN his own mind aud that he l. tcsii.
! flying under the control aud suggcs
ton Of Detective Mcfarland.
The defense began by making II
clear that. as far ~ Orchard knew.
Haywood. Meyer aud rettilone had
nothing 10 do with the Inspiration
planning and execution Of the Nindl
Gator explosion and that Haywood and
Meyer had nothing 10 do with the
planning 81 the number % Detective
I Gregory.
Passing then 90 tho dynamliing 81
the Independence sinti"n. the first
crime with which the testimony u
Orchard directly connects Haywood.
Meyer and Pciillone. they .cndeayorc'l
/ a. show that Orhanl IN sprlnglng 40"
mine had rurpo-ciy sought 81 spare
the oncoming train ana the nonuniun
men who wcn expected 10 cnimin
and that the whole plot was engineer
ed by agents ~ niue owners aui rail-
way managers. who wanted cum
pamtivciy harmless Outrage" 60 IN
jurc the union miners who were OF
strike.
Leaving the Independence station
crime. which was followed by thp
flight ~ Orchard into Wyoming nnd
then by his unexpected return 20 Den
yer. the defense sought g. dlscrciit u,
story that Haywood directed Orchard
60 kiIl Andy Maybcrry by showing that
Haywood and Maytcrry were old and
Intimate friends
Getting down 10 the Bradley crime
the defense devoted itself largely g.
the story of Orchards attempt 10 POI
son Bradley. endangcrlng the cntlr
bradley household. Including an infant
that he had seen 10 n baby carriag,
aud Mrs. Crow. the cook. with whom
be- had made friends aud whom he hat
accompanied 10 theaicr. Orchar
sworc that while Ia san Francisco b.
repeatedly received money from Pcttl
bone. who used the name Of PA
Bone" In Transmitting H. In maklns
this clearer the defense gave evidence
81 a plan 10 show that this money wa
sent under Petitioners disguised mans
by persons plotting against the leader
81 the Western Federation ~ Miners.
The witness told ~ putting sirych
nine In the Bradley family's milk
Orchard had become acquainted will
the cook aud had once taken her 10 th'
thcatcr. The man said be- was avian
that the family consisted of Bradley
his wife. baby and three seryan
girls. Referring a. the money received
Orchard said he thought the monet
came IN the name ~ Wolf. The mex
money. another SlOO. came by Posia
Telegraph from "Tat Bone"
"Did you while you were IN Sal
Francisco 10 out one night 10 the enc
~ the car line at Golden Gate parl
and hold up a street car CONDUCTOR
asked Richardson.
"No. SIR"
"DId you ever tai any one you did"
Eyes. believe did"
Then you confessed 20 crime yol
did not commltT"
Eyes"
"And you have confessed 20 oihc
crimes YOU never commIttcdr
Tho attorneys for the state objccte
TO this. but the objection was over
ruled.
II have told such stories among me
when we were all telling stories"
"You have n mania for telling storie
OF crime. haven't your
II don't know whethcr have n ma
MIA or not" replied orchard. but
have told stories when others were Gel
] ing Of such things"
"what was the reason for gcttin
Bradley"
Haywood said he was NJ the hea
Of the Mine Owners association IN ca
a ifornln aud was raising n fund Of seq
cral hundred thouannd dullara 10 drly