Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1907-06-10
Succeeds in Forcing
Contradictions
From Orchard
WITNESS BADLY CONFUSED
Attorney Richardson's Grill.
ing Cross-Examination
Having Its Effect.

Boise, Idaho, June 10.-Harry Or
chard commenced his fifth days grill.
Ing on the witness stand in the Hay
wood murder trial this morning. Up to
today Orchard has stood without con.
fusion the severe test of a most skillful
cross-examination, but Attorney Rich
ardson, for the defense today sue
ceeded in partially breaking down Or
chard's testimony and forcing from
him damaging contradictions. 1t re-
mains to be seen whether the defense
will succeed in discrediting the testi-
mony of this witness altogether.
Orchard Corrects Statements.
The first thing this morn:ng Or
chard asked permission to correct two
statements made by him on Saturday
as follows: One that Bill Easterly
made the bombs with "Pettibone
dope with him at Cripple Creek and
the other that he and Steven Adams
carried shotguns in holsters when
stalking Governor Peabody. He said
that Billy Ackerman, not Easterly.
made the bomb experiments with him
and that he and Adams did not carry
their guns in holsters
Attorney Richardson brought out
the fact that Orchard was in confer
ence with Detective MCFARLAND and
Attorney Hawley this morning, hut
the witness denied that he corrected
his testimony on any suggestion from
them.
Bitterly AssaiIed by Richardson.
Nov then" roared Attorney Rich
ardson, didn't you make this correc-
ton because you discovered that
Easterly is here and Alderman is
not?"
'No sir; | knew Easterly was here
all the time" replied Orchard.
Orchard denied that he ever dis
cussed his troubles with Nelson Frank.
lin, A. f. Carlton or other mine own
ers or their Representatives In Cripple
Creek. He said that he first discussed
the blowing up of the independence
Railroad depot with Parker and Davis,
the strike managers in the Cripple
Creek district, but the witness could
not recall the date or the place. Later,
he said, he discussed the matter with
the same two leaders In the lobby of
the miners convention In Denver.
The witness declared that it was be-
cause Haywood's control of the West
ern Federation of Miners was in jeop-
ardy in this convention that the lead
ers wanted something pulled off.
Orchard denied that he went to the
Adams Hotel in Denver the night he
killed Lyle Gregory or that he jumped
from a window of that hotel while
Detective Loomis was looking for him.
81 first went to Pettibone's back
yard" said Orchard, buried my
sawed-off shotgun and then went
home"
At this point Richardson turned on
the witness and shouted.
Look here have you been cautioned
not to give definitely any time or
place during this cross-examination?"
81 have been cautioned as to moth
ing" answered the witness, "but to
tell the truth"
He denied that he had received a
letter from Mr.. Bangs of New York,
superintendent Of the Pinkerton De-
tective Agency or from William A.
Pinkerton.
Backs Down on Some Testimony.
Orchard admitted that Haywood,
Meyer and Pettibone had nothing to
do with the planning of the Vindicator
mine explosion or any other of his
outrages until the Independence depot
affair.
In the course of the cross-examination
Orchard also admitted that he burned
his cheese factory near Brighton in
Canada and collected 5000 insurance.
He was % or 20 years old at the time.
He said his first crime, he believed,
was weighing cheese up short" Or.
chard had said earlier in his exami.
nation that up to the time he left
Canada he had never been charged
with any serious crime.
Adams Arrives; May Not Testify.
Steve Adams, the alleged associate
of Orchard in some of his crimes,
reached Boise this morning in charge
of deputy sheriff from Wallace.
Adams was accompanied by his attor-
ney, John Worms, of Wallace. 1t is