The Colorado statesman., 1907-06-15
Has Not Been Spared.

Boise.-The defense has not spared
Orchard. His character as criminal
has developed until almost every crime
in the calendar. big and little. has been
brought home TO him. The most re
markable thing about the man is ths
absolute nonchalance with which h
admits to the commission of these
crimes You committed burglary
said Mr. Richardson.
Il do not know just what you mean
by burglary" replied Orchard.
Il mean that you broke open rail
road depot and stole trunk. replied
the cross examiner.
"Oh, yes. l did that" Orchard said,
without the slightest hesitation oi
change of tone.
The plot to kidnap the children OF
Orchards former partner in the Her
cules mine prospect is looked upon by
the defense as strong proof of the du'
plicity of the man. The claim of the
defense is that Simpkins discov
cred the plot and warned August Paul
son Paulson has been subpoenaed by
the state. 1t was shown, however, by
the defense in crossexamination that
Paulsol loaned Orchard $500 just be
fore he left Wallace for Caldwell,
berg.
The case for the defense, in contra
diction of the connection of Haywood
with the actual murder or arrange
ments for the murder OF Steunenberg,
is shown by the questions put so as 10
bring out the evidence to show tina.
Orchard reached Wallace planning to
kidnap Paulsons children. Failing in
that, he became poverty stricken and
committed the burglary. Getting no
proceeds from this, he robbed cash
register These funds running out, he
borrowed $500 from the man who had
been his partner and who had become
rich from the proceeds of the mine, a
sixteenth share of which Orchard had
sold for song, and then, envious Oi
the ricn man, and angered at the
thought that Stounenberg had driven
him, in common with other union men,
from the state, he planned the enter
prise of vengeance. The defense as
serts that Simplxins was at Wallace at
the time. in line with his duties as a
member of the executive board of the
Western Federation. and that neither
there nor at Caldwell had he any direct
connection with Orchards plans.
The state will begin the corrobora-
tive testimony next week. About 100
witnesses will be there to give evidence
in support of Orchards testimony. Il
is understood also that certain docu'
mentary evidence will be produced, but
the nature of this has been kept a COM
plete secret.
Former Governor Peabody. who
reached Boise, takes the position that
he can not talk about the case until
after he has been on the stand. Ac-
cording to- Orchard he was in danger Of
assassination for long time and was
hunted with bomb and pump-2un In
Denver and at his home in Canon City,
Colorado. The former governor of
Colorado is big man, showing no evil
dence that he stands in fear of any
body He admits that threatening let
ters are not an unusual thing with him.,
but he laughingly turns off any direct
answer to questions as to his opin-
ions of the many narrow escapes re-
lated by Orchard.
The case for the defense will be con-
Quoted by Clarence Darrow of Chicago.
Ii was agreed between counsel for the
defense that Mr.. Richardson should
have the star witness for cross-examin-
alton, and Mr.. Darrow says that Mr..
Richardson will cross-examine some of
the other witnesses The direct exam
nation OF the witnesses for the de-
fense will be by Darrow, who will have
the closing argument.