Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-06-11

Boise, Idaho, June 10.-IntO the fur
Their cross-eAamination of Harry Or
chard today, counsel for William ID.
HAYWOOD repeatedly threw the sugges-
ton of Il great counter conspiracy for
mulatcd and carried out by the enc
mics of the Western Federation Of Min
ers and indicated a determination to
construct their main line of defence on
that field. They carried Orchard by
slow steps through the minutest de-
tails from the dynamitinS of the indie
rendencc, Col, station, down to the at
tempt of the life of Fred Bradley and
his family in San Francisco. In addi
ton to Il series of particular attacks
on the crcdibility Of the witness and
the general probability of his stories,
and preparing the way for their own
testimony in rcbuttal, the defence
sought to show that Orchard has a ma
MIA for nUasting Of the commission of
crimes non-cXistcnt except in his own
mind and that he is testifying under
the control and suggestion OF the dctec-
tive, Mcfarland.
The defence began today by making
it clear that as far as Orchard knew
Haywood. Meyer ana Pcttiboue had
nothing to do with the inspiration,
piannin;; and execution Of the Vindi-
Gator mine explosion and that Hay
wood and Meyer had nothing to do
with the planning of the murder Of De
tective Gregory.
Passing then to the dynamiting Of
the Independence station. the first
crime with which the testimony Of Or
chard directly connects Haywood,
Meyer and Pettihone, they endcavor to
show that Orchard, in springng tho
mine had rurposcly sought to. spare the
On-coming train and the non-uniOn
men who were expected to entrain. and
that the whole plot was engineered by
agents of mine owners and railway
managers. who wanted a comparatively
harmless outrage to injure the union
miners who were on strike.
Getting down to the Bradley crime. the
defence devoted itself largely to the story
of Orchards attempt to poison Bradley,
endanCcrinr tie entire Bradley house
hold. including an infant and the cook.
Orchard sworc that while in San r'rar-
cisco he repeatedly received money from
PettihonC. who used the name 81 Fat
Bone" in transmitting it. IL making this
clearer today the defence gave evidence
Of plan to show that this money was
sent under rcttibonc's disguised name ny
persons plotting against the leaders or tht
Western Federation Of Miners.
Orchard denied that mine owners oil
railway men had any part i'll the lndc'
pcndcncc station outrage. denied that h'
had mania for confcssinG uncommltie'
crimes, and denied that he is under the
influence of Detective Mcfarland. lie
showed some spirit in answering many OF
Atty. Richardson's questions, but ne firm
" held to all Of his first stories ana wa
calm and cool throughout the long trying
examination.
Counsel for the state let todaY'S cNahh
nation take its course without serious CD
lection, and at the close privately SlEnl
fed their utter satisfaction. Orchard ma
been on the stand five days and has fuil!
two mere to serve.
Steve Adams tonight is tenant OF Ad'
county Jail and Il close cell nciEhbor
Haywood, Meyer and-Pcttibonc. Ills Gus
to.lians say that lie is sullcn ana VIII re
fuse to say word when he is called I
the stand.