The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-06-11
This is Indicated by His
 Counsel. CROSS-EXAMINATION
 OF ORCHARD CONTINUED Sought to Show Witness Has Mania
 for Boasting. 
 Claim that Plots for Crime Were En- gfneered by Agents of Mine owners-steve Adams in
 Ada County pail.

Boise. Idaho. June 10.--Into the fur ther cross-examination of Harry Or chard today. counsel for William D. Haywood repeatedly threw the sugges- tion of a great coun ter conspiracy formulated and carried out by the ene- mics of the Western Federation of Miners and indicated a determination to construct their main line of defense on that field
 They carried Orchard by slow steps and through the minutest details from the dynamiting of the Independence station down to the attempt on the life of Fred Bradley and his family, and in addition to a series of particu- lar attacks on the credfbility of the witness and the general probability of his stories and paving the way for their own testimony in rebuttal, they sought to show that Orchard has a mania for boasting of the commission of crimes non-existent except In his own mind. and that he is testifying under the control or suggestion of De- tective McPartland- They began today by making 1t clear that as far as Or chard knew of his own knowledge, Haywood. Mover and Pettibone had nothing to do with the inspiration planning and executing of the Vindl- cator explosion and that haywoou and Mover had nothing to do with ainrrin z the murder Of Detective Greg ory. S,., ,n Al, tba Indeuendence station, the nrst crime. they endeavored to snow tnat Orchard in springing the mine had pur- posely sought to spare the oncomlns train and the non-union men Wno were expected to enter 1t. and that the Wnoie plot was engineered by agents of the mine owners and railway managers who wanted that comparatively harm less >"outrage" to injure the union min- CTS who were on a strike.
 To Discredit Orchard.
 Leaving the Independence stauon crime which was foiiowed py tne nisnI of Orchard into wyoming and then his unexpected return to Denver, counsel for the defense sought to discredit gthe story that Haywood directed Orchard to kill Andy Mayberry, by showing that Haywood and Mayberry are old ana in- timate friends. -
 Getting down to the Bradley crime they devoted themselves largely 10 tne revolting story of Orchards attempt 10 poison the entire Bradley household, in- cluding the infant, which he had seen in A baby carriage. Into stronger re- lief than had been the direct exam fnation they drew the utter depravlty of the witness and gave the watching crowd one deep noted thrill or an otn- erwise weary day.
 Francisco he repeatedly received money from Pettibone. who used the name of Pat Bone in transmitting 1t. and in making this clearer today the defense gave evidence Of a plan to show that this money was sent unoer Pettibone's name thinly disguised oy
 atna the leaders or the western Federation of Miners
 Orchard denied that mine owners or railway men had any part in the in- dependence Station outrage; denieo that he had a mania for confessing uncommitted crimes. and denied that he is under the influence of McFart- land. He showed some spirit Tn an swering many of Attorney Ricnss os. as ouestions but he firmly held to all or his first stories and was calm and cer- tain throughout the long, trying exam ination.
 Two More Crimes Added.
 Two more crimes were brought home to Orchard today; he confessed that he burned a cheese factory in ontario to get $900 insurance and he contessed that he began his life of crime by sell ing cheese at short weight.
 Counsel for the State let todays ex- animation take It's course without a single serious objection and at the close privately signified their entire satisfaction. Orchard has been on the stand i've days and has fully two more to serve.
 Steve Adams is a tenant of Ada county jail and a close cell neighbor of Haywood. Mover and Pettibone. He is for the present incommunicado and his custodians say that he is sullen and will refuse to say word when he Is called to the stand.
 Orchard COrrects Statements.
 Immediately after going on the stand at 9;35 this morning, Orchard asked for permission to correct two statements made by him on Saturday, one to the effect that Bill Easterly had made bombs with rettibone dope" with him at Cripple Creek and the other that he and Steve Adams had carried their shotguns in holsters when they were stalking Governor Peabody. He said Billy Alderman and not Billy EasterIy made the 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 conference with Detective Mcfarland this morn ing and with Mcfarland and Attorney Hawley yesterday and that each morn ing before appearing on the stand he visited Hawley's office, but the witness denied that he corrected his testimony on any suggestion from either Hawley or Mcfarland. He said he told Hawley he had made a mistake in his testi- mony and asked if he should correct 1t and Hawley told him to do so
 Didn't Mcfarland speak to you about the method by which wou could withstand cross examinationT com manded Attorney Richardson, who has handled the cross examination through out.
 ''No sir" replied Orchard. but he spoke of what gave me strength to go through the examination"
 Orchard has professed religion.
 Now, then,' roared Richardson. didn't you make this correction be- cause you discovered that Easterly is here and Alderman Is not?'
 NO sir. I knew Easterly was here all the time"
 Orchard said he had heard that Ack- erman is in Goldfield. Nevada.
 Attorney Richardson next demanded to know of Orchard what he had talk ea to Nelson Franklin and A. 2, Carl A L s-1