The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1907-06-07

ical story and throughout the entire
day Orchard went on from crime re-
cital to crime recital. each succeeding
one seemingly more revolving than
those that had come before.
Recounts List Of Crimes.
Orchard confessed that as a member
Of the mob that wrecked the Bunker
Hill and Sullivan mill in the Couer
Alenes he lighted one of the fuses
that carried fire to the giant explo-
sion; confessed that he set the death
trap in the indicator mine at Cripple
Creek that blow out the lives of SUI
perintendent Mccormick and Foreman
Beck; confessed that because he had
not been paid for his first attempt at
violence in the indicator mine he
had been treacherous to his associates
by warning the managers of the Flor
ence and Cripple Creek railway that
there was a plot to blow up their
trains; confessed that he cruelty fired
three charges of buckshot into the
body of Detective Lyle Gregory Of
Denver, killing him instantly; con
fessed that for days he stalked Gov
ernor Peabody about Denver. waiting
a chance to kill him; confessed that
he and Steve Adams set and dis.
charged the mine under the depot at
Independence, and confessed that fail
ing in an attempt to poison Fred Brad
ley of San Francisco, he blew him
and his house up with a bomb of gela.
tine.
And he has more brutal crimes to
tell that will bring his bloody career
down to it's end at Caldwell. where
with a great bomb he killed Governor
Steunenberg. These will come when
he resumes the stand. The story was
told to tense-nerved. rigid crowd
that watched with staring eyes for
every move and word of the confess.
ing witness; a crowd that was sick
ened and weary of its disgusting de-
tails long before James II. Hawley.
pleading illness of himself. secured
adjournment for the day.
cooIly Tells Of Deeds Of Murder.
Orchard retained control OF himself
almost from the moment he took the
stand and ii he suffered much he
he did not show it. His eyes were
bloodshot and his face notified in
color when he came into the room to
confront the man whose life he Jeop.
ardizes. He was plainly nervous. He
seemed at first, to lose little of his
physical control, for he walked I'M
steadily as he neared the stand and
reached in an indefinite way for the
arm of the chair. He had trouble in
finding his voice for few minutes.
but only for a few moments, He
quickly steadied himself and was soon
talking in the soft. easy tones that
characterize his speech. His manner
was easy and his gaze steady in any
direction that a question claimed his
attention. His eyes binked a little
when he told how he trailed and muir.
dered Lyle Gregory. but his voice al,
tered none In tone.
His eyes met those OF Haywood sew
eral times and the two gazed fxedly
at each other in tests with honods even.
Orchards Entry Dramatic.
Orchards entry into the court room.
after a dramatic pause. was itself in.
tensely dramatic, Five witnesses.
who traced Horsley and Jack Simp-
kins at various times prior to the
6teunenberg murder at Caldwell, con.
sumed the first hour of the morning
session, The door then swung open
and in marched Orchard. led by Sheriff
Beamer and followed by two pen!ten,
tiary guards and two detectives. all
armed, There were a few prelimi.