New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-06-12

from before Christmas. 1904 TO February 1895.
Richardson endeavored by many questions to show
mat both Orchard and Adams were poverty-strck-
en- all winter, but the witness repeatedly declared
that both men were we'll supplied with funds the
money coming from Pettibone and Haywood
Orchard said that when he reported TO Pettibone
and Adams he represented Bradley's condition to
be worse than it really was. He had heard the
man was not permanently injured.
You lied, didn't your snared Richardson
Yes"
1T was your habit to lie about everything wasn't
It?'
Whenever it suited my purpose better"
You have always been a liar. now haven't you?'
/ nave lied at times. since began to go wrong"
AND you started wrong pretty early didn't your
Somewhere between twenty-five and thirty years
Old
Richardson asked the witness If he sent any
money he received for the Bradley affair TO either
OF his wives. He said he had not He supposed
Fettibone was looking for his Cripple Creek
wife.
But nobody was caring for your Canadian wife?"
NO. sir said Orchard. He bit his lower lip and
seemed to show one OF the traces OF feeling in
voice
Isn't it a fact" continued Richardson that the
woman You wronged IN Cripple Creek had to sell
her Washtubs in order to get things to eat?':
NO, sir. Pettibone had promised to look out for
her when left Colorado"
An incident typical Of the entire cross-examina-
ton next occurred. Richardson asked:
Did you talk to Haywood about sending money
TO your wife?"
Yes replied Orchard
That makes two visits to Pettbone's backyard?''
No sir; it doesn't anything Of the sort" said
Orchard, positively. I'VE talked about it the day
they wanted me TO go TO California to get Brad
ley"
ORCHARD INFALLIBLE IN DETAILS.
As to the details OF his story. Orchard seemed
infalible- He repeated them as often Richard
son desired. and seemed never to lose patience.
Orchard insisted that Haywood and Pettibone
promised TO for the wife at Cripple Creek.
but had failed to do So He admitted that he knew
his first wife had worked at cheese making for
living. His lower lip quvered he swallowed hard
on lump in his throat. and his answers were
short and his voice husky. Richardson continued
this griins for fifteen minutes. but failed to break
the witness down.
Orchard said It was while living with steve
Adams that he was detailed by Haywood TO help
Adams assasslnate Judge Gabbert in Denver.
Haywood said he wanted to shoot Gabbert
because he felt the OF dynamite would get
everybody in trouble said Orchard. His idea IN
continuing to kill was to get the ranch Haywood,
Meyer and Pettibone had promised to him.
And you ready 20 kill everybody in Col
orado for an $500 ranch?" suggested Richardson.
Once more Richardson reverted 10 Orchards
gambling proclivities. Three four times a day
the subject has come up since the cross-examna-
tion began. This time Haywoods attorney wanted
to know what sort of games Orchard played. He
said he played faro bank, draw poker, stud poker
and black jack He denied that he had ever run
game, and in response to question which had
been propOunded nearly score Of times before in
sisted that ne lost at gambling often than he
house several nights hoping for chance to shoot
him.
why didn't YOU go up and ring the doorbeI and
pump 1t into him. asked Richardson
~
out moments hesitation.
You allowed anybody else TO call you a
coward, did you. in those dsys?'
Il don't know about that"
You considered yourself very brave man.
I cali all the things I've done very cowardly''
said Orchard In a low S even voice; -, 1,,,.
woods public utterances about the time the Pea
that the Western Federation Of Miners did not
care who was Governor
that he talked about differently 10 u.s. said Or
.'You used to do the same thing didn't your"
Yes, did up TO the time changed and decided
Orchard was being questioned as TO the makeup
of the bombs prepared for Governor Peabody when
the luncheon recess was ordered
At the afternoon session however. Richardson
took new tack ana asked orchard long series
OF questions as TO where ana now much Billy
Alderman paid TO have his teeth fixed The wit
had his teeth fixed at dental college or not. He
said he knew Alderman got money 10 have his
presumed to be Richardson's purpose 10 show that
Orchard, Adams and Alderman had little money
After exhausting the subject of Ackermans
He carefully carried the witness over the planting
of the first bomb in the snow at 18th street and
Grant avenue This was about January l. 1895.
Orchard denied he was In a plot 10 trap Max
Malich into committing the e. murder Orchard also
rival of Malich named Mcdaniel
ORCHARD AS A BOMB EXPERT.
The first bomb was placed about o'clock in the
I'm a livery trap to the corner and Orchard planted
the bomb. There were twenty-five or thirty pounds
night. Orchard said because they were afraid OF
its freezing RGn4TdSoh E''reu 1me Wl.TSs S
f bom SSis'' '"S4u''''o'' 's ''''''i
Adams and Orchard were to pull the wire as
Governor Peabody passed the place where the in
fernal machine was buried. This wire strung
of an alley Orchard and Adams stood where they
could see Governor Peabody as he came out
This the instance when. just as the Governor
passed the bomb two Goal wagons came me out Of the
saw 1t would be useless to pull the wire and even
if they could have done so the drivers Of \the
wagons as we'll several other persons passing at
the time would have them Orchard said he
could not tell whether the wagons were loaded or
After the failure Of the attempt the quest OF
iust Before Peabody Was succeeded BY Governor
orchard declared he got no money directly either
from Haywood or Meyer during the winter OF 1904
'O5 There was an arrangement, he said, that
AayWood particpated in the arrangement AS to
Meyer Orchard said he did not see him during the
winter.
to get Max Malich, man OF good reputation in
Denver. into plan to blow up a boarding house,
full of "scabs," In Globeville.
NO, SIR" replied Orchard. Max Malch tried
to get into it. He suggested it."
And what did you say?
II said I'd try to help him do 1T"
He did ask Malich for any money whatever.
Malch. according TO Orchard, said the "scabs''
were driving him out OF business. and he wanted
them done away with.
IF anybody asked you 20 dynamite person. you
were ready TO go right in on itT
No. sir; not every body.
..Dd YOU ever try to collect a life insurance