Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1907-06-13
STOLE SHEEP.
Orchard Admitted That He Did
Thu Deed.

nuo Occ0s
Boise. Ida. June 1.-The attack ol
the Haywood defense on the testimo
ny or Harry Orchard went on unremit
tineiy Tuesday. This day began with
the story OF the dynamiting Of Fred
Br d'ey at San Francisco and the de-
Tense made long ana determined ef-
fort to expose several features OF II to
doubt. improbability and further dis
crediting and to vitiate It all by re-
vealing the hand Of the Pinksrtons.
Then the play went back 70 Denver
for the winter Of 1905 and the spring
following. and there was an extended
effort 10 show that Orchard had prac.
ucally no communication with the
leaders OF the Federation: that he re-
ceived no pay for the Bradley crime or
anything else. and that with Steve
Adams. In a period OF extreme poverty
extending over a period OF several
months. he was reduced 10 the neces
sity OF stealing a sheep that he might
have food
Orchard. 10 a laughing court room.
seriously confessed that he stole the
sheep. but stoutly denied that II was
because Of want. He insisted that all
through that supposedly hard winter
and spring he continued TO draw
money from Pettibone through Ad.
ans. and explained that n he did not
see the Federation leaders often Il
was because he was lying low TO avoid
capture for previous crimes. The
Globeville Inquiry developed more
shocking crime. At this Denver sub.
urb there was diabolical plot. Or
chard swore II was inspired by Max
Malick; the defense claimed that or.
chard was its authorize dynamite n
boarding house where fifteen non.
union men lived. and In preparation
for the murder en- bloc. Orchard Ad.
ans and man named Joe Mehallch
broke into two magazines and stole
900 pounds OF dynamite. which they
lugged home nj night and buried Il
In their cellar The crime was aban.
doned. Orchard said. In one OF those
flashes that make his testimony re-.
markable. because Haywood interven-
ed and forbade him TO have anything
to do with H.
The examination next covered a re-
view Of the earlier attemp.. on the life
OF Governor Peabody and The making
OF the bombs To kill him and the plots
against Judges Gabbert and Goddard
with an effort everywhere to cast
doubt on the Testimony OF the wit.
ness.
Orchard brought Mrs. Steve Adams
into play. He said that while he and
Adams were watching Judge God
dards house Mrs. Adams went with
them a couple of times rs Ni~S
divert suspicion from them. Mrs. Ad.
ANS, who had seat among the wit
nesses. laughed when Orchard told the
incident.
Orchard. who confesses that he hes.
itated at no crime. and took hundreds
Of desperate chances In those he com
mitted. made an interesting contribu.
ton In the psychological study OF his
personality when he called himself a
coward He said he was too cowardly
to openly kill Judge Gabbert: said
that he regarded all his acts as COW.
ardly.
In five minutes Tuesday Orchard
showed more emotion than AT any
time since he began his testimony.
II was then that the defense began
rough shode depression: asked him
n he had not deserted his Cripple
Greek wife. stripping her OF every
nickel she had. and leaving her in
poverty thar compelled the sale of her
washtub 10 buy bread. Orchards lips
quivered. and with tears near. he fal.
teringly denied that he had done SO
and said that the Federation leaders
had promised 10 care for her In his
absence.