Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-07-24
MOTIVE OF ORCHARD
Haywoods Attorney Says He Has
Mania for Murder.
THEORY IS ENLARGED UPON
Prisoner Fancies There is Glory in
Spectacular Crime.
FEDERATION NOT IMPLICATED
Steunenberg Slain Because of Real or
Imaginary Grievance.
SAYS TESTIMONY IS FLIMsY
Claim that simpkins Fled Because He
Was Afraid that He wOuId BE
Thrown Into Bull Pen
Again.
Steunenberg Slain Because of Real o,
Imaginary Grievance.
SAYS TESTIMONY IS FLnMsY

BOISE, July 28.-Declaring Orchard was
man possessed with a lust for murder-a
desire to glut a disordered brain with blood
OF his fellow man-Attorney Richardson
continuing his plea for the life of william
d. Haywood, told the jury today that the
defense was ready and willing to admit
that Orchard accomplished the taking on
Of Governor stenenberg I'm the manner
described by him on the witness stand.
Orchard was painted as a man who
fancied there was glory in spectacular
crime. Day after day opportunity was pre-
sented to him to kill Steunenberg In com
parative safety to himself but rather than
shoot man whose giant stature, the at
torney said, offered a target as big as the
side of a barn door" Orchard planted
bomb and planned the deed so that It might
attract the greatest amount of attention.
Richardson asserted that Orchard had
motive against Governor steunenberg for
the real or fancied loss Of his interest In
the Hercules mine through being driven
out OF the Coeur dAlenes.
Testimony Very FIimsy.
OF Orchards story of many Of the at
tempts on the lives OF men said to have
been marked for death by the federation.
Mr. Richardson said 1t was the most absurd
thing on the face of the earth. He de-
clared that It would be a long time before
the law would sanction a conviction on
such testimony as has been adduced against
Haywood and he pleaded with the Jury
not to put halter about the neck of his
client "at the behest of the Mine Owners
association and its representatives"
AS to the disappearance OF Jack Smpkins
following the death OF Governor Steunen-
berg, Attorney Richardson said he too,
would have fled to hiding under similar
circumstances, although they were not
an iota of evidence to connect Simpkins
with the crime Simpkins had had one
experience in an Idaho bull pen and his
!, bnly safety was in flight.
Resuming his argument this morning,
Attorney Richardson reverted to the
Bradley explosion in San Francisco
briefly to call attention to the testimony
of witness who said orchard declared
bradley got what coming TO him
and there was q chap named SteunenberR
who was going TO get his" The attorneys
voice was quite husky today as a result Of
yesterdays effort.
Tracing Orchard back TO Denver, whero
he made the second attempt on the life
of Governor Peabody Mr.. Richardson de-
clarded that absolutely no corroboration
had been offered to Orchards story OF
setting the bomb under the sidewalk and
its failure to explode because OF a coal
cart driving across the wire. The at
torney also declared that no SUFFICIENT ex-
PLANTATION has been offered as to why
Orchard abandoned from time to time the
attempts on the lives Of Governor Pea
body, Judges Goddard and Gabbert, Sher-
man Bell and Hearne.
DO you suppose, gentlemen OF the jury"
asked Mr.. Richardson. that II a murder
GUS inner circle of the Western Fedora
tion OF Miners had marked these men for
death and hired assassins to do their work
they would have been so easily and with
out apparent cause deferred from carrying
out their design2 Do you imagine they
would stop until their purpose had been
accomplishedH
Orchard Had Mania TO XIII.
when you consider all the testimony in
this case l think you viii reach with me
the conclusion that this man Orchard was
possessed OF a mania to go out and kill.
Some times his lust was greater than at
others and so II was at times he was strong
in his purpose and some times wavered
His testimony shows desultory, manical
method OF pursuing the victims selected for
death for some fancied grievance against
himself or perhaps the organization 10
which he belonged. Why gentlemen, even
Vaughn, the insurance agent, who Travelled
with Orchard, slept with him and knew him
rs well as anybody could, tells you that
Orchards talk at times made him think
the man was bug house Orchards is the
most absurd story the face Of the earth
He says there was never any fixed amount
20 be paid him for grAver crimes-he was
always invariably told not TO talk too much
as he could get more whenever he wanted
It. In the light OF this testimony what be-
comes OF Hawleys opening statement tC
you that the Western Federation OF Miner,
had q scale OF prices for crime, so muot
being nxed for the murder OF a governor
so much for Judge and 30 much for q
common laborer."
Richardson called attention to the neagre
ness OF Governor Peabody's testimony wheI
ne appeared as a witness and exclaimed II
stentoriah voice:
WIN you men of the jury put a hRlte
= about the neck of this man on such tesu
mony as this and send him TO his death a
the behest of the Mine Owners association
and its representatives. II will be lonl
time tell you before the law will Sanction
a conviction on any such evidence as ha
been here adduced."
RidicuIes Testimony.
Richardson rtdiculed Orchards story a
TO being ordered "to get" David II. Monatt
president OF the First National bank o
Denver, lie declared 'hAt HeS"oou ue
posted all the funds OF the federation II
this bank and was a constant visitor there
Think OF that men, and yet this crea
ture, covered with the slime OF his pas
crimes, comes here and would have yo'
believe that Haywood was planning 4
commit murder on the man TO whom n
was entrusting the funds OF the Organiza
tion Of which he was secretary treasurer
upOn David ". Mofratt. with whom he wa
on terms OF almost intimate friendship
Everything Connected with this matter give
the lie 10 Orchards monStrous story"
Richardson next pointed out how cas-
II would have been for Orchard 20 hAv
killed General sherman Bell had Il beel
30 desired, and he declared that n Their
was any one man against whom the fed
GRAFTON might FEEL resentment it was Sher
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