New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-06-12
ORCHARD SHOPS FEELING
Betroys Emotion in Telling of De
SertiOn of HIS Vices.

sermon or Has WlUeS.
Boise Ida. June n-When Orchard resumed
the stand at the opening of to-day Nj. Rich
! ardson continued to question the witness about
the attempts he made upon the life of Fred
! Bradley IN San Francisco. Orchard said that he
roomed near the Bradley home, being able to over
! look it from his bedroom window
| Orchard declared that he had bought some dyna-
mite for a bomb before the attempt TO poison
Bradley with strychnine in the milk failed. He
thought It was the Judson Powder Company from
which he bought the explosive
Asked the appearance of the clerk who waited on
him, Orchard said he "youngish looking
man."
In buying the powder Orchard was required to
give his name He could not remember what
name it was-a fictitious one AS an excuse for
buying the ten pounds of dynamite Orchard told
the clerk he wanted to blow some stumps on
his ranch.
Don't you know there are no stumps within one
! hundred and fifty miles of San Francisco" de-
manded Richardson.
Il know that there are-Tve seen them on the
way to Callente Springs
Orchard gave nearly he could description
OF the various places where he had lived while in
San Francisco before moving to the Bradley neigh
oorhood lie could not remember the names of the
streets or the numbers of the houses.
Next Orchard told OF pleasure trip he had taken
TO Caliente Springs While waiting for Bradley to
return from Alaska
Played cards while there" asked Richardson
Yes"
You were handy with the cards. weren't
your"
Il don't know what you mean by that"
You were card sharp
mo, sir; I was not"
MOVED DYNAMITE WITH HIM
Orchard was living near the Preside ct the time
he bought the dynamite for the Bradley bomb. He
| did not remember whether he took box of giant
caps to San Francisco OF bought them at the Jud-
son company store. He kept the dynamite in his
room and took It with him when he moved to No.
1896 Washington street-w!thin half block of the
Bradley home.
Orchard said It was after he had seen the milk
delivered TO the Bradley back door several morn
inRs in succession that he conceived the idea OF
poisoning his victim rather than to a bomb
With the failure OF the milk plot he went ahead
and manufactured the bomb. first buying piece
OF 5-inch lead pipe IA inches long Orchard said
he bought the pipe in plumbing snop in Taylor
street somewhere in the block near No. 200.
Richardson wanted TO know If Detective McPar-
land had attempted to trace the San Francisco
locations for the witness
An know is that he investigated the powder or
dynamite purchase He brought iist of the
sales of the Judson Powder Company and asked
me If I could pick out the ls?,ad given. I
picked out "a. Debs' the one | thought l re-
membered.
Don't you know there was but 1O-pound sale
OF dynamite that whole year?'
Mr. MCFARLAND showed me several"
But all the others In the name of well
known customer OF the firm"
There were several names"
Orchard said he had heard from Mcfarland about
the suit of the owner of the apartments against
the San Francisco Gas Company after the explo-
sion OF the Bradley bomb
On Orchards confession Detective MCFARLAND and
Governor Gooding made afiidavits for use by the
gas company in moving for a new trial.
did you know the motion for new trial based
on these anldavits had been overruled by the
court?"
NO sir: 1 heard the judgment was stayed"
But that on appeal
II don't know about that"
Orchard said that the morning he placed the
bomb at the front door OF the Bradley house per-
sons were passing on their way to work. The lead
bomb was inside a wooden box. Orchard took
downtown and was out of hearing before the
explosion occurred
explosion don't You know that the walls
blown out. instead Of I'M" asked Mr. Richardson
They were all shattered"
Orchard said that as Bradley opened the door he
would be sideways to the bomb and the explosion
would be more likely to blow him out than in.
The witness with the camness that has
marked his demeanor throughout, drew diagram
for the attorneys. showing Just where he had
placed the bomb and where Bradley would be with
the opening of the door. At the suggestion Of
Judge Wood Orchard left the witness chair and
walked over to the jury box, whore he explained
the diagram to the twelve men. He did not hest
tate In supplying any detail demanded by KLcharu-
Orchard said that it was from the newspapers
that he learned Bradley had been blown into the
street.
'"Then YOU don't know positively that he
blown into the street," asked Richardson.
81 didn't see him co." said Orchard.
In reply to questions. Orchard said he went to
the corner grocery for few days after the explo-
sion to learn Bradley's condition.
why didn't you read the papers for that, too?"
Richardson wanted know.
DIDN'T BELIEVE ALL IN NEWSPAPERS.
Because didn't believe all saw in the papers"
The grocer said the explosion generally at
tributed to gas, but he thought it a bomb
IT told him 1 didn't think so ALL declared
Orchard
Orchard next told of returning TO Denver after
receiving more money from Pettibone. He dis
guised himself as soldier apd wore glasses.
Don't you know that soldiers
glasses?' asked Richardson.
I didn't know 1t: no." said the witness.
Then Mr. Hawley, for the state, chimed in:
You forget Mr. Roosevelt at San Juan. Mr.
Richardson"
He wasn't a soldier shouted Richardson.
And he wasn't at San juan" declared Mr.. Nu-
gent of the defendants counsel.
Orchard said he had sent several San Francisco
papers 10 PettibOne.
Arriving in Denver he went first to see Pettibone
He then met steve Adams, and went with
billy Alderman to live at Adams's house. Mrs
Adams cooking the meals.
Didn't Steve have TO move because he couldn't
paw the rent?" asked Richardson.
NO cir We had plenty of money. The old
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