Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1907-07-23
Final Argument By
Richardson Splen-
did Effort
TO FINISH THIS EvEM|NG
Chief Counsel For Defense
Goes Into Case at Great
Length.

Boise, July 23.-Resuming his ar
gument to the jury this morning in
the Haywood case Attorney Richard
son reverted to the Bradley explosion
briefly to call attention to the testi
mony of witness who said Orchard
declared: Bradley got what was CON
ing to him and there's a chap named
Steunenberg who is going to get his.
Tracing Orchard back to Denver
where he made a second attempt on
| the life Of Governor Peabody, Rich
ardson declared that absolutely nc
corroboraticn was offered to Orchards
story of setting a bomb under the
sidewalk and its failure to explode
Attorney Richardson also declared nc
sufficient explanation had been offered
as to why Orchard abandoned from
time to time his attempts on the lives
of Governor Peabody. Judges God
dard and Gabbert, Sherman Bell ant
Hearne. He said if these crimes
were inspired by the murderous IN
ner-circle" they would not have beer
abandoned without apparent cause.
when you consider all the testi
mony in this case think you vii
reach with me the conclusion tha
this man Orchard was possessed of {
mania to kill. Sometimes his lrs
was greater than at others and so i
was that he was strong in his pur
pose and sometimes wavering"
Richardson said Orchards story
was the most absurd story on the
face of the earth"
Ridcules Story About Moffatt.
Richardson ridiculed Orchard!
story as to being ordered "to get
David H. Moffatt, president of tl'
First National Bank of Denver III
| declared Haywood deposited all -ti'
funds OF the Federation in that banl
and was a constant visitor there an(
was on terms of almost intimac!
with Moffatt. He also pointed out how
easy Orchard could have killed Sher
man Bell had he desired and declared
that II tine Federation felt any re
sentiment against Bell who command
ed the militia and against Genera
| Bulkeley Wells, who was prOminen
in the militia and Mine Owners Asso
citation it would have been easy tt
kill them. But Orchard did not ever
claim any attempt was made agains
| the latter, while it was evident tina
no serious attempt, if any were made
| against Bell Richardson said whil'
every state expected to take care o
crimes committed within its borders
Colorado had sent an ocean of he
dirty linen here for you gentlemen Il
wash"
Orchard Had Mania for Crime.
| Coming again in the course of hi
argument to the death of Steunenber:
the attorney said tine defense wa
willing to admit Orchard had commit
ted the murder exactly as he hat
described it. He said Steunenberg'
manner of going around the state ant
taking long drives each week t
sheep camps made him an easy mari
for the rifle. 1t would nave been eas.
to shoot him If one wished to kill il
any but spectacular manner.
81 say to you that Orchard had ;
mania for crime and for committing
crime in a way that would attrac
attention"
Tells Why simpkins Fled.
Richardson then took up the con
nection of Jack Simpkins with Or
chard. AS to the disappearance O
Simpkins after the death of Steunen
berg, Richardson said he, too, woult
have fed to hiding under similar cir
cumstances, although there was no
an ota of evidence to connect Simp
kins with the crime. Simpkins mac
one experience in the Idaho bull-pe1
and felt his only safety lay in flight
Orchard, Richardson said, was mai
who had motive against Steunen
berg. 1t mattered not whether he ha,
decided away his property prior t
leaving the Occur d'Alenes or not
the thought was always going through
his brain that he would nave beer
a rich man If it had not been fo
Steunenberg.
Got No Money From Federation.
This thought was expressed tt
many and Richardson denied the!
were lying. He reviewed Orchard:
movements just prior to the killing
and said his Strengthened financia
condition, when he was reduced tt
robbing cash register, burglariz
ing railroad station and borrowing
money from friends, gave the lie tt
the theory that the Federation was
paying for the crime and that ht
could get money wherenevr he desired