Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-06-14
BUT He SOON RECEIVERS NERVE.
Tells OF His Many Talks With Detective
Observation-Disclosures and Trembles on
Meeting Ex=Gov. Peabody.

EoiSc, Idaho, June 1.-THE men who
are battling to save the life of VIM. d
haywood and the good name of the
eStern Federation Of Miners made
thelf greatest assault upon Harry Or
chitfd today when, carrying the review
by cross-eXaminltiDn of his life OF
crime down 10 his confession, they bit
terry assaulted his guiding motives
Sin days they spent in stripping him
before the jury Of every Shred Of NOR
2iity and then suddenly turning upon
him in 4 final fierce attack they fought
with every means known to the legal
craft to convince the jury that Orchard
was committing crime in falsely
swearing away the lives Of innocent
men in the hope of saving his own.
They carried the attack to the very
language with which the witness an
sWered their questions ana everywhere
alleged for forcerul implication that it
was put into his mouth by men con-
trolling him.
This series Of quickly delivered at
tackS gave to the trial amid the scenes
centerinG around the high witness chair
in Judge Woods court a depth Of
dramatic intensity, q compelling hu-
man interest that gripped and held
every man and woman who watched
and listened.
Orchard faltered when they recited to
him the tale of David and Uriah, that
Detective Mcfarland related to him
when he came seeking a confession. He
fought to save himself, but tears filled
his eyes and he rocked like a fainting
woman. His voice lowered to huskiness
and he hid his face in a handkerchief.
Then he steadied himself and went on
strongly to the end. He defended his
motives by saving that he had finally
experienced conversion and penitance
and had resolved to make all possible
raparation by freely confessinS all. Nc
Partland had told him that he was do
ing a great service for the state and
that states were kind to men who
served them. There was no other prom
Use.
"vou knew that if you confessed To
the Stcunenberg murder the state
would put you out Q: the way?' ham
mered Attorney Richardson.
eyes, SIR
But somewhere along the line the
thought came to you that you could
get out of it by laying it onto somebody
else?"
"No. sir: that was not the thought at
all. But after / had been sent Bible
and read it some I began to think That
the grave did not end everything and
made up my mind to tell the truth
about the whole thing"
$50 you thought you would make
your peace with the future by having
someone else hanged" asked Mr..
Richardson.
"No. sir. l think any man can make
his peace with the future if he wants. l
believed it was my duty to tell the
truth. I Gid not see any other way, re-
oardless of the consequences to myself
or ANYBODY else. I owed it to society, |
owed it to God and to myself
rhe defence suggested that If Orchard
did not get his references to his duty to
society. God and himself directly from
Mcfarland or any other person, It was
suggested to him by the oath ne TOOK
when he Joined the Western Federation
of Miners. They read him the oath from
tbe ritual. but when they did that he eN-
nrossed the belief that the language mad
been given to him by the Almighty
r7or hours the defence hammered at the
offence Of saving his own life. lheF
sougbt TO show it in the force of example
drawn from the immunity of informers
In the Mollie Mcclure cases. but this the
,,,;+rass would not admit. Next they
SOUGHT for It in Orchards effort to prinS
cto,'o Adams to the state and then in the
s,,hseouent meetings with McPartianc
ord Gov tsooding. Once again they emf
nha sized the fact that the witness mad
trica written his testimony out put or-
ohard renelIed the suggestion that II had
baan changed by Mcfarland, Attorney
1ay,ev or anybody else.
After that It was sugSesteu .ii",
nod had placed his future in the keep
ing Of Mcfarland; that the rlnkeIeol.'
had sent money to his family III Sansl.''
,ho+ he had been supplied with oates 70
..na,etben his story and that McPartlai'd
nod trained him as stage 'ii"na a
rro,,,d for his appearance on tiie s''ee'
d. oil This Orchard denied.
rnen they tried to show him panper-
-, netted hero-like prisoner, fed from tne
49, ~ the warden. addressed as r,a.
49," nv Gov. Gooding and warden ~, - ~
r,ven freedom and liberties 'hat m0
n.S.r prisoner ever had, and all ms coi'-