Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-06-12
Harry Orchard Stands
Cross-Examination Well.
Was After Fred Bradley With
Dynamite and Sirychnine.
When He Placed Bomb People Were
Passing the House.


continued on the stand two full days
more. Orchard withstands the strain
with remarkable fcrtitude and at the
end of six days shows no indication Oh
mental or physical tagging.
Today began with the dynamiting of
Fred Bradley in san Francisco. The
defence made a long and determined
effort to expose several features of it
to doubt any improbability.
Then the play went back to Denver
for the winter Of 190i-5 and the spring
that followed and there was an extend
ed effort to show that Orchard had
practically no communication with the
leaders Of the federation; that he re-
ceived no pay for the Bradley crime or
anything clse and that with Steve
Adams. in n period Of extreme poverty
extending over Il period of several
months he was reduced to the necessity
OF stealing Il sheep from the GlObeville
stock yards that he might have food.
Orchard to a laughing court room, CON
fessed that he stole the sheep, but
stoutly denied that it was because Of
want He insisted that all through that
winter and spring he continued to draw
money from PettibOne through Adams,
and explained that if he did not see the
Federation leaders often it was be
cause he was "lying low to avoid cap
ture."
This Globevillo inquiry developed 4
shocking crime. At this Denver 81
bu:b there was a diabchcal plot. or
chard swore it was inspired by Max
Nalich; the defence claimed that Or
chard was its author-tn Gynamft" Il
boarding house where $50 nom union
men lived and in preparation for he
murder. Orchard. Adams and a man
named Joe Malich broke into two
magazines and stole 900 pounds Of dy-
Mantle, which they luggcd home at
night and buried In their cellars. The
crime was abandoned. Orchard said. in
one OF the flashes that makes his tes-
timony remarkable. because Haywood
interviewed and forbade him to have
anything to do with it.
Carrying out the lines Of testimony
tending to show that Orchard. regard
less of the great hold which it is pre-
Humed he had on the Federation lead
ers. was frequently without funds the
defence showed that from late in 1909
until the middle of 1904. Orchard con-
tinually drew strike relief supplies ut
Cripple Greek and then dramatically
invited Orchard to explain the incon-
sistency to the jury. Orchard replied
that Haywood. Meyer, Parker and
Davis all advised him to draw the sup
plies because If he displayed money he
would excite suspicion.
The examination next reviewed the
the making Of the bombs to kill him.
and the plots against Judges Gabbert
and Goddard with an effort everywhere
to cast doubt upon the testimony Or
chard told dramatic story Of the first
attempt to assassinate Peabody. OF
the early morning drive through the
snow to place the bomb and to await
for their victim, spared by the unex-
pected appearance of two wagons,
which. coming from an alley way, were
driven across the trigger string at the
moment that Peabody was crossing the
mine.
Orchard brought Mrs. Steve Adams
into the play today. He said that while
he and Adams were watching Judge
Goddard's house. Mrs. Adams Went
with them a couple of times as blind
to divert suspicion from them Mrs.
Adams. who had a seat among the Wit
nesses. laughed when Orchard told the
incident.
Orchard, who confcsses that he hest
tated ut no crime and took 4 hundred
desperate chances in those he commit
ted. made an interesting contribution
to the physiological study Of his per
M.
ard. He said he was too cowardly tn
openly kill Judge Gabbcrt and that he
regarded all his acts as cowardly.
In five minutes today Orchard showed
more emotion than at any time since he
began his testimony. 1t was when the
defence in a rough shod DEPRESSION.
asked him if he had not deserted his
Cripple Creek wife and left her in ppv-
erty that compelled the sale OF her
wash tub to buy bread. Orchards Lip
quivered and. with tears near, he fall
teringly denied that he had done SO ind
said that the Federation leaders had
promised to care for her in his absence.
Boise. Idaho. June Hilary Or
chard resumed the stand this morning
in the Haywood trial. Attorney Rich
lrdson continued to question O-cnaTi
about the attempts he made upon he
life OF Fred Bradley in San Francisco.
Orchard said he was able to over
look the Bradley home from his Bed
room window. He declared he had
bought some dynamite for a bomb be-
fore the attempt to poison Bradley
with strychnine in milk failed
Orchard thought he bought the eX-
plosive from the Judson Powder Co. |
He was required to give his name. He |
could not remember what name it was
a fictitious one. AS an excuse for !
buying the 10 pounds of dynamite Or !
chard told the clerk he wanted to blow |
out some stumps on his ranch.
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