The Washington times., 1907-06-08
SS-Exantiner
Fails to Shake
Orchards Story

BOISE, Idaho, June S.-Dnder Rlcn-
| ardson's cross-examinatiOn it was es-
tablished that Harry Orchard was a
poker player for money, thief OF high
grade ore, who was not particular
whether he stole from his mining en-
ployers or his numbering mates: a
traitor TO his partners, turning informer
because he was jealous OF their selection
of another TO do an easy trick Of train
wreckng; a traitor TO his new detective
employers. giving them the double cross
as soon as he found that he could get
pay for the more attractive work Of
numbering and dynamiting, and. in gen.
eral. a man whose life had been admit
teddy depraved before he entered upon
the profession OF murder for pay.
Orchard again brazenly avowed his guilt
OF the crime of bigamy.
You married a widow with two chill
dren, didn't you?" asked Richardson.
mo; with three children" replied
Orchard. mistaken by the charge.
Orchard Never Confused.
The care with which Orchard changed
Richardson's two to three was a sample
OF the exactness with which he an
swered all questions. IL was ding-dong
hammer-and-tOngs all day. and time
after time Richardson picked up a state
ment ne had made and. modifying it,
sometimes slightly. sometimes to a
greater extent. made il the basis Of an
other question. Not once did Orchard
permit the change to go unchallenged,
sometimes il was. Excuse me. Mr.
Richardson, / said this and that So
Sometimes il was. 81 beg your pardon,
il was this way" Oftener II was Just
plain mo, I didn't say that" He was
alert and cool all the time, watched his
questioner like hawk. and never sub
sCribcd TO d statement until IL was in
the form that suited him.
Story mistaken.
The net result Of the entire days
work. therefore. was that his story OF
murder was mistaken. and that some
Of the points he had made on direct
examination had been emphasized by
the defense. Richardson did bring out
that Orchard lad taken money from the
railroad detective. G. d. Scott. ard had
reported him on several occasions.
Having made this admission. Orchard
went on calmly to say that he was
merely giving Scott the double cross"
1t was a milder form OF amusement.
perhaps, 20 take money from the hated
opposition than it was to blow them up
with dynamite. There was no indication
that it ever interfered seriously with
his true vocation of murder.
Richardson spent a lot Of time over
this connection OF Orchard with Scott.
He brought in also *. c. Sterling. the
chief sleuth Of the Cripple Creek Mine
Owners Association. Orchard prompt
" admitted that he had seen and
talked with Sterling two or three times.
He met Sterling he said in Scott's Office
in the railroad station at Cripple Creek.
Plan Of Defense.
The purpose of Richardson in all cases
was to lay the foundation for the charge
which is coming that Orchard was real
~ a detective in the employ OF the
mine owners. whose business It was TO
perform deviltry generally and lay il
to the door Of the Federation men.
1t IS evident that that is how the
defense Is preparing to explain away
the terrible story ne has told The way
is being paved now for the contention
that all the crimes TO which Orchard
has confessed were really the work Of
the mine owners and their hirelings.
committed for the purpose Of discredit-
ing the mine workers.