The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-06-12
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al San Juan. Mr. Richardson"
''He wasn't a soldier" shouted Rich
ardson.
And he wasn't at San juan" declared
Mr.. Nugent. of the defendants counsel
Orchard said he had sent several san
Francisco papers to Pettihone.
Arriving in Denver, he went first to see
Pettibone. He then met Steve Adams and
went with Billy Ackerman to live at Ad-
ans's house, Mrs. Adams cooking the
meals.
Didn't Steve have to move because he
couldn't pay the rent?" asked Richardson.
mo, sir. We had plenty Of money.
The old place was not satisfactory.
Orchard continued to live with the Ad-
ans family FROM before Christmas 1904.
to February 1905 Richardson endeav-
ored by many questions TO show that both
Orchard and Adams were poverty-strick-
on all winter long.
The witness repeatedly declared that
both men were well supplied with funds,
the money coming from Pettibone and
Haywood.
Orchard said he made Bradley's condi-
tion out worse to Pcttihone and Adams
than it really was when he reported TO
them. He had heard the man wasn't per-
manently injured.
You lied. did you?" snarled Richard
son.
Yes"
'It was your habit to lie about every
thing. wasn't lt?"
whenever IL suited my purpose best"
You have always been liar, now,
u have lied at times since began to
go wrong.
And you started wrong pretty early.
Somewhere between IS and 20 years
old"
Richardson asked the witness II he sent
any money he received for the Bradley
allair 10 either of his wives He said he
had not He supposed Pettibone was
looking out for his Cripple Creek VIE
"But nobody was caring for your Ca
madam wife,"
NO sir" said orchard.
Witness Moved for Once.
The witness bit his lower lip and
seemed 20 show one Of those very rare
traces OF feeling in his voice
Isn't Il fact" continued Richardson.
that the woman you wronged in Cripple
Creek had 10 sell her wash tubs In order
10 get things 10 eat?'
No. sir, Pettibone had promised to look
out for her when | left Colorado.
An incident typical of the entire cross
examination next occurred. Richardson
''Did YOU talk to Haywood abou, send
ing money to your wiie2
Yes replied Orchard
''Where?"
IN Pettihone's backyard"
THAT makes TWO visits 70 Petuoone
mo. sir; It does nothing OF the sort
said Orchard positively; we talked abput
Il the day they wanted me to 90 to Cal
As to the details OF his story, Orchard
seems infallble. He repeats them as
often as Richardson desires and seems
never 10 lose patience.
Orchard said il was while ne was liv-
ing with Steve Adams that he was oe-
tailed by Haywood 10 help ADAMS as
sassina,e Judge Gaboert IN Denver
HAYWOOD said he wanted us 10 shoo'
C,abb4rt because he felt the use OF dyna,
mite would get everybody In trouble,
said Orchard. Ills idea, IN continuing 20
kill was TO get the ranch HAYWOOD MoN-
er and Pettiboue had promised him
And you were ready 10 XII everynoaS
In colorado for an $500 ranch?' suggested
Richardson:
once more Richardson reverted to Or
chard's gambling proclivitles lhIee OF
four times DAY the subject has come up
since the cross examination began. rms
firnc Ha,-Uoo1's attorney wanted To know
what sort OF games Orchard played. re
said ne PLAYED faro bank; draw Poker,
stud poker. and Black Jack. ne dehlee
that he had ever run game, and In re-
sponee to a question which had been pro-
bounded nearly a score Of times before
insisted that he lost a gambling more
Orc orcbard said he lurked about Judge
Goddard's house several nights. hoping
for a chance 10 shoot him.
Why didn't you go up ana ana, ~ ring sLnS .nS
doorbell and pump 1t INTO MN! aSheo
Richardson.
Admits He Was Coward.
Because was too cowardly.," said
Orchard without moments hesitation.
You meyer allowed anybody else 10 call
YOU q coward. did, you, in those days:
II don't know about that.
you considered yourself a very brave
man, didn't you?'
II call all the things We Gone very
cowardIy," said Orchard In a low, even
Richardson asked Orchard as 10 some
Of uaywoods public utterances about the
,n-.ge
one 20 rhe effect that the western red
Grafton OF Miners did not care who was
Governor.
outside that ne talked about differently 10
US" said Orchard.
''You used to do the same tnine. dlnn
SYes. did up to the tiroe changed
and decided to tell the truth.
Orchard was being questioned as TO
the makeup OF the bombs prepared for
cess until l 80 p. m. was ordered
AT the afternoon session, however;
Richardson took new TACK ana ASKED
where and how much Billy AGkernan
paid TO have his teeth fixed The Wit
ness declared ne did not know whether
AckerTnan had his teeth fixed al a dental
college or not. lie said he knew Acker-
man got money to have his teeth at
tended 10 and spent most OF II. III was
presumed to be Richardson's purpose to
show that Orchard, Adams and Alderman
had little money the winter OF 1908 1906.
After exhaustlng the subject Of Acker-
mans teeth. Attorney Richardson re-
turned TO the Peabody affair. He careful
" carried the witness over the planting
of the first bomb in the snow at the cor
ner OF Thirteenth street and Grant ave-
nue.. This was about January !, l905
Orchard denied that he was I'm a plot
10 trap Max Malish into committing the
murder. Orchard also denied that he Of
fersd for 800 10 murder n business rival
of Maish named Mcdaniel
First Bomb For Pea body.
The first bomb was placed at about
o'clock in the morning by Steve Adams
and Orchard. They drove UP In livery
rig 10 the corner and Orchard planted the
bomb. There were % or 30 pounds of
powder in the bomb. They did not plant
II at night, Orchard said. because they
were afraid OF its freezing. Richardson
carried the witness into an expert dis
QUESTION the manufacture OF bombs
Adams and Orchard were to pull the
wire as Governor Peabody passed the
place where the Internal machine was
buried. This wire was strung 10 a point