The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-06-20
PURPOSE Of DEFENSE IS TO
SHOW COUNTER CONSPIRACY
A. the Iona and Severe cross.Ex
animation Of Orchard Proceeds.
This Becomes More Clearly
Apparent.

Bolae. Idahn,--Into the further
REORGANIZATION Of Harry Orchard
Monday. counsel for William u.
Haywood have repeatedly thrown the
suggestion of great euan,ercan-
conspiracy. formulated and carried
out By the enemies os the Western
Federation of Miners. and Indicated
4 determination to construct their
main line OF defense on that field
They carried Orchard by slew steps
and through the minutest details
from the dynamiting OF the insierend.
enre station dawn To the attensps on
the life OF Fred Bradley and hts fam
iiy. and In addition TO a series OF par
sicular attacks on the eredihiiy 81
the witness and the general prub.
ability Of his stories. and preparing
the way for their own testimony In
lebnttal. they sought 10 show tina, Or
/ shard has 4 mania for hoasttns OF
the commission OF crimes non exist.
ent except IN ais own mind. ana shat
be Is testifying under the eontroi ana
suggestion OF Detective Mcfarland
They began on Monday by making
| II clear that as far ~ Orchard kne y
Of his own knowledge Haywood.
Meyer and pettibone had nothing to
do with the inspiration. planning and
execution OF the Nindieator explo.
sion, and that Haywood and Meyer
had nothing 10 do with the planning
OF the murder OF Detective Gregory.
Passing then to the dynsmiting 81
the Independence station, the first
| crime with which the testimony uf
| Orchard directly connects Haywood,
Mover and pettibone. they endeay.
| ored to show that Orchard In spring
ing the mine had parpaseiy sought TO
spare the oneomiEg train and the
non.unlon men who were expected 20
entrain and that the whole plot WAS
| engineered by agents af tae mine
owners and railway managers. who
wanted comparatively harmless
! outrage" TO injnre the union miners
| who were on strike.
Leaving the Independence station
crime. which was. followed by the
flight OF Orchard into Wyoming and
| then by his unexpected return "a Den
yer, counsel for the defense sought
10 discredt the story that Haywood
directed Orchard to XIII Andy May
berry by showing that Haywood and
| Mayberry are old and iniimats
/ friends
Getting down 10 the Bradley crime
they devoted themselves largely q
the revolving story OF Orchards NJ
tempt Ia poison the entire Bradle,
hons ehold. including the infant child
which he had seen In a baby car
riage. and Mrs Grow. the cook. with
whom be had made friends and whom
he had escorted To Il theatre, Int
stronger relief than had the direc
examination, they threw the utter 90
prayity Of the witness, and gave In
watching crowd the one deepnate'
thrill OF an otherwise searying day
Orchard swure that while In tsal
Francisco ha repeatedly feeeiyp
! money from pettibone, who paed IN
name Of "Pat bone" In transmittin.
IL, and In making thiH clearer. the IL
! Tense gave evidence of q plan i
, show that this money waK sent mnas
petiihone's name. thlny aisKmiRsd, b
persons plotting against the leader
of the Western Federation Of Miner
Orchard denied that mine owner
or railway men had any part IN I'll
Independence station outrage. denia
that he had mania for cunfeasin
| uneommitted cfimeK, and denied tina
, he Is under the influence OF Mepa
land, He showed some spirit In Al
, | swetfng many Of Attorney Rlebari
sons questions bat hs firmly held /
all OF his first stories and MAS cali
and certain throughout the long tr,
Ing examination Two more crime
were brought home TO Orchard O
: Monday: he confessed that he bufne
/ cheese factory Ia Ontario 10 ~
! $500 insurance. and he confessed ;hi
/ he began his life of crime by sellin
: cheese NJ short weight