The San Francisco call., 1907-06-07

Harry Orchard Confesses From the Witness Stand His
Atrocious Murder Of Ex-Governor Stelmenberg

was as cool as ever. This was the main
story.
ANY other attempts you can think
Off" asked Hawley.
Not that I recall now" answered
Orchard.
Hawiey took him back to few un-
important things that had been over
looked and then brought out a matter
where the prosecution had suffered a
hard blow.
In Jail at Caldwell Orchard had re-
ceived a letter which he swears now
was from Pettibone- This was the
unsigned letter referred to by Hawley
in his opening speech The sheriff OF
Canyon county copied the letter, but
destroyed 1t. Hawley and Bofah start
ed to lay a foundation for the intro
duction of that copy, and from the
judges rulings it seemed that they
might succeed, but they gave up the
effort for the time being and turned
Orchard over for cross examination.
CROsS-ExAMINATIO OPENS
Then began at once the attempt OF
who had confessed to murders by the
score is not to be believed II he is a
bigamist. He went hammer and tongs
into the story of Orchards life and
very soon brought out the fact that
Orchard, then Albert Horsley. had run
away from his Canadian home with
Hattie Simpson. another mans wife He
left his own wife and daughter in their
home. He was Albert Little then and
remained so until Mrs. Simpson wen.
back to her home from British Colum-
bia. Then he came to Idaho as Harry
Orchard
Orchards demeanor as he answered
these questions about his early life
never changed whit from that as he
told the story Of his monstrous crimes
He faced Richardson coolly and his re-
plies were in clear, streamy voice
Throughout it all he demonstrated the
accuracy of the judgment formed when
saw him first in the penitentiary some
time ago-that he had made up his
mind to tell the whole story, whatever
1t cost and wherever 1t led. There was
never a culver as he responded to the
savage questioning of Richardson. and
not once did he manifest either resent
ment or confession.
ADMITS HE IS BIGAMIST
With flushed face and rising, angry
voice Richardson fired in question after
question, the answers to which could
only be degrading. Orchard sat there
perfectly calm and admitted that his
wife was still living, that he had heard
from her and written to her and tha,
he had another wife living in the Grip.
pie Creek district.
Then you are a bigamistw shouted
Richardson.
IT don't know what that is" replied
the unmoved Orchard
You have married a second wife
while the first was living and without
being divorced" explained the lawyer
"Oh, that" said Orchard, as il it were
nothing more than the prospect of 8
new hat while the old one would be still
good. yes, it's that"
Then Richardson went through ths
cause for leaving Canada again aui
brought out the stories that Pettibons
had told OF. Nothing bothered the i'm.
perturbable murderer. He half way
smiled at the thought that -anybod,
could regard the lies that he had toIt
Pettibone about his early doings as be.
ing any indication of the truth .,
falsfty Of his confession of murder, and
so the audience smiled, too, once ol
twice very audibly. for 1t was amusing
to see confessed assassin impeaches
for bigamy and silly boasts Of prowess
as Lothario. 1t was In boring in or
these yarns to Pettibone that Richard.
son opened the dopr for Borah ant
gave the crowd another laugh.