Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-06-11
NEWPORT NEWS, VA, TUESDAY, JUNE Ii, 1907.

bradley was In Alaska when Or.
card reached Snn Francisco. While
waiting for him. Orchard spent a part
OF his time at Callontes Springs. Or,
clard heard neither from Haywood
nor Meyer. while In California, hut
received several letters from Petit.
bone. These he destroyed immedl-
atcly after reading them.
why did not you save them, 80 you
could have hold on PottIbono I'm
case he over flew the track?r asked
Richardson.
II was not thinking about getting
anything OH him. | did not have any
desire to- was tho answer.
The first money received from Pet.
tibone In California was 500 which
came In Il registered letter. Petit.
hone said In tho letter that things
were getting warm In Colorado, that
Johnny Neville and tho hoy had been
getting arrested and the authorities
were looking for Orchard lie said
that ortard had better LAY low"
The money was Iii $50 bills. or.
chard received some OF the money
IN the name OF Harry Green, the wit.
ness then repeated his story about
putting strychnine in the Bradley's
family milk.
Orchard had become acquainted
with the cook and had once taken
her to tho theatre. Tho man said
he was aware that tho family CON
sisted of BRADLEY, his wife, n bnby
and three servant girls. Referring
to the money received Orchard said
he did not know To whom the return
registered card was Addressed. lie
Thought tho money came In the name
or Wolfe. The next money, another
500, came Ivy Postal telegraph from
Pat Bone"
Orchard Confesses He's a Liar.
did you, while you were In San
Francisco, go out ono night to tho
end OF the car line ut Golden Gnte
pnrk and hold i'm street car conduc-
tor?" asked Richardson.
mo sir"
Did You tell my one you dld?"
Eyes believe | did"
"l'ncn you confessed to crime
you did not commit"
Yes"
And You have confessed to other
crimes you never committed?"
II have told such stories among
mon when We were nil telling sto,
rles."
Altogether Orchard said he had got
about $3.50 while in San Francisco.
Orchard denied that the nino own
crs or railroad men had any part I'm
the Independence wreck; denied thai.
he had {; mania for conff-s
" iiiihfsi EAiihss, AZ.
Is under the Influence or Partlnnt
Il HA chnunI t,.at a..
many questions, but he firmly he'll
to all of his first stories and wa
calm md certain throughout the lon
i ordeal.
More Crimes Laid to Orchards Door
More crimes were brought home Il
orchard today. He confessed TINT ht
burned cheese factory In Ontario
to get $500 insurance. He said h,
began his life of crime by sellln,
cheese at short weight: Orchard ha
been on the stand five days and ha
fully two more to serve.
Steve Adams tonight Is n tenan
OF Adnir county Jail. and close neigh
Dor of Haywood, Mover and Petit
| bone He Is for the present incom
municado. His custodlans says that
he is sullen nnd> Will refuse to sa,
n word when called to the stand.
DENVER, COLO, June 1o.--Follov
Bonaise two hundred delegates TO the
fifteen annual convention of the
Western Federation of Miners were
present today when Acting President
O. ID. Mahoney. called the assembly
to order. Ontario. British Columbia
Alaska and Mexico were represented
/ as well as all the western states. Nc
opposition to continuing in office
President Charles III. Meyer and Sec
rotary Haywood, has been expressed
by any OF the delegates and the con.
vention today sent the following tele.
gram to Meyer. Haywood and Petit.
bone at. Boise:
Fifteenth annual convention sends
greetings. Confident of your limo.
cence and We are are with yon until
your honor Is indicated and your
freedom assured
&C. T. MAHONEY."
ITALIANS GUESTS OF