The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-06-13

Boise contractors and tried to sell a
non -freezable explosive
About this time phOtOgra pher start
ed f1ashlight, Borah and Richardson
both jumped and the deputies and de-
tectives dropped their hands to their
guns, but a laugh followed as the
reason for the noise became apparent.
Orchard said he chose a bomb in
stead of revolver for killing, be-
cause he was SO Disguised with him
self he wanted to finish the job and
get away.
He went to Nampa once with a
bomb, intending to put it under a
train seat and blow the car to pieces
but he did not get the chance.
The fact that many others might
have been killed by the explosion
made no impression on him. When he
finally exploded the bomb it went off
before he had planned and he was COM
PEELED to run in order to get to the
hotel so he could prove an alibi
He denied it was as soon as 1920
p. m. when he exploded the Steunen-
berg bomb. He went to his bedroom
in order to put things around to prove
he had not made the bomb. He said
he was trying to remove all traces of
his crime and had cayenne pepper
w'th him to put in his shoes if the
Gogs followed him.
He was arrested Sunday afternoon
in the hotel, but was not locked up
and was permitted to remain on pa
role until Monday.
No one came to see him until the
following Sunday, when he was visit
led by James Sullivan, who had been
staked as his lawyer in a suit in Den
Yer. Sullivan came to see if he was
Orchard.
Sullivan refused to act as his lawyer
because he did not know the Idaho
methods but. at his request, tele-
graphed to Fred Miller at Spokane to
! come on.
He was held IS days in Caldwell and
then brought to Boise. After three
| weeks confinement MCFARLAND came.
He never met him before and never
| had any business arrangements with
| him. He remained alone with Nc
Parland an hour.
MCFARLAND told him about his ex-
perience with the Molly Maguires
| First, however, he desired to discuss
the Bible with him. He denied Nc
| Parland had talked about the Western
Federation, but later stated he might
have said something about it and that
the detective declared ne knew he did
| the killing and that he was not alone
in the job.
| MCFARLAND referred to the Bible
story of the killing of Uriah by order
Of King David in order to steal the
| formers wife.
MCFARLAND then told him of the
story Of Keely the bum, and of how
he's after he gave his confession in
the Molly Mcguire case, was given
$500 to leave the country.
| MCFARLAND also mentioned a number
of other persons who had turned
states evidence and finally told him
all the states were fair with their best
witnesses.
| Orchard became angered at Rich
ardsOn's apparent attempt to show Nc
Parland was willing to do anything to
secure a conviction.
| He began his confession to Nc
Parland at the third visit of the lat
ter. This was late in January and he
spent the entire afternoon telling the
story. He knew from MCFARLAND that
the Pinkerton agency wanted the Off
GERS of the federation for crimes he had
committed. He declared at that time he
felt badly and contemplated suicide
but was afraid to die until he had a
clean breast of everything.
He said later he intended to kill
himself with the crystal Of his watch.
Since he has been in the penitenti-
airy he has sent small Bibles to the
children of his second wife. He in
sisted his confession was duty to
himself, society and God. He said he
was a Mason and admitted he knew
Peabody, Goddard, Bell and others he
intended to kill were Masons.
| The direct cross examination of
| Orchard was concluded this afternoon
The court granted the defense the
privilege of recalling him.