The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-06-13
UNMOVEO
Confessed Murderer Under Sc
we're Cross Examination.
his CREDlBlLlTY ATTACKED

Haywood's Counsel Prepare Way to
Show outrsues Were the Result Of
Plot Against the Western Federation
Of Miners.
Boise, Idaho. June l1.-Into the fur
Their cross examination OF Harry Or
chard. counsel for William ID. Hay.
wood repeatedly threw the suggestion
OF a great conspiracy. formulated and
carried out by the enemies OF the
western Federation of Miners. and in
Dictated a determination 70 construct
their main line OF defense on that
ground. They carried Orchard by
slow steps through the minutcst de-
tails from the dynamiting OF the indie
pendence. Colorado. station down 20
the attempt on the life OF Fred Brad
ley and his family In san Francisco.
In addition to a series OF particular At.
lacks on the credibility OF the witness
and the general probability OF his stor.
les. and preparing the way for their
own testimony in rebuttal. the defense
sought to show that Orchard has n
mania for boasting OF the commission
OF crimes nonresident except in his
own mind. and that he is under the
control and suggestion Of Detective
Mcfarland
The defense began ~ making It
clear that as far as Orchard know
Haywood. Meyer and Pettibone had
nothing 10 do with the inspiration.
planning and execution OF the Vindlca.
tor explosion. and that Haywood and
Meyer had nothing TO do with the
planning Of the murder OF Detective
Gregory.
Passing then to the dynamiting Of
the independence station. the first
crime with which the testimony of or.
chard directly connects Haywood.
Meyer and Pettibone. they enfesvo- "a
TO show that Orchard in sprin-ing the
mine had purposcly sought 20 spare
the on-coming train and the non union
mon who were expected 20 entrain and
that the whole plot was engineered by
agents OF mine owners and railway
managers. who wanted a comparative.
" harmless outrage" 10 injure n
union miners who were on strike.
Leaving the independence sat on
crime. which was followed by the
fieht Of Orchard into WyomE- and
then by his unexpected return 70 Den.
yer. the defense sought 70 discredi
the story that Haywood directed Or
chard u kill Andy Mayberry by show
ing that Haywood and Maybcrry wer
old and intimate friends
Getting down TO the Bradley crime
the defense devoted itself largely &c
the story Of Orchards attempt 70 poi
son Bradley. endangering the entire
Bradley household. including an in.
FAINT that he had seen in baby car
riage. and Mrs. Crow. the cook. with
whom he had made friends and whom
he had accom- panied - a theatre. or
chard swore that while in San Fran
cisco he repeatedly received money
from PettibOne. who used the name OF
Pat Bone" In transmitting e. In
making this clearer, the defense gave
evidence OF a plan to show that this
money was sent under Pottlbone's dis
guised name by persons plotting
against the leaders Of the Western
Federation OF Miners.
Orchard denied that mine owners
or railway men had any part in the In
dependence station outrage: denied
that he had a mania for confessing un
committed crimes. and denied that h
is under the influence OF Detective Nc
Partland. He showed some spirit IN
answering many OF Attorney Richard
sons questions but he firmly held q
all OF his first stories, and was calm
and certain throughout the long try
ing examination.