The Washington herald., 1907-05-17
SEEKS NO IMMUNITY
Witness Orchard Declares He
Sought No Promises.
STATES EVIDENCE REPENTANT
Reads Religious Works and SAYS
He Is EndeavOring to Atone for His
Challenging of TaIesmen Con-
tinues BriskIy by the Defense.

Boise. Idaho. May 1G-An interview
with Harry Orchard. who is expected 10
be the States principal witness against
Haywood, Meyer and Pettibone in the
StemenberE trials. was obtained to-day
by your correspondent Orchard. IL s
supposed, will testify that he himself
planted the bomb that took the life of
eN-Gov. Frank Steunenberg. that Hay
wood and Meyer plotted the assassina-
tion, and that Pettibone invented the
bomb.
Since orchard was first arrested. no re-
porter has seen him until to-day He
has been confined in the State peniten-
tiary two miles out Of the city
Orchard was seen I'm an aute-room at
flashed 10 the Offices Of Warden Whitney.
Despite the reports that Orchard was in
poor health and his mind was failing. De
appeared in the best physical and mental
condition. He is not an educated man,
but his manners are pleasant and gentle.
Trying to Make Amends.
Some surprise was expressed az the re
ligious character Of the prisoners read
ing. He smiled gently and with a look
of exaltation replied;
Well, it's like a man who has done "a
lot Of evil He can't undo an the bad
things he's done, but DE can try 10 clear
things UP tsle best way he can It's like
a boy who has always told lies % his
father who makes up his mind now he
viii tell the truth. That's about the best
way I can explain TT
Mr.. Orchard, at any time In the course
of your Imprisonment have you been sub
jected to any force Of duress with the OH
ject OF getting YOU TO make a statement
or confession. or have any promises been
made 10 you FOR that OF any other pur-
pose2"
Says He Expects No immunity.
I have never at any time admitted that
I have made any statement or confess
sion" he said. 81 want to make that
point clear. But I viii say this in addi-
ton. At no time have been subjected to
any force Of persecution, and whatever I /
have done has been done voluntarily No /
promises Of any kind have ever been |
made to me. and don't expect any"
Gov. GOOdiug this afternoon made this /
I have sometimes feared that Orchard /
would get the idea that some promises I
would be maze 20 him. q thing which I
has never been contemplated. Once when /
1 was talking with him he stopped me I.
with the remark, I wish YOU would not 1
60 any further on this line ] might /
think that you wished to make me some /
promises, and ] don't expect any, and /!
don't want any
1t is, indeed, fact that from the very /
first there has been no intention on the .
part of the prosecution 10 offer Orchard /
any immunity. 1t has always been in /
tended 10 put him on trial after the cases /
Of Haywood. Meyer. and Pettibone are |
disposed Of. and TO hang him if he is /
convicted That intention strl prevails.
Wbiskers Triumphant.
Progress was pretty slow to-day toward
jury getting, but just before adjourn
ment there was a great triumph for
whiskers. Joel Matthews has EN-. and
they are red ones of, great length and
uXuriance He is a farmer who came
here from Missouri He said that he
lad certain objections to Circumstantial
evidence but he thought he could over
come them fAthe evidence was strong
enough. lie WIS Professionally accepted.
The jury box now being full again, the
1eremptOry challenging began afresh. II
vas the defense's turn, and the lightning
nit Allen Pride. He was the man Daputv
Sheriff Roberts talked 20 about Orchard
When he served him with his summons as
! talesman.
Milton Burns, another farmer whose
calp is a desert and whose chin is a tun-
lie, had an opinion He was excused. J.
\. Pinney. who was mayor ,C Boise when
ituenenberg was killed. anu J. l. Clinton.
Boise banker, were also excused. 4. Y,
2eichelberg. a former member Of the leg
stature, got off because he had no use
or the "Debs socialists" as he called
hem Then John Henderlieder. a rancher.
Democrat, and reader of The Com
noner;;" Z. N. Jackson, another rarcher.
nd still another rancher were excused
or opinions. A fourth raucher followed
ie was George Cole, who looked to be a
retty hard-headed citizen. lie was chal-
enged by Lawyer Richardson.
To Tell of "Pettibone's Done"
Charles Mace. a Boise Valley farmer
aid he was born In Idaho thirtv-ona
Men's Knox StrnwS.
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