The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-06-14

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with the murder of Steunenberg and that
had been at the headquarters of the
Western Federation of Miners"
Continuing his questions about the Mol
ly McGuires. Richardson wanted TO know
| If MCFARLAND had told Orchard of a man
named ''Muff' Lawlor.
mo, sir" said Orchard.
Mcfarland in Coal Fields.
Didn't MCFARLAND tell you that up to
the time he was sent into the anthracite
coal fields there had been but three muir
ders there. but after he became a member
or the miners union and the Molly Nc
CURES there were twenty or more?"
mo, sir" said Orchard.
Before the witness was allowed to an
swer the question, however, there came q
vehement protest from Attorney Hawley
for the state who declared that no lati-
tuce of cross-examination gave counsel
the right to put an imaginary converse
ton into the mouth of a witness and thus
prejudice the jury despite the fact of de-
malls of any such conversations.
Richardson, in reply. declared that Or
chard had been fitted for his exanaina-
tion.' was an accomplice and a master
criminal, but was now trying to help the
state.
IF there has been influence or induce
ment as to securing this evidence, we
have a right to inquire into it," the at
torney concluded.
Judge Wood said he would allow the
widest latitude.
Didn't Mcfarland tell you that every
man of the Molly McGuires who turned
states evidence was allowed to go free?''
II don't know that he did. Some Of
did he promise you 500 or $500 if you
confessed and involved others?.'
NO. sir. he did not"
But that was the impression left upon
your
Il don't know that there was any i'm
preston that I doubted the truth of what
he told me about the men,"
Sunday School Experience.
Richardson. took Orchard to his home in
Canada and asked if he had not been
connected with a Sunday school. Orchard
replied in the affirmative but said he
had never been superintendent The wit
ness said he often went to. church as a
young man-to Quaker meetings with his
parents and to the Methodist church with
his first wife
Did you belong to the church when YOU
ran away with another mans wife and
sold short weight cheese?"
mo, sir"
Did you ever parade with the Saliva
ton Army?"
mo. sir"
Orchard said MCFARLAND told him he
was something like kelly the Bum" and
that Kelly had gone free. After McPar-
land began to visit him Orchard remained
in the same cell. but his food was served
from the guards kitchen-not the ordi-
nary prison fare.
Did you ever hear MCFARLAND use
profane language?"
Yes. sir"
And tell Bible stories at the same
time -
II heard him tell Bible stories. too"
You had heard them before?'
II had read the Bible some, but had
forgotten it."
Question Of Immunity.
Orchard said MCFARLAND told him he
was in a position to do the state a great
deal of good and that the state usually
acted fair with its witnesses.
And you felt you were safe if you
helped the State?
about the state using its witnesses so
we'll
Didn't it leave an impression on your"
1T may have-I thought of 1t some
Orchard said Mcfarland offered him ci-
gars, but he didn't smoke. 1t was on
the third visit of the detective that Or
chard began to tell something of his past
life.
did he tell you your attorneys had de-
serted you and that the state could use
you either way it wanted tor
mo. sir"
You hadn't given orders not to admit
ye '!No attorney had you
Orchard said MCFARLAND told him he
believed the Western Federation of Min
ers was responsible for the murder of
Steunenberg and many other crimes
He told you you were just tool,
didn't hep
Yes, sir, He said he knew I was
guilty of the Steunenberg murder and
that others were connected with me-"
Orchard declared that his talks with
MCFARLAND may have induced him to tell
his story earlier than he otherwise would
have done, but he had made up his mind
to do ii.
Il didn't want to live any longer in that
way. he went on, land | was tempted
to put myself out of the way"
But you changed after talking with
Mcfarland and wanted to save yourself
by putting the crime on somebody else?"
Saved by Religion.
mo. sir. 1 had no thought of getting
out of 1t by laying 1t on anybody else. l
began to think about my past life and the
unnatural monster l had been and l
didn't care much what happened to me.
was afraid to die. too, for / came to be-
lieYe the grave did not end 1t all. 1t was
after 1 received a Bible from a mission
airy society in Chicago that l came to the
conclusion that / would be forgiven if /
truly repented and made clean breast of
1t all. And ] have never been in doubt
from that moment"
Several times Attorney Richardson at
tempted to stop Orchard in his dramatic
recital, but he was prevented by Attor-
When Orchard paused at last Richard
son sneered: Did MCFARLAND help you
on this speech?"
mo. SIR" replied Orchard calmly.
Orchard said he once told Steve Adams
in the penitentiary that If anything hap
pened to him to rip a letter from where
he had it sewn In his vest and send it
to his brother.
did you tell Adams you were going to
commit suicide with the crystal of your
watch?"
II don't know"
Orchard said he had once beer a mem
Der of the COlburn, Ontario, lodge of Ma
sons. He knew that Peabody, Bell, God
dard and others, whose lives he had at
tempted were high degree Masons. He
did not know that Steunenberg was,
however.
At this point luncheon adjournment I'M
til l 30 D. m. was taken.
After recess Orchard was questioned
further about his contemplated suicide
He said this was some time after he had
confessed.
God Helped Him.
AS to his confession, Orchard said he
felt he owed IL as a duty to his God, his
country, society and himself.
Where did you get that language?"
You gave IL to me-"
You got it from MCFARLAND, didn't
you?"
II did not"
well, he spoke to you about God and
your country and yourself, didn't hep
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