Show BELIEVES ORCHARD LIED san francisco gas company gives up fight in celebrated case san francisco after uvo years ot of litigation the san francisco gas and electric company has accepted the confession of 0 harry orchard now serving a life sentence for the murder arder of ex governor as a perjured statement and aina on thursday the corporation paid to attorney walter 11 linforth for damages inflicted upon his property on washington street in november 1904 during hla his trial in idaho orchard told of having attempted to kill fred W bradley Dr adley an enemy ol of the western federation ot of All miners ners by blowing him up with dynamite at the time mentioned by orchard bradley was living in one of flats the explosion however was attributed to defective gas fixtures and linforth brought suit for obtaining judgment for that amount |