Show tells SIM OF testimony G ven by self confessed murderer S m lar to the story told in the haywood trial balse idaho the story told on the witness stand by harry orchard in the trial of george A pettibone for the murder of ex governor frank is the same as his testimony in the haywood trial under the guidance of james H haw ley chief counsel for the prosecution orchard told of the blowing up of the bunker hill and sullivan mine in the coeur d alene the 1 tiling of charles mccormack and mel beck in the vin decator mine in the cripple creek dis tact of colorado the murder of lyte gregory in denver the blowing of independence depot and the at tempts made on the life of governor peabody of colorado orchard spoke in a clear even tone except when mentioning the names of those men whom he had sent to eter anity when he invariably spoke so low he could hardly be heard orchard showed signs of deep emo alon when he told of the assassination of ex governor frank in minute detail he testified in regard to the deliberate preparation for the crime of his unsuccessful attempt to end the life of the governor and fin ally of the placing of the bomb on the night of december 30 1905 clarence darrow the chicago actor nel who is conducting tha defense of george A pettibone had orchard on ohp rack for two hours and a halt on friday endeavoring to discredit his testimony the cross examination was rigid and effective in that the witness was pictured as an inhuman monster a murderer bigamist perjurer gam bier thief and incendiary profiting by the failure of attorney richard son in the haywood trial to shake the testimony of orchard darrow made little attempt to make the witness contradict himself twice only during tae day did he try to contuse orchard in regard to his testimony and each time he failed darrow laid particular emphasis on the tact that orchard was a criminal before he became acquainted with haywood moyer and pettibone |