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Show 9 ORCHARD TELLS SICKENING STORY OF Mlf CRIMES Testimony Given by Self-Confesied Murderer Similar to the Story Told In the Haywood Trial. Boise, Idaho. Tho story told on tho, witness stand hy Harry Orchard In the trial of George A. Pottlbono for tho murder of ex-Governor . Frank Stouncnberg, Is pcactlcally tho samo ns his testimony In the Haywood trial. Under tho guidance of James H. Hnw-i Icy, chief counsel for tho prosecution, Orchard told of tho blowing up of tho Uunkcr Hill and Sullivan initio In tho Cocur d'Alcno, tho killing of Charles McCormack and Mel Deck In tho Vindicator Vin-dicator mlno In tho Crlpplo Creek district dis-trict of Colorado; the murder of Lyto Grogory In Denver; tho blowing up of Independence) depot and tho attempts at-tempts mado on tho llfo uf Governor Peabody of Colorado. Orchard spoko In a clear, oven tone oxcept when mentioning tho names of thoso mon whom ho had sent to eternity, eter-nity, when ho Invariably spoko so low ho could hardly bo heard. Orchard showed slgtis of deep emotion emo-tion when ho told of tho nsBasslnatlon of ex-Govornor Frank Stounenborg. In mlnuto detnll he testified In regnrd to tho dollbcrato preparation for the crlmo; of his unsuccessful nttempt to end tho llfo of tho govornor, and finally fin-ally of tho placing of the bomb on tho night of Dccomber 30, 1905. Clarcnco Darrow, tho Chlcngo nttor-nol nttor-nol who Is conducting tho defense of Gcorgo A. Pottlbono, had Orchard on tho rack for two hours and a half on Friday, endeavoring to discredit his testimony. Tho cross-oxnmlnatlou was rigid and effective In that the witness wns pictured as an Inhuman monster, a murdoror, bigamist, perjurer, gambler, gam-bler, thief and Incendiary. Profiting by tho failure of Attorney Richard-son Richard-son In tho Haywood trial to shako tho tostlmony of Orchard, Darrow mado llttlo attempt to mako tho witness contradict himself. Twlco only during the day did he try to confuso Orchard In regnrd to his testimony, and each tlmo ho failed. Darrow laid particular emphasis on tho fact that Orchard was a criminal beforo ho became acquainted with Haywood, Moyor and Pettlbone. |