Show ORCHARDS ABILITY P has puzzled the lawyers for moyer haywood and pettibone boise doise june 10 harry orchard commenced his fifth days grilling on the witness stand in the haywood murder trial this morning the tragedies of two years of his life prior to the time the gates of the idaho penitentiary closed upon him have yet to be rehearsed in detail under the cross examination of B E F richardson the tax upon the mans memory would appear to bo be more than the ordinary mind could be considered capable of but so far orchard has stood flood the test it if he goes through the cross examination today with as little it confusion in his statements as ho he has evidenced in tho the last two days it will have been perhaps the most remarkable exhibition ever given givon on a witness stand counsel tor for the defense themselves do not hesitate to pronounce orchard the most difficult proposition they have ever been called upon to face in the course of their experiences as lawyers practically they have given up lip trope hope of being a able le to shake the mans te alimony eo so far as material points are con continued on page four ORCHARDS ABILITY continued from page one berned and they say that tho present examination is made not for the purpose of confusing contusing con orchard but to place before the jury statements which they will contradict in detail y their own witnesses among the witnesses expected to arrive in the city Is former governor peabody of colorado who according to orchards statement boro little short of a charmed life while orchard was seeking an opportunity to kill him on one occasion the assassins stood ready to shoot him as ho stepped from his cartage but the governor had given up his place to two ladies and to abo lurking murderers surprise the ladles stepped arm the carriage alone another Ano lher time the bomb had been placed and th governor walked beside it lie would have been blown to fragments had not two coal carts passed just at tho time and stopped the wheels of one of the carts resting on the wire one end lot which was held by orchard ready to pull while the other end was attached to the trigger of the bomb another time the governor attended a dinner and as he stepped out he was accosted by a man whom he thought had been one of the party and who standing on the sidewalk putting on a boat and wearing automobile glasses said lot me drive you home governor it was a fine night and tho governor declined the man was harry orchard who had waited in the street below with an automobile the plan being to doivo the governor into the outskirts and murder him governor peabody saya that he has received threatening letters since the trial of haywood commenced but not much importance is attached to this as the threatening letters aie a matter of daily occurrence and governor goodeng of idaho while not receiving as many as he did some weeks ago now gets ono or two every day they are mostly from far away points many coming from now york or brooklyn and are generally attributed to cranks the statement that sirs orchard had arrived in boise yesterday appears to be without confirmation the report was given out fr ann cnn an apparently reliable source but counsel for the defense noy say that she is not here and that she may not come to counsel for the state say that they would liko to have her hero as a witness harry orchard who passed a quiet sunday in the penitentiary is ready for the ordeal ho eats heartily according to the guards at tho penitentiary and speaks about his experiences on the stand without any show of emotion he spends much of the time in his cell reading the newspapers containing accounts of the trial wm D haywwod was visited yesterday morning and afternoon at tho county jail by his wife daughters and mother he too reads the newspapers closely he appears to be in good spirits and very confident of his acquittal quit tal early this morning he seemed to be in better condition than ion any other lay of the trial |