Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1907-06-05
Harry Orch d
Tells All on Wit
ness Stand
CHIEF WITNESS FOR STATE
In Haywood Murder Case is
Used Early in TrialNow on
at Boise.

BOISE, ldahO, June 5.-Wlth the COM
pletion Of the jury on Monday even
ing, the opening of the trial yesterday
the state in the Haywood murder case
and the placing on the witness stand
today of Harry Orchard, chief witness
for the prosecution, rapid progress is
being made in the trial of the Secre-
tary of the Western Federation of Min
ers charged with the assassination of
Ex-Governor Steunenberg.
The trial was resumed this morning
at 9 o'clock. The first witness to tes-
tify today was J. M. Brunsell, hotel
keeper of Nampa, Nevada. This wit
ness told of the presence in Nampa
of Orchard and Simpkins in Novem-
Der, 1905, The presence of these two
men at Silver City Nevada, on No
vember 7th and Sth, 1905, was estab.
lished by A. Hinkey and J. A. Con
ners, hotel keepers. who followed
Brunsel on the witness stand. Dur
ing the giving of this testimony Hay.
woods mother. grey-haired and
kindly faced woman entered the court
room and took seat by the prison.
er's wife.
Photograph and Handwriting ldenti-
fled.
G.. Fl. WentZ, boOkkeeper for a min
ing company at Wardner, Nevada
identified the photograph of Simpkins
and his handwriting on the hotel reg
lister. The photograph and hotel reg
listers were admitted in evidence over
the objections Of the defense Guy
Feight of Nampa, testified that he met
Orchard and Simpkins at Caldwell In
the fall of 1906
Orchard Heavily Guarded.
Harry Orchard was then called tC
the witness stand, Orchard entered
by the back stairs in charge of mum
ber of guards. He looked cool and
collected. Counsel j. H. Hawley fol-
the state began the direct examina
ton of Orchard Orchard. said he was
born in Northumberland County, Can
ada in 1866, that his real name was
Alfred HOrsley, but that he had been
known as Orchard eleven years. He
said he became member of the
Western Federation of Miners in 1895
while at work as mucker at mine
in Burke, Nevada.
Gives Damaging Testimony.
Hawley took Orchard through g
close examination leading up to the
Occur D'Alene troubles in 1899. The
defense objected to the introduction
of evidence bearing on the Coeul
D'Alene troubles as having nc
bearing on the case agains
Haywood. Judge Wood admitted
the testimony however, saying
that the court could easily SEE
If it might be important" This ap
pears to settle the question as to thu
extent to which Orchards testimon,
will be admitted.
Orchard proceeded in narrative
form to tell the story of the blowins
up of the concentrator at Wardner il
April 1S99 Two men We're killed
The defense continually objected
Haywood kept his eye steadily fixet
on Orchard who gazed steadily to th'
front. Except for occasional glance'
Orchard did not look at Haywood.
Fled When Troops Came.
Orchard said he went to Californi;
when the federal troops came in
From there he went to Arizona ant
Utah and arrived in Colorado in 1902
He said he worked for time on tn,
Vindicator mine. He left there on
strike in August, 1903. He remained
in that vicinity for nearly year dur
ing which the strike lasted He CAV,
minute details as to how be blew III
the Vindicator mine with maj
named Alderman.
Paid to Blow Up Mine.
He said that w. F. Davis and Sher
man Parker, who had charge of th'
strike, promised him $500 for the job
After the explosion he asked for hi
money and was told they would hav'
to get it from headquarters in Denver
Later he went to a meeting in Victo
with Davis and Parker and they prom
ised him his money the next day. Thu
next day both Davis and Parker wer'
arrested.
Damaging Evidence Against Haywood
Orchard said he then went to Den
yer where Haywood told him the blow
ing up of the Vindicator was fin
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