The Columbus journal., 1907-07-17
HAYWOOD N DENIAL
DEFENDANT ON WITNESS STAND
IN HIS OWN BEHALF.

DEFENDANT ON WITNESS sTANl
IN HIS OWN sEhALF.
GIVES LIE TO A r
Says He Never msds Threat Asains
Stsunsnbero and Never. oavs
Any haeosy % =
orehard.
Boise, 1dAho.-Wilham d. HAYWOOD
took oath Thursday, . witness In hi
own defense. and IN . lengthy nara
tive Of his life and his work rs
leader Of his fellow miners, that va,
interrupted by adjournment, denies
guilt Of the murder Of Frank Steunen
berg and the manifold crimes charged
against him by Harry Orchard.
Haywood was pale and tremblet
with nervousness when he left the
table of his counsel and walked
around to the elevated witness stand
where he faced the Judge and jury
and raised his right hand to be sworn
When he began to respond to Clarence
Darrow's questions his voice was Low
and somewhat uncertain, but he sOOn
regatned his composure.
As he told Of his boyhood that be.
gan with toll 1t the age of nine and
gave the history Of his family his in.
valid wife, Who sat just to the left Of
the witness st1nd. began sobbing soft.
". Her motherintlaw and her nurse
soon comforted her. however. and dur
ing the rest Of the afternoon she and
the rest Of .HayWood's kinsfolk re
NAMED quiet but deeply concerned
auditors.
HaywoOd'S testimony vas chiefly
characterized By positive denials of
the allegations made against him by
the prosecution. He denied that he
met Orchard until some time after the
Vindicator explosion; denied that he
sent Orchard back to Cripple Greek to
blow up the Independence station: de-
MED participation In the Lyle Greg
DRY murder. and denied suggesting or
discussing the SteunenberY murder.
He swore that he never gave Orchard
any money at any time Or place for
any purpose.
He declared that he never made a
threat against S~teunenberg. whom he
said he regarded only AZ he did any
politician who was being swayed by
capitalistic influence. He told OF a
number of occasions when he met Or
chard in Denver in the ordinary
course of his relations with the fed
GRAFTON and George A. PettibOne, and
said he saw Orchard for the last time
in August. 1905, when Orchard told
him he was going to Alaska. and Hay
wood said he chided him for deserving
his wife at Cripple Greek. The direct
examination had not reached the con-
nection of Jack Simpkins and the &C.
ton of the federation after Steunen-
berg was murdered when adjournment
interrupted II.
8orah cross-Examines Meyer.
The state completed the rOss-ex
animation of Charles H. Meyer at
noon. and in dealing with his testi-
mOny directed its strongest attack
against the circumstances under
which the federation. at the sugges
ton of Jack Simpkins. came to the
relief of Orchard when he was arrest
ed for killing Steunenberg.
Senator Borah, who conducted the
examination, emphasized the cOnnec-
ton of Jack Simpkins and the fedora
ton and the fact that the federation.
without inquiry as to the guilt or in
nocence Of Orchard. gave 81, 500 from
its treasury to provide for his defense.
He also developed the fact that the
federation is providing for the de-
tense of Steve Adams, who is charged
with killing two claim-jumpers at the
instigation of Jack Simpkins.
Meyer denied knowing anything
about the 500 that Haywood cent !
to Jack Simpkins q few days before
was a~ssassinated. which
Is traced to Orchard by an unsigned
note he got at Caldwell Jail and a
of dates. |
haywood Ends Testimony.
Boise. Idah0.-William d. Haywood. !
the defendant charged with the muir
der of Frank Steunenberg. left the
witness chair after he had been un-
der examination six hours, the time
being equally divided between his
own counsel and Senator BOrah, who
the cross-examinatiOn.
There is a prospect now that the
may be brought to a conclusion
two weeks. The state expects
10 close the rebuttal by Wednesday or
Thursday next. The defense express
The opinion that the sur-rebuttal will
in by Saturday. Under these cir
the Ease will be given
% the jury by the end of the last
week of this month.
Building Falls; Three Dead.
Philadelphia. - Three men arc
InOwn to have been killed. one was
atally hurt and Is others were in
ured In the collapse of a new con-
rete building Wednesday at the plant
Bridgman Bros company, manufac-
urers Of steam filters supplies at Fiji
eenth street and Washington avenue.
q the southwestern section of the