The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-06-10
The Cross-Examination in the
Haywood Murder Case Is
Directed Toward this Point
At the Present Time.
STEVE ADAMS WILL BE
IMPORTANT WITNESS.
1t Is Said That His Confession
Is More Astounding Even
Than That of Orchard
Other Witnesses Arrive.

Boise, June 10.-When tha trial OF
Nv d. Haywood was resumed today
cross examination of Harry Orchard
confessed murderer of Is persons was
continued. The cross examination
was directed with view to proving
the witness was in reality in the EN-
ploy of the mine owners when he COM
mitted the murders.
Steve Adams. another prisoner, wit
hess for the state. in the case against
Nv. d. Haywood, who arrived in Boise.
coming from the Jail at Wallace,
where he is held pending trial on the
charge of murder. Adams, according
TO Harry Orchard. was the partner of
that assassin in the dumping off ex-
peditions" successful and unsuccessful,
to which Orchard has made confession.
Adams also. confessed last year but
unlike Orchard. he rued and repudiat-
ed the document when he faced the gal
lows The confession is, however,
sworn and in writing. 1t shows care
full correction and interlineation in Ad
ams' own handwriting.
Astounding though it may seem,
those who have seen Adams confess
sion say it surpasSes Orchards story
of cold blooded man hunting and muir
der The list of Adams alleged vic
Tins is not as long as that with which
Orchard credits himself but this is
said to be because Steve still hunted a
xsfn nerlp rubi Tar ri n
use his own words. did not care
whether he killed one man or fifty"
rs he felt at that time
Woman Witness for Defense.
Another interesting witness who ar
rived here Sunday is Mrs. Ida Toney-
Orchard. the widow with three chill
dren whom Orchard took TO be his
wife. Notwithstanding the existence of |
another wife living in Canada Mrs. |
Ida Toney-Orchard viii be witness
for the defense. 1t is understood that
Orchard while he lived at Cripple
Creek. was in the employ of the mine
owners 1t is believed by the defense
that she will be able to throw light on
Orchards motive and strengthen the
claim of the defense that the mine
pW0eTS anu hot the WESTERN
sion of Miners were the conspirators
who employed Orchard TO murder |
Orchard married the second time at /
Cripple Creek when he was at work as |
a miner. At that time he was men, |
ber of the miners union. They were
married shortly before the great strike |
broke out in 19o4 The woman was
keeping miners boarding house.
The arrival of witnesses is an inter
esting feature in the case. One of these
present, a Pinkerton detective. will tes-
tify that he has been member of the
Western Feredation of Miners for
some years. and during that time he
was president of lodge. He, while
not a member of the executive board
was in their confidence up to certain
point. and at the same time was max
ing regular reports TO the detective
agency.
Pinkerton as Witness.
This man will be formidable wit
ness for the state His employment to
Join the Western Federation and learn
their secrets is in line with the detec-
tion of the Molly McGuires in Pennsyl-
Nania. and which led TO the convie-
tion of the men accused Capt. James
McPartland. who has had charge of the
present case since the arrest of Or
chard.. and who is now the superintend-
ent of the Pinkerton agency, with
at Denver. was the detec-
tive who Joined the Molly McGuires ,
and secured the secrets of the orsaniza- ,
Hons.
After orchard. the state will proba- ,
bly, put Adams on the stand. Counsel j
for the prosecution admit the possibil-
ity that Adams will refuse to testify. !;
but they point out that if he refuses
IN the ground that it viii incriminateI
him. his appearance will have served
fits purpose.