The San Francisco call., 1907-06-23

and some testimony as to the Occur
d'Alene strike of 1899 show animus to-
ward Steunenberg on the part OF Hay
wood and other leaders of the fedora
ton.
On the general conspiracy set up In
allegation by the state. the general
showing has been as follows:
Orchard has been traced through all
of the more important movements con-
nected with the alleged attempt on the
life of Fred Bradley at San Francisco
| by independent witnesses and his story
of the poisoned milk has been carried
down to the chemist who analyzed it,
1t has been independently shown that
while Orchard was at San Francisco,
| Pettibone, using false names. tele-
graphed money to him twice through
! the Postal telegraph company and that
a registered letter or package was sent
to San Francisco. Pettibone's Denver
address appearing under one of the
names used by PettibOne in sending
one of the telegraphic remittances
Other than by Orchards word it has
not been shown that the Bradley ex-
plosion was caused by a bomb
The casing of the so called Peabody
| bomb has been produced and it's his
! tory largely proved by outside wit
nesses from the time it was made in
| Denver until 1T was dug out of the ice
in the Occur d'Alene river. Miss Pea
body confirmed one detail Of the story
that Orchard told of one Of the at
| tempts to shoot her father. Orchards s
story of his journey to Canon City to
kill former Governor Peabody is given
| general confirma ton by the evidence
| of William Vaughn, who was Orchard s
! travelling companion. orchard went to
Canon City ostensibly as an insurance
agent, and the state has produced a
/ So fl7.a
insurance company for him by Petit
bone.
CORROBORATION OF STORY
The discovery of the Goddard bomb
! has been established, but the earlier
| history of the bomb and all of the
plot centering around it rest on the
! testimony of Orchard. Reason for ami
| mus against Justices Goddard AMI
Gabbert has been shown by witnesses
adverse to Meyer and the miner inter
| ests in Colorado.
Orchards story of the first descent
! into the VindicatOr mine is corrobo-
rated by T. eager. whom Orchard en-
countered and attempted to Kill.
His testimony as to the Independence
! station outrage and the murder 0f
Deputy Sheriff Lyte Gregory stands
| practically alone
Two circumstances that have claimed
! general attention are the showing that
soon after the Vindicator explosion Or
chard Joined Meyer as a bodyguard and
accompanied him on a trip to southern
Colorado, and the fact that Orchard
snent the month of August. 1905, as q
guest of Pettibone at the latter's home
| in Denver.
The chief corroboration of Orchard }
testimony has been as to things he did
and the time and manner of their doing
and it is contended by the defense that
aside from his testimony there is not .
! single piece of independent evidence
| against HAYWOOD or any fact that in
| dependentIy connects the defendant
| with the crime charged or any other
crime.
Counsel for Haywood will not outline
their defense until Monday morning,
but during their course during cross
examination, particularly when they
laid the foundation for their impeach-
ment of Orchard, and the personality OF
many of the witnesses whom they have
summoned here, make their general
course quite clear. 1t is manifest that
they will endeavor to show that Or
chard killed Steunenberg TO be re-
venged for the loss of the Hercules
mine and several witnesses will swear
that they heard Orchard tell the Her
cules tale and vow that he would kill
Steunenberg. They will probably show
also that Jack Simpkins was a prisoner
in the bull pen" where a negro thrust
a bayonet into his chest, circumstances
that gave the two common cause
against Steunenberg.
SHOWING OF DEFENSE
There will probably be a showing
that all of the financial relations of
Haywood and Simplkins came in the
natural and regular course of conduct
ing the business affairs of the fedora
ton. In this connection, as we'll as to
the grants of money and food TO Or
chard and his wife and Steve Adams.
, the books and records of the federation
, will probably be produced.
Orchards testimony as to the alleged
intimacy of himself and the federation
leaders and his story of the events at
Cripple Creek, extending from the first
attempt at the Vindicator mine down TO
the destruction of the Independence
, station, will probably be directly con-
troverted by practically all the men
named by him. Many of them are now
here and they are expected to take the
stand and swear that he perjured him
self.
There will also be a general showing
, that the movements, acts and attitudes
of Haywood. Meyer and Pettibone dur
. Ing 1903, 1904 and 1906 were largely al
! variance and strongly inconsistent with
, the recital OF Orchard.
, The Bradley story will be subjected
to severe attack and in this connection
! the discrediting testimony of Bradley
; himself will be used There exists q
strong showing that Bradley's house
was blown up by gas explosion anc
not by bomb, and this will be used
to all possible advantage.
Orchards story about the letters con.
nected with the alleged plan to deceive
; his wife will in all probability be con
troverted and generally discredited
There may be showing that Orcharf