The Springfield herald., 1907-06-28

bayonet was driven into his breast.
Harry Orchard was in the Occur
G'Aienes, Harry Orchard was a cheap
soldier of fortune. n shoestring gam
bier who had never done days work
in his life. He owned sixteenth
share OF the Hercules mine. but sold it
because of his needs and continued ais
gambling. The mine did not yield until
1901. But Orchard. hoping On, stayed
Ground to get share of the mine.
I'VE don't think that Orchard was AZ
the Bunker Hill and Sullivan mills We
VIII show he was not there, and we
Will show that he was engaged in his
favorite work of gambling with the
easiest mark he could find. We will
show that he did not participate i'll
most of the crimes of which he has
here boasted l don't like to take any
Of the bloom off "A peach like that, but
while we will show that he is not the
murderer he boasts himself, we will
compensate him by proving him to be
the most monumental liar that ever ex-
listed
Before our first witness leaves the
stand. gentlemen, we will convince
you, we will even convince Mr.. Hawley
himself that this man Orchard has lied
cut most of the essential points of his
story. We will have from twenty-five
TO thirty witnesses who will take the
stand and contradict this man abso-
lutely. Some of these witnesses Will
be miners, but others will be eminently
respectable people who have never
Gone a days work in their lives"
Meyers position in 1899 was just as
obscure as Haywoods," declared the
miners attorney. and as for Pettibone,
he was not even a miner at that time.
He ran n little store down in Denver,
continued Mr.. Darrow, selling clothes
wringers, lace curtains. rugs, Bibles
and other novelties on the installmenr
plan. Pettibone had been a miner i'll
1892 in the Occur d'Alenes. He was ar
rested there and put in, Jail and my
friend, Mr.. Hawley, got him out. He
then decided to quit mining"
MIR. Darrow went on to describe the
three defendants in the Steunenberg
murder in detail. He declared Hay
wood was born in Utah-an American
citizen whose forefathers came TO
America prior to the revolution.
He is plain. blunt, courageous
fighting man." declared Mr.. Darrow,
fighting the militia when necessary.
fighting for the rights of the working
man; fighting for the protection of the
widows and orphans.
And Meyer. What of Meyer?
plain, blunt. honest man, whose ances-
try were honest men. Meyer was the
man who at the head af the Western
Federation of Miners, fought every
conceivable fight as men like him.
born OF such stock, will always fight
Mover was man whose sturdy, honest
ru tot hro,
and held the respect of everyone.
And what about Pettibone? George
Pettibone had never been member be,
fore of the Western Federation of Min
crs. He had mined and then started
his store. A happy. careless, sunny
man, with laugh and joke for every
one There wasn't man, woman or
child on the street who was not his
friend-not lame dog or cat but could
find home in his woodshed. That was
George Pettibone."
Orchard Tool Of Pinkertons.
Mr.. Darrow then took up Orchards
life at Cripple Creek. He declared that
Orchard burned saloon and high
graded at the very outset of his career
He wen! into the story of the alleged
attempt 10 wreck the train Of the Flor
ence G. Cripple Creek railroad. which
had falsely been laid 10 the Western
Federation of Miners and declared the
first time Haywood, Moyes or Petit
Zone had seen Orchard was when the
mar came to Denver On a pass ana
money issued by S. d. Scott, chief of
detectives of the Florence G Cripple
Creek Railroad.
IAN oily, Shiny fellow" Mr. Darrop'
termed the detective.
Cripple Creek had become the Wa
terloo Of the Western Federation of
Miners in Colorado" said Mr. Darrow.
The organization had fine halls, CO.
operative stores, libraries 1t was flour.
ishing and doing something until it
took chance in going to help the
striking smelter men in Colorado
City"
Mr.. DarrOw said the attempt to
wreck a train was plot of the railway
company and the mine owners associa-
tion to wreck the union. He said the
defense would show that Orchard was
constantly in company with the detec-
tives of the railroad and the mine own
crs.
And while honest, Woodworking
miners We're denied the privilege of
passing the military lines this leper
Orchard went in and out as he pleased.
General orders were issued that Harry
Orchard should go and come when he
wanted to-
I'VE will show that Orchard came 10
Denver and formed a slight acQuaint.
ance with Haywood. Meyer and George
Pettibone. Later Meyer went to Grip
pie Creek to attend the trial of some
men charged with wrecking the train.
There he met Orchard, who ingratiated
himself with Meyer. who trusted him.
Orchard gained Meyers confidence,
but we will prove that Meyer never
said the things that Orchard claims
We're said. Meyer will tell you this
himself.
Then when Meyer went down 10
Telluride to visit the union there he
took this man who had won his con
iidence along to protect him from the
thugs of the mine owners. No sooner,
however, had Meyer arrived at Tellu-
ride than he was arrested and thrown
into the bull pen,' where he lemained
for many months, unable to take part
in any further so-called conspiracies."
Taking up next the blowing up of the
Independence depot, Mr.. Darrow said
lie did not know whether Orchard blew
1t ur or not, but he was inclined to be
iieye that he did not The jeDOt was