The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1907-07-05

clarence >. barrow. tion of Miners
noting the fact that it's first counsel
was Lawyer Hawley, of the present
prosecution, and entered general de-
NAL of the charge of q policy or con
spiracy to do murder and violence in
pursuit of it's ends. They would show
that Orchard was not near the Sulli-
van and Bunker Hill mill at the time
of the explosion which he said he
caused. that Orchard was in the en-
ploy of the Mine Owners association
its detectives. that he deceived Meyer
and used pettibone as Il banker 70:
his gambling profits and that he was
known to have Il private grievance
against Steunenberg. All the pay
ments to Simpkins would be shown to
have been in the regular order OF
Simpkins' work as an organizer for the
federation.
The very first witness, Mrs. King.
who kept boarding house at Cripple
Creek. told Of meetings there between
Orchard and X. G.. Sterling, detective
for the mine owners. DR.. MCGEE told
how this detective had called off the
dogs after the Independence explosion,
saying that he knew all about who did
the deed. Many former acquaintance
of Orchard testified to his having eX-
pressed hatred of Steunenberg be-
cause the latter drove him out of the
state and thus prevented him from
holding on to his share of the rich Her
cules mine. w. +. Davis, who accord
ing to Orchard had led the men in the
attack on the Bunker Hill-Sullivan, de-
MED that he went to Wardner that day
and had not met Orchard at that time.
Editor O'Neill Of the Miners Magazine
said he and not Haywood was respon-
sible for the editorials and on cross
examination admitted that the maya
zine expressed satisfaction over the re-
moval of Steunenberg as an enemy of
organized labor
Edward ROyce, former president of
the federation. who while serving
sentence in the jail at Boise helped to
found the organization. but who latter
ly has become wealthy mine owner,
said the object Of the organization was
to influence legislation favorably to the
miners. who are at the mercy of the
proprietorS. On cross examination he
admitted TO maxi ing the speech advis-
ing union men to organize rifle clubs,
and he justified this OH the ground OF
the inhuran treatment accorded to
miners and their families by the troops.
w. W. Rush. an engineer on the Flor
ence and Cripple Greek road, told of
conferences Detective Scott had had
with him about the best place to have
a train wreck happen.
Holmes Defends Himself.
The motion to acquit having been
overruled in the trial Of Edwin S.
Holmes. former assistant statistician
of the agricultural department., for sale
of crop reports, Holmes took the stand
In his own defense. He directly
contradicted the Testimony of Broker
Van Ripper as to the giving OF signals
to confederates by the height of his
Office curtain. He said he had no re-
latlons with Theodore Price except to
try to interest him in private crop
report venture.
Kidnapped Boy Murdered.
NeW Orleans and the entire country
have been shocked by. the disclosure
of n murderous Black Hand society
of Italians which has long levied black
mail on wealthy citizens Of New Or
leans, several IF the band having been
arrested in nnection with the kid
mapping of Waiter Lamana, an Italian
boy whose body later was found cut
in pieces according to the threat ma6o
II the $4,000 ransom were not paid,