Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1907-07-18
SIX IN REBUTTAL
State Attempts to Break Force d
Evidence for the Defense In
Haywood Case.
4 PERJURY TRIAL also
G. w. Aller Released on 1880 Bond
Sheriff Of San MlnGueI County
Makes Admissions under
cross-ExaminatIon,

Boise, Idaho, July 17.-In the lai
stages Of the case against WilliaI
D. Haywood, the prosecution put 81
witnesses on the stand Tuesday
rebut the evidence Of the defense
Three testified TO conditions in tn
Occur HAlenes In 1893 and three I
the situation in Colorado during tn
strike period Of 1913 and 1904. In
important witnesses Of the day wer
called to contradict the showing mad
by witnesses for the defense una
there was no reason for the callini
out Of the militia OF Colorado othe
than a desire on the part OF the mine
owners to drive members OF the West
ern Federation of Miners from the
mining district. One witness flatly
contradicted the evidence introduced
by the defense to show that the ex
plosion at the vindicator mine was
due to an accident.
While the big trial was going on in
the district court before Judge Ere
mont Wood, an interesting off-snot
of the case was being heard in the
small room used as court by Justice
of the Peace Savage. C. W. Aller, the
depot agent, who was arrested,
charged with perjury was brought
before the magistrate for q prelimin-
airy hearing.
The principal witness in the per-
jury hearing was Orchard himself
The prisoner was brought in from the
penitentiary in charge Of Warden
Witty and penitentiary guard.
No more than half dozen people
outside Of the principals In the case
and the other witnesses, were pres
emit when Orchard went over his testi-
mony as to his connection with D. c.
Scott, the railroad agent, who Aller
swore interviewed Orchard in Cripple
Creek two or three weeks before the
explosion at the Independence depot on
June 8, 1904. A motion to dismiss
will be argued Wednesday afternoon.
Aller was released on deposit Of $1,000
bond.
In the Haywood trial Edward Al
ward, physician of Bourke, one Of the
towns Of the Occur d'Alenes,
swore that he saw Orchard on the
day of the blowing up Of the concen-
traitor at Wardner and that he came
from 10 train returning from Ward
ner. This train was in possession of
he mob that blew up the concentra-
Tor and killed two men. Awards
evidence contradicted the witnesses
or the defense who said they saw Or
,hard playing poker on that day at
Mullen, several miles away. The
lain Of the defense Is that Orchard |
vas not at Wardner and had no part
n the riot.
A. T. Holman swore In rebuttal
4 the testimony of Thomas Wood,
witness for the defense. Wood had
aid that he saw Beck and Mccormick,
be two men killed by the explosion at
he Vindicator mine, in the eighth lev
|, before the explosion and afterwards
1und their bodies In the sixth level.
Ie said that Beck carried revolver
D that day and that he saw a box of
owder on water barrel In the eighth
vel Just before Beck and Mccormick
emit up to the sixth where the explo-
on occurred a few minutes later.
Holman was superintendent Of a
eighboring mine. and formerly super
tendent Of the Vindicator. He was
ie of the first to go down the shaft
the indicator after the explosion.
is evidence. given largely from a
'epared chart Of the interior Of the
Inc, contradicted Wood on many
,ints.
Sheriff Rulan Of San Minguel coun-
, was the last witness of the day.
testified as to strike conditions.
nder a searching cross-examination !
! 3. =. Richardson. RuIan admitted
1t Union miners were deported and
iyen By force from the county while :
was sheriff and that no attempt ]
rs made to prevent or punish those
10 attacked the union men. He said !
At the Populations were the work
the leading Altman NJ faIlnrIda