Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-06-07
orchard Under cross.Examination.

Orchard Under cross.Examination.
Boise, June 7.-C Cross -examinatio Of
Harry Orchard was continued today
when the Haywood murder trial was
resumed.
Attorney Richardson began at once
to ply Orchard with rapid fire OF
questions. Orchard admitted that
while he was in the Idaho mining
country he became quite gambler.
playing poker most of the time. He
was asked how he voted the day the
unions decided to go down to Ward
ner and blow the Bunker Hill and Sui
slivan mine mill. He said he did not
remember. Richardson wanted witness
to name all WHO attended the meeting.
He gave the names Of five or six, all
he could recall at this time.
The attorney next took witness thru
q description of the makeup of the
train which took the rioting miners to
Wardner. Or,:hard said it was COM
posed Of thirteen cars, some being
freight. the other passenger coaches.
Are you s,ire," finally asked Rich
ardson. that you were not at Burke
or Mullan playing poker when this ex-
plosion occurred q
s. II am sure,' came the reply. II lit
one of the fuses which fired the pow
der under the mill
Richardson wanted to know the
names OF all who helped unload the
powder at W,ardner and /who helped
place it under the mill. Orchard gave
several and said they were all he could
remember.
did you know Haywood, Meyer and
Rettibone at this timer"
No. sir"
"They were not with you at Ward
ner when the mill was blown up. were
they?"
"No, sir; not that know of
Fight In the Court House.
"A lively fight took place in the court
house this morning before the OPEN
ing Of the trial. A big, loose -jointed
miner from Silver City, anxious to see
the famous witness. sought admission
to the court room an hour before the
opening. At the bottom Of the stair
way he was stopped by three sheriff's
deputies forming the outer guard. The
visitor resented the questions put to
him and undertook to break thru the
lines. Jack Wooden, a big deputy,
tackled the stranger, who made a live
ly resistance. Wooden, however, An
ally landed his man in the lawn. He
was allowed 10 go, but not into the
court room,
Orchard said ne left Idaho after
blowing up th,. Bunker Hill and Sulli-
vafi mill to avoid arrest. He was TAX
en- over the years from 1899 to 1902 in
detail, explaining where he worked,
where he got his money and where he
J went from time to time. Orchard said
he worked on an average of ten or
eleven months a year in the mines OF
Utah, Nevada and Arizona. He gam
bled part Of the time.
Spent Money at Gaming.
Orchard traced his journeyings from
place to place The attorney wanted
to know how much money witness had
at each place. Orchard supplied the in
formation to the best Of his recollection.
admitting that q large percentage of
his wages went over the gambling
table. He seldom remained more than
from one to three months in any
mining camp. Up to the time he went
to Colorado in 1902, Orchard said he
had never heard Of Haywood Petit
bone, Meyer or Simpkins.
Orchard said he did not hear Of
Steunenbergs action in suppressing
the Couer a. Alene troubles until some
time after he left Idaho. Witness
said It was his own initiative which
took him to colorado and said no one
connected with the Western Federation
Of Miners had urged his going at that
time, July or August, 1902.
There was no trouble in Cripple
Creek Arriving in Colorado he went
to work in trs.chite mine and renewed
his membership in the Western Fed
Grafton OF Miners, Joining the local
union headed BY w. F.. Davis, who had
been in charge of a party which blew
up the Bunker Hill Sullivan mill At
torney Richardson asked the witness
repeatedly about his gambling expert
ences, laying much stress on this feat
urs ef the cross examination. When