The Washington herald., 1907-07-29
CASE STIRS COUNTRY
Haywood Trial Sensation for
All Grades of Society.
ATROCIoUs GRIMES LAID BARE
Prosecution Based on Confession of
Harry Orchard, Who Accused Lead
ers of the Western Federation of
Miners-StHte Aided by Operators,
Socialists Help the Defendant.

After two months and a half Of inter
national sensation affecting every district
Of the country and every grade Of society,
The trial Of William D. Haywood, secre-
tary Of the Western Federation Of Min
ers. charged with completely in a plot
which led to the murder OF ex-Gov. Frank
Steunenberg, Of Idaho, was brought to
close yesterday with the acquittal Of the
accused.
Ex-Gov. Frank Steunenberg was assas-
sinated at the gate OF his home in Cald-
well. Idaho, on the evening Of December
90 1876. The man was blown 70 atoms by
2 bomb. Steunenberg had been governor
J FOR two terms from 1886. and he was the
States executive during the troubles in
the Occur dAlene mining district There
was q condition OF anarchy there. The
Bunker Hil and Sullivan mines at Ward
nor had been blown up. nOnunion miners
had been driven away, and much prop
erty destroyed otherwise.
! Federal troops were called IN and then
/ there was established the famous bull
pens" in which all characters thought to
be dangerous we're rounded up. Only
men bearing permits could walk about or
work. The operators won and Steunen-
/ berg was thereafter admittedly an object
OF hatred 10 Federation members.
Harry Orchard Arrested.
A man Of the name Of Harry Orchard
was arrested in a hotel in Caldwell a
few hours after the murder. and in his
room was found plenty Of material for
/ the manufacture Of bombs. lie was
I rushed 10 the Boise penitentlary end the
/ detectives went to work on him Among
them was James MCFARLAND. superin-
/ tendent Of the Western branch of the
/ Pinkerton Agency.
/ MCFARLAND is famous for having un-
/ earthed the notorious Molly Mcguire
conspiracy OF Pennsylvania in the early
/ '7Vs. by which a score Of men were
/ hanged. MCFARLAND labored with the
/ prisoner and won al last a confession
/ which amazed even the detectives.
/ As a result OF that confession Presi-
dent Meyer. of the Western Federation
/ OF Miners: Haywood, the secretary.
and George a. Pettibone were arrested
/ in Denver and IL is admitted they were
spirited 20 Idaho on a special train be
/ fore they had an opportunity OF fighting
extraditi0n. seeing counsel or communi-
eating with friends. L A Simpkins. an
other power in the order, fed after In
dictment
/ Lodged IN the Boise prison. they drew
+ 20 their aid the great power not Only
7 Of the Federation, but Of every social
/ istic organization OF the country. Habeas
corpus proceeding were instituted, which
were carried 10 the Supreme Court Of the
United States. where the decision was
against fhe defendants. The case was
! advanced toward trial. and both sides
began the work OF preparation.
Socialists to Rescue.
The State Of Idaho, it Is admitted. bore
I only a small share OF the actual expense.
the combined mine operators Of all the
Western States being willing TO help:
while on the other side the defendants
were aided by the contributions Of their
/ brother socialists.
There has not been a time in a year
that some work IN their behalf has not
| been going on, but all this never at
/ tracted widespread attention until Pres
/ ident Roosevelt's undesirable citizen"
/ letter came out in connection with the
/ +. H Hartman controversy. That
/ cemented the forces for and against the
men, and K appeared as If Soth sides
/ deliberately entered on crusade to sway
( public opinion or blind il. Newspapers
were started by both sides, speakers
campaikned for the defendants.
Haywood, surrounded by a corps Of
( highly paid and competent attorneys, was
called for trial at Boise on May 10. Among
his counsel We're Clarence 5. Darrow. OF
Chicago; Z. F. Richardson. q law partner
Of ex-senator Patterson. Of Colorado. and
others. while the district attorney was
REINFORCED by Senator Borah. one Of the
best advocates Of the West
Orchard Takes stand.
Several days were taken up by unim-
portant witnesses TO describe the mur-
der and meet the technicalites Of pros
ecution. and on June the name Of Harry
Orchard was called
For nearly one week. day after day.
coOlly. steadily. boldly Orchard narrated
a career OF crime that astounded the
country Eighteen murders and count
less outrages We're revealed by the strong.
heayy-faced man with 10 more feeling
than If he were narraung a casual base
ball game or street fight.
He acknowledged that his true name
was Alfred HOrsley. and that he was
born in Canada. Early he admitted that
he was a bigamist. a gambler. q robber
Of mines, and a swindler. His counec-
ton with the union began in 1889 ut
Burke, Idaho and he described the de-
struction of the mines at Wardner at
that time. Names and circumstances
were given in detail. Two men were
killed in this affair Orchard said lie
ignited one OF the fuses.
There were four years Of drifting
through the mining camps of the West,
and then came the section Of the testi-
mony purporting 10 involve Haywood.
He blew up the Vindicator mine for $500
This was done later, and he went to
Denver, where he revealed his part of the
affair to Haywood and Meyer. the pres
ident, at the headquarters of the union
They complimented him and paid him
SJO0
Stop at Nothing.
Their orders. he swore. were for him
to go ahead. do anything and everything.
stop at nothing. murder or arson. He
obeyed; blew up the station platform at
Cripple Greek. murdered Lyte Gregory.
a detective. lay in wait for Gov. Pea
body. tried for Steunenberg, and roamed
from place to place with his bombs and
his sawed-On shotgun.
He swOre that he had received money
frequently from the union officers by tel
egraph and postal money order. men
toned times and places. and gave many
surrounding circumstances capable of cor
roboration. His cross-eXamination, last
ing for nearly three days. was most stren-