The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-06-19
HELPED ORCHARD FOOL WIFE
MINERS OFFICIALS SENT MAIL
FROM DISTANT PLACES.

Again at Boise Day Of Many Letters
BOISE, Idaho, June lG.-The State bit
OFT straight from the shoulder to-day In
the case against William d. Haywood
Ii proved hat at the time whom it is known
that Harry Orchard was in Idaho on the
trip which ended in the murder OF ex-Gov.
Steunenberg, and when Haywood must
have known that he was not far away,
the secretary Of the Western Federation
Of Miners was writing TO the Cripple Creek
wife Of Orchard. saying that he last he
knew OF Orchard was in Alaska.
Enough has been brought out already
in this trial to convince anybody who heard
the testimony that Haywood we'll knew
that Orchard was not in Alaska, The
defence will scarcely contend otherwise.
The letter from Haywood TO Mrs. Orchard
was produced in evidence. II is In the
handwriting OF Haywood. Taken in con-
neotion with other letters from Orchard
TO his wife, it leads to the conclusion. also
that Orchard had been assured by the fed
GRAFTON authorities that they would see that
his wife did not suffer. and that they con-
spired with him to keep her, from knowing
where he was.
OnS Oh OTCndTu 3 ltlleIe 10 ms vile was
dated at San Francisco and the postmark
shows it 10 have been sent from there at a
time when he is proved to have been in
Colorado. Another letter was sent from
Alaska and is postmsrked from there at
a time when Orchard is proved to have been
in San Francisco.
Orchard testified to-day that these letters
were taken to these places by men con-
nected with the Western Federation of
Miners and mailed from there al his request.
1t undoubtedly will he argued by the State
that these arrangements we're made 10
help arrange an alibi in case Orchard was
arrested for the attempt on Peabody or
other offences or for the Bradley outrage.
The letter from Haywood TO Mrs. Orchard
is in long hand and is written on the regular
letterhead Of the Western Federation Of
Miners. The postmarks show that il left
Denver at 100 P. M. on November Is, 1905,
and was received in Independence the
next day at s A. NJ. This is how it reads:
HAYwooD's LETTER,
To Mrs. ORCHARD DEAR MADAM A>p SISTER:
! nave not heard a word since saw you.
The last information I got was from Alaska.
| think Fairfield was the name of the place.
! see that awSRI conditions prevail among the
law and ORDER element. Yours very truly,
WM. ~. HAYWOOD.
Previous TO submitting this lett r the
State produced a letter postmarked Nome,
Alaska, August 3, 1905, from Orchard TO
his Cripple Greek wife. Atthat time Orchard
was still in Denver. He testified to-day
that he had written this lette in Denver
and had given it to Marion Moore. a mem
her of the executive board Of the ( Iteration.
who was going to Alaska on business for
the federation, and whom lie asked 10
take il up there and mai it for him.
For that reason he left the place for the
day OF the month at the head of the letter
vacant TO be inserted by Mr. Moore after
be got TO Nome The letter shows that
Moore or somebody else inserted the proper
date before closing and mailing the letter ,
to Mrs. Orchard. This letter reads,
CARE NOME. Alaska. Aug. s.. 1895.
Well Dolly, will not call you my wife, as
you are ashamed OF the name. Well am not
Of it I think am sorry you are but
| cannot help it am going out to make a
fortune ] think just came in from the interior
for an outfit for the winter and hope to get all
the money | want and II ! although you do
not care for me. Twill rot forget you tf | am
which ! hope to be. Hoping this will
ma YOU Wen as am myself. Yours re-
spectfully HARRY ORCHARD.
The first San Francisco letter was dated
April l. 1905, when Orchard was in Colo
RADIO and when be says he was trying to
kill Gov. Peabody. Like the Nome letter,
Il is without punctuation and is full Of
misspelled words. 1T contains one strong
bit Of internal evidence that it was written
Colorado Il will come up Their. before
il runs, "or sent for you to come
The word here plainly means
Denver, for there had been talk Of bring
.ng Mrs. Orchard 10 Denver and certainly
ef-brinEing her e San Francisco.
This is the first San Francisco letter;
SAN FRANCISCO. Cal, April /. 1905
My DEAR WIPE: | am ashamed TO write to
Tou, ! have not written in so long. but | got
10 answer TO the last letter | wrote and sup
oosed you did not get it. Now, dear. the rea-
Ton ! have not written lat YOU no doubt
TOW ] do not care for any charges, they may
AVE against me for they are without fonda
ion, but ! don't propose to long. or send for
7ou TO come here and think | will be able before
ong TO get a place here.
! have written to our secretary and told me
hat you was getting relief hut think you
must be getting tired Of staying up there. |
I'm we'll hut not very contented. have been
NVlhlnk IdlN VI INC tillt N'Ns hth's uNn Z
ell the Boys or any one else that you hurd
rom me, for I don't want the layout to know
where ! am al just yet. ! have found out that
hey did NOT treat you wright when you was
lere last summer. Fhey told me they would
after YOU when ] left and ! expected they
'ould 4 thought YOU was in Denver until
ONE little time ago. will moi write any
more now, Hoping this will find you well a
o hear from you soon remain as ever your
owing husband, II. O.
P. ~S.-Paddy Maloney will han you this
nd when you write me address Harry Orchard.
ian Francisco. Calf. General Delivery. Be
ure and do this, hui put II In n big envelope
nd give it 10 Paddy and he will send il to
sadquRIters and they will send y 10 me
.Ihe objections in. the postscript seem to
Ian out Orchards story OF the circum-
tanoes under which the letter was writ
Pm. According to his story Mrs. Orchards
eply was sent TO headquarters. where he
ot it, and he Immediately wrote the sec
nd letter, dated San Francisco, April II,
Here is this letter.
SAN Francisco. Calf. April IL. 1905.
My DEAR WIFI: ! received your letter
: rather your roast, now " you feel as