Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-23

VINO snares the notorlety with marry Orcnaru.
on the defensive. The state will carry
Its case on through an aggressive cross
examination and then present testimony
in rebuttal, but it's main proposition and
showing are already before the jury AS
to the Steunenberg crime, which is the one
specifically charged against Haywood. the
state has made the following showing:
Jack Simpkins, member Of the executive
board of the Western Federation of Min
ers. went to Caldwell three months before
Steunenberg murdered. He travelled
under the assumed name of Simmons"
and lived with Orchard. He left Caldwell
at the end of weeks stay and later re-
turned for a brief visit of less than a day.
His presence and movements are shown
by independent witnesses and registers of
hotels where he stayed
500 to Simpkins
Haywood sent S1OO to Simpkins Decen-
Der Fl. 1905, nine days before the MUIR
der of Steunenberg. and an unsigned let
ter, sent from Denver December 80. 1905
and showing by its address. to Thomas
of Harry Orchard. contained the statement
that that had been sent to Jack De-
cember 81, 1905. Orchard testified that
Pettibone one of Haywood's codefendants
wrote the letter. Without making any re-
quest. legal aid was extended to Orchard
within two days after his arrest through
Attorney Fred Miller of Spokane.
Letters to Mrs Orchard.
Four letters were sent to Mrs Orchard.
the second. at Cripple Creek three by
Orchard and one by Haywood. at various
times in 1895, and 1t is said that they not
only hcwed evidence of a plot to conceal
Orchards whereabouts from his wife. but
was part of plan TO mack an alibi for him.
Orchard swore that Haywood was a party
to the plan. and that to carry it out Paddy
MulIany, member of the federation at
Cripple Creek undertook to deliver the two
letters he wrote at Denver and dated at
San Francisco. and that Marion Moore. a
member of the federation board, carried
the third letter to Nome Alaska. and there
posted it. The letter. which was produced
with its envelope. bore the postmark of
Nome Haywood's letter to Mrs Orchard
bore the date of November 1893, at which
time orchard and Simpkins were at Caid-
well. and made the statement that the last
the writer had heard of Orchard he was in
Alaska. Aside from the word of Orchard.
Haywood's letter stands alone. and there is
nothing to show that he not himself
deceived. or that he was only helping
Orchard in the less harmful act of deceiv-
ing Mrs. Orchard Through Orchards let
Ter runs the suggestion that the federation
officials are keeping Mrs ORCHARD supplied
with funds, but this, too, rests on Orchards
word
Haywood, Pettibone and Orchard are
placed together on two or three occasions
ia Denver between the spring and fall of
1898. and Orchard lived at Pettibone's
house rs a guest during the month of Au-
gust. 1900
Animus Toward Steunenberg.
Articles from the Miners Magazine and
some testimony as to the Occur d'Alene
strike OF 1899. show animus toward Steun-
enberg on the part of Haywood and other
conspiracy. set up in the allegation by the
state. the general showing has been as fol-
lows.
Orchard has been traced through all of
the more important movements connected
with the alleged attempt the life of Fred
Bradley at San Francisco, by independent
witnesses. and his story of the poisoned
milk has been carried down to the chemist
who analysed il. IL has been independently
shown that while Orchard was at San Fran
cisco PettibOne. using false names, tele-
graphed money to him twice through the
Postal Telegraph Company, and that a reg