Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1907-06-07

~ Nut NuuIls
The defense excepted Asked II
he gave any consideration to the
amount per head. the witness said
no. He stated that Meyer, In ad-
dressing a meeting of the miners.
eouncilled all miners in the strong
est terms that they must refrain
from violence. Haywood also made
speech warning the miners that
they must keep out OF saloons and
refrain from drinking and gambling.
is, II there was any violence. the
federation would be blamed. and
troops called.
He got into the mine to attempt
the explosion, but was discovered by
the eager. who shot at him. and he
fed. He made the first attempt TO
blow up the mine in September and
the second In November. He talked
II over with the strike committee
first. and said Sherman Parker gave
him the idea of attaching a pistol To
the guard rail. dischargiug Il into
the giant caps, thus causing the ex-
plosion. He also talked Il over
with William Easterly. At this point
Richardson called Easterly, who will
be witness for the defense, and had
him identified by the witness. THAT
Is him." declared Orchard, for the
first time displaying agitation or
temper When he planted trap In
the mine Easterly was not with him,
as being an officer OF the union, he
wanted 10 be in a position 10 prove
an alibi lie planted the bomb, but
couldn't explain how he made the
mistake of fastening Il on the sixth
level, which was unused. arm not In
the seventh, for which II was intend
ed. lie didn't know OF his own
knowledge II the bomb actually
killed Mccormick and Beck.
After the explosion he married
Toney, a widow, with three children,
under the name OF Harry Orchard.
He went to live at her house. which
was 500 yards from the SHAFT OF the
Nindicator. lie lived with her dur
ing the time he stayed In the district
He was broke when the two men
were killed, so he went 20 see Davis
and Parker, and asked him for mon
ey. They put him on. and he be-
came angry. Before this. however,
he had gone TO Detective Scott, ana
told him an attempt was To be made |
to wreck train. The reason no ala |
this was because he hadn't been paid |
for the first Vindlcator attempt. lie |
didn't think he was used right by |
being sent into the mine To try To |
blow II up, and taking great risk.
while the others were given the com
paratiyely easy task OF wrecklng a
rain. which carried with Il no rlsk.
Were you angry because you were
not told to wreck the train" was
asked "weil. I suppose was a lit
tie Jealous" was the reply This
brought out another wrangle be-
tween counsel.
The extreme tension under which |
the court attaches are working was
indicated this afternoon when the |
deputies made the spectators carry |
ing umbrellas open them TO show
that no concealed weapons were be- ,
ing carried into the court room. A
number OF minor fist hghts also took /
place between the deputies and too
eager spectators. but no material
damage resulted Richardson at
once began the interrogation OF Or
ehArd as oihe reason OF his activi-
ties al Cripple Greek. lie was anx-
ious 10 show the jury that the wit
ness went into the most OF the
crimes he committed because OF his
own desires. and not because any one
asked him 20. Orchard again In
sisted that the reason he squealsd on
the attempt 10 wreck the train with
non-unionisbl aboard. was because
Parker and Davis had gone over hi1
head. and got two other men 20 Try
20 wreck the train. when he wanted
the Job.
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