Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-06-25
Haywood Witness Con.
meets Murderer With
X. c. Sterling.
BEARS OUT THEORIES
Mrs. King, Proprietor of Room,
Ing House, Gives Most I'M
portant Testimony.

Boise, June 25.-COunsel for William
d. Haywood devoted the early part or
thls morning session of court to i
completion of the basis for Harry o.
chard's impeachment and then calling
the hrst witness, entered upon SHOW
ing the relationship at Cripple Creel,
prior to the Independence station eX.
plosion between Orchard and X c.
Sterling, then chief detective for tie
Mine Owners association.
Hinges ON Threats.
The impeachment of Orchard r.
lates almost entirely to the proposi-
ton that he repeatedly professed ne
had been wronSed by Governor
Steunenberg, and that when he talked
of his wrongs he invariably threatened
to kill Steunenberg.
Have Many Witnesses.
The men by whom the defense
plans to impeach Orchard in this con
nection and. incidentally show Orchar i
in an Independent position in the
Steunenberg case are Max Malich of
Denver, DR.. McGee of Wallace. d. c.
Copely, formerly Il member of the
Western Federation of Miners, Charlie;
Sullivan formerly miner at Cripple
Creek, Frank \. Hough of Wallace,
James a RANDY a stage driver at Wal
lace, Lottie Day of Denver, F. r. Red.l
formerly Il miner at Cripple Greek
David y. Coates former lieutenant
governor of Colorado aud William Eas-
terly and W +. Davis, two leaders III
the Cripple Greek strike. Orchar
positively denied he ever made threats
against Steunenbers to any of the men
named at any time or place
Haywood Helps Own Defense.
Haywood continues an active par
ticipant in the conduct of his case ana
today he alertly watched every wi:
ness and besides offering numerous
suggestions to his attorneys, he mady
extended notes as the taking of tn,
testimony progressed.
Orchard Again ON stand.
Boise, June 25.-When the Haywood
trial was resumed this morning Harry
Orchard was called for the purpose o
allowing the defense to complete the
foundation for his impeachment.
Denied Conversations.
Orchard denied several converse
tions with various persons in which h;
was charged with having made threat
against Steunenberg because the lat
y ter was responsible for him (Orchard
being a poor man. When Orchard wa
l. ,g
Creek, was called as the first witnes
for the defense.
Conferred with Detectives.
Mrs. King who formerly conducta
a rooming house at Cripple Cree
said X. c. Sterling, chief of the dete>
tives of the Mine Owners aSsOciatiO
in Colorado, lived at her house. Sh
saw Orchard visit his room seven O
more times, generally in the evening
Paid for Woman's Room.
Sterling engaged and paid for tn
room occupied by Mrs. McKinne!
wife of the man charged with putin
spikes on the Florence and Crippi
Creek railroad, the attempted wreck
which the union claims the railrOd
and officials and mine owners unde
took themselves with the intent {
placing the blame on the Wester
Federation of Miners. Mrs. King sa
Orchard knocking several times
Mrs. McKinney's door.
Mrs King was briefly cross e
amined.
Held u Grudge.
Boise, Idaho, June 2j.-ClarenCe Da
row of Chicago yesterday outlined
the jury the detailed plot of the d
fense of Haywood to the charge that
murdered former Governor Steune
berg. In a broad description, it is
be a denial of every material count
the testimony of Orchard, with Il
showing that Orchard killed Steune
berg because OF a private grudge borl
by the loss of a rich share in the He
cules mine, and explosions of indepe
dent circumstances that tend to CO
meet the three codefendants with orc
ards life and operations.
HAYWOOD will take the stand to ma
personal denial of Orchards accuS
tiops. Meyer may be called to testi
solely TO events and circumstances
fectiug the Western Federation OF Nj
ors but Pettibone will not be witne
i'm this case.
Denied There was Plot.
Darrow denied the existence OF |