The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-07-12
HAYWOOD DENIES
HE MURDERED
STEUENBERG.
Boise Prisoner Tells Of His Life
and Work.
NOT GUILTY OF THE CRIME
Refutes all Orchards Romance Had
No Previous knowledge Of Miners
Death.

Boise, Ida, july ~. william -.
Haywood took oath as witness In his
own defense and In lengthy narrative
OF his life and work as leader ~ his
fellow miners that was interrupted by
adjournment denied guilt Of the muir.
der Of Frank Stcuncnberg aud the
manifold crimes charged against him
by Harry Orchard.
Haywood was pale and trembled
with nervousness when he left the IN.
BILE ~ his counsel aud walked around
10 the elevated witness stand. where
/ he faced the judge and the jury and
raised his right hand 90 be sworn.
| when he began Ia respond a. Clarence
parrow's questions his voice was low
aud somewhat uncertain. hut within
ten minutes be- had rcenined his com.
posture. aud Tor the rest Of the session
Haywood was master ~ his feelings
As be- told ~ his boyhood that be-.
/ gan with toll M the age ~ nine aud
gave the history 81 his family his In
valid wife. who sat Just o. the left ~
the witness stand. began sobblng soft
~. Her mothcrin-law apd her nurse
soon comfortcl the wife. however. and
during the rest ~ his testimony sh1
and thr Others ~ IInywood's kinsfolk
remained quiet but deeply concerned
auditors.
Haywood said his father and step
] HmHNHsHa
la salt Lake city la 1862. Ills father
was born Ia Ohio ana bis mother In
South Africa. the daughter of an Eng
llsh army officer lie was married nj
rocntcllo. Ida. aud has two children
daughters. The witness. who has but
cue eye. said be- lost the other when a
boy ~ seven by sticking n knife Ia a.
Haywood corrobuuici what Moyci
testified % as a. Orchards accompany.
Ing the president 81 the federation q
Ourny. Colo.
when Meyer asked Orchard II hs
bad any firearms" said Haywood. cor
chnrd unbuttoncd his vest. reached
way down in bis belt aud pulled a o
culibcr six shooter. II must have be.n
a foot aud a hail long. asked him
what he was going o. do with that
thing Ho said be- would take Il q
Ourny said. DO you think those lei
lows down there arr going a. wait tli
you undrcss yourself n got that gun z
linywoOd's recital ~ the Incident,
told la even good humor called out 4
ripple II laughter In the court
The witness told how b. had iusl
greeted Meyer NJ The depot On his r..
turn when General Bulksiry Wells ln
tcrfer,l. and Haywood struck Wells.
"whnt happened ibcnY'
''Thc soldiers srt upon me aud gol
much the worst ~ it"
"Did you ever give Orchard ~ any
time or place any money for the Indie.
pcndrncc explosion asked Mr.. Oar
row.
Il did not"
"Did you and Mover ever have n con.
vcrsntlon with Orchard In Pcitibone's
hack yard ~ anywhere else ~ 90 M,
killing ~ Governor StcuncnbcrgY'
"No. SIR"
Hnywood's testimony was chiefly
characterized by positive dcnlnls II
allegations made against him hy the
prosecution ilc denied that be- met
orchard until apmr time after the Win.
dlcntur explosion. denied that be- sent
Orchard hack O. Cripple creek 10 blow
NJ the Independence station. denied
participation in the 1.yic Gregory muir.
der and denied suggesting or discuss.
ing the Sicunenlcrg murder
lie swoV that be- never gave Orchard
any money No my time or any place
Tor any purpose. lie declared that b.
never made thrrat against Stcuncn.
brrg. whom be- regarded only NJ h.
did any politician who WIS swnycd
I by-wpltnllstic Influence Tie told 81 n
number ~ occnslons when be- met or.
chnri IN Denver In the ordinary course
~ hlz relations with the federation
and George 4. rciilione nnd said he
saw Orchard Tor the last time in Al,
gust. 1895. when Orchard told him he
was going 70 Alaska.
Haywood said he then chlded or
chard for deserving his wife NJ Crippl,
Creek The direct examination had moi
reached the connection ~ Jack Slmp
kIns aud the action ~ the federation
after Stcuncnhcrg was murdered when
adjournment came
/ when Charles II Meyer WIS recall
"a a. the stand IN the Haywood case
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