Omaha daily bee., 1907-07-12
No Reason for Wanting to Kill Gov.
ernor Steunenberg.
SAYS HE MADE NO THREATS
Heard Nothing of Independence
Explosion or Murder of Lyte
Gregory Untu After Events
Happened.

Haywood was called TO the stand immt-
diately after the recess and his examina-
ito nby Mr.. Darrow was begun The ac-
cused man was perfectly at ease as he
walked to the chair and took oath as a
witness in his own behalf His voice was
quite low at hrst but when his attention
was called 10 It he elevated 1t so as to
carry TO Judge Wood.
Haywood was first questioned as to his
family history He said his father and
stepfather were both miners and he first
began work as a miner under the latter.
Haywood was born in Salt Lake city in
1869. He Joined the Western Federation
of Miners in 1895
Never Knew steunenberE.
Haywood declared he never knew Gov
ernor steunenberg and had no interest
in the Coeur d'Alene troubles other than
as a member of the federation
The witness was asked II he ever said
20 anyone. as has been testified, that Gov
ernor Steunenberg should be exterminated.
mo, SIR" he replied "I think what
said was that he should be relegated, and
took a hand in relegating him"
Haywood became a member of the ex-
ecutive board of the Western Federation
Of Miners in 1900, holding that position
until June, 1901, when he was elected
BeCFelhTy-IIehbuTeTt an onlCe WHICH iH
still nominally fills. His salary is $3.50
a month. The witness was questioned at
length as to the early history OF the or
ganization, the duties OF It's officers etc.
Asked II the federation employed attor-
neys, Haywood declared that at times II
has had as high as twenty-five attorneys
on the pay roll. It's growth has been
steady ever since that timey with the ex-
ception of the Cripple Creek year. when
there was a temporary loss of some 3,00O
members
The witness said his duties as secretary
of the federation kept him at headquar-
ters practically ali the time. The travel
ing was done by the president and men,
bers of the executive board. He accom-
/panied Meyer to Cripple Creek soon after
4 the strike was called there and at the
J Pinnacle park picnic delivered an address
IN which he counseled peace and warned
against any form OF violence.
First Meeting with Orchard.
Haywood said he FIRST met Orchard in
1904 at the the same time Meyer met the
man. Orchard came as a delegate from
one of the Cripple Creek Miners unions
to a convention Of the State Federation
of Labor. The witness denied as fatty
as Meyer did yesterday that Orchard was
at Federation headquarters in December
1908, and that he had congratulated Or
chard on blowing up the Vindicator mine
''He never spoke to me at any time about
the Vindicator." declared Haywood, "and
never received any money from me-"
Haywood corroborated what Meyer tes-
tined TO yesterday as TO the circumstances
of Orchards accompanying the president
of the federation TO Auray, Colo.
Haywood Strikes Wells.
N.Nl -
ouray to Denver. in 1904, in custody of a
detachment Of militia. Haywood was him.
self a prisoner 10 the custody of an officer.
Haywood at his own request WAS allowed
10 meet Meyer at the depot.
The witness told how he had just greeted
Meyer at the depot when General Bulkeley
Wells interfered and Haywood struck
Wells,
''what happened thenP"
"The soldiers set upon me and got much
the worst OF It."
Haywood was then taken to the oxford
hotel. he said, and there one OF the soldiers
pulled six-shooter on him. Haywood
struck the soldier and then another row
occurred in which Haywood was again
roughly handled
Haywood said that he heard nothing OF
the Independence depot explosion or the
VI A-ylN AINkDTy until hItef tneA
happened Orchard. he said. had never ap-
preached him in connection with either oi
these matters or had he ever mentioned
them TO him IN any way.
The federation, Haywood declared, had
never had any difficulty with Gregory.
As to Johnny Neville, the witness said
he had never met OF spoken TO the man
He did see him At headquarters one day
but whatever conversation the man has
there was with Meyer.
NO Payment to Orchard.
''pid you ever give Orchard. at any tim
or place. any money for he independence
explosion1" asked Darrow.
81 did not"
did you and Meyer ever have a oonver
sation with Orchard in Psttfbone's bac
yard or anywhere else as to the killing o
Governor steunenbergT'
INC, sir. never.'
AT Pettibones store one day TIaywoo
said he heard Orchard say he was going I
Alaska and was not going back 10 HIS fam
ily In Cripple Creek. He said his wife hs
two boys by her first husband and he di
not feel like supporting another man
children, Haywood said he told orchar
"the little woman" married him In goo
faith and he ought not desert he'
Orchard hung his head and said he wa
not going to support her.
Was Orchard ever at your house3"
Yes. SIR"
The witness never saw Orchard afts
August, 1905.
Al this point court adjourned until
z. m. tomorrow.
CrOas-ExanlinattOn OF RfOyeR.
Charles H. Moyer returned 70 the wi
ness chair In the steunenberg murder cas-
today. Senator BOrsh at Onoe began
searching inquisiti0n OF the witness A
Important statement OF the witness was
denial OF any knowledge Of the draft 10
NoO sent TO Jack Simpkins nine days b.
Tore steunenberg was killed. Meyer cor
eluded his testimony by u:f5 O'Clock an
DarroW commenced redirect examinatio,