Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1907-07-03
Witnesses Continue
to Deny Orchard
Told Truth
HIS STORY D|scREO|TED
Without Exception Testi-
mony is in Favor of
Haywood.

Boise, July 3.---When the morning
session of the Haywood trial opened
it was announced that Juror II. F.
Messecar had been quite III during the
night. Judge Wood asked Messecar
If ne felt able to proceed today. Upon
receiving an affirmative answer the
court informed the juror if at any time
he felt 1t necessary the trial, would
be interrupted until he was in a bet
ter physical condition.
The prosecution then asked the
court to issue an order directing w.
r. Davis, one of the leading witness
es for the defense to remain within
the courts jurisdiction as he would
be wanted again. The order was is
sued
Francis c. Clifford, life insurance
solicitor of Sterling, Colorado, was
the first witness of the day. Clifford
said he rented desk room in George
A. Pettibones store in Denver, hold
ing it from April until November.
1905. The witness said he met Or
chard under the name of Tom Hogan,
Pettibone making the introduction.
Orchard told me one day he was
making lots of money selling hail in
surance,' declared Clifford. "He then
turned to Pettibone and asked him to
cash check Pettibone said he did
not have money enough. He offered
to give Orchard as much as he had.
Orchard said he would take what Pet
tibone had and get the balance later.
The next time saw Orchard he told
me he was going to Alaska. This was
in June, 1906"
Miner Chun,med With Spy.
Joseph G. Barnes, living near Mont
rose, Colorado, was the next witness
He said he and George w. Riddell,
Pinkerton operative No. 36 were chums
and fellow members of the union at
Telluride. Barnes declared that Rid.
dell was constantly suggesting vio-
lence. He said Riddell proposed to
roll two kegs of powder down the
hill into the Liberty Bell mill; that
he advised the miners to punch any
deputies or "bad men" who looked
cross and told them to burn the town
Of Telluride, to beat up any men who
started to work and run them out of
town.
Barnes was most loquacious and
constantly brought out waves of laugh
ter by his ready and lengthy replies.
After being deported from Telluride
Barnes told of going back to town in
a barrel. The militia discovered him
but he escaped by climbing tree
He saw Orchard and Riddell together
once in Telluride. He was cross-ex-
amined by Senator Borah. Barnes
said he never engaged in any criminal
act with Riddell.
Brutality BY Soldiers.
George B. Breen, formerly rail-
road conductor of Cripple Creek, and
VINO was a witness several days ago,
was recalled to tell about taking Ad-
jutant General Sherman Bell and his
company of militiamen to Dunneville,
Colorado, to roundup some union
men who had taken to the hills.
These miners ran up hill" Breen
said, "and the militia fired at them.
One of the men was killed. Several
others were captured and tneir camp
was looted. In the camp the soldiers
found two broken down shotguns, one
rife, a six shooter, a pair Of scissors,
knife and fork and a can of sar-
dines."
A recess was taken at this point
Witness Was Truthful.
Did you ever contemplate crime?"
"Yes sir, when I started back to
Telluride ! made up my mind to kill
any man who stopped me-
did your
mo sir, the militia got me-"
Barnes was member of the strike
committee in the Telluride district.
He said that in December, 1908. all
the members Of the committee were
In favor of calling the strike off except
Riddell, who said he wouldn't stand
for 1t.
Pat Moran, Cheyenne saloon keep
er, who Orchard said was sent by
him from Cheyenne to Denver to get
$500 from Pettibone was the next wit
ness called. Moran said he once
worked for Pettibone in Denver, sell
ing clocks, lamps and other goods on
the installment plan. Moran not only
denied going to Denver on any mis-
sion for Orchard but said he did not
know Orchard was ever in his saloon
Johnnie Neville, his son and man
whom they called Shorty" were