The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-06-29

ing the Steunenberg trouble in the Occur D'Alenes, and as a member of the union, he contributed to the sup port of the Idaho miners He also felt with others, that Governor Steunen- berg was trying to break up the un- ion. . Orchards threat against the gov ernor after so many years impressed him. Easterly said, but he did not real ly know if the man intended to carry 1t out.
 T told him he was a vindictive sort of man to carry a grudge so long," declared the witness.
 What do you know about a telegram being received at Silver City to take care of Harry Orchard? asked Senator Borah.
 Tt was about a week later that Harry Hinton, our secretary, told me that he had received such a telegram" Easterly declared he had not up to this time told anybody of the threats he had heard Orchard make against Governor Steunenberg.
 And yet you knew that for two months prior to the killing that Or> chard was lurking around Caldwell and that he had the intention to kill the Governor% -..
 T knew he had made the remark"
 kAAkSI l4lC SONSAh D hSdeA 0A0 IOh tell anybody?'
 T told Nugent."
 But this was after MT. Nugent had been employed by the defense in this case and after Orchard had confessed?'
 "Yes sir"
 Now why didn't you tell anybodyT'
 Tt was none of my business. I am not an informer along those lipes.'
 "Oh, I see," said Senator Borah. You became an informer after you heard Orchard had turned informer against the Western Federation of Miners?'
 T did not say anything about 1t until he did what he did"
 And if Orchard had not turned against the Federation of Miners, you would never have said anything?"
 If I had been asked would"
 Cross Examination.
 Senator Borah suddenly changed the line of his cross examination and took the witness back to Cripple Creek. He asked as to the attacks on old man Stuart and the justice of the peace. Easterly said that he had never talked to Steve Adams on the subject.
 Easterly said he lived about quar- ter of q mile from the Independence depot; Adams about mile away and Orchard an eighth of a mile. He was examined closely as to whether any of the men working around the Indepen- dence depot were union or non-union men. Easterly said that so far as he knew they were all non-union men. working in unfair mines"
 one of the men killed by the explo- sion." he said. had been a member of the union."
 When you left your house that day to go to the Independence depot explo- sion did you leave an internal machine under the floor?"
 No, sir"
 Lets see. you kept in your house two rifles. shot gun, a six shooter and an internal machine?"
 "No, sir"
 "What did you keep"
 I kept q skot gun, two rifles and a six shooter"
 'Infernal machine is rather indeh- nite."- suggested MT. Darrow of the de- fense.
 Not to an expert" rejoined Senator Borah.
 Then you may know about 1t, but I don't" declared Darrow.
 Well, if I don't, we have a witness who does." said the Senator.
 Senator Borah quickly brought the cross examination to a close.
 On redirect examination MT. Dar- row asked about MT. Movers visit to Silver City in 1905. Easterly said he saw him In the bunk house in the pres ence of twenty or thirty other men.
 Easterly said he remembered.