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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-06-07
(scripps News Association

BOISE, June 7.-"Judging by the
decisions Of Judge Wood permitting
everything under the sun to be in.
troduced in this case, I'd say there
is little possibility of this trial be-
ing concluded before August" de.
clared Darrow as he took his seat
at the head Of the defense table
when court reconvened for the Hay.
wood trial today.
There is no question but the de-
tense is bitterly disappointed in the
attitude Of Judge Wood. The de.
Tense had expected to call about 80
witnesses, but after looking over
the prosecution array has now
summoned 100 from every point
where Orchard has detailed his
crimes.
When Orchard resumed the stand
this morning Richardson at once be.
gan grilling cross examination in
expectation of breaking him down
Orchard made a couple of minor
corrections in his testimony of last
night. He was questioned at length
relative to blowing up the Bunker
Hill and Sullivan mine at Wardner
when he had been a member of the
union only one month.
Orchard remembered but little
about the makeup of the train or
about who composed the party that
blew the mine up, but positively as.
serted he was not playing poker
either at Mullan or Burke at the
time of the explosion.
Orchard swore positively that he
and nearly 100 others helped carry
powder from the train to the mill
but he only remembered the name
Of one man, Peterson, who was in
the game besides himself. The
powder was put in 8 parts under
the mill and Orchard lighted the
fuse to the powder in the com
pressOr room.
When asked If it wasn't fact
that the powder was furnished by
the superintendent of the Gem
mill to the miners, Orchard said he
didn't know. He also could not ex
plain how it was that although he
had driven milk wagon and play
ed poker nightly in saloons he only
knew the names of half a dozen OF
the party.
When asked to account for his
! whereabouts for years after es
Gaping from Burke he said he
worked in mines in Montana, Utah
and Wyoming. cut wood in Califor
MIA, beat his way from Montana to
Utah and gambled in Butte. He
would work 3 months and save
| money. then gamble and go broke
and 60 back to work again.
While the cross examination was
progressing the prosecution re-
ceived message from Denver stat
ing witness was secured there
who saw the killing of Lyle Greg
DRY, and who told a story confirm
ing that Of Orchard regarding the
shooting.
Continuing Orchard said he went
to Cripple Creek early in August
1902, and got work. He made oc.
casional trips to Denver, he said
during the time he worked in the
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-06-07
PLAN TO GUST
CITY ENGINEER

Mayor Moore is determined to re-
move Charles Mcintyre, city engi-
neer. John Wetzel, a civil engi-
neer in the Hyde block, has been
asked to accept the appointment.
He has the matter under advise
ment now. If he decides to allow
the use of his name, Mayor Moore
will send 1t in and ask confirmation
of the council. In the meantime
the mayor is trying to frame up
enough councilmen to confirm.
Mcintyre knows of the move and
he also is working the council to
block it.
Mcintyre is slated for a lot of
trouble if he persists in hanging
on where he Is SO evidently not
wanted. The council has already
set him aside on the bridge ques-
ton by employing an outside man
to supervise the work. 1t seems
certain that the new administration
will permit no city work of any
consequence under Mcintyre.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-06-07
WHY IS MILLER
I MISSING?

The authorities Of Idaho, in the
prosecution of Haywood will prob
ably subpoena Fred c. Robertson,
attorney, to have him testify as to
his connection with the Western
Federation of Miners. Immediately
following Harry Orchards arrest
he said that he would have counsel
In no time. Then Orchard says he
was notified by Robertson. Miller &
Rosenhaupt that Our Mr.. Miller
will start for Caldwell tomorrow.
The authorities want to know who
gave2&he firm of attorneys informa-
ton and authority to represent
Orchard. The prosecution also
wishes to subpoena Fred Miller,
formerly of the Arm. but cannot
find Miller. His whereabouts are
unknown. He has not been seen in
Spokane for several weeks and
knowledge of his whereabouts is
disclaimed by other attorneys. The
belief prevails that he Is lodging
subpoena servers.
Fred G. Robertson disclaims any
knowledge of any desire on the part
of Idaho authorities to subpoena
him.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-06-07
SAYS HE OBTAINED HER PROP.
ERTY BY HEARTLESS FRAUD
AND THEN REFUSED TO SUP.
PORT HER.

A complaint asking that a deed
conveying nearly 400 acres Of land
in Spokane county to her son be
set aside and declared void was
filed in the superior court this
morning by Mrs. Ellen M. Smith
against James Clayton Smith. The
conveyance was made over a year
ago and was the outcome of an
alleged plot perpetrated by the de-
PENDANT and his wife in which they
worked wholly upon his aged
mothers sentiment.
Plaintiff alleges that in the latter
part Of January last year her son
came to her house in an apparently
crestfallen condition, told her that
his wife had deserted him and
wished her to come to his home to
assist in household duties. She
went to help him, though she Is "a
years of age. Her son seemed to
be in all the agony of depressed
spirits and in moment of weak
ness occasioned by her motherly
love for him she says she was in
duced to deed over the entire estate
to her son, who declared that that
was the only way in which he could
be reconciled to his wife.
In return she accepted 2 lots in
Spokane, where she might live the
remaining days of her natural wife,
with the promise that he would
support her. Though he was ap-
parently upon the verge of insanity
from grief at the time, she alleges
that no sooner had she signed the
deed than he was once more of his
normal condition. His wife return
ed to him, he was again happy; but
when she asked that he reconvey
the property to her he refused.
Likewise he refused to Snpnort her
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-06-07
HAYWOOD DEFENSE PROTESTS
LATITUDE ALLOWED PROSECUTION

had planned to buy and use as a
hiding place. At Wardner on his
return he met Simpkins and to-
gether they went to Caldwell to
carry out the plot.
Orchard said they finally located
Steunenberg at the Saratoga hotel
and went and fixed the bomb under
the gate of his home. Explosion
was prevented by a break in the
wire and they then took the bomb
and hid 1t In straw stack. Simp-
kins went to Spokane and left Orch
ard to finish the job. He promised
the latter he would go go Denver
and get the money to buy the ranch,
to which Orchard could go as soon
as Steunenberg was killed.
On Christmas night Orchard went
to the Steunenberg house with a
shotgun to try to kill the governor,
but the latter got in the house be-
fore Orchard could get his gun
ready. He next saw Steunenberg
at the hotel Dec. 30. Slipping out,
he got the bomb and fixed 1t under
Steunenberg's gate so that when
the gate was opened an explosion
would follow. This was in the even
ing and Orchard met the governor
coming home. He heard the explo-
sion that killed Steunenberg before
he reached the hotel.
Orchard went to his room, where
he placed the bottle of acid in his
pocket, forgetting giant caps also
in the pocket. The caps exploded,
tearing his coat to pieces, but the
noise attracted no attention. Orch
ard remained at the hotel until the
afternoon of Jan. l, when he was
arrested.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-06-07
MORE SAMPLES OF SENATORIAL CRAFT

tees of the senate, and to them
various sums of money are paid at
the end Of the session. 1t is interj
esting to note the thrifty ones. Mr.
Wetmore drew Communication allow.
ance for stationery amounting to
$103.26. Mr.. Teller drew STA, AldS
rich $116, Kittridge $112, Bunham
$11S.18, Dolliver $119, Clapp 1921,
Proctor s111, Hopkins $111.S0, Penn
rose s107. Most of the others drew
in the neighborhood of SIS. iom
Platt, of New York, got only SO.
Senators have baths. shaving,
massage, barbering and numerous
other small personal attentions free
of cost out Of the incidental fund OF
the senate. They use the telegraph
system under ranking privileges
and even the long distance tele-
phone is at their service without
charge. These are some of the. rear
sons why 1t costs senator less to
live in Washington than It does
some people who are not senator's
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-06-07
APPEARS AGAINST
M'QUILLAN

Chief Rice this morning decided
not to investigate Officer McQuillan
on complaint of H. A. McCrocklin,
who was arrested by McQuillan on
complaint of Mrs. Cliffie Lambert.
She charged McCrocklin with be-
havior toward her that resulted in
his being fined 20 by Judge Hinkle
on the woman's testimony.
McCrocklin accused McQuillan of
hammering him on the head with
his revolver and calling him vile
names. McQuillan denied any UNI
due violence, but McCrocklin is not
satisfied and has preferred charges
to the commissioners. He accuses
the officer of mistreating him, ar
resting without a warrant and va
rious misdemeanors. McCrocklin
says Chief Rice Is trying to protect
McQuillan, but he will force an in
vestigation. Chief Rice says he is
satisfied with the inquiry he made.
McCrocklin Is an employment Of
fee and real estate man.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-06-07
LIDCERWOOO RESIDENTS
KICK ON DISCRIMINATION
Claim Commissioner Roy Has Used Their Water
Pipe to Boom One Of FIncI,'s New Additions.

action of Commissioner Roy in CIV
ing the pipe which they thought
was theirs to Mr.. Finch for the i'm
provement OF his latest addition,
where they claim there Is not a
home to be served as yet.
They say that II any section OF
the city should wait for new mains
It should be some other than Lid
gerwood, which is now using a lot
Of old, rotten wooden pipe that
will not stand the full pressure OF
the new water works.
1t Is likely that the park people
will be represented at the next
meeting of the city council to pro-
test against the arbitrary action of
Roy in generously aiding in boom
ing another section of the city at
their expense and discomfort.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-06-07
Bitterly Disappointed With Attitude Of Court.
Orchard Uuder Grill Of Cross

Vindicator mine, and was employed
on levels below the seventh, being
familiar with all from the seventh
to the twelfth. On August 10,
1908, strike was declared and he
Quitl work. He had $3.50 and
gambled it away. Asked what he
meant by high grading" as told OF
In direct examination, he said it
was hiding high grade ore and re-
moving it secretly, to sell to out
siders. Asked if he didn't steal, he
replied, "You can call it what you
like" 1t averaged him from moth
ing to $25 per day, but when pinned
down to the actual amount secured,
he declared that he only got $3.50
or SO while working after the
strike. However, he stole in and
secretly worked the eighth and
ninth levels and got considerable.
The military guard was easily
averted, he explained. Orchard was
helped by Joe Shoaltz and a man
named Wilson.
Orchards cross examination this
afternoon was repetition of his
direct testimony, interrupted by
sharp passages between the attor-
neys. In his story of the Vindicator
mine explosion he mentioned VIM.
Easterly, who is witness for the
defense. Richardson called Easter
day. whom Orchard identified with
display of agitation. He said
yesterday was not with him when
he planted the trap in the mine, as
yesterday was an officer in the
union and wanted to prove an alibi.
After the explosion he married
Ida Toney, a widow, and lived with
her while he stayed in the district.
He did not know if his bomb had
killed Mccormick and Beck. He
was broke and asked Davis and
Parker for money. They put him
off and he got mad and told ne.
tective Scott of the attempt to
wreck a train.
In concluding his direct testi-
mony yesterday Orchard related his
version of the assassination OF
Steunenberg, the specific crime for
which Haywood and his associates
are ON trial The murder, he
stated, was first mentioned by
Haywood. Several men, among
them Steve Adams, Orchard said
had been sent to Idaho to kill
Steanenberg on account of his pol.
icy as governor during the Occur
d'AIene strike, but these attempts
had-failed.
Orchard mentioned Adams and
Simpkins as being in Idaho at that
time to run out claim jumpers
Adams was tried a few months ago
for n murder in this connection and
the jury disagreed.
When he left Denver for Idaho
to kill Steunenberg, Orchard swore
Pet.ibone and Haywood told him to
use the bomb he made for Peabody
on gSteunenberg. Haywood, Orch
ard said, gave him $240. At Cald
well he registered at the Pacific no
tel as Thomas Hogan. Failing to
find Steunenberg at home, Orchard
made a trip to the Sound and Spo-
kane. He said he was looking for
ranch which he and Pettibone
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-06-07
CROCERS TACKLE PHONE
!. SERVICE FARCE TODAY

was convinced that people were
making unnecessary use of tele-
phones. therefore they asked the
company to make a schedule tell.
ing patrons when they could nse
their phones.
Nothing was said about deducting
anything from the monthly rental
paid for phones on this account.
The recommendation amounts to
advice to the company to restrict
the service it Is required to give
under It's franchise. and through
its committee the chamber of com
merce apparently endorses this
idea.
The grocers this afternoon will
doubtless meet the sam excuse that
has been given for the past c
months. The service is worse now
than II was then, and will apparent
ly be twice as bad months hence
as now,
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-06-07
AUTO, WOMAN, MAN,
HUSBAND, TROUBLE

Louie Scaler, champion feather.
weight Of the Northwest, who has
retired from the business and won'e
fight on a bet, was compelled to ges
into a street fight last night. He
was automobiling at AIS a. m. with
a performer at the Comique theater,
when, it is stated, her husband
found it out and pursued in another
auto. When the combatants finish
ed walIowing around the street,
Scaler had bested his opponent. An
other performer named Lloyd then
sought out Scaler and started to do
battle in defense of his colleague.
1t was during the course Of this bat
tie that Patrolman Woodcock ar.
rested both. Each man put up a
bond Of SIS, which they forfeited.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-06-07

Residents Of Lidgerwood park
are up in arms over the water sit
uation in that portion of the city.
They suffered water famine every
summer for years and only after a
great deal of hard work and con-
siderable diplomacy succeeded in
securing an appropriation of $4,000
for the purpose of replacing the old
wooden pipe mains with steel
mains.
The pipe came according to
schedule but only l carload out OF
8 cars used in transporting the pipe
ever saw Lidgerwood. The rest OF
the pipe was scattered over Finch s
Northwest Boulevard addition.
The Lidgerwood people say that
they are entitled to the new pipe
and complain bitterly against the
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-06-07
UNION INTERcEDE

An effort was made this morning
to induce Federal union No. 1922
to recede from its present attitude
In enforcing the union scale OF $2.75
per day on all work. Several rep
resentatives of other unions that
will be embroiled in the trouble
should the union insist on enforce
meht OF the scale met with repre-
sentatives Of the union and urged
them to not enforce the scale on
old contracts, but only on new
work
The Federal union recently voted
to enforce the new scale ON al
work, whether the contracts were
old or had only been entered into
recently, and called out about 60 Of
Its members employed by the Bar
Der Asphalt Co., the Independent
Paving Co. and several contractors
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-06-07
undIsmayed by the chamber of

Undlsmayed by the chamber OF
commences refusal to cooperate
y with them In an effort to obtain bet
ter telephones service, sInembers Of
the Spokane Grocers' association
will interview the telephone man
agement this afternoon and present
their protest against the rotten SER
vice given all patrons In this city.
The meeting Is set for 3 o'clock.
A committee OF chamber OF com.
merce members waited on the tele-
phone people several days ago and
the only result II accomplished was
to suggest to the management that
II prepare list OF busy hours when
people who pay for phone service
will please refrain from attempting
70 use the wires.
AT least Charles Hebberd. a mem
Der OF the delegation. Is quoted as
advancing this ridiculous PROPOSE
uon. The chamber Of commerce
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-06-07
SECURES WRIT
FOR RENT DUE

A writ for the restitution of the
second and third floors of the Lynn
block. of this city, was issued this
morning by Judge Huneke to r. N
Mclean, from George F.. Carr. In
conjunction with this writ plaintiff
demands judgment for $500 dam
ages and for $640 rent for the
months of May and June, 1907.
Mclean alleges that defendant
has wholly disregarded a notice to
vacate which was served upon him
after he had refused to pay his
rent.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-06-07


The above letter was received
this morning by Mrs. Edward
Clutchfield, wife of the baker who
Wednesday night disappeared from
the Methodist revival meeting and
has since not been heard from.
Last night his uncle, F. e. New
ton, of E605 Ermina av., received a
letter in which Clutchfield said he
was writing under the bridge with
in sound of the falls He said he
contemplated ending it all and that
he was sorry for they would never
meet him on this shore.
Mrs. Clutchfield says her hus-
hand had worked night and day in
hia bakery on Main av. He needed
sl8ep but couldn't sleep. His mind
Mas been weakening for a long
time. He grieved over the death OF
his mother and constantly talked
about dying.
The police have received no fur
ther information today. No one has
been found who saw Clutchfield af-
ter he left the revival meeting. Sew
eral persons have reported that
they saw man on the Howard st.
bridge about 1890 o'clock, but paid
no heed to him, as he was not act
ing as though he contemplated sui
eide.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-06-07
COURT ENJOlNS
COMMISSIONERS

A temporary injunction restrain
ing the county board Of commits
sioners from closing up what is
known as the Old Trail road, which
crosses section IA, township 26,
range Al, was issued this morning
by Judge Poindexter as asked in a
complaint filed by ID. Wynia and
others. Plaintiffs alleged that many
hundreds of dollars had already
been expended by the county for
the improvement of this road, and
that If it were closed all of them
would suffer damages to the ex.
tent of 81 900 each.
In early days this trail was ira
versed by the Indians going to the
Columbia river, Fort Colville and
the Hudson Bay Cos. stores.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-06-07
DR.. SEMPLE ACCEPTS

DR.. ]. M. Semple announced this
afternoon that he had decided TO
accept the appointment of superin-
tendent of the insane asylum at
Medical Lake. Governor Albert T..
Mead announced the appointment
last night. DR.. Fell is Temporarily
in charge until DR.. Semple can ar
range his business affairs so as to
take over the management. He
does not know how soon this will
be.
DR.. Semple was chief insanity
expert for the defense in the Sid
ney Sloane murder trial.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-06-07
CROP REPORT
LIFTS Market

CHICAGO, June 7.-Reports from
Kansas this morning say crop con-
ditions average only 52.3, May frost
having lowered the CURES from the
government estimate on May of
80. This indicates the crop will
only be about 40,000,000 bushels.
Cereal opened lower today, July
selling from SO "a to 95 3-4. The
report boosted it to 81 ga and the
traders went wild.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-06-07
TO INCREASE
POLICE FORGE

A brand new police ordinance
will be prepared by Corporations
Counsel Hamblen in the near fu.
ture in which provision will be
made to increase the force Of pa
trolmen and add another captain
to the force. The promotion viii
likely go to either Sergeants Sult
Ivan or McPhee. One OF the de-
tectives will secure the promotion
to the place left 0pep shy the adllIs,
ton or another captain rsrticQS
lars of the provisions of the pre-
posed ordinance have not been
given out.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-06-07

LONDON June Sir Humphrey
owned by Pabst, of Milwaukee, the
only American horse entered in to
days competitions here, won first
prize in the hackney stallion class
of 4-year-olds and up. Sir Humph-
rey also won the champion gold cup
for the best hackney stallion in the
show.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-06-07
DETECTIVE CASE AGAIN

A new complaint asking that the
school board be enjoined from pay.
ing 800 reward to Detective n.
X. Church. who secured evidences
duplicating 10 students In the egg
throwing escapade night when
Principal Cloyd was being tried be-
fore the board. win he heard Satur~
day morning, On the rst COM
plant Judge poindexter refused Il
permanent Injunction.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-06-07
DEATH REVEALS IDENTITY

PITTSBURG, June IA story
printed here this afternoon says
Bertha Beilistein, an Allegheny girl
who nearly l 0years ago killed her
mother, attempted suicide and es-
capped last October from the insane
asylum, died 3 weeks ago in a
county hospital at Los Angeles. She
lived there several months under
the name of Olga Miller.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-06-07
ADVENTURES LOSES
CRAZY Millionaire
(scripps News Assoa,z.i on-)

LEBANON, Ind, June THE
court this morning declared insane
George Rhodius, millionaire, and
appointed guardian. Upon this
decision Elma Dare, resort keep
err, will be arrested and charged
with kidnapping Rhodius. Her mar
rage to him will be annulled. The
woman created sensation several
months ago by wedding the i'm.
hecile canitaist
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-06-07
TO BLEED PAULSON

In his testimony at Boise yester-
day Orchard said that his accom-
plice. Simpkins, had proposed that
they kidnap the children Of August
Paulson, the wealthy mining man
He figured that Paulson would give
a ransom of $4,000 and part of this
could be used to hire a man to XIII
Steunenberg.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-06-07
T0UNMASK
STANDARD
(Scripps News Assncia .icn.)

ST. PAUL, June 1.-THE federal
court this morning decided against
Standard Oil, ordering the trust to
answer on the first Monday in July
allegations in the government bill
to which the trust objected in a
bill of exceptions.
This means the entire history of
Standard Oil will be reviewed in
court.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-06-07
FINDS SICK BROTH Err
In PQQRhQUSE

Through publication in The Press
yesterday J. II. Kitchlng, of Conrad,
Iowa, will be able to locate his
brother, w. t. Kitching, who is now
in the county poorhouse at Spangle
and badly In need of aid. He was
taken sick at the Workingman's
home in this city and kept there
until his condition became so bad
that the county commissioners sent
Is anxious to find and help him.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-06-07
SPRING WORK IN MINES.

l.. l., Ratiff, manager of the Occur
d'Ale9e Mining Co., has just re-
s...rnG from a trip to that com
pahy'S property. An mile trail
from Thompson will be completed
by tomorrow evening at cost OF
about $4,000. Although the snow al
this place Is still feet or more in
depth work has already proceeded
80 feet on tunnel in the Nam
moth. The tunnel will be driven
200 feet and then shaft will be
sunk.