The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1907-07-05


wood trial was resumed at 1000 a.
m today the defense offered as first
witness Marion w. Moore, of McCabe
Arizona, a member of the executive
board of Western Federation of Min
ers. AS Moore took the stand Attor-
ney Clarence Darrow announced that
another member of the executive
board, Frank Schneider, was killed in
Denver night before last while board
ing the train to come to Boise as a
witness.
Owing to this unfortunate circum-
stance Darrow said the defense might
be compelled to ask for days delay
little later on, as it would be nee
essary to secure from various other
sources testimony expected from Sch
melzer. Moore was asked as to the
circumstances under which he agreed
to take a letter to Alaska for Harry
Orchard and mail it from Nome to
the second Mrs. Orchard in Colorado.
Moore said ne first met Orchard in
Denver, May, 1904, Il was sitting on
a bench in the court house square
when he came up and introduced him
self saying he had seen me in Couer
D'Alines," said Moore, 81 saw him sew
eral times after this, once on 17tn
street, 1905, l told him at that time.
that 1 was going to Alaska to Organ
ize a union at Nome. Later in the ev-
ening Orchard came to my room and
asked if | would mail a letter from
Nome for MIN. 1t was addressed to
Mrs. Harry Orchard. He told me that
he wanted to get rid of THAT Wo-
man" He said he might come UP to
Alaska himself later. l arrived at
Nome Aug u, 1905 and two days mail
ed the letter.
n I
he did not inquire whether the woman
Orchards wife or not. Orchard refer
red to ner as t'That Woman"
Following Moore came Mrs. Mike F'al-
Ion of Butte Mont. The witness was
formerly the wife of Harry Waters,
generally known as kid Waters" the
Gun Man. who was employed as de-
tective by the Mine Owners associa-
ton in Colorado. She testified that
she had seen Waters in Company with
D. c. Scott, Lyte Gregory and Har-
ry Orchard.
Owen Barns was next witness.
Barns was implicated by Orchard in
the manufacture of certain bombs.
Barns lost both feet while mining. In
1904 Barns lived in a cabin near Inde-
pendence depot and Orchard only
ever having conversation with Or
chard as to the manufacture of dyna-
mite bombs or having assisted in the
manufacture of bombs. He never com
mitted or planned to commit any act
of violence with Harry Orchard he
declared. Barns said that day of the
Independence Depot explosion, June
1904, he was attending a democratic
national convention at ST. Louis.
Next came Jacob Wolf, former clerk
for George Pettibone and in whose
name letters containing money were
sent to Harry Orchard in San Fran
cisco.
Wolff said many Colorado miners
when in Denver made Pettibone' S
store their headquarters. He often
made purchases for them and allowed
to leave bundles, etc, in the store.
He met Orchard at the store once but
did not remember ever having seen
Steve Adams there. He saw Petit
bone open and read a letter in 1904.
Later he went to the Post Office and
registered a letter for Pettibone.
What was put in the letter." Tn
ion card, and a Masonic charm
That's last you saw of the letter.
Yes sir" There was no cross exa-
mination.
The defense claims that Orchard
asked Pettibone to keep his union
card, Masonic charm, and some money
for him when ne started west in 1904,
following the deportation from Grip
cpl Creek.
Archie Lester Harper, young man
just admitted to the Bar in Denver,
told of being arrested at Victor Colo
day the day following the Indepen-
dence depot explosion. What for p
asked Darrow Il was told talked too
much in a college debate at the State
University at Boulder. The Question
being debated was Resolved that call
ing the Militia in Cripple Greek was
uacalled for and Unwarranted, l was
on the affirmative.
Harper said he was taken into Gus
tody by two White Cappers." Major
Naylor of the Militia, whom the wit
ness knew happened along and order
ed his release. but refused to have
tn white masked men arrested as Han
per demanded The witness was told
that his father, John Harper. who had
been Manager of the Union Store al
Victor, had been deported from Canon
! City. Young Harper and a companion
walked 35 miles to Canon City. and
found the Elder Harper there. his head
cut and bleeding.