The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-06-06

and Gle Of the federation knew nothing
of the workings Of the inner circle. -
Hawlcy said he intended TO connect
the Coeur d 'Alene troubles with the
defendant,
'fThe court, " said Judge Wood,
may be material and Will override the
objection.
Orchard, proceeding, said:
ION the morning of April %. 1893,
when l got through breakfast, ] was
told there was a special meeting OIL
the union and everybody was expected
TO be present. went TO the meeting.
Richardson objected again, SAYING
there was absolutely nothing connecting
Haywood with this meeting, The OBJ
lection was oTeTluled.
"The meeting was called to order,
continued Orchard, ''by the secretary.
who said it had been decided that day
TO go to Warduer TO blow up the mill
at the Sullivan and Bunker Hill mines
and hang the superintendent
Again the witness was interrupted by
Haywood S counsel, who demanded TO
know how the defendant was to be
connected with the Occur d'Alene
troubles.
Holds Haywood Had knowledge.
Senator Borah replied for the prose.
cution, saying it would be shown that
HAYWOOD came into the inner circle
with full knowledge of what had
been done and entered into the CON
spiracy. This would be shown, Senator
Borah declared, by Haywood s writings.
Senator Borah said it was necessary 10
go into the Coeur d'Alene troubles,
which were suppressed by Gov. Stcu-
nenberg. to show the motive for the
hatred of Steunenbcrg and his eventual
taking OF
Judge Wood said he would allow the
prosecution TO show general conditions
in tho Coeur d dAlencs and Gov Steu.
nenberg's part in ii. He said he would
not allow the witness to 60 into de-
tails The defense noted exceptions to
the court 8 ruling, and Orchard pro
ceeded;
arrangement had been made to cut
the wires along the railroad and take
possession OF Northern Pacific train.
We were to be joined by the Gem union
and together we were to proceed to
Wardner While the secretary was
telling us what was planned by the cen
trail union. the president Of our local
came in and said he had not been in
formed of the meeting When told the
purpose, he objected to 1t and there
was a discussion. The motion 10 go to
Wardner was finally carr;cd by small
ma aiority. After the vote nearly every
man decided TO go,
''Paul Cochran and six other mem
bers of the union took charge of the
train. We went to Gem and took forty
boxes of giant powder"
Judge Wood interrupted to say these
details were outside his ruling, If a
mine was blown up, he said, the wit.
ness should say so.
Orchard, however, proceeded with his
narrative, saying that before the minc
was blown up it was decided TO back
up to Gem to get more powder.
Thousand Armed Men.
''There were about 1000 men on the
| train, most Of them armed. AT Ward
ner we were told by w. i. Davis. who
was in command, TO line up. The men
front ranks, followed by men with
six shooters. We were told TO fire on
the mill as we approached, This we
| did, and the fire was returned by the
guards. 1t soon developed, however.
! that there were no men in the mill, and
we took possession. Powder was placed
at three places about the mill and IL
was blown up:
"'Who set fire to the fuse7'
"I lit one-l don t know who lit the
others, -
Orchard said two men were killed in
Four or FIVE days after this trouble
the United States troops came into the
Coeur d 'Alenes.
.'Who was the Governor of the State
at this time?'' asked Hawley.
"Goy. Steunenberg.
WAS his name mentioned at the
meeting you have described?n
"Yes, sir. Mr. Cochran said he did