The Colorado statesman., 1907-07-13
'HAYWOOD'S LIFE
ACCUSED MURD DERER TAKES
STAND IN HIS OWN BEHALF.
DENIES ORCHARD TESTIMONY
Never Had Conversation With Or
chard About Numbering Gov
ernor Steunenberq.

Boise, Idaho.-William d. Haywood
was called to the stand and his exam
ination by Mr.. Darrow was begun. The
accused man was perfectly at ease as
he walked to the chair and took oath
as witness in his own behalf. His
voice was quite low at first, but when
his attention was called to it he ele-
waited it so as to carry to Judge Wood.
Haywood was first questioned as to his
family history. He said his father and
stepfather were both miners, and he
first began work as miner under the
latter. Haywood was born in Salt
Lake City in 1869. His father was born
in Ohio, and his mother in South At
rica-the daughter of an English army
officer. Haywood said he first went to
work at the mines when he was nine
years old. He was married at Poca-
tello, Idaho, and has two children
daughters. The witness, who has but
.one eye, said he lost the other when a
boy of seven by sticking knife in t.
The prisoner spent the greater part
of his mining career at Silver City,
Idaho. He joined the Western Fed
'eration of Miners in 1896.
Haywood declared he never knew
Governor Steunenberg, and had no in
terest in the Coeur d'Alene troubles
other than as a member of the fedora
'tion.
Resolutions and discussions con
demning Governor Steunenberg's
course in the Occur d'Alenes, Haywood
declared, were not confined to the
Western Federation of Miners, but ap-
piled generally to labor organizations
throughout the country.
The witness was asked If he ever
said to any one as has been testified,
that Governor Steunenberg should be
eXterminated.
mo, sir" he replied 81 think what
/ said was that he should be refegated
and took hand IN relegating him"
Haywood became a member of the
executive board of the Western Fed
Grafton of Miners in 1900, holding that
| position until June, 1901, when he was
elected secretary-treasurer, an Office
which he still normally fills. His sal
airy is $3.50 a month.
The federation, according TO Hay
wood, has always taken an active in
terest in politics. one of its objects be-
ing to elect its friends and defeat its
enemies.
Met Orchard First in 1904.
Haywood said he first met Orchard
in 1904, at the same time Meyer met
the man. Orchard came as delegate
from one of the Cripple Creek miners
unions to a convention of the State
Federation of Labor.
The witness denied as fatty as
| Meyer did yesterday that Orchard was
| at federation headquarters in Decem-
| Der, 1903, and that he had congratu-
lated Orchard ON blowing up the Vim
| dicator mine.
HE never spoke to me at any time
| about the Vindicator," declared Hay
| wood, land never received any money
| from me-
Haywood corroborated what Meyer
| testified to yesterday as to the circum-
| stances of Orchards accompanying
| the president of the federation to
| Ouray, Colorado.
when Meyer asked Orchard if he
had any firearms" said Haywood, COR
| chard unbuttoned his vest, reached
| way down in his belt and pulled .45-
caliber sixshooter 1t must have been
| foot and a half long | asked him
| what he was going to do with that
| thing. He said he would take it to
| Ouray. | said, DO you think those fel-
| lows down there are going to wait till
| you undress yourself to get that gum"
Haywood's recital of the incident,
| told in even good humor, called out
ripple of laughter in the court room.
Haywood told of Mayors return
| from Ouray to Denver in 1904 in GUS
tody of detachment of militia. Hay
wood was himself prisoner in the
| custody of an officer. He, at his own
request, was allowed to meet Meyer at
the depot.
The witness told how he had just
greeted Meyer at the depot when Cen
eral Bulkeley Wells interfered, and
| Haywood struck Wells.
What happened them"
"The soldiers set upon me and | got
| much the worst of it,
Haywood was then taken to the Ok
ford hotel, he said, and there one of
the soldiers pulled sixshooter on him.
Haywood struck the soldier and then
another row occurred, in which Hay
wood was again roughly handled.
Never Heard of Grimes.
Haywood said that he heard nothing
of the Independence depot explosion or
the murder of Lyte Gregory until af
ter they happened. Orchard, he said,
had never approached him in connec-
tion with either of these matters. nor
had he ever mentioned them to him in
any way.
The federation, Haywood declared,
had never had any difficulty with Greg
ory.
AS to Johnny Neville, the witness
said he had never met or spoken to the
man. He did see him at headquarters
one day, but whatever conversation
the man had there was with Meyer.
Did you ever give Orchard at any
time or place any money for the Ind
pendence explosion" asked Darrow.
81 did not
Haywood said he saw Orchard in
Pettibone'S store in May, 1905. He re-