The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-07-16
HARRY ORCHARD CALLED TO THE STAND
AND TELLS OF INSANITY In HIS FAMILY

When the Haywood trial was resumed
this morning Judge Wood announced that
he had decided 10 sustain the objection of
the defense to the admittance in evidence
of the records of the state insane asylum
showing the commitment TO that lnsutu-
ton of John D. Elliott, who as witness
for the defense testified to long con-
versatiOn which he said he had with Haf-
~ Orchard in November, 1905. The court
cited q statute which PROVIDES tnal insane
Dersous shall not be accepted as Witnesses.
Apparently, he said. the prosecuting at
torneys knew OF Elllotts commitment
when he appeared on the stand and they
should have objected TO his testimony at
William Dewey, the witness who startled
the courtroom on Saturday by conIeSslng
to participation in the Occur q Alene rloIS
and the attack on the Bunker hin ana
Sullivan mill, was recalled to further iden-
tify W +. Davis as the man VINO hahdeq
ont guns and ammunition the day the mop
started for the mill.
reappearance to question him further as
TO his motive for testify1ng at TINS time
Dewey denied he had been allowed 70 go
in debt TO the extent of $500 to the union
store at Cripple Creek through the len
iency of Davis.
Still Owes the Union.
..Didn,t Davis finally deny further cred
81 to Won and wasn't il then that you leIt
The union?'' asked Attorney Richardson
mo, sir a.
,n1Ton S90 or S25 for supplies from the store
He said he had never been refused creui'
Didn't you. after testifying on Satur-
dav say to the men who accompanied YOU
down town that you knew the names OF
at least 200 of the men who went TO the
Bunker Hill and Sullivan mill, but you
would be - if you would tel mat Id"
Yer fellow" demanded Rie Vrdson
n
ne witness declared he could remember
no such conversation. Neither could ne
remember what was disSusssd, t,.,o,.oo
Lawrence Guibbinni, the san Francisco
grocer who lived across the street from
the Bradley apartment house, was re
called to deny that he served drink 10
A man named Reilly the morning of the
Bradley explosion. Reilly, who appeared
as a witness for the defense, declared
c;uibbinni and his wife had served him a
drink Mrs. Guibbinni also TOOK the slahn
and denied what Reilly had saiu'
Got Expense Money.
on cross-examination Guibbnni said he
had received 1926 as travelling expenses iol
returning 10 Boise from san Francesca.
The state continued further TO rebut tes-
timgny a. to the. Bradley explosion
Charles Wayne. who lived next door &c
Governor Steunenberg. was called 10 tes-
IFS As to the position in which the gov
arnor was found after the Orchard bonn
mad exploded. the purpose being 70 siaoN e
similarity in the effect on Bradley ane
Steunenberg. ,..e
The attorneys for the defense objected
10 this testimony as not proper reDuttal
arsuing that the subject should nave peei
gone into as a part OF tle uiIeS 90 GO
NsI-ba objection was sustained and the Wit
hess withofssn- -.
company next was called as a gas eNper
10 rebut the theory or the ueIenSe INA
,he bradley explosion was caused by gas
Sle ienition having been through Lighted
<gar. -. 4.
a. xcould NOT ignite from any glow suel
a that in lighted cigar. He said
fine temperature was necessary oefor'
q exploded
Force of Gas Explosion.
order to explode, Lanson declared
t1accumulated gas IN a room or halIWa,