Montana news. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-191?, 1907-07-04

The defense is now well under way.
It does one good TO see the Western
Federation men gather In to go on
the stand and uphold their accused
brothers with one voice, AMI the con-
seriousness Of the far-reaching power
and necessity of their cause. And
they are such bunch of stalwarts,
these undaunted western union men.
Many Of them have been shipped
from camp to camp through the ven
ger nee of the mine owners. Som, 6f
them have been so bitterly pursued
by the emissaries of the employing
class that they have jeopardized their
freedom by coming here to testify,
and will probably be put under arrest
before they can leave town.
And as one Of them said, "We are
all here to go to the river"
A working class that will hang to-
gether like that in spite of bull-pens.
jobbed courts, the blacklist, and other
outrageous prosecutions will yet clear
the path Of civilization for their class
interests.
The prosecution look puny, pusillan-
imous and degenerate besides these
big, intelligent, determined men, with
the light of serious purpose in their
eyes. Far off from the progress, the
loyal heart, the generous s,mpathies
G. narkind are those who will throw
tpe'r weight against tn, labor Of the
world. When labor is lifted up, man
kind will also be lifted up, and the
Western Federation is a part of labor
that is lifting itself up.
The prosecution attorneys looks un
easy and out Of place as one after
another Of these witnesses come to the
stand. They give their testimony in
such full, clear, self-possessed decisive
tones. Their manner has the inherent
dignity of men who know they are
right. Their very presence commands
respect.
The prosecution witnesses had the
hfeless aspect Of those who were talk
ing for mercenary purposes. The de-
fense witnesses carry the force OF
those who are testifying for theil
convictions.
Impeachr.ent Questions.
On Tuesday Gorn ng Orchard wS,
brought or that the defense at-,r
neys might conc;rlc asking their i'm
peachment questions of him. 'ht
s,tnd march =; H." thugs took 2li;e
o. ,e more with Satan leading ".
Mr.. PicnaIdsCn asked the frst IN 5
tion as fJ'l"ws
"Did you have conversation with
Max Malich at the Turkish baths, al
the Windsor hotel in Denver, in which
you called Steunenberg vile name
and said you were going to get away
with him il you did not live twenty
four hours afterwardsf"
Orchard denied the conversation, bu
said he had been in the Turkish batf
with Malich.
John ID. Elliot was then asked Il
stand up and Orchard was asked if hi
had ever seen him before. He sale
he had not.
Mr.. Richardson then put the ques
tion as to whether Orchard had me-
this man in a car on the Oregon Shor
line the last of November 1905, ant
engaged in conversation with him, il
which Orchard gave his name as Ho
gan, and said he had left the miners
and was now working for the Min'
Owners Association that the confic
between these two classes would re
suit in the breaking up Of the Westerr
Federation of Miners; that ways woul'
be found to do this.
Orchard denied the entire converse
ton.
Mr.. Richardson then asked IL he hat
a conversation with ID. @. Copley il
San Francisco after the Bradley explo
sion. Orchard admitted that he di'
have, and that he went to Copley
rooms.
Mr.. Richardson then asked whethe
he had spoken Of his interests in tn
Hercules mine denounced Steunenheri
and said he would get even with hin
IL IL was the last act of his life.
Orchard denied theconversation bu
admitted that he had talked to COP
ley about going into the business o
defacing coins.
Charles q. Sullivan arose and wa
identified by Orchard. Both men ha,
roomed at Neville's. Mr.. Richardson