Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-05-29

70 HlAASc4is UOI hAOH what hlIu
of 'roasts' my friends in Denver will
hand out TO me when get back there
if this story gets out, he said.
An impa ssabie Gordon had been
placed around the town within an hour
after the explosion. and all trains were
closely watched TO see that no one
left orchard was released after his
examination but he could rot leave
The authorities, not feeling assured by
his story, finally ordered lis rearrest
Orchard had begun TO drink heavilv
for the first time since his arrival in
Caldwell On his person, when
searched, was found a trunk check
The trunk was found at the baggage
room OF the railroad depot. 1t had
not been removed by o. chard since
his arrival in town, though the hotel
was only half block from the depot
He had had access to the trunk on
the day of the murder Among his
effects were found a revolver, a pair
of brass knuckles, an electric fash
lantern a ladies' chatelaine bag. and a
pair of nippers Of the kind used In set
ting caps in giant-powder
Orchard was formally charged with
The murder. At his preliminary ar.
raignment before Judge NJ. L. Church
he was asked how soon he could Sc
cure counsel.
IF this is published in the papers, .
replied Orchard, "one lawyer, maybe
two, viii start for here at once
How Ions will it take for them to
get here?" asked Judge Church.
1T will take ,sbout a day and half
from Spokane answered Orchard
He was told that he might telegraph
for counsel, but he did not On the
following day Orchard received a teIe.
gram signed Robertson, Miller &
Rosenhaupt," the Spokane law firm
which had represented Paul Corcorap
and others charged with the Occur
d'Alenes crimes of 1899, saying that
Fred Miller of that firm would leave
the next day for Caldwell. Miller left
Spokane the next morning. On the
train he read Roise paper containing
in sensational headlines Orchards
statement before Judge Church, ard
left the train at Walla Walla. He
failed to report at Caldwell for several
days, though he had told friend
while on the train between Spokane
and Walla Walla that he was on his
way to Caldwell He afterward ex,
planned that he was Ill and was corr
PEELED to leave the train.
Orchard was bound over to await
the action of grand jury. He wa
represented by Miller. He put in nc
defense. He treated the proceedings
rather fiippantly until the evidence dis
closed the finding of the white powde,
and the plaster of Paris In his room
He was removed &c The penitentiary
at Boise. The Jail at Caldwell is a
small, calaboose affair
On Jnuary 6, 1906, press dispatches
announced that President Charles H.
Meyer of the Western Federation of
Mines had given out a statement that
al inquiry INTO the association OF
former Governor Steunenberg would
be conducted by the Federation, to
prepare themselves against any
charges that might be brought against
that organization
On January 8, according to one of
the Boise papers, William D. Haywood,
secretary of the Western Federation
of Miners, sent from Denver the fol
lowing telegram. addressed to R. j.
Hanlon, financial secretary of The
Miners Union at Silver City. Idaho,
Haywocds former home
Press dispatches indicate there is
another conspiracy to connect the
Western Federation of Miners with
grave crimes. Several persons in
Caldwell have been arrested in pur-
suance Of the conspiracy. The West
ern Federation of Miners defends no
member guilty of crime; but in the
past it has found that every one of is
members accused of crime was limo
cent and they would have been victims
of conspiracy had the organization not
aided in defense Have Mr.. Nugent
take up the defense of any member
of the organization, so that if inno-
cent, be may be discharged.
John f. Nugent was an attorney at
Silver City, a personal friend of Hay
wood, and is now located at Doise,
representing Mover, Haywood, and
Pettibone The same newspaper art
Gle, referring to this despatch, said that
Mr.. Hanlon interviewed members OF
his union at Silver City and decided
not to see Mr. Nugent
Shortly after the arrest of Orchard,
and before the arrival Of Mr. Miller
from Spokane, a Colorado lawyer
named Sullivan, who said he was On
mis- way from Colorado to Baker City.
Oregon, on business, stopped OF at
Caldwell to see, as he claimed. if ne
could identify Harry Orchard, who,
he said, had been client of his IN
some civil cases in Colorado Those
connected with the prosecution have
said, and the press of Boise has pub
lished the statement, that young
woman stenographer employed in the
Office of William d. Haywood at Den
ver met Sullivan in Baker City and ac.
con1panied him back as far as CALI
well, where Sullivan returned, though
he had given out the statement that
he would not be back The younb
woman continued on East. Sullivan