The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1907-07-12
HAYWOOD WILL
TAKE THE STAND
Leader of Federation Forces
10 be a Witness IN His
Own Behalf.
Made That Trial Which
Has Been In Progress for Two
Months. VIII be Brouohtto an
End Within Three Weeks.

Boise. Idaho Interest 300 the trial.|
NJ William D. Haywood now ccnicrs
in the forthcoming appearance upuaI
the stand OF the defendant Haywood /
who. % is claimed. has been the moy
lnr force boo the Western Federation
OF Miners for several years, ana one
OF hia cpdoiond1nts. Charles -
Mover. tho president OF the miners
organization. The third defendant 10
tho famous case, George a Pciubuur
will not take the stand 90 ia said, uu
900 h.s own case comes uu tu Dee hcurd
Steve Adams. whose recent trial Tor
tho murder uf man in northern
Idaho resulted 900 disagreement Of
the jury, aud who haas been 'ariously
implicated by HARRY Orchard In many
of the mttura crimes and alleged con
apirlclDs with the leaders Of The West
orn Federation. lB still in Boise jail,
available us 90 witness for the defense,
but d has been definitely decided that
ho shall not bc called 10 the stand
The prosecution Full claims % would
welcome such move. as the appear
nuco of Adams on the stand might
open 90, way for the Introduction Of a
portion at least of Adams rcpudlatcd
confession
Viewed in the lIght Of the closing
plans for defense and prosecution
there Seems little hope that the trial
which has already been In progress
tor two months. can Dee brought TO an
end inside uf three weeks. The de-
fuuuc will require ut least al " the
nyo OF six days set. for IL IL an.
uounccd that Haywood when he takes
the stand. will bee prepared to lay bare
his entire lifc's history
His testimony as to his connection
with the Western Federation Of Min.
cts Will Doe iutguucrscl with much
documentary evidence, and the Intro.
ductlun of this aud reading Il TO the
Jury Will take mp much time. The
defense expresses its Willingness that
the REORGANIZATION Of Haywood
shall take the widest possible range
Tho defendant. Il Is said. will not only
deny In toto all that Orchard has said
as 10 hiH connection with any Of the
witness crimes but will oTor per
foctly plausible explanation OF the %
stances whore the state has assoc
ntcd Orchard ana Haywood notabt
the instance ~ liaywoOd's part In be-
| deception OF the second Mrs. OrchGd
~ to the whereabouts Of her husband
In the late summer OF 1906, Haywood
will also be- called upon TO explain he
sending Of several drafts, 10 Jtek
| Simpkins. u member OF the executive
board and an organizer for the IVES,
crn Federation. whose presence 10
Caldwell with Orchard just prior 10
the assassination OF former Goyernor
Stcuncnborg has not been denied BY
the defense. The attorneys for he
federation say that these payments
were the regular sums due Simpdas
for his work as An organizer and bad
absolutely nothing To do with any
crime or proposed criminal act The
sending of SI1 To Steve Adams in Og
den, Utah. win Also be- % subject Of
inquiry when Haywood takes thp
stand. The fourth instance TO which
the state attaches Importance as tend.
Ing to connect Haywood with the Al.
legged conspiracy Is revealed Boy Harry
Orchard upon the witness stand was
the sending Of message by Haywood
Ia Silver city Idaho. lnstructng the
federation officers there Ia see that Al.
turnvNN We're vugugcd for Orchard aud
tu protect the Interests OF the miners
union
The state may indefinitely proong
the trial by going into the Colorado
labor troubles ON rrhuttal The de-
Tense has Orchard mp tho field by In
Producing testimony us tO the acts of
the military and the mine owners al
Cripple Creek ana Telluride The de
Tense claims that the calling out of
the militia ut Cripple Crock was nm.
warranted ana that the dop0rtatlons
from Cripple Creek aud the Telluride
3 country were nothing less than law
r less uuinges upon the persons and
property Of the union miners The
state undoubtedly viii Introduce les.
, tlmuny showing the conditions which
/ prevailed I'm these mining districts AT
the tlmu Governor Peabody nro.
claimed martial law
In addition 10 the Colorado matters
the state viii undertake to contradict
Fl the statements ot many of the de.
b tensrb witnesses. This viii reoulre
: several days, the attorneys Interested
I being at a loss themselves to say NOW
, ! many