The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-07-14


a detective had got Moser to come here and
him.
DR.. MCGEE had also testified that he re-
membered the talk with Orchard because
it took place Just before the Republican
county convention. so Sheriff W. j. Bailey
Of Shoshone county took the stand and
tesafied that that year the county conven-
ton was held two months after DR.. McGee
said he had his talk with Orchard.
The much talked Of Swede millionaire.
August Paulson. next stepped to the plate;
which Harry Orchard owned a share
before il banned out Paulson said he
had been interested in the Hercules since
1895 and that he knew Orchard had sold out
his interest in the mine to Dan Cordonia.
Lawyer barrow made vigorous objection,
but Paulson was allowed to say thai he knew
Orchard made the sale In the spring OF 1898,
because he had seen the records OF the
transfer. There was a long wrangle over
IL. but the witness was also allowed TO say
that after the spring Of 1898 Orchard never
exercised any control over the property
and that the control he formerly had w's
exercised by Dan Cor donia. Orchard did.
however, work in the MINI after that as an
EN- loyee of the owners,
Mr.. Hawley then moved on to the fall and
summer Of 1904. Paulson said he had
known Orchard intimately since 1891, that
he was living in Wallace in the fall and
summer OF 1901 and was there all through
July, but he did not see Orchard, though
DR.. MCGEE saidA he saw Orchard there at
that line. Pa'Hson said he saw Orchard
on the morning of May = or 5, just alter
the Bunker Hill and Sullivan mine was
blown up. 1t was at the Hercules mine,
then a prospect.
w. +. Davis was at the Hercules mine
when Orchard arrived. Davis came there
on May 8 and STAYED three weeks.
what was Davis doing theref'
Well, be wa staying there.
Was he on the pay rol?'.
No, he worked occasionally when he got
lone
Was he employed by the companv2'
NO, all the work he did was voluntary
MIR. Hawley tride to get Paulson to testify
that Davis was hiding in the Hercules mine
TO escape the arresting troops that were
hunting for the men who blew up the Bunker
Hill and Sullivan NINE. Paulson evidently
knew that Davis was there for that purpose,
but he wasn't allowed to testify to that ef-
feet. When Davis was on the stand he said
ne didn't remember Orchard at the Hercules
mine, where and when Orchard said he sow
him.
Hot opposition was offered to the ad-
mission Of the deeds showing the transfer
OF Orchards interest in the Hercules mine
in March, 1893, to Dan Cordonia, but Judge
Wood admitted il. Great value attaches
"a the testimony to the effect that Orchard
sold his interest in the mine out light In the
spring OF 1893, over q year before Steunen-
berg figured at all in Cuur d'Alene troubles.
for the reason that the defen Q ID desper-
ately trying to show that Orchard had Q
personal motive for killing the ex-Goy-
ernor
Several witnesses, all Of them federation
sympathizers. ave sworn that Orchard
blamed Steunenberg for running him out Of
the Coeur d'Alenes along with the other
union miners and forcing him to sacrifice
his interest in the Hercules mine Orchard
has repeatedly denied his h evidence
in rebuttal indicates that he had sold his
share In the mine long before Steunenberg
interfered in the C9ur d'Alenes,
The afternoon began with an argument
about admitting the reading OF the convic-
ton Of John NJ. O'Neil, editor OF the Miners
Magazine. for manslaughter in the second
degree. The record was admitted. 1t
showed that on November 20. 1880. O'Neil.
in Lawrence county, in the then Territory
of Dakota, shot and killed one Daniel Fall
vey, that he was convicted in january. 1881.
with q recommendation to the mercy Of the
Court and was sentenced to Imprisonment
for a year and six months.
Ray II. KINGSLEY, a clerk In the employ OF
the Federal Mining Company OF Wallace.
was called TO give evidence about Orchards
employment in the Ceur d. Alenes mine, but
there was a legal snarl. as a result Of which
the witness was Withdrawn temporarily
WITNESS TO BE ARRESTED FOE PERJURY.
To add to the days excitement the per-
jury proceedings outlined two days ago
were begun late this evening. The first
defence witness to be formally accused Of
swearing falsely is DR.. I. l.. Magee. a doctor
politician Of Wallace. Shoshone county,
Idaho. Sheriff w. j. Bailey Of Shoshone
county, who is in Boise as a witness in the
Haywood case, swears to the complaint
which charges Magee with perjury in tes-
tifying that he saw and talked with Harry
Orchard in Wallace, Idaho. late in July
and early in August, 1904.
The State to-day produced a witness
who swore that Orchard was staying at
his rooming house in Denver from July
20 to August I, 1904 and other witnesses
will swear that they saw Orchard in Dem
yer at the time Magee says he was in Wal
lace, Orchard testified he was then in
Denver preparing to go to kill Bradley.
Judge Savidge on reading the conn llint
issued n warrant for the arrest of Magee,
and Sheriff Bailey will start for Wallace
tonight TO make the arrest.