The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-06-28

made by Boyce in 1898 when he addressed
the convention of the Western Federation
of Miners as president.
In this speech he advised the members
of the federation to form rifle clubs and
secure guns of the latest pattern so that
in after years they would have an army
of 5000 well armed men.
Did you make that speech?" asked
Hawley.
Il can't say that those are my exact
words"
But they express your sentiments at
the timer"
Yes. sir"
That's an said Mr.. Hawley and a
copy of the speech was put in evidence.
Mr. Hawley had read the abstract OF
Boyee's speech from a pamphlet compiled
by the Mine Owners association of Colo
RADIO. The pamphlet was entitled The
Criminal Record of the Western Fedora
ton of Miners from 1900 to 1904"
What Witness Had in Mind.
barrow on redirect examination
brought the pamphlet to the attention of
the jury and succeeded in securing rul-
ing from Judge Wood placing the title
page of the pamphlet in evidence
What did you have in mind when you
made the speech from which an extract
has been read?' asked barrow.
when l wrote those lines / had in
mind the action of the militia of Colo
RADIO who in passing through the streets
of Colorado with imported men, beat the
WOHlen With the DuttS OF Inelr guns anu
called them vile names. / had in view the
opinion that l held that the working men
and the miners had as much right to carry
arms as any body of aristocrats'
James Maher on the Stand.
Boyce was followed on the stand by
James Maher of Butte, Mont, an employ
ing miner. who was secTetary-treasurer of
the Western Federation of Miners under
the presidency of Boyce from September
l. 1896, to June, 1901. Maher said he had
lived in Butte for twenty years and for
four years held the office of county treas
urer. The witness repeated much of what
Boyce had said regarding the object, pur-
poses and accomplishments of the West
ern Federation of Miners since its organ
iZation
Maher declared that so long as he was
an officer of the federation there had new
er existed any criminal conspiracy nor
agreement to do an Illegal thing nor was
any money spent for any illegal purpose.
Maher said he left the federation when
he was elected treasurer of Silver Bow
county, Mont He is not now a member
of the organization.
On cross-examination Maher said the
federation paid the expense of defending
Paul COrcoran, a member of the organ
ization, who was tried for murder in the
Occur d'Alenes. He could not say as
to any other defense funds.
EasterIy contradicts Orchard.
w B. Easterly of Silver City. Ida, i'm
plicated by Orchard in many of his Colo
RADIO crimes, was next called to the stand
Easterly Joined the union in 1896 shortly
after he went to the Cripple Creek dis
trict. At various times he held all the
offices in the Altman local, being presi-
dent for several years. He met Orchard in
1902 while visiting the Trachite mine to
solicit members Orchard said he had
been member in the Occur d Alenes, but
when he left he neglected to get a trans
fer card. Easterly said he wrote to the
Occur d'Alenes to find about Orchard.
but could not do so. He was finally taken
into Altman local. Orchard never held
any office in the union but sometimes act
ed as temporary doorkeeper or warden.
Easterly denied that he had ever con-
suited with Orchard as to the manu-
facture or use of bombs. He absolutely
denied Orchards statement that he and
Easterly experimental with giant caps to
see If they could be exploded by shots
from pistol. Easterly also contradicted
Orchard as to ever talking about the ex-
plosion at the indicator mine. Neither
had he heard nor talked the matter over
with Meyer and Haywood.
Did you see Haywood and Meyer pat
Orchard on the back and tell him he had
done a fine job in the Vindicator?'
No. sir; l did not"
Adjournment until tomorrow morning at
$3.50 O'Clock was taken at this point