Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-07-04


favor of calling the strike off except
Riddeli, who said he wouldn't stand
for it.
Pat Moran. a Cheyenne saloon
keeper, whom Orchard said was sent
by him from Cheyenne to Denver to
get $500 from Pettibone. was next
lcalled to the stand. Moran said he
once worked for Pettibone in Denver
selling clocks. lamps and other goods
on the installment plan.
Moran not only denied going to
Denver on any mission for Orchard.
but said he did not know that Or
chard was ever in his saloon
| Johnny Neville, his son and a man
whom they called shorty" We're
around there several days Moran
said he had tried to identify Orchard
since coming to Boise, but could not
positively say he was the man who
was in his place. He had identified
young Neville, however
| John Dennis, a former Cripple
Creek miner, when introduced as a
witness, said he knew a Pinkerton
operative named Beckman. who as a
member of the union, got up I'm meet
| ing one day and declared that he was
| tired Of peace and thought that
something ought to be done He was
declared out Of order by the presi-
dent.
George b. Breen, formerly a rail-
road conductor on the Cripple Creek
line. and who was a witness several
days ago, was recalled concerning his
taking General sherman Bell and n
company of militiamen 20 the Dunn
Vile, Colo, roundup of some union
men. who had taken TO the hills.
Three miners ran up the hill" said
Breen, "and the militia fired at them.
one of the men was killed. Several
others were captured and their camp
looted. In the camp the soldiers
found two broken down shotguns, one
rifle, a six-shooter. pair Of scissors,
knife and fork and can of sardines."
David G. Coates former lieutenant
governor of Colorado, was the first
witness at the afternoon session. Mr.
Coates is the man Orchard said sug-
gested the kidnapping of one of the
Paulson children in Wallace.
Examined by -kttorney Darrow, |
Coates said he had been a newspa per !
man practically all of his life. Hel
once belonged to the international |
Typogra phical union, but was never |
in any way connected with the West
ern Federation of Miners. The wit |
ness was Lieutenant governor Of Colo
rado under Governor James r. Or !
man, He knew Haywood. Meyer and |
PettibOne in Denver. He had met |
orchard under the name of Thomas F.
Hogan in Pettibone's store
"The next time | saw orchard was
six weeks after | arrived In Wallace. |
lie met me at the bank and said he
had come up to see some Of his old
friends. Two or three days later he
came to my office and began to talk
about looking for some money. He
said he thought he might get some by
stealing some of Paulson's children. / |
didn't think he could be la earnest.
Some days later Orchard came in
again. He said he had been to Paul
sons house to dinner and had played
with the children He again spoke Of
kidnapping one of them. and wanted
to know If he could have the money
left with me. I said to him: Orchard.
you are a fool, and | would be a bigger
fool to go IN with you in any such
crime. If you try to do anything like ,
that around here III dennunce you Il
He said: oh. you needn't get so ex-
cited about IT,. and went out.
thought at first he was serious. but
the way he laughed and told me not
to get excited, made me think that
perhaps he wasn't after all"
Coates said he saw Orchard several
Times before the man left Wallace in
he fall Of 1905. orchard told him
hat the more he saw of his old
friends and partners the more bitter
he became over having had to leave {
he district. lie said he would get !
even" with Steunenberg.
Witness next told Of Orchard hav-
ng borrowed S300 from August Paul
son before leaving Wallace.
Coates said Jack Smpkns was in d
Wallace while Orchard was there. but
Nc could not remember ever having d
ieen them together. Smpkins often ,
allied az his office. =
Did you say TO Deputy Sheriff Ras
Reamer on the streets Of Boise at the g
ime Of Orchards cross examination. q
hat il orchard had mentioned to you {
he kidnapping lof Paulson's children he i
never would have had a chance TO Kill
asked Senator Borah
There We're several Of rs on thN \
.treet one night-Mr. DarrOw was in {
he party-when ] said that If Orchard b
lad attempted to kidnap any Of those s.
'hildren he never would have got out y
II the country and never would have h
iad chance 10 kin Steunenberg.
Mrs Nellie +. Joyce. OF Denver. y
Who was formerly housekeeper at the q
boarding house Of the Florence ami a
ripple Creek railroad at Cripple p
'reek, testified TO seeing Orchard at u
he boarding house on the night Of the s
pcond attempt To wreck train. tie "
vas accompanied. she said. by ID. c.
,cott and X. c. Sterling. detectives fof II
he railroad and the mine owners.
Mrs Margaret NJ. Hooton, Of Ana
onda. Col. who distributed relief to
he families Of deported cripple Creek
miners, was called 10 tell Of being ar
ested twice and warned not TO con- "A
inue TO assist families under penalty N
{ being deported herself She con- ~
inued 90 distribute relief, however. n
nd was not denorted -
There was no examination.
Henry Mahakl. Of Silver city. Idaho, ~
elated on the stand his experience IN J"
he Telluride district during the
trike. He said one day when under b'
rrest without any charge against him NJ
. refused to do some loathsOmc work 90
nd was fastened to telegraph pole, Il
Is arms being handcuded. 20
With the conclusion of his testimony a
diournment was taken until 10 q. M. So
ridaY morning. n