Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1907-07-10
MOYER TEST|F|ES
IN HAYWOOD CASE
Flat Denial of All the Important Facts
Brought Out In the Orchard
Testimony

RoIsE. July 10.-Charles III. Meyer,
president of the Western Federation Of
Miners, fellow defendant of Haywood
in the indictment charging them with
the murder Of Governor Steunenberg.
was sworn today as witness In be-
half of his comrade. %;
He seemed quite self possessed az
he got into his story. During the re-
view he said he was in sympathy with
the strikers in tho Occur d'Alenes In
1899. but never had any personal hos
ti,itv for Governor Steunenberg. He
xaid his duties required him to be alb
sent from Denver more than half the
time.
Denver was the plotting ground Of
the conspiracy according to the prose-
cution.
Shortly before noon Meyer entered
upon q lengthy examination Of the
Cripple Creek strike of 1904. He
addessed the miners at the picnic at
Pinnacle park, urging them to be care
fuI and avoid acts Of violence or any
thing that could be chaged against the
union, Meyer declared when the
troops went into the Cripple Creek
district the men were peaceful and
quiet and there was no disorder. He
met Steve Adams at the picnic and
= met Orchard in January. 1904. Or
chard being a delegate from Cripple
Creek to the state federation of labor.
Meyer did not see Orchard in this
Office in December, 1908.
did he come into your Office in
December, 1908, and tell you he had
blown up the Vindicator mine and did
you pat him on the back and tell him
he had done a good job and give him
$4OO?"
mo SIR" replied Meyer, positively.
II never saw the man until January,
1904" ....
Did you have such a conversation
with him at any time or placer"
II did not"
Meyer said he was in Joplin. Mo-, at
the time OF the vindicator explosion
and first read Of 1t in the Kansas City
papers. Witnes went to Cripple Creek
in February. 1904, to attend the trials
of the members of the, union charged
with attempting to wreck train on
the Florence & cripple Creek railroad.
railroad.
He saw Orchard there many times at
the trial and at the miners headquar-
ters. Orchard seemed anxious to do
whatever he could to help prepare the
case and did good deal.
Did YOU ever meet Orchard in Vic
tor and give him 500 for his good
work at the vindicator miner"
mo sir"
did you ever give him 500 at any
time or placer"
"To the best of my recollection
never gave Orchard any money FOR
any crime or for any other purpose"
"or know Of his getting any money
from the organization for any crime
or criminal act7''
mo sir"
'Did you say in the train wreckins
case you wanted no mention made OF
the "Petibone dope?"
81 had never heard of such thing
at that time"
WAS your shotgun used to kill Lyte
Greory?"
mo sir"
Has it ever been fired?"
mo sir, I left 1t in Denver at the
time of my arrest with the remainder
of my goods"
Meyer said he and Orchard went &C
Ouray March %. Orchard paid hli
own railroad fare, but Meyer paid tne
hotel expenses at ouray. The witness
went to look for the welfare OF 6'
union miners who had been deportet
from Telluride.
Two days after his arrival Moye'
was arrested at the request OF tn
sheriff of San Miguel county. In which
Telluride Is located.
Meyer testified that in 1904 he ha'
to go to ouray and asked Orchard t
accompany him because some laoo
men had been beaten up. Pettibon
bought guns for Orchard and Meyer.
A x,arAu. saoxnpoaad of Thomas Ia