Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-07-12
Haywood, Accused Of Gov
Steunenberg's Murder.
Takes the Stand and Denies
Absolutely Orchards Story.
Mover Finishes Evidence in Defence
Of Haywood.

Meyer, president of the western Il GU
Grafton of Miners, was again calleu 10
the stand in the Haywood case wneh
court met this morning.
Before the croSs-eNalnlnatloh W
Mover was begun. Mr.. barrow OF INC
defense, read several extracts from tiie
constitution of the Western fc"cla-
| ton of Miners which was admitted III
| evidence yesterday.
Taking up the crcss-eXamlnalon ol
| Mover Senator Borah asked where the
| real power of the organization between
conventions, existed. Meyer said 1t
rested in the executive board, the pres
licnt ard The secretary-treasurer. AZ
| the recent CO invention Of the Fedora
| ton in Denver. Mover said Jack Slinp-
linS. the alleged accomplice OF Harry
| Orchard who has never been appre-
li2ndcd, was continued in office as
member of the executive board Tor
Idaho an alternate being appointed TO
| take mp his duties.
| Mover said he vas living at Dead
wood, s. d., during the Occur D'Alene
troubles in 1899 but met many of the
| members from that district at the SAT-
| Lake convention of that year. He also
| learned of Governor Steuncnberg part
| in the strike. Jack Simpkins was one
| of the men Meyer met at the conVen-
ton. He heard Simpkins tell of the in
| dcnitics he suffered in the Idaho bull
| pen.
| senator Borah questioned the wit
| ness as to the extent OF the rules OF
| thn Federation to defend any of its
| members accused Of crime. Meyer de-
| clared that no man was defended I'M
less the executive board decided his
arrest had some connection with the
| Western Federation of Miners.
| IF q member of the Federation
should kill a man on the streets of
Boise, YOU would not defend him I'M
| less YOU felt the federation was in
any way involved in the AFFAIR."" sug
gested BOrah.
THAT is my understanding"
"You don't hold it out as IN induce
ment to members that the Federation
will defend them for any crime COM
mitted do you?'
| "No SIR
Senator Borah inquired as to Petit
bones relations to the Western Fed
era ton of Miners Pcttibone was not
an active member. but when his bus
| mess permitted would attend the con-
! ventions and would come to headquar-
| tiers. He was a good friend of the or
sani4ation. He had often bought furni-
| ture and other supplies for the organ
| alton and for its members.
Meyer declared he had never heard
of Orchards enmity toward Governor
| Stcunenbcrg until the present trial
started. He admitted he knew him as
orchard and as an active member of
| the Federation. As to Orchards ac-
| Companying him to Ourcy. Meyer said
he had intended hiring body guard
until Orchard happened to drop In and
say that he was going to Ouray on his
way to Silverton. On the train there
was some discussion of Steuncnberg.
Orchard comparing the acts of Idaho's
| governor to those of Governor Peabody
Of Colorado. Orchard also told of hav-
ing had an interest in the Hercules
mine, but did not say he had lost that
interest because Of Governor Stcunen-
berg. He always said it was because of
troubles in the Coucr DAlcnes"
| Meyer repeated his statement of yes
terday that from the time of his ar
rest in Ouray in April. 1904 until Juno
q. 1908. he had not seen Orchard. Out
side of offering Il reward of $4,000 the
| WcstCr n Federation of Miners. Mover
said, did nothing toward ferrcting out
the parties responsible for the indie
pcndcncc depot explosion The witness
read IN the papers that Orchard and
Johnny Neville were suspected Of the
crime.
Moyer said that Orchard went to
dinner with him Il year later. The In
dependence depot explosion was dis
| cusscd. Orchard declared he had moth
ing to d" with it and that he and Ne
VII" mad left the Cripple Creek dis
trlct before the explosion occurred
| Mover declared he knew nothing of
a draft being sent by Haywood to Jack
Simpkins Dec. Il. 1905 The first he
ever heard of the draft was in the evil
dcncc produced in court II week or so
ago. Senator Borah asked Mover if
ne mad any previous communication
with Jack Simpkins prior to receiving
from him Jan. a, 1904, the telegram
cannot get lawyer to defend
Hogan"
He declared he had not. Neither
did he know why he sent the telegram.
Did YOU expect to preserve the good
name of the Western Federation of
Miners by defending the man who had
killed Frank Steunenberg?" demanded
Senator Borah.
i did not believe at that time that
Orchard had anything to do with the
murder | felt it was just another at
tempt to charge a crime to the FEEDER
alton"
Attorney Fred Miller. who went from
Spokane to defend Orchard. was paid
$1,000 on account when he came to
! Denver Jan. 80. 1906, to report the re-
suit of Orchardse preliminary hearing
The check was not made out in Millar's
name but was drawn to the order of
Richardson and Hawkins who had act
ed as tn" Federation's attorneys in sew
eral instances.
William ID. Haywood was called to the
stand Immediately after the recess and
his examination by Mr.. Darrow was be-
gun.
! Haywood was first questioned as to his
| liStOrl- IL