Gilpin observer., 1907-07-18
DEFENSE CLOSES
STATE COMMENCES REeUTTAL IN
HAYWOOD MURDER TRIAL.
SPRINGS GREAT SENSATION
Arrest Of Prominent Witnesses On
Charge Of Perjury Put New Life
Into the Trial,

Boise. Idaho.-The defense in the
Haywood came to a sudden close
last Saturday whent he attorneys an
nounced that with the ending Of Hay
woods testimony it would rest tbs
case. The state at once began its re.
buttal, and created a sensation when
one witness on the stand confessed 10
participation in labor riot resulting
in the death of two men, the record of
conviction Of murder in the second de-
gree of witness for the defense was
introduced and the proof of another
having been sent to the insane asylum
upon the information of his neighbors
wac offered, and it's admissibility was
argued. Finally, shortly after court ad-
Journed for the day, information was
cworn and a warrant for perjury is
sued in a magistrate court against DR..
l L. McGee, a physician, of Wallace,
Idaho, who was one of the witnesses
for the defense in the discrediting Of
Orchard. Sheriff ]. W. Bailey of Sho-
shone county, who swore to the in.
formation against MCGEE, left for Wal
lace and will arrest MCGEE on arrival
there
A crowded courtroom, somewhat
bored by legal commonplace, sprang to
strained attention at the close of the
second session of the Haywood trial
when William Dewey. a witness in re-
outtal for the state, confessed to active,
armed participation in the destruction
OF the Bunker Hill and Sullivan COLI
centrator at Wardner on April %, 1899.
when two men were killed and a mob
of 1000 men participated in the riot.
Harry Orchard commenced his series
Of great crimes at Wardner. He con-
fessed to lighting one of the fuses that
started the explosion, and he swore
that William F. Davis, known among
his fellows as Big Bill Davis, led
the mob.
Witnesses for the defense have
sworn that Orchard was not at Ward.
ner on April goth. Davis himself has
sworn to having been elsewhere and
positively denied any connection with
the crime for completely in which Paul
Corcoran was tried and convicted, and
some ten or a dozen men, including
Davis himself, were indicted by the
grand jury. Davis on the stand ad-
mitted that he went into hiding imms-
ciately after the rioting.
Dewey swore that not only did big
Bill accompany the mob to Wardner.
trt that he served out guns, rifles and
ammunition to the union men gathered
in the Union hall at Burke before they
went to Wardner. and was one Of the
leaders of the column that advanced
On the concentrator before the work os
destruction commenced.
Eight years have now elapsed since
that day of meeting, the consequences
CT which was the calling out of tho
United States troops at the request os
Governor Steunenberg, the establish.
ment of the military bullpen and the
foundation was laid, according to tho
prosecution in the present trials. for
the animus on the part Of the Western
federation of miners against Steunen-
berg, resulting in his assassination by
Orchard in 1905. From that time no
witness except Orchard has been found
to tell the story or incriminate him.
self until this afternoon, when Dewey,
now a resident of Goldfeld, Colorado.
made his confession.
With eyes downcast and fingers
nervously picking at the Draining
around the rim of a gray sombrero,
Dewey told it all. Repeatedly he was
requested to raise his voice. and with
9 quick glance at counsel he complied,
only tc sink back into an almost maud
ible tone Under the provocation of
sneering cross-examination by E. r.
Richardson, he rallied and even be-
came combative, but throughout tho
trial he gave evidence OF certain re-
morse.
Under the same cross-examination
lie told why he had come to Boise to
confess at. this time after eight years
of silence. He had been a miner in
Colorado for seven years, he said, and
lad even risen sufficiently in the re-
gard of other men to be elected town
marshal Of Goldfeld.
What promise OF immunity from
punishment was given you, before yon
decided to make this confession Of
crime?"
what reward will you receiver"
what induced you to make this
statement after all these years?' were
some of Richardson's questions.
None" was the laconic reply to the
first two questions, but to the last ono
the witness answered:
Il read Orchards confession"
you saw now well ne was tTeateu
here and decided to get little of it?"
sneered Richardson.
ut was nothing Of the kind" re-
sponded Dewey, quietly. Il thonght l
ought to help along the doing OF jus
tice."
Dewey left the stand n few minutes
before the regular hour OF adjourn
ment. He is tall. loose jointed man,
with deem set ewes and n great Roman
nose, dogged and determined In man
ner but with sense OF humor that
came out occasionally while :he was on
the stand. Mr.. Hawley who is conduct
Ing the rebuttal examination, blunt and