The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1907-07-17
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.


woods testimony it would rest the
case The state al once began its re-
buttal. and created a sensation when
one witness on the stand confessed to
participation in labor riot resulting
in the death of two men. the record OF
conviction of murder in the second de-
gree OF a 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 its admissibility was
argued Finally, shortly after court ad-
Journed for the day. information was
cworn and a warrant for perjury Is
sued in magistrate court against Dr.
I l. MCGEE. a physician. Of Wallace,
Idaho. who was one of the witnesses
for the defense in the discrediting o:
Orchard. Sheriff ]. W. Bailey of Sho-
khone county. who svore 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. 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 90. 1899
when two men were killed and a mob
NJ in he IL
Harry Orchard commenced his series
CT great crimes at Wardner. He con-
fessed to lighting one of the fuses that
rtarted the explosion. and he swoIe
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 2eth. 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 imme-
ciately after the rioting.
Dewey swore that not only did big
Bill" accompany the mob to Wardner.
hut 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 tho
leaders of the column that advanced
Cd TIE concentrator before the work o.
destruction commenced.
Eight years have now elapsed since
that day of meeting. the consequences
C. which was the calling out OF the
United States troops at the request o.
Governor Steufenberg, the establish
nent OF the military bullpen and the
foundation was laid. according to the
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. FroA that time no
witness except Orchard has been foun1
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 gray sombrero,
Dewey told it all. Repeatedly he was
requested to raise his voice, and with
quick glance at counsel he complied.
only to sink back into an almost maud
sneering cross-examination by E. F.
Richardson, he rallied and even be-
came combative. but throughout the
trial he gave evidence of a 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 IL
Colorado for seven years. he said, and
hsd 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 you
decided to make this confession of
crime?"
What reward will you receiver"
What induced you to make this
statement after all these years." wefe
some OF Richardson's questions.
None" was the laconic reply to the
first two questions, but to the last one
the witness answered;
Il read Orchards confession"
You saw how well he was treated
here and decided to get little of it?"
sneered Richardson.
1T was nothing of the kind" re-
sponded Dewey, quietly. Il thought
ought to help along the doing of JUS
tice"
Dewey left the stand few minutes
before the regular hour of adjourn
ment He is a tall. loose-jointed man,
with deep set eyes and great Roman
nose, logged and determined in man
ner, but with a sense of humor that
came out occasionally while he was on
the stand Mr.. Hawley who is conduct
ing the rebuttal examination. blunt and
straightforward himself, does not
spare one of his own Witnesses any
more than those of the other side.
When Iewey dropped his voice at one
period of the examination by the prose-
cution he was chewing quill tooth
pick and leaning back in his chair.
Hawley broke in and shouted:
Speak up. Mr. Dewey. Take that
toothpick out of your mouth and sit
up"
IAN right" said Dewey. straighten-
ing himself in the chair; but would
like to have a drink Of water."
1t was given to him BY one of Hay
woods counsel.
DIR. I. l.. Gee. against whom a war
rant for perjury was issued, is