The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-06-25
HAYWOOD TO TES-
T|Fy IN HIS OWN
DEFENCE
Orchard Killed Steunenberg For
Private Vengeance.
WITNESS ROGUE, THIEF, LIAR
Boise Murder Trial Defense Lawyers
Making General Denial, VIII Put
Prisoners on Stand.

BOISE. Ida. tune 25.-The detailed
defense OF william u. Haywood &c
the charge that he murdered former
Governor Steunenbcrg In broad lie
scription II denial Of every material
count In the testimony Of Harry Or
chard and claim that orchard killed
Stennenberg because Of private
grudge borne 10y the loss Of rich
share In the Hercules mine and cNpla
nations OF the independent clrcum'
circumstances that tend Ia connect the
codefendants with Orchards life aud
operations.
Haywood. Counsel Clarence barrow
said. will take the stand 10 make per
sonai denial OF Orchards accusations
Mover may be called 10 testify solely
% events aud circumstances affecting
the Western Federation Of Miners. hut
Pettlbone probably will not be n wit.
ness In this case. barrow explained
that Meyer aud Pettibone must stand
trial for this same crime aud declared
that every lawyer knew the danger.
whatever the circumstances. of expos
Ing men awaiting trial under like cir.
cumstanccs.
barrow denied the intimacy with the
three co-defrndants that orchard laid
claim 60. denied the several confer.
ences aud conversations that Orchard
swore 10. denied that Orchard had
even committed many Of the crimes
he had boosted 81 and promised 10
make proof OF his contention with
many Of the men named by orchard
when on the stand and many witness
- Of creditable character not connect
ed by any tie with the federation or
its leaders. Darrow charged that
agents 81 the Mine Owners aSsocia-
ton 81 Colorado aud the I'inkcrton de-
tectives had Joined hands la con.
splracy 10 dlscredit aud destroy the
Western federation 81 Miners.
Harry Orchard" be said. "wns n
cheap soldier Of fortune. shocstring
gambler. who had never done n days
work In his NE lie owned n sixteenth
share u the Hercules mine. but sold u
because 81 his needs 10 continue his
gambling"
barrow denied the existence Of the
great conspiracy 20 murder alleged by
the state. with Orchards testimony n
a basis: denied that the federation was
anything but an earnest. lighting labor
organization. with higher wages. short
or hours. iolcrnble working conditions
and the care. safety aud education ot
its members and their wives and chill
dren m it, high and only aim Mr.
barrow said:
"Mr. Haywood will thke the stand
and tell you his full connection with
the Western Federation ~ Miners and
tell you everything be- has done NJ nm
officer Of the federation. Meyer. who
IL 90 be- tried for his life. will probably
take the stand do not want Ia say
this positively. hut think he will ties
tIfy and tell this Jury all that be-
knows doubt very much " Petit
bone will b. put upon th. stand. NJ be
was never an ofiicer ~ the union and
had nothing TO do with H. ! won't say
sure n 10 Pcttlbonc.
As 90 the letter received by Orchard
at Caldwell. we may not be- able "a
show you except by argument who II
came from OF what II was about. buI
we viii DO the best We eau.
"Orchard went 90 Caldwell vowine
vengeance against Stcuncnbcrg. IL
had for years been connected with de
tectiv. agency. Now. don't understand
me 10 mean that think any dctectiy,
agency or the mine owners wsnted q
XIII stcunenbcrg.
But I do say that Orchard while .
detective In the employment ~ ih'
agency killed steuncDbcrg because %
the old grudgc % which be- had spokei
20 often. lie killed him IN the mos
cowardly way murder could h. commit
ted. W. was caught red handed an,
turned ovur 60 Mcfarland. the bea'
OF the western branch. After som
manipulation be- was persuaded tia
the best thing be Gould do would he {
place the blame on some one else
which he did. lie Il getting the bis
geat price for this be ever got for
crime. lie hopes 10 save his mlscrabl
neck"
Coming 10 the arrest OF Haywood
Meyer aud PettIbone. barrow charge
that u was all done by the rinkvrton
ON q perjured AFFIDAVIT lie describe
the capture Ia Denver ~ Haywood
Meyer aud Pettllone. who. be- sal'
were arrested. denied all the rights q
citizens. kidnapped aud brought
Boise. where In jail they have bee
waiting for n year and Ave months Il
n jury 10 pass upon their case.
"when Orchard was arrested u wa
announced that he was n memlrr {
tho Western Federation OF Miner
Haywood was told % u aud at one
wired 90 Silver City instructlng the
10 look after the case. We win sho
that II IL a part OF the policy Of Oh
organization 10 look after Its men
bers, no matter how obscure. Mlll'
came and saw Orchard a few time
but finding that Mcfarland was nh
waiting him Miller decided that NJ