Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-20
ORCHARD CHAIN WAS
LINKED WITH SKILL
Confederation Almost Perfect in
the Haywood Case.
PLACING OF THE BOMB
Done at Mandate of Timer Circle, :"
as Witness Said.
ARTICLES IN MINERS MAGAZINE
More Important Witnesses Assemble
at Boise to Testify in
the Case.
Done at Mandate of Timer Circle, "
as Witness Said.
IN MINERS MAGAZINE

BOISE, Idaho, June 2o-With the open
ing of court today the state continued the
Introduction of evidence supporting the
story told BY Harry Orchard in the course
of his occupancy of the witness chair for
seven days, There remain some few points
TO be corroborated, but up to the present
the chain has been woven with skill, and
nearly every major and minor statement
made by Orchard has been corroborated.
The placing of the bomb at the gate of
Justice Goddard of the supreme court of
Colorado, which Orchard said was done at
the behest of the Inner circle of the
Western Federation. has been corroborated
by the justice himself. and the method of
his testimony showed clearly the legal mind
of the man who, finding bomb at his
gate loaded with giant caps and dyna-
mite with all the appliances described by
Orchard as the invention of of his CO.
conspirators, sealed the evidence in en-
velopes carrying the signatures of the find
ers. including the adjutant general of the
state, and then placed them in a steel vault.
The seals were only broken in the pres
ence of the judge himself, who identified
them and their contents in open court, he
opening each envelope and accounting for
the explosion in his presence of the dyna-
mite, which was dangerous to keep.
The Miners Magazine Articles.
Judge Wood will today enumerate the
articles of the Miners Magazine he pro-
poses TO admit evidence. Some of the
publications offered by the state as evil
dence are purely of a political nature and
have no connection with the conspiracy to
murder. The telegram delivered to Or
chard in San Francisco, and which he
stated brought him money from Pettibone
and through PettibOne from Haywood, have
yet to be introduced evidence. Counsel
for the state expected them to be brought
in today.
Movements of Witnesses
Young Charlie Neville will not go on the
stand until he is needed in rebuttal of any
testimony the defense may produce The
thing is true of Buckley Wells the
former adjutant general of Colorado, who
left Boise last night and will not return
until he is needed. A l. Stevenson. the
member from Colorado of the national re-
publican committee, who has been here for
the last two days, and who is expected to
testify. also left yesterday He will not be
called unless he is needed in rebuttal. Steve
Adams will not be put on the stand by the
state unless the plans are changed. 1t
is believed that the introduction of his di-
rect testimony would not help the states
case because it is anticipated he would
persist in his refusal to testify against
Haywood. Counsel for the prosecution an
ticpate that Adams will be called by the
defense as one of their witnesses
Many Witnesses Arrive
large number of important witnesses
for the defense arrived in the city last
night and today, and are quartered at the
hotels in Boise
The jury was not brought to court this
morning until after Judge Wood had hand
ed down his opinion to the admissibility
OF certain articles from the Miners Mag
azine as showing the an:nus of the con-
trolling officers of the Western Federation
of Miners toward former Gov Steunenberg
and others. Judge Wood said ne had decid-
ed that many Of the articles should be ac-
ceptcd. These were the ones printed prior
10 the death of Gov. Steunenberg As to
articles printed subsequently to that date
the coHrt declared it had some doubts and
would resolve that doubt in favor of the
defendant.
A Different Case
The evidence in the case on trial" said
Judge Wood. shows considerable differ
enc" to the case cited yesterday by counsel
FOR tn defense ana generally known as the
anarchists case. In that instance the state
relied upca a chain Of circumstances and
many Of the publications there admitted
published by the defendants them
selves and were presented for the specific
purpose OF showing the intention of the de
PENDANTS to commit the crime charged and
their animus toward the police.
In the case on trial the evidence Of the
state purports to come in part from one of
the parties to the defense That witness
has stated that not only has he committed
the crime here charged. but several others
as well, and he is relied upon to show that
the crimes were committed at the instance
II this defendant and other defendants
sad 10 be the managing officers Of the
Western Federation of Miners.
Control of the Magazine.
The magazine offered in evidence ap-
pears to have been made under the control
Of these officers. The court is convinced
thar after showing the attitude of the or
Fanization and the attitude of the manag-
ing officers, their animus and feeling to-
ward those against whom the crimes were
committed or attempted, certain of the pub
HJat!OUs cited by the state are admissible.
The court viii admit the articles bearing on
former Governor Steunenberg. Gov. Pea
bCNE, Judge NTaDDeft ana Judge Goddard
and several others AS to the articles fol-
lowing the commission of any crime the
court has some doubt. and Will resolve that
DOUBT IN favor of the defendant"
Reserve an Exception.
ITO which ruling interposed Attorney
Richardson, we desire 10 reserve an ex-
cepton."
1t will be noted said the court we
would also ike the ruling to state that the