, 1907-06-28
TO RELATE
STORY Of CUNNINGHAM

and hail insurance.
Orchard Wanted His Company.
Later in the year he was in Silver
City, Idaho, where he met l.. j. Simp-
kins. Simpkns told him hat Orchard
was in Caldwell, selling insurance and
mining stocks, and seemed to be doing
well. Afterwards he received a letter
from Orchard asking him to join him.
Easterly answered that he was well
satisfied with his job.
Heard Orchard Make Threats.
Orchard never said anything to him
at this time of the killing of Steunen-
berg, although he once heard Orchard
threaten Steunenberg because he caus,
ed Orchard to lose an interest in 4
valuable mine. Senator Borah here be,
gan the cross-eXamination.
State Attacks EasterIy.
On cross-examination, the state
strongly attacked Easterly for remain
ing silent after he knew Orchard had
killed Steunenberg and not speaking
until Orchard made a confession i'm
plicating the Western Federation Of
Miners.
No Occasion to Tell.
10 a number of questions Easterly
merely repeated that he had no occas.
ion to tell anybody" He said it was
an informer.
Remembered Orchards Threats.
On redirect examination, Easterly
said that when Orchard was arrested
for killing Steunenberg, he remember
ed his threats, and he at once reported
to the attorney of the federation ON
Orchards threats.
Could Not Identify SchoIz.
Joseph Scholz was the next witness.
orchard had said that Scholz had gone
down into the Vindicator with him to
off the carload of powder. He was
confronted by the man who took the
stand today, but said he was not the
man. Scholz said today that there was
other Scholz in Cripple Creek until.
late in 1904, when a gun man by tina
name arrived. Witness said he did not
know Orchard.
ereen Briefly Examined.
George Breen, who was a railroad
man at the time of the explosion al
the Independence mine, was called to
testify to the bringing of bloodhounds
from the penitentiary to Victor upon
the day of the explosion. He was brief
ly examined and the state passed his
cross-examination. Recess.
soyce on the Stand.
In the discrimination Of Ed
Boyce, the first president of the West
ern Federation of Miners, yesterday
afternoon. the witness said he did not
know of a mine owners association in
either Colorado, Montana, Utah or
California nor did he know that one
exists in Idaho at the present time.
He admitted that in a public address
in 1898 he advised the members of the
federation to form rifle clubs and Sc
cure guns of the latest pattern so that
in after years they would have an
army of $4,000 well-armed men The
extracts from Boyce's speech were
read from a pamphlet issued by
the mine owners association of Colo
RADIO, entitled, The Criminal Record
Of the Western Federation of Miners
from 1900 to 1904"
Haywood's Predecessor Testifies.
Boyce was followed on the stand by
James Maher of Butte, an employing
miner, who was secretary-treasurer of
the federation under Boyce. He s-u
that while he vas an officer the feder-
alton never championed any criminal
conspiracy nor agreement to do any
illegal act nor spent money for any il
legal purpose. On cross examination
he admitted the federation paid the
expenses of defending Paul Corcoran.
a member of the organization, who
was tried for murder in the Occur
d'Alenes.
EasterIy c~ontradicts orchard.
w. B. Easterly was placed upon the
stand and denied several statements
made by orchard. He denied the story
about experimenting with caps and as
to ever having talked to Orchard about
the explosion at indicator mine He
"a still on the stand when adjourn
was taken.