The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-07-04
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II. Stone. Junction.
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bert were accused OF being traitors to
their party"
Mr.. barrow went nj length into
the political situation In Colorado at
that time. He told how the men,
bers OF the supreme court were pit.
loried and cartooned throuehou Dem
YER, and even iiaas we're hoisted Mt
halfmast.
Like hungry dog seeking a meal,
Orchard did at this time go TO Petit.
bones house aud stayed there. Mrs.
Pettibone had gone east and Petit
bone had told Orchard he might come
there and stay. He did so because
he could get cheap food and Lodging.
Yes, Orchard was In Haywood's,
also, ut this time, and we shall prove
II, but he was never In the bed
ROOM"
Mr.. barrow quickly sketched the
period Of Orchards travels from Dem
YER to Wallace.
"If Orchard ever was here In
Roise, he said, 1--WE know nothing
OF 1t, or II he saw Steunenberr here
We know nothing OF IL, but that he
did go TO Portland, Seattle and then
he went to Wallace.
at was the first time he had been
In Wallace since he had been driven
out by the militia. While there he
saw Ed Boyce and Hutton and August
Paulson, his old associates In the
Hercules mine.
"They had all been as poor as he
but they were all rich and he was a
tramp. Orchard visited many per-
sons whom he had known In the old
days, among them Paulson. Then
one day he went down TO see Dave
Coates, formerly lieutenant governor
OF Colorado, who will testify before
you. Coates Is man without a
blemish on his name, and man has
10 be pretty careful to live that way.
Coates was running a semi.weekly
paper In Wallace. He had met Or
chard In Denver and asked the fellow
what he was doing In Wallace.
"Orchard said he had come TO see
some old friends lie said he had
seen Paulson among the Others that
were all rich, and he thought he
would steal Paulson's child. Coates,
taking the matter as Joke. said he
thought that would he good thing
TO do. They talked along for a while,
and Ia few days Orchard came back
and said: What do you think Of
that Paulson plan. Coates asked
him II he was In earnest. and he
said he was. Coates said: i never
dreamed that you were sincere. I've
never thought OF IT, If you took a
child into the mountains here 1t
would die. IL you ever attempt such
a thing. ! will have special edition
OF my paper on the street about II In
five minutes. Never mention IL To
me-
After you see and hear Mr. Coates,
" you want TO believe Orchards
story, why, all right.
Jack simpkins and Orchard came
to Caldwell. Orchard had succeeded
In borrowing $500 from Paulson aud
said be was sorry he had not asked
for $500. Simkpins made the trip In
pursuance OF his duties as an organ
izer OF the Western Federation OF
Miners. He went 10 Silver City and
other places lie received regularly
the money that was due him for his
work. We will show TO you why the
drafts were sent to Simpkius from
the miners beadquartes. We will
show that SimpkIns drew as small an
amount from the federation treasury
as any organizer 10 the service.
"Mr. Haywood will take the stand
and tell you his full connection with
the Western Federation OF Miners.
Mr.. Meyer, who is still 10 be tried
for his life, fl probably take the
Il
stand. don't want 10 say this pos.
itively. but ] think be Will testify
and tell this jury all he knows.
doubt very much II Pettibone will be
put on the stand, as he was never an
officer OF the union and had nothing
IT. do with IL. don't say for sure
as TO pettiboue.
"As to the letter received by Or.
chard at Caldwell, we may not bs
able 10 show you except by argument,
who 1t came from, or what IL vas
about, but We will do the best wt
can.
Orchard came ~ Caldwell yowing
vengeance against Steunenterg. lie
had for years been connected with a
detective agency. Now, don't un.
derstand me 10 mean that any detec.
tive agency OF the mine owner