Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-12-17
Prosecution in Pettibone Trial
Introduces Witness to Cono-
borate Bloody Tale Of Harry
Orchard.
ATTORNEY DARR0W TOO
ILL TO APPEAR IN CASE
Sickness of Counsel Delays
Orchards Re- Direct Examin-
alton and Saves Him From
Another Ordeal


IBy Mormng journal sDse'ni Leased wire.f
Boise. Idaho. Dec. 16.-Doeument-
airy evidence In corroboration OF Har-
ry Orchards testimony was intro
duced at the Pettlbone trial today by
the prosecution Clarence Darrow.
chief counsel for the defense, was
taken sick last night, and was not
present In court during the day. Ed
gar Wilson taking his place. On ac-
count Of Darrow's absence, Orchard
was not asked impeachment ques-
tl6ns. and the state postponed Its re-
direct examination.
Judge Luther NJ Goddard was the
important witness for the state, Being
on the stand most of the afternoon
session. He told of the finding OF the
bomb which Orchard testified had
been planted near his gate for the
purpose of killing him. The testi-
many OF Homer Nichols, of Cald-
well. proved disastrous to the state
AFTER he told Of receiving a letter ad-
dressed 20 Thomas Hogan, copying Il
and giving the original to Orchard.
he testified on cross-examination that
the letter was not in the handwriting
of George \. Pettibone, the defendant.
He said he became familiar with Pet
tIbone's writing while the defendant
was In Jail at Caldwell. Orchard had
testified thar this letter was written
by Pettibone on redirect examina-
tien Nichols failed to identify the
handwriting Of Haywood. with which
he said he was also familiar. stating
that it looked like that of Pettibone.
G. II. Hackett. local manager of the
Western Union Telegraph company,
produced an application for a money
order from the Denver office. The
application was signed by w ID. Hay
wood sending S75 TO steve Adams at
ogden.
w. V. Mccartney, former Denver
cashier OF the Postal Telegraph COM
pany, identified an application for
order and the message sending
Il. The application was signed J.
Wolfe. The amount transferred was
$97. and Il was sent 10 II. Green, 2il
Taylor street, san Francisco. II was
dated September 10, 1904.
H. J BalstOn. bookkeeper OF the
First National bank of Denver, identi-
fled a number of checks and drafts
drawn by Haywood and sent to vari-
Gus parties including those sent TO
Jack Simpkins, one OF them being for
500, on December 81, 1905, the date
of the letter received by orchard after
his arrest.
E. $. Raymond. a Denver police
man. testified to seeing Haywood. Pet
tibOne and Orchard together frequent
ly at Pettibone's house during the
months OF May, June, July and Au-
gust, 1905. generally In the evenings.
&. l.. Harah was called and testified
to incidents In October, 1908, when he
was working as a eager at the Nindi-
Gator mine. After the cross-examina-
tion OF this witness an adjournment
was taken until tomorrow morning.
]. F. Pender, city detective of og-
den, testified that Steve Adams and
a man named Wilson were arrested at
that place in July, 1908, for trespass.
and that Adams sent a telegram to w.
ID. Haywood at Denver, stating that
he was in trouble, and asking for $75.
n. c. snyder city jailer at Ogden.
also corroborated Orchard on this
point. George W. Rich testified that
he was proprietor OF the supper
house at Pocatello. in 1908, and that
In September Of that year man reg
istering under the name OF J. Ward.
whom he afterward identified as Steve
Adams. stopped at his house.
Objection was made by the defense
10 the introduction OF this testinort
aud Judge Wood reversed his decis-
ion pending an investigation of the
record to see whether or not Orchard
had testified that he had told Petit
bone Of Adams going to POcateilo TO
blow up "a trainluad OF non-union
workmen
Charles y. Baldwin. Of Denver. tes-
lifted as 90 the movements of Lyte
Gregory ON the night he was killed.
after which court took an adjourn
ment until o'clock.