The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1907-06-25

Boise, Idaho, June 25-When the
ming, Orchard was recalled il order
to put a few additional impeaching
questions to him. Attorney Richard
son questioned him. He wanted tC
know if Orchard had not told Max
Malicn in a Turkish bath establish
ment in Denver that Steunenberg was
responsible for his being a poor man
and that he intended to kill him.
Orchard said he had been to the
| baths with Malich, but denied any
such conversation He denied, that he
knew John D. Elliott, VINO was in
court, and when confronted with him
still denied that he had ever met him.
Richardson asked him if ne had not
told Elliott that capital was determ-
ined to get rid of Union labor and
ton of Miners and that something
would soon happen in Idaho. Orchard
denied this; also that he talked with
Elliott about Steunenberg.
The witness admitted knowing D
C. Copely, but did not remember talk
ing with him in San Francisco about
the blowing up of the Bradley home.
saying that Bradley got what ne de-
served. He denied telling Copely that
Steunenberg had driven him out of
the country and that he intended to
kill the governor.
Orchard was next confronted by
Charles A Sullivan, miner from
Cripple Creek. He said that he knew
Sullivan, but denied having a conver-
sation with him in which he said that
Steunenberg ought to be killed, and
that if he were not killed ne (Orcn-
erd) would kill him himself.
Orchard successfully denied similar
conversations with Fred Hough, of
Wallace, James Rainey, a stage driv-
er, and Lottie Day, a woman he knew
in Denver He also denied that he had
made threats against the governor to
David Goites, F. R. Boidd, w. R. Eas-
terly and W. F. Davis
The defense offered il evidence two
IOSutS SdI1Sly plSLuiSS vi vi lCIl-
ard, taken after mis- arrest for the
murder of Steunenberg. They show
Orchard in a garb resembling a tramp
unshaved and unkempt. Richardson
compared them with the appearance
of Orchard today. The photos were
admitted. Another picture showed Or
chard in a group of three men, one
holding a smoking revolver. His com
panions were Andy and Peter Chris
tiansen. Orchard said the picture was
taken as a novelty.
The first witness for the defense
was Mrs. Mary J. King, an elderly
refined woman, who formerly conduc
ted a boarding house at Cripple
Creek She said she had several sons
who were miners, but knew none of
them were ever members of the un-
ionion. K. C. Sterling, chief detective
of the Mine Owners Association of
Colorado, lived at her house in Grip
pie Creek during the strike il that
camp She saw Orchard visit his
room seven or more times, usually in
the evening Sterling engaged and
paid for the room of Mrs. Mckinney.
wife of mancharged with pulling
spikes on the Florence and Cripple |
Creek railroad, an attempted wreck
which the defense claims the railroad |
officials and mine owners undertook !
themselves with the intent of placing |
the blame on the Western Federation |
of Miners Mrs. King said she saw
Orchard several times knock on Mrs |
door The cross examina |
ton consisted of but few questions, |
more closely to fix the date |
of Sterling's stay at Mrs. Kings
house.
Mrs Alice Fitzhugh, who succeed /
ed Mrs. King as proprietress of the
Star rooming house, said tnat Detec-
tive Sterling continued to live in the
house for some time after she took
charge She saw Orchard go to Ster
Iing's room at least a dozen times.
She also saw Mckinney, the man ac-
cused of spike pulling, in Sterling's !
room following his release from jail.
C. w. Adler, of LeadviIle. Colo.
formerly telegrapher in tsle employ |