Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1907-06-26
ORCHARD CONTRADICTED
BY WITNESS DAVIS
The Defease Continues Its Testimony
Building Up Grounds For His
Impeachment

ROISE. Jmne 3Rs-Ths defense in the
sleunenberg case continues to offer
evidence that Orchard threatened to
kill Steunenberg, and that he also was
a participant In a plot to destroy the
western Federation uf Miners.
It's first watness today swasAMrs Lot
tie Day, OF Denver, who ssworet that Or
chard had told her that INIT for Steuen-
enberg he would be millionaire, and
that he intended to kill him.
Mrs. Day testified that Orchard in
boasting of his gambling experiences
said he always kept little money put
away and THAT when me rnzSdeaa raise"
he put some money away with Petit
bone and drew 1t out as me needed it.
John d. Elfiott, an old soldier, testi-
fed that he met Orchard oon a train
in November, 1905. and that Orchard
told him that he was an agent Of the
Mine Owners association. and that
there would soon be pulled ooff a plot
that would destroy the leaders of the
miners federation.
Both Mrs. Day and Elicit were sub
mitted to a long searching cross ex-
animation. Elliott admitted that he
was an inmate of the state insane asy-
lum seven months in 1895 and declar-
ed he had a certificate of recovery, but
in May, 1905, went to the asylum again
and was released later on promise
would take care of him. He was then
placed in the soldiers home.
On redirect examination ne said he
had not been assisted In any way in
stating the testimony ana that he had
received but 50 witness fees and 75
cents mileage.
Judge Wood entered an order that
all witnesses for the defense be ex-
exception of those the state wished de-
tanned. The per diem expenses Of these
win be paid by the state.
w. F. Davis natly denied all the
main points of Orchards story of the
witness connection with the conspir-
acy to blow up the Independence mine.
He said Orchard was of no Importance
and he never suggested any act of
violence to Orchard.
Earlier in the examination Davis
was asked If he had anything to do
with blowing up the Bunker Hfh end
Sullivan mill.
mo sir"
Did you lead any body of 1000 men
down to blow it up?"
mo sir"
Did you know Harry orchard9"
mo sir"
Were you member Of the union at
that time?"
mo SIR
Orchard declared on the stand that
Davis was one of the leaders OF the
party which went to blow up the mill
Davis said he knew absolutely nothing
about che attempt to wreck train on
the Florence & cripple Creek road and
denied positively he had ever of1ereo
Orchard or any other man 5000 to SCI
off load of powder on the Vindicatoi
mine orchard testified that Davis hae
made such a proposition.
The defense called John M. OMEN
editor of the Miners Magazine, Whe
declared Meyer and Haywood hac
nothing to do with the magazine, al
though they occasionally write signed
articles. He declared the purpose o
the magazine was to educate and unit'
politically members of the Westerr
Federation of Miners. o'Neill some
times consulted Meyer and Haywood
and some men on the executive board
but usually consulted no one but pun
lished his editorials as he wrote them
A number OF extracts from editoriai
denunciary of Steunenberg and writ
ten after his death were read to tn
witness, who acknowledged the author
ship and says he believed he expresses
the opinion of the federation in them