Montana news. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-191?, 1907-06-20

The friends Of the defense, the de-
fense attorneys and the defendant
himself are feeling jubilant this even
ing. 1t looks as though the prosecu-
tion were breaking down. Orchard
has indeed been the star witness, bus
such a horrible character did he por-
tray in himself that the most preju,
diced adherents of the side of the
state conceded that his testimony
would have to be supported by strong
corroborative evidence to carry any
weight whatever
The testimony since intro lucei by
the state has been Of the most triA;ng
character. Hotel registers and per.
sons to show that Orchard, Adams or
Simpkins were at certain places at
certain times nothing whatever to
connect Haywood with the killing Of
Steunenberg; old bombs and reiics
of explosions-they may be Orchards
he says they are-not a thing to
show that Haywood was the least IN
terested in the murderous exhibits.
The sole evidence of the grand "eon-
spiracy" is the unsupported word Of
the moral pervert, Orchard, and even
he testified on the stand that he never
knew of any "inner circle' IN the
Western Federation.
One Of the states own witnesses,
Vaughn, stated to day that he Thought
Orchard was "bughouse" and the jury
pricked up their ears and brightt ned
up as though that was what they had
been thinking right along.
Peabody and his daughter were on
the stand to-day and this all star
"social prestige" was the --LATEST
izzle of the whole bum show The
Peabody girl is a silly little girl that
doesn't look as though she hal two
ideas in her head, and the spectacle
she made Of herself on the witness
stand fully bore out her appearance.
She came to corroborate Orchar =
testimony in regard to him and Adams
having hung around Peabody's house
in Denver, and being seen by thrc, la
dies as they stepped from their car
raige after the theater. Miss Cora
said that one evening after the thea
ter as she and her mother AMI sister
got out of their carriage at heir home,
two men were standing right close TO
them on the sidewalk. Then the men
walked away. She couldn't give any
date except to repeat the year of
1904; she couldn't give the theater or
the play; she said she woulln' Y know
the men if she saw the men; SIZE
couldn't even remember the date when
she went to open the st. Louis expo.
position. She kept shaking her head
and repeating in a parrot-like way,
al don't remember" to every ques-
tion the defense asked her.
And yet such evidences as this is
supposed to hang Haywood
There has been absolutely nothing
new in anything the state has intro
duced. II is a very much diluted and
weak rehash of what the papers have
been blowing about to the world for
a year.
Gov. Peabody's sole testimony was
that he was remodeling his house at
such a time. II was so foolish that
the defense did not deign to ask any
questions on il at all. II was sup
posed to corroborate Orchards state,
ment that he meant to blow Peabody
up when he found he sat at a certain
window every evening but desisted
because he remodeled his house and
changed his habits.
After an hours session this after.
noon Senator Borah announced that
they had nothing further at present.
Even the Judge looked disgusted. Tie
has been looking cross at the prose
cution for several days.
Court was adjourned at 2:30 till
Tuesday morning. Mr.. Richardson ask
ed IL they could get some idea OF the
time when the defense witnesses would
be needed. Mr.. Borah replied that
could call them for Wednesday. Ev-
erybody gasped Tho defense attor-
neys laughed.
Now the query is "Is this the best
the prosecution has to put up, or are
they reserving the best till the lasti"
The case Of the state is in a weak,
even ludicrous condition 80 far.
. The case for the defense Is even