The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-06-19
HEYWOOD SENT MONEY.
Prosecution Produces Drafts That
Confirm Orchards Testimony.

BOISE, June l5.-In support of the
case against William D. Haywood,
charged with the murder of Frank
Steunenberg the state submitted to
the jury today the testimony Of an
even dozen witnesses tending to con.
firm several details of the story of
Harry Orchard, and at adjournment
announced that it would close its case
next week.
Among todsy's witnesses were for
mer Governor Peabody and his daugh-
ter, Miss Cora Peabody, but neither
was on the stand very long. 1t was
anticipated that the defense would ex.
tendedly cross.examine Governor Pea
body and open the entire contention
involved in the Colorado labor war,
but q conference of the united coun.
sci for the defense decided that it
would be better tactics to refrai from
doing so.
Against q fire of objections and mo.
tions to strike out and along q record
paragraphed with exceptions by the
defense to the rulings of Judge Wood
the prosecution succeeded in securing
the admission of much evidence bear.
ing on points of rchard's tale. First
there was showing that Steve Adams,
stranded in Ogden in June, 1908, on
the way home from California, where,
it is alleged, he went to kill Bradley,
sent q telegram to Haywood at Denver
for money. Next il showed by the
originals of six drafts on New York
banks, five of which were purchased
at the First National bank of Denver
by Haywood himself; tn at during 1904,
1905 and 1906 money was frequently
remitted by Haywood to T. j. Simp.
kins, former member of the executive
board Of the Western Federation OF
Miners, who as "Simmons" came to
Caldwell with Harry Orchard and as.
sisted in the first attempt to kill Steun.
enberg.
The last draft, sent in anuary, after
the murder, was cashed by Mrs. Simp.
kius, presumably after Simpkins had
Aed. After that came the production
OF the shattered and twisted fragments
of the device by which the Vindicator
bomb was set off. aud this led to an
extended inquiry by the defense into
conditions and events ceutering about
Cripple Creek during the strike and
martial law days.
Next the state completed the legal
history of the Peabody bomb, first by
showing that it was dug out of the
ice in the Occur d'Alene river. then
that it was brought to Boise and tax.
en- on to Denver, and lastly by identi'
flying its casting in court by the
plumbe who made it. The Peabod y
family was present during the testi'
mony and watched the bomb every
moment that it was displayed before
the witness stand.
Then the state once more took VI
the general thread of Orchards stor!
and successively offered the testimon!
OF Miss Peabody to the incident re
lated by Orchard where he and Stew
Adams followed the Peabody carriag
home, the evidence of Governor Pea
body that he had seen Orchard il
Canon City and tina. he had repaired
to his house, as Orchard testified, tes
timony showing that at various time
in 1905 Haywood, Pettibone and Or
chard were seen together, a genera
confirm alton by William Vaughn 0
the trip that Orchard and Vaughn
made to Canon City. and, lastly
proof that Steve Adams was at Poca
tello in September, presumably t
meet and throw ''Pettibone dope at
carload of non-union miners.
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