Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1907-06-21
ORCHARD Recalled
TO WITNESS STAND.
STATE TRIES TO SHOW HAY.
WOOD IN CONSPIRACY TO DE-
cEIvE FORMERS WIFE.
WHEREABOUTS OF
HUSBAND UNKNOWN
letters Introduced Mailed from Va.
rious Places Under Orders of De-
observation-disclosures Oppose introduce
ton of Evidence.

Boise, Idaho, June 19.AWith Harry
Orchard recalled to the stand, first to
be formally prepared by the defense
for impeachment, and then to be re-
directly examined, the state produced
Tuesday morning a number of letters
written by the witness and one by
the prisoner Haywood, the purpose of
been conspiracy to deceive Mrs. Or
chard, of Cripple Creek, as to the
whereabouts of Orchard in the spring
and summer of 1905.
The defense Higorously protested
against the introduction of the matter
on redirect examination, but the court
ruled that, if it was improper on re-
direct he would permit the state to
reopen its examination.
Orchard swore that Haywood said
in the spring of 1905 that Mrs. Or
chard was repeatedly writing to him
as to Orchards whereabouts and Or
chard suggested that he write her a
series of letters, date them at San
Francisco and have them delivered
through agents of the Western FEEDER
alton of Miners. Two were thus writ
ten and the state producing them, Sc
cured their admission. Then one was
written, dated at Nome, Alaska, and
given to Marion Moore, then an organ
izer for the Western of Miners, to
take to Alaska and mail. The state
produced the letter and over objec-
lions, secured it's admission.
Next, the state produced a letter
written by Haywood himself to Mrs.
Orchard showing that the prisoner
had knowledge of the Alaskan story
and this, too, was admitted in evil
dence. Orchard also testified that the
replies of Mrs. Orchard were sent to
him through Haywood.
The impeaching questions PROFOUND
ed by the defense all indicated a pur-
pose by the defense to show that at
various times Orchard threatened to
Kill Steunenberg because of a desire
to be revenged for the loss of his in
terest in the Hercules mine.
Haywood's Family All Present.
All the members of the Haywood
family were in the seats near the pris
oner when the case against William
d. Haywood was resumed at $50
Tuesday morning During the inter-
mission since the adjournment on Sat-
urday a large number of witnesses
have arrived in Boise. The court
room was only about half nled, how
ever, at the time the court opened.
j. T. Nicols, who was deputy sheriff
of Canyon county and in charge of the
Jail at Caldwell at the time of Or
chard's arrest after the murder Of
former Gov. Steunenberg. Orchard, in
his statement from the stand, said
that while in the Jail at Caldwell he
received letter from Pettibone. The
original of the letter was destroyed by
Orchard, but Nichols made copy of
1t before giving it to Orchard The
copy of the letter was produced and
identified by Nichols A section of
the original envelope was also pro-
duced and identified. The letter was
not read. The witness said that it
was not signed.
Nichols testified that Fred Miller,
lawyer of Spokane, had called upon
Orchard shortly after he was placed
in the Caldwell Jail. Miller is now
one of the attorneys for the defense
of Haywood. Nichols said that Or
chard had not sent a telegram sum-
moning Miller, but that he had re-
ceived a telegram signed an" A copy
of the telegram was produced and
identified by the witness. Nichols
was proceeding to tell of converse
ton with Miller when the defense
raised objection, and after argument
the testimony was admitted. Mich
OILS said that Miller had told him that
money sent to Orchard should be
turned over to Miller as his attorney.
Nichols was allowed to go without any
cross-examination and Harry or.
chard was then called.