Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-07-04
Little Interest Wednesday
in Haywood TaiaL,
Defence Thinks May Close Its
Case by Saturday.


fOfSe, ludHo, July 5.-Al tHe duJcuIH-
ed session today of the trial Of VIM D.
Haywood, for the murder OF former
Gov. Steunenberg, the prosecution serv-
ed notice of it's intention to submit
series of motions to strike out evidence
Of the defence unless the connecting
testimony that has been promised Is
forthcoming. Clarence barrow. for the
defence. had previously announced that
his side might be able to rest by
Saturday evening, although 1t might
be necessary to let the calling OF Hay
wood and Meyer go over until Mon
day; and following an informal con-
ference with counsel Judge Wood di-
rectcd the prosecution to be ready Mon
day with its case in rebuttal.
james II. Hawlcy, senior counsel for
the state, said in reply that it was
the intention of the state to present a
series of motions dealing with the cv-
idcncc presented by the defencc. At
toIncys barrow and Richardson We're
on their feet instantly to say together
that the defence also would have some
motions to make, so that the end of
this week or the early part of next the
taking of testimony will probably be
INTERRUPTED for an extended argument
on the enthusiastically Of a mass of evil
dcncc already in the record.
The defence operated today along
nearly all Of its lines. There were at
tacks on Orchards testimony at sew
eral points; there was a showing that
, union miners had been abused by mine
owners, and militia at Cripple Creek,
and Telluride. There was 4 showing
q &c !, y-in-
lcncc and endcavored to prOlong the
strike; Il woman who served on the re-
lief committee and looked after the
families of the dcported miners at
Cripple Creek, Swore that she had
been twice arrested and twice warned
that if she persisted in her work she
would he deported and another woman
placed Orchard with detectives Scott
and Sterling the night of the second
attempt to wreck the Florence and
Cripple Creek Railway train.
Two of the witnesses We're men who
figured conspicuously In the testimony
of Orchard. They were David Coates.
formerly lieutenant governor of Colo
RADIO and Patrick Moran, formerly a
saloon keeper at Cheyenne. Coats posi-
lively denied Orchards version of the
plot to kidnap the children Of August
Pa'ilsen and Moran Genied that he mad
made trip from cheyenne to Denver
(" get $500 from George A. Pettibone
for orchard.
The trial will rost over the Fourth
of July.
E'isc. Idaho. July 3.-Francis C. Cliff
ford. 1 life insurance solicitor Of St"r-
ling. Ohio. was the first witness called
at the Haywood trial this morning
Clifford said he moved from Scranton
Pa. to Denver in April. 19O. He rented
desk room in George A. Pcttibonc 4
store in Denver. from April until No
vcmbcr. 1905. Tho witness mot Orchard
under the name of Thomas Hogan,
Pettibune making the Introduction. Or
chard came around tho store just as
dozens Of others did. said the witness.
who described the store as one big
room.
There was also an undivided cellar
beneath. "Orchard told me one day
that he was making lots IL money SELL
ing Hail insurance" declared Clifford.
"Iic then asked Pcttibunc t. cash Il
check. Pcttibnnc said he did not have
enough money. He offered t. give or
charI as much as he had. orchard said
H. would take what Pcttibonc had and
got the balance later.
"The last time | saw Orchard he told
me he was going To- Alaska This was
I'm June. 1905"
on Cross-examinatinn. the witness
said he heard. in June. 1905. that Hoo
gan's real name was Orchard. Petit
bone did not tell him.
As Ia the check clifford said he did
not see from whom il was or the
amount.
Joseph C. Barnes. living near Montrose,
Col, was the next witness. lie said that
he and George W. Rindall. Pinkerton OPP
erative number IS. were chums and fellow
mcn hers of the union at Telluride.
Barnes declared that Riddell was con-
startly suggesting violence. He proposed
to roll two kegs of dynamite down hill
into the Liberty Bell mill: he advised the
miners to punch" any of the deputies or
bad men' who looked cross. told them
to burn the town of Telluride, to beat up
anv men who started to work and run
them out Of town.
Rarnes was a most loquaCious witness
and constantly let out waves Of laughter
by his replies. After being deported from
Telluride, Barnes told of going back to
the town in a barrel. The militia discov-
cred him but he escaped by climbing
tree. He saw Orchard and Riddell to-
gether in Telluride.
Cross-examined by Senator Borah,
Barnes said he had never been engaged in
any criminal act with Rfddell.
Barnes was a member Of the strike conf
mittee in the Telluride district. He said
that in December. 1893. all the members
Of the committee were in favor Of calling
the strike off except Riddell. who said he
would not stand Cor it.
Pat Moran. the Cheyenne saloonkeeper
who Orchard said was sent by him to
Denver to get $500 from Pettibone. was
next called. Moran said he once worked
for Pettibone in Denver. selling clocks
and lamps and other goods on the INSTALL
ment plan.
Moran not only denied going to Denver
on any mission for Orchard. but said he
did not know that Orchard was ever In
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