The Colorado statesman., 1907-06-29
SAID HE'D KILL
EVIDENCE SHOWS ORCHARD DE.
cLARED HE WOULD MURDER.
GOVERNOR WAS MARKED
Famous Haywood Murder Trial Moves
Along Slowly With Little
New Evidence,


was also a participant in plot to de-
stroy the Western Federation of Min
ers. Mrs. Lottie Day of Denver swore
that Orchard had told her that but for
Steunenberg he would be a millionaire
and that he intended to kill him.
John d. Elliott, an old soldier, testi-
fed that he met Harry Orchard on
railway train late in November, 1905;
and that Orchard told him that he
was an agent of the Mine Owners AS
sociation and that there would soon
be pulled off plot that would destroy
the leaders of the miners federation
Both Mrs. Day and Elliott were sub
mitted to a long and searching cross
examination
Mrs. Day said she was first sum-
moned to Boise by the state, but was
sent back to Denver two weeks ago.
The witness related conversation
with Orchard when the latter told her
that poverty had separated him from
the one woman he loved and that
Steunenberg was responsible for his
being poor and that he would get even
with him if it was the last act of his
life.
Didn't he say "that d Steunen-
berg?" asked Mr.. Darrow.
mo, sir, I'm sure he didn't swear
like that. think he said that devil
of Steunenberg.'
Mrs. Day said that one day when
Orchard was telling her about his
gambling exploits he said he always
kept little money put away that when
he made raise he put some money
away from Pettibone and drew it out
as he needed it.
On cross-eXamination Mrs. Day said
she now conducted rooming house in
Cripple Creek, but lived most OF the
time in Denver.
She was introduced to Orchard by
Pettibone, whom she had known for
two years prior to 1904. She knew
him quite well and he often visited
her. Mrs. Day said she did not know
Orchard under any other name than
Dempsey. She did not see Orchard
upon the witness stand, and recognized
him as Dempsey by a photograph.
When Haywood came to the Bel
mont the day she was talking with
Orchard, Mrs. Day declared Haywood
said he wished to see Orchard The
two men went into Dempsey's room.
The witness said she often saw Demp-
nd foe hut
bone never came to Dempsey's room,
SO far as she knew.
Mrs. Day said Orchard declared that
he would have been millionaire if it
had not been 'for the decision of Gov
ernor Steunenberg. The witness said
that when she was summoned by the
state and made a written statement,
she did not relate the conversation
with Orchard in regard to Steunen-
berg.
why didn't you?" asked Mr.. Haw-
ley.
Because wasn't asked about it."
The next witness was John d. Eli
oft. an inmate of the Soldiers Home,
Boise. Elliott is 81 years old. He de-
tailed long conversation he said he
had with Orchard in November, 1905,
when Orchard said he was in the en-
ploy of the Mine Owners; that the
Western Federation of Miners was 60
ing to be crushed, and that within 80
days something would happen that
would startle the world. This was
about five weeks before the assassin
alton of Governor Steunenberg.
Orchard when confronted by Elliott.
declared he had never seen the man
before.
Elliott was put through a searching
cross-examination by Mr.. Hawley. He
said he had never related to his kins-
people, with whom he sometimes
stopped, the details of his conversa-
tion with Orchard.
"You are a Socialist, aren't you?''
asked the attorney.
'T can't say that I am"
"Can you say that you are not?"
mo sir but don't belong to any So
cialist organization"
Elliott denied that he had ever been
employed by the defense or had re-
ceived any pay. He admitted that he
had been an inmate of the State In
sane Asylum for six or seven months
in 1895. One of his sons filed the ap-
plication for his commitment. Elliott
denied that he had been in straight
jacket. When he was released Elliott
declared he had a certificate of recov-
cry.
In May, 1894. Elliott said he went
to the asylum again. The probate
judge told him he was not insane, but
he seemed to be in bad shape physi-
cally and he thought a stay at the asy-
lum would benefit him. Another of his
sons signed the complaint on this oc-
casion. Elliott was released later upon
the promise of his brother and sister
in-law to take care of him. He was
then placed in the Soldiers Home.
On redirect examination Elliott said
he had not been assisted in any way in
stating his testimony and had received
but So witness fee and rs cents in