The Elbert County tribune., 1907-06-27

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tayonet was driven into his breast.
Harry Orchard was in the Coeur
d'Aienes. Harry Orchard was a cheap
soldier of fortune, shoestring gam
bier who had never done days work
in his life. He owned a sixteenth
share of the Hercules mine, but sold 1t
because of his needs and continued ais
| gambling. The mine did not yield until
| 1901. But Orchard, hoping on. stayed
| around to get a share OF the mine.
I'VE don't think that Orchard was AZ
| the Bunker Hill and Sullivan mills. We
will show he was not there, and we
will show that he was engaged in his
favorite work of gambling with the
easiest mark he could find. We will
show that he did not participate in
most of the crimes of which he has
here boasted. l don't like to take any
Of the bloom off a peach like that. but
while we will show that he is not the
murderer he boasts himself, we will
compensate him by proving him to be
the most monumental liar that ever ex-
| listed.
Before our first witness leaves the
| stand, gentlemen, we will convince
you, we will even convince Mr.. Hawley
| himself that this man Orchard has lied
Gut most of the essential points OF his
story. We will have from twenty-five
10 thirty witnesses who will take the
stand and contradict this man abso
| lutely. Some of these witnesses will
be miners. but others will be eminently
respectable people who have never
| cone a days work in their lives"
Meyers position in 1899 was just as
obscure as Haywoods." declared the
miners attorney, and as for Pettibone,
| he was not even miner at that time.
HE ran little store down In Denver"
continued Mr.. Darrow, selling clothes
wringers. lace curtains, rugs. Bibles
and other novelties on the installment
plan. Pettibone had been a miner in
| 1892 in the Coeur d'Alenes. He was ar
rested there and put in Jail and my
friend. Mr.. Hawley. got him out He
then decided to quit mining"
Mr. Darrow went on to describe the
three defendants in the Steunenberg
murder in detail. He declared Hay
wood was born in Utah-an American
citizen whose forefathers came to
America prior to the revolution.
He is plain, blunt. courageous
| fighting man." declared Mr.. Darrow,
lighting the militia when necessary.
| fighting for the rights of the working
widows and orphans.
"And Meyer. What of Meyer? A
plain, blunt. honest man. whose ances-
try were honest men. Meyer was the
man who at the head af the Western
| Federation of Miners. fought every
| conceivable fight as men like him,
| born of such stock, will always fight.
| Moyer was man whose sturdy, honest
and quiet bravery won the confidence
and held the respect of everyone.
And what about Pettibone2 George
| Pettibone had never been a member be.
| fore of the Western Federation of Min
crs. He had mined and then started
| his store. A happy. careless, sunny
man, with laugh and joke for every
one There wasn't man, woman or
child on the street who was not his
friend-not a lame dog or cat but could
find home in his woodshed That was
George Pettibone."
Orchard Tool of Pinkertons.
Mr.. Darrow then took up Orchard )
life at Cripple Creek. He declared that
Orchard burned a saloon and high.
| graded at the very outset of his career
He went into the story of the alleged
attempt to wreck the train of the Flor.
ence & Cripple Creek railroad. which
| had falsely been laid TO the Western
| Federation of Miners and declared the
first time Haywood, Moyes or Petit
Zone had seen Orchard was when tho
mar came to Denver on pass and
money issued by S. d. Scott, chief OF
detectives of the Florence e. Cripple
Creek Railroad.
IAN oily, Shiny fellow" Mr.. Darrov
termed the detective.
Cripple Creek had become the Wa.
terloo of the Western Federation OF
Miners in Colorado" said Mr.. Darrow
THE organization had fine halls, co
operative stores, libraries. 1t was flour.
ishing and doing something until il
took chance in going to help the
striking smelter men in Colorado
City"
Mr.. Darrow said the attempt 10
wreck train was plot of the railway
company and the mine owners associa
tion to wreck the union. He said the
defense would show that Orchard was
constantly in company with the detec
tives of the railroad and the mine own
ors.
And while honest. hard-workina
miners were denied the privilege OF
passing the military lines this lepe,
Orchard went in and cut as he pleased
General orders were issued that Harry
Orchard should go and come when he
wanted to.
I'VE will show that Orchard came &c
Denver and formed a slight acquaint
ance with Haywood. Meyer and George
Pettibone. Later Meyer went TO Grip
pie Creek to attend the trial of sons
men charged with wrecking the train
There he met Orchard, who ingratiated
himself with Meyer, who trusted him
Orchard gained Meyers confidence
but we will prove that Meyer never
said the things that Orchard claims
were said. Meyer will tell you this
himself
Then when Meyer went down IL
Telluride to visit the Union there he