The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-07-11

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He saw Orchard there many times at the
trials and at miners headquarters. Or
chard seemed anxious to do whatever he
could to help in preparing the case and
did a good deal
Did you ever meet Harry Orchard in
Victor and give him 800 for his good work
at the Nindicator miner
mo, sir"
Did you ever give him 800 at any time
or glace?" .o,....o..
piled Meyer deliberately. Il never gave
Orchard any money for any crime or for
any other purpose
well. did you ever give any money for
any crime?'
NO"
"Or knew of his getting any money from
the organization for any crime or any
criminal act?'
No. sir"
Did you say in the train-wrecking
case that you wanted no mention made
of 'PettibOne dope? -
81 had never heard of such thing at
that time"
Pettibone Buys Guns.
The next time the witness saw Orchard
He came to my office in Denver. along
with three or four other men who said
they had decided to pull out of Cripple
Greek and wanted to know a good place
to locate. We discussed several different
places. Orchard said he believed he would
go to SilvertOn. Col. / told him Twas
making preparations to go down to Ouray
myself and that if he was in no hurry
l would be glad to have him wait and
go with me. l told him several labor
men had been beaten up down there and
/ would like to have him with me as
protection. lie said a day or two made
no difference to him. He waited and
went down with me"
WAS anything said about arms? o.
4 asked him If he had pistol, and
10 / | Thought n
a take-dOwn shotgun which could be
placed in a suit case. Orchard said he
also had a suit case and l told him
would also buy him q gun. l got Mr.
PettbOne to buy the guns for US. ] had
known him since 1900. He was always
a great friend of the miners, and being
in trade could get liberal discount on
anything he bought. He was often
member Of the entertainment committee
when there was a convention in Denver
Was your shotgun used TO kill Lyle
Gregory
No, sir
Has It ever been fired?'
No, sir. l left il in Denver at the
time of my arrest, with the remainder Of
Meyer said he and Orchard went to
Ouray March %. Orchard paid his own
railroad fare, but Meyer paid the hotel
expenses at Ouray, The witness went to
look out for the welfare of sixty union
miners who had been depoTted from Tell
uride. Two days after his arrival Meyer
was arrested at the request of the sheriff
of San Miguel county, in which Telluride
is located.
The luncheon recess until 1870 p. m. was
taken al this point.
At the afternoon session of court Meyer
said he asked the sheriff who arrested him
at Ouray if he had a warrant. He said
no; that he had acted on a telephone
communication from Telluride. When he
was taken to Telluride Meyer said he was
charged with dissertation of the American
flag-it being claimed he had used the
flag for advertising.
A paper poster representing the flag
and containing in big letters the ques-
ton: rs Colorado in America? p was here
introduced and held before the jury.
Each stripe of the flag contained a state
ment, OF which the following are exam
Martial law declared in Colorado"
'Habeds corpus suspended in Colorado"
Free press muzzled in Colorado:
Wholesale arrests in Colorado" six
soldiers defy the courts of Colorado"
etc.
The witness said the flag was printed in
Denver by the Western Federation of
Miners. Haywood writing the sentiments.
Released on $500 bond. Meyer said he
prepared to leave Telluride for Denver,
when he was called upon by two members
of the National Guard and Informed that
General Bulkley Wells desired to see him
at military headquarters He went there
and was Informed that he was to be de-
tanned as a military prisoner until further
notice.
Taken to Bull Pen.
Il was then taken to the bull PEN -
said the witness.
'T tried TO find out many times why
! was detained, but no one could say
other than that 1t was upon orders of
the cOmmander-in-chief of the militia
Meyer was taken back several months
in his story to tell of having met Cover
nor Peabody on the train one day and
discussing the labor situation at length.
He also told of sending a telegram to
Governor Peabody asking if protection
could not be granted to miners deported
from Telluride and who wished to return.
1 The governor replied in effect that un-
armed citizens could go where they
pleased in the state and would not he
mOlested. Thirteen of sixty deported men
were selected to go back. They had fam
lies and owned property, but the militia
turned then back when they attempted to
enter the district
Meyer told of the militia having refused
to obey a writ Of habeas corpus issued
by Judge Stevens of the Colorado court
He was finally released on writ Sc
cured from the federal court, but was
re-arrested and held two days on charge
of murder. There was never any hear
ing of any sort on this charge.
Meyer said he was next arrested on a
charge Of riot and the murder of ROxey
MCGEE. at Victor. Col, June 8. 1904.
Where were you on June 6. 1912
4 was in the bull pen at Telluride
/
The witness also said he was arrested
for the murder Of Mccormick and Beck,
who were killed In the VindicstOr mine.
He was taken to Cripple Creek on this
charge.
He vSs released on bond after a few
days in Jail and never called for trial.
Meyer said that d part of the time
he was in the Telluride bull pen Pinker-
ton Operative Riddell, then posing as a
miner. was a fellow prisoner. At this
junctJ re Riddell, a tall. slender, wiTy
young fellow with a constant grin on his
face. stalked into the court room.
rs that the RiddeI YOU refer to?'
asked barrow Of the witness.
That's the man. said Mover.
Riddell has been identified by almost
every witness introduced by the defense
and seems to happen in the court room
precisely as his presence is desired.
At the time of the Independence depot
explosion. Mover said. he was in the bull
pen at Telluride. The annual convention
Of the Western Federation of Miners was
in session at Denver and Meyer wired
there urging that a reward for the ar
rest of the perpetrators of the crime be
offered. The convention offered reward
of 5000.
HAS that reward ever been taken
down. Meyer was asked.
No. sir and il has never been called
for
Acquainted With Neville.
Explaining his acquaintance with John
ny Neville. whom Orchard said was at