The Pensacola journal., 1907-06-27
BY Associated Press.

BOISE, ldahO, June zo--ConllnuInS
the work of breaking down the story
told by Harry Orchard on the stand
when he laid the foundation for the
prosecution of w. ID. Haywood, the
defense today brought more witnesses
TO contradict statements made by
Orchard.
So far, these witnesses have been
as to the occurrences at Cripple
Creek, Col, in 1903 and 1904, in the
CoUer d'Alene section of Idaho. where,
Orchard says, he committed his first
great crime by touching on one of the
fuses that blew up the Concentrator
at Warner in 1899, resulting in the
death of two men.
Not There.
The defense is trying to prove that
Orchard was not in fact at Warner
on the day of the explosion. The de-
Tense has been allowed to ask ques-
tions bringing out the story of the
disturbances at Cripple Greek during
the period of the great strike of
miners there The state has objected
TO opening up this wide field, but the
defense persisted that it had the right
TO so deeply into this matter of labor
troubles in order that 1t may show
t3tie provocation that was given to the
Sriking miners.
Standing Grudee.
The foundation for proof of con-
spiracy on the part of the mine own
ers to eXterminate the Federation,
and thus eliminate an element that
inteTfered with their working of the
mines under conditions such as the
mine owners should dictate, makes a
large part of the fabric the defense
has built Up so far, but Orchard is
never lost sight of. and witness after
witness is called to show that Or
chard. through all the years that in
tervened between his flight from
Idaho, in 1899, and his return to this
state in 1905, carried with him con-
tinually and expressed a private
grudge against Steunenberg- II
sufficient weight of evidence can be
brought to show that the aSsassina-
ton of the former governor was
merely the elimination of one mans
grudge. and not the part of con
spiracy. counsel for the defense say
that the states case must fall to the
ground. Orchard will stand convicted
out of his own mouth of this one muir
der, and if a conspiracy on the part
of the detectives employed by the
mine owners to destroy property or
cause riot in order to continue state
of martial law can be shown, il is
the opinion of counsel that the jury
will abandon the conspiracy idea al
together, and that their client will go
lree.
State Tactics.
While the defense is trying to
break down Orchards story by sheer
weight of testimony, the state is push
ing each witness as far as possible
10 show that they are subject to i'm
peachment later. The large number
of witnesses to be examined by the
defense gives promise of a large
period of rebuttal testimony.
Orchard has been pinned down to
a denial OF a number of conversations
and already the work of Impeachment
is we'll under way. Half a dozen wit
nesses have fatty contradicted por-
tiOns of Orchards story or insisted
that the conversations he denies did
in fact. take place. Some of these
witnesses were identified by Orchard
in open court and to their faces he
denied that he had ever said that he
desired TO kill SteunenbeTg because
of the governors interference in his
money making in the COuer d'Alene.
Wide Latitude.
Today the defense continued along
practically the same lines it followed
Yesterday. Judge Wood is allowing
the defense the widest latitude. OBJ
lection after objection by the states
attorneys is overruled on a promise
nv the defense that they will connect
the various matters later
This is following the same course
adopted by the court when the state
had it's innings.
Haywood, since the opening of the
side for the defense. has been partic-
N,ularIy alert. He sits among his coun-
lei now and cOufers continuously. He
Matches each witness carefully and
takes copious notes as the evidence
is given. II is quite evident, too, that
counsel for the defense pay much at
tention 10 the suggestions made by
Haywood. who, il is stated by mem
hers of his counsel, will take Up the
study of law should he be acquitted.
They say that he shows remarkable
legal acumen and has very cOnsid-