The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-07-13
HAYWOOD FINISHES.
of the Defendant in
.Steunenberg Case Is Closed.

/ Boise. Idaho July 13-After the
! luncheon recess Friday in the Steunen-
! berg case, Senator Borah questioned
Haywood as to his various meetings
knew absolutely nothing about Orch
| ards whereabouts from the time of the
independence depot explosion June 6.
| 1904, until he came to headquarters in
Denver in January, 1905
HAYWOOD could not recall ever having
met Orchard in company with Mrs
Lcttie Day at the belmont rooming
house in Denver and declared positively
that he did not at this time or any time
enter Harry Orchards room. Mrs. Day,
| a witness for the defense, told on cross
examination of the incident which Hay
wood denied.
Within a few days after the hide
pendence depot explosion Haywood said
the papers began to- connect Harry
Orchards name with the affair. They
commented upon the fact that he had
left Cripple Creek and gone to Wyom-
in-. +
'sThe papers seemed to know where
he had gone said the witness.
s"Did your" asked. Senator Borah-
."Did you ever meet Mrs. Harry Orch
ard?" -
eyes. sir, it must. have been at head
quarters"
How many times was she there?''
& Il can't say" Il
. On your letter to Mrs Orchard you
as to Orchards whereabouts was from
Alaskan
. yes. sir
And the, only information you had
was his statement that he thought Of
going to Alaskan
And your reason for saying what
you did was because you did not want,
to convey to her the real facts that
were in your possession?"
Yes, sir. I think that was it."
did you ever talk to Harry Orchard
in any way about Governor Steunen-
II don't think ever did," -
Did you ever hear orchard make any
threats against Governor Steunenberg?'
II don't think I ever did,
You had no knowledge of any per-
sonal enmity Orchard may have had
towards Governor fSteunenberg?"
mo, sir
Federation Drops Orchard.
Before employing an attorney to de-
fend Orchard, Haywood said the or
ganization did nothing to discover
what Orchard had been doing prior to
the murder of Governor Steunenberg.
Neither was there any investigation to
determine the mans guilt or limo
cence. The federation officials went
over the transcript of the evidence at
the preliminary hearing before finally
engaging Attorney Fred Miller and
request to be furnished an attorney.
THE second telegram you sent to
Idaho as to the employment of coun-
sci saying the Western Federation of
Miners defended no man guilty of
crime but in the past had found that
all of its accused members were in
nocent and would have been the VIC |
Tins of a conspiracy unless the fedora |
ton had. come to their assistance; was |
that telegram given out to the Asso- |
ciated Press at the time it was sent ?"
1T was given to the press. yes sir"
when did thes federation cease to |
defend Harry Orchard ~ .t e I
'I can't say exactly as to that, sem
ator,- but, i thinN 1t. was when. Attor- |
ney Miller came here to esand was
told that Orchard, had no further use
for him or his services n Mr.. Miller |
made no report to me about that" j. !
ibid you knowsthat Orchard was In |
the Coeursi d 'Alepes. with Jack, Simp-
kins in the fall offs 1862" ~ 81
Did you ever discuss, with George
A. Pettibone the wherea bouts of Or /
chard?' a4,
mo, sir"
Did you ever tell Pettibone you had
sent Simpkins a draft for $100?' a.
mo, sir" no.
Many Tales of Woe.
But Simpkins did leave 500 with.
you and you sent him a federation
draft on December FL. 1852"
"Not a federation draft. no, sir. +
cit is signed by you as secretary
trea surer."
YES. SIR 81 49, /
This ended the cross examination.
On redirect Haywood said he had
an impression that he had heard Or
chard speak of having once owned an
interest in the Hercules.
But / have heard so many tales of
woe since l have been secretary of the
federation, 1 can't say positively about
Orchard" he added.
In all Of his acts in connection with
the defense of Orchard, the witness
said he first consulted with General
Counsel Murphy.
Senator Borah on e-cross-examina-
ton asked;
Did Attorney Miller. when he came.
to Denver and said he had been sent
by Simpkins to defend Orchard, ex-
plain to you why Simpkins sent
telegram on January 4, saying he
could not get a. lawyer, when as
matter of fact Miller had left for
Caldwell on January 81"
mo, SIR
Haywood. said he had no way of
whether Sfmpkins knew that
Miller had really gone. &tit
This completed Haywood's5 tesd-
mony and court adjourned until today
at 9 o'clock.
Early Closing in Alabama.
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