The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-07-16

Boise, Idaho, July 13.-Startllns de-
velOpments came today in the trial OF
VIM. ID. Haywood for tle murder OF
Stuenenberg, when the state begun
it's rebuttal evidence One witness
confessed to participation in labor
riot, resulting in the death Of two
men The record of convictions for
murder in the second degree Of d wit
ness for the defense was introduced
and proof of another having been SEPT
to the insane asylum On the iEforma-
ton of his neighbors was offered. It's
admissibility was argued and the de-
cisiOn of the court will he handed
down Monday Finally, SHORTLY before
court adjourned for the day. infOfn1a-
tiOn was sworn to and 4 warrant for
perjury was issued agtiEst Or !. L.
MCGEE a physician Of Wallace. idaho,
who was one of the witnesses fO!' the
defense Sheriff J. w. Bailey Of ShO-
shen cunty, left for Wallace tonight TO
arrest McGee.
A crowded court room Sprang TO
strained attention at the close Of the
second session OF the Haywood tIi0l
today when William Dewey, Il witness
in rebuttal for the state confessed to
active, armed participation in TIE de-
structiOn of the Bunker Hill anG Sul-
livan and COncentratOr on April 90,
1899, when two men were killed in
riot Of a thousand men. Harry Or
chard began his series of crimes at
Wardner where, he said. he lighted
one of the fuses that started the eXplO-
sion, and he swore that William F.
Davis. known among his fellows as
Big Bill Davis. led the mob.
Witnesses for the defense have
sworn that Orchard was not at Ward
ner on April 20, 1899. Davis himself
has sworn that he was elsewhere, and
positively denied any connection with
the crime for completely in which Paul
Corcoran was tried and convicted and
some dozen men, including Davis him
self, were indicted. Davis on the stand
admitted that he went into hiding i'm
mediately after the riOting.
Dewey swore today that not only did
big Bill accompany the mob to
Wardner, but that he served out guns
rifles and ammunition to the union
men gathered in the hall at Burke be-
fore they went to Wardner and was
one of the leaders of the column that
advanced on the COnCentratOr before
the work Of destruction began. Eight
years have elapsed since that era of
rioting the consequences of which was
the calling out of United States troops
at the request of Governor Steunen-
berg; the establishment of the first
military "bull pen" and the laying Of
the foundation according to the pros
ecution for the animus on the part OF
the Western Federation of Miners
against Steunenberg, resulting in his
assassination by Orchard in 1905.
Since that time no witness, except Or
chard. has been found to tell the
story or incrimias.e himself until this
afternoon when Dewey, now resident
of Colorado made this confession.
Under cross examination Dewey
told why he had come to Boise to con-
fess after eight years of silence. He
had bee a miner in Colorado for seven
years, he said, and had even risen to
be elected town marshal.
What promise of immunity of r1ln-
ishment was given you before you de-.
cided to make the confession of crime?
What reward will you receive? What
induced you to make this statement
now after all these years?" were some
of Richardson's questions.
t'None, was the laconic reply to the
first two questions But to the last
one the witness answered.:
'I read Orchards confession"
"YOu aew hnw we'll he was treated