Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-15
TRACING HAYWOOD'S PART
His Connection With the Grimes Is
Apparently Proven.
SOME SUSPICIOUS BANK PAPERS
Telegraph Companies Must Produce
Their Records, and the Web
Seems to Be Tightening.

The prosecution in the Steunen-
berg murder case won its fight for
the admission of the contents of the
telegram Steve Adams sent from
Ogden to the defendant, Haywood,
at Denver, in June, 1903, and De-
tective Pender of Ogden was per-
mitted to testify to the contents to-
day. The message was an appeal
from Adams to Haywood for money.
BOISE, Idaho, June 15.-The prosecution
in the case of VIM. D. Haywood charged
with the murder of Frank Steunenberg is
sketching through the multitude of Incl
dents in the story told by Harry Orchard in
relation to an alleged conspiracy that in
volved the slaughter of more than score
of men and eliminating in the assassination
of a former governor of Idaho, a union
man, who had in the later years of his life
opposed the methods of the Western Fed
Grafton of Miners,
Orchards confession laid the foundations
The chapters run through three or four
states. but in California and Colorado and
Idaho the chief interest lies. The California
incident-and incidents in this story mean
murder-began with bombs. The state has
brought evidence that Orchard was there
at the time Frederick Bradley was injured
by an explosion at his residence
The Gas Theory.
Bradley claimed that the explosion was
due to escaping gas and has sued the gas
company for his injuries. One theory in
this case is that the gas in the house may
have escaped on account Of the bomb ex-
plosion. or that Bradley was first blown
into his fiat by the bomb and that in a
minute or two the rush of gas from the
broken pipes caused another explosion and
Bradley was blown into the street. Ora
chard's own explanation as to how Bradley
was found in the street Is that the force
of the explosion recoiled from the inside to
the open door and that Bradley was caught
from the rear. More evidence from San
Francisco is on the way and this incident
has been left for the present.
Mine Story Verified.
The Orchard story of the indicator mine
has been verified by men working in the
mine at the time. For the first time the
connection of Haywood with the cases Of
murder alleged by Orchard was testified
to by other. witnesses yesterday, when the
arrest of Steve Adams at Ogden was con-
frmed. The evidence was that Adams tele-
graphed to Haywood for money Orchard
had said that prior to his going to Califor-
mia to get" Bradley Haywood told him
that he had sent Adams to San Francisco
to kill Bradley, but that Steve" had got
into some trouble at Ogden. and Steve"
told him that Haywood had sent him money
by telegraph. The first witness on the
stand today is the cashier of the First
National Bank of Denver.
Must Produce Records.
Haywood did some of his banking bust
ness there and is well known to the officers
of the bank, and this documentary evidence
is believed to be some of the most impor-
tant that the state has to offer. But the
state is said to be in possession of guam
tity of documents to support Orchards
story at different points
The Postal and the Western Union tele-
graph companies have been ordered to pro-
duce their records, and 1t is believed that
as result of the evidence brought out on
the cross-examination some of the tele-
grams that passed between Haywood or
Pettibone and Orchard or Adams will be
produced
The state claims to have been taken by
surprise by the results of the cross-exami-
nation, and say that the testimony brought
out by Mr.. Richardson has afforded a re-
markable opportunity to corroborate Or
chard. This is especially true. 1t Is said. of
kilograms containing money and other doc
uments mentioned by Orchard in reply to
Mr. Richardson's questions, and for several
days counsel for the state and the detect
ives have been at work on this feature of
the case. 1t is understood that court will
adjourn after one session today until Mon
day afternoon.
Pender Recalled.
The seats outside the bar were not more
than half filled when court opened this
morning at o'clock.
T. T Fender the detective from Ogden,
who arrested Steve Adams in fruit car
at Ogden, was recalled. Senator Borah
stated to the court that in the statement
made by Orchard and the testimony of
Pender upon the stand yesterday that
Steve Adams sent telegram to Haywood.
thus linking Steve Adams as co-conspira-
tor with Haywood, the state had the right
to introduce Penders testimony to his
knowledge Of the contents of the telegram.
Judge Wood said he had no doubt as to
the admissibility of the evidence. but
ruled that the state must lay foundation to
show that the original telegram had been
destroyed.
Senator Borah argued at some length and
quoted authorities. Mr.. Richardson argued
that there was no possible rule of law I'M
der which the evidence could be introduced.
For the sake of argument he admitted that
Adams sent the telegram to Haywood when
he was stranded and beating his way back
to Denver from a mining camp in Califor-
strained to mean that conspiracy existed
between Steve Adams and Haywood.
Orchard in Trouble
The court admitted the Testimony az a