Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1907-07-02
CONTINUE ATTACK
ON ORCHARD s STORY
WITNESS DECLARES FORMER
WAS PLAYING POKER WHEN
MINE WAS DYNAMiTED.
WAS MILES AWAY
FROM THE SCENE

Merchant from, Mullen, Idaho, Swears
Orchard Was in His Store at Time
Mine Was Blown Up-Story Of
"Rull Pen" Told.
Boise, Idaho, July 1.-The defense
In the Steunenberg murder trial be-
gan Saturday morning with further
attack on the testimony of Harry Or
ehard, and then presented testimony
10 show that Jack Simpkins was cruel
iy treated in the Idaho bull pen" and
that union miners were whipped and
driven from Cripple Creek.
Judge Wood announced that there
would be two sessions of court instead
of the usual Saturday half holiday,
and proceedings opened promptly at
nine a. m.
Dominick Flynn, who conducted
cigar store in Mullen, Idaho, in 1889,
swore than Orchard was in his store
playing poker the day that the Bunker
Hill and Sullivan mill was blown up,
and Pat McHale, who gave the occu-
patton of barkeeper and said he gam
Aled whenever he got chance, swore
khat he sat in the game with Orchard.
Cross-examined by Senator Borah,
Flynn declared he had never been
member Of the Western Federation
Of Miners or any other labor organiza-
ton. He had known Orchard year
and half, and the man often played
poker at his place. The witness gave
the names of several persons who
plosion. He never saw Orchard aft
er that day Flynn declared he had
not volunteered the Information as to
Orchards whereabouts. Some time
after the arrest man came to him
and asked if twas true that Orchard
played poker in his store April 20.
One of the men who played with Or
chard was named Patrick McHale.
Flynn said he had spoken to McHale
about the matter since Orchards ar
rest.
McHale, who is bartender in Null
len, followed Flynn on the stand. He
said he played poker with Orchard in
Hymns cigar store the goth of April
1899, and had never seen the man
since.
On cross-exa1nination McHale said
he gambled a great deal.
It's your profession, isn't it?'
asked Senator Borah.
No, sir; I'm bartender"
How often do you gambler
Every time ! get chance"
McHale said the poker party was
made up of Forest Clark, now a re
sired mining man; Col. Moore, an
electric light and water man; Dom
lnick Flynn. Harry Orchard and him
self. DR.. Mckee was in the place
during the day, but did not play. Tht
Witness declared he was positive Or
chard was not at Wardner the day Of
the mill explosion.
Then, said Senator Borah, "Or
chard has nothing to fear SO far as
being mixed up in that matter was
concerned?'
No, SIR
And he had no reason to sacrific,
his property and get out?"
NO, sir"
Mr. barrow on redirect asked:
All the union men were arrested
weren't they?'
They arrested everybody in Mul
sen."
That's ALL
did they arrest you?" asked sena
tor Borah.
mo"
"Or Col. Moore, or DR.. McGee?"
NO"
WHO did they arrest?"
Well, they arrested every man Ii
Mullen except the saloon keepers
Frank Hough. who testified to cor
ditions in the Idaho "bull pen" an
the treatment of Jack Simpkins
swore that Orchard told him at Wa
lace in the fall OF 1905. that he ha
Just come from Alaska, the frs
mentioned case of the defense O
the supposed visit of Orchard to Alas
ka. Morris Friedman, former EN-
ploye of the Pinkerton detective ager
~ who recently left the service an,
published a so-called expose Of Pinker
ton methods, was called to the stan,
shortly before noon.
Friedman testified as to the meth
pds Of the Pinkerton agency in cor
nection with the strikes in Colorado.
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