The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-07-25
THE FINAL STAGES N THE
HAYWOOD CONSPIRACY TRIAL
The State is Devotins All Of its e.
forts TO the Breaking Down of the
Evidence OF the Defense.

Boise. Idaho.-~in the last stages Of
the case against William d. Hay.
wood. the prosecution put aix wit.
nesses on the stand on Tuesday To re-
butt the evidence u the defense. Three
testified 10 conditions in the couer
d'Alenes Ia 1899. and t.lree To the sit
uation ia Colorado during the strike
period Of 1903 and 1904. The import
ant Witnesses OF the day were called
10 contradict the showing made by
Witnesses for the defense. that there
was no reason for the calling out OF
the militia Of Colorado other than de-
sire on the part ~ the mlae owners
10 drive members OF the Western Fed
Grafton Of Miners from the mining dis
trict. One witness fatty contradict.
ed the evidence introduced by the de-
Tense 10 show that the explosion at
the yindieator mine was due 10 an ac-
cident.
Edward Award. physician Of
burke. one Of the mining towns Of the
c0epr d'AIenes. gwore that he saw
Orchard on the day OF the blowing
up Of the concentration At Wardner and
that he came from the train returning
from WaFdner. This train Was In
possession OF the mob that blew up
the concentration and killed two men.
Awards evidence eOnlradicted the
witnesses for the defense, who said
they saw Orchard playing poker on
that day al Mallac. several miles away
The claim OF the defense Is that Orch.
ard WIS not at Wardnsr and had no
part ia the riot.
A, r Holman swpre Ia rebuttal OF
the testimony OF Thomas Wood. wit.
ness for the defense Wood had said
that he saw Beck and Mccormick. the
two men killed by the explosion at this
indicator mine, In the eighth level
before the explosion and afterwards
found their bodies In the sixth level.
He said that Beck carried a revolver
ON tAat day and that he saw box OF
powder on water barrel Ia the eighth
leyai Just before Beck and Mccormick
went UP TO the alxth. where the ex.
plnaion occurred few minutes later.
Tue suppression created was that the
two men carried the powder with them
aud that Beck dropped his revolver.
which exploded and the powder went
on fhis would also account for the
finding OF the shattered parts OF re.
yOlyer near the bodies Orchard sworo
that be fred the powder with a pistol,
Holman was superintendent on q
nelghboring mine and formerly super
tntendent OF the ylndicator. He WAS
one OF the first to 80 down the shaft OF
the indicator after the explosion. His
evidence. given largely from prepared
chart OF the interior Of the mine. con.
tradicted Wood On many points.
y, G. Ramsey, young man and
relative OF Mccormick. followed Hol.
man. lie was In charge Of the powder
IN the mine ut the time OF the expio.
si0n lie knew neck and Mccormick
well and swore that neither Of them
ever carried revolver. that thers
was no powder In the mine at tine time.
40 far As he knew. and that there was
no water barrel on the eighth level. as
Wood had atated
sheriff Routan Of San Miguel coun.
~. Colo, was tho last witness of tho
day HE testified as 70 strike cond
lions. Under searching Neross-ex
animation BY r, Y. Richardson. Routan
admitted that union miners we're de.
ported aud driven by force from the
county while he was sheriff and that
No attempt was made to prevent or
punish those who attacked the union
meas He said that the deportations
wcre the work o. the leading citizens
Of frliMKidn.