Albuquerque morning journal., 1907-07-08
HAYWOOD WILL
BARE LIFE
HISTORY
PRISONER TO DENY
ORCHARD TALE ENTIRE
Prepared to Offer Plausible
Explanation of His Connection
With Alleged AsSaSSinS of
Governor Steunenberg,
[By Morning Journal Special Leased wlrc,l


IBy Morning Journal Special Leased Wlrel
Boise, Idaho, July THE attor-
neys for William Haywood today COM
pleted the details Of their plans for
the first week of the defense which
begins with the opening of court to-
morrow morning at 10 o'clock. Inter
est in the trial at this time centers in
the forthcoming appearance on the
stand of Haywood, who, II is claimed,
has been the moving force in the Wes-
tern Federation of Miners for the past
several years, and one of his code
Charles p. Meyer, the preSi-
dent of the miners organization The
third defendant in the famous case,
George A. Pettibone, will not take the
stand ii Is said, until his own case
comes on to be heard.
Steve Adams, whose recent trial for
the murder of a man in northern
Idaho resulted in a disagreement OF
the jury, and who has been variousiv
implicated by Harry orchard in many
of the latter's crimes and alleged con-
spracies with the leaders of the Wes-
tern Federation, is still in Boise jail
available as a witness for the defense,
but 1t has been definitely decided that
he shall not be called to the stand
The prosecution still claims 1t would
welcome such a move. as the appear
ance of Adams on the stand might
open the way for the Introduction OF
a portion at least of Adams repudi-
ated confession
Viewed in the light Of the closing
plans for defense and prosecution,
there seems little hope that the trial
which has already been i'm progress for
a. no h,sA,tgrhf a a
inside of three weeks. The defense
will require at least all Of the five or
six days yet, for it is announced that
Haywood, when he takes the stand
will be prepared to lay bare his entire
llfe's history,
His testimony as to his connecti ~
with the Western Federation is inter-
spersed with much documentary evil
dence and the Introduction Of this and
reading il to the jury will take w
much time. The defense expresses It's
willingness that the 'rOss-eXaminatiOu
of Haywood shall take the widest pos
sible range. The defendant, II Is said,
will not only deny i'm toto all that Or
chard has said as to his connection
with any Of the witness crimes, but
will offer a plausible explanation ot
the instances where the state has assp-
ciated Orchard and Haywood, nota-
bly, the instance of HaywOOd's part I'm
the deception. of the second Mrs. Or
chard as to the whereabouts Of he"
husband in the late summer of 1905.
Haywood will also be called upon To
explain the sending of several drafts
to Jack Simpkins, a member of the
executive board and an organizer Tor
the Western Federation, whose pres
ence in Caldwell with Orchard just
~ QggngginQfinn nf former
Governor Steunenberg has not been
denied by the defense. The attorneys
for the federation say that these pay
ments were the rgular sums due Slmp-
kns for his work as an organizer and
had absolutely nothing to do with any
crime or proposed criminal act. The
sending of SIS to Steve Adams In Og-
den, Utah. will also be a subject of In
Quiry when Haywood takes the stand.
The fourth incident TO which the state
attaches Importance as tending TO con-
meet Haywood with the alleged con-
spiracy as revealed by Harry Orchard
upon the witness stand was the send
ing of a message by Haywood to Silver
city. Idaho, instructing federation Of
hcers there TO see that attorneys were
engaged for Orchard and to protect
the interests of the Miners union.
Haywood's examination and cross
examination can hardly be accom-
plished In less than three or four
days. Meyer may be disposed of In
one day. The week will begin tomor-
row with the reading of dispositions
secured by the defense in San Fran
cisco contradicting Orchards claim
that he destroyed the Bradley hous ,
with a dynamite bomb. With sup
porting affidavit from Bradley, the
defense will claim the explosion was
due to gas. Dynamite experts Will he
introduced to swear that the eXplo-
sion of such bomb as orchard
claims 10 have placed on the Bradley
porch would have created far greater
havoc than was the case and that II
would have been impossible for Mr..
Bradley himself to have escaped with
only slight injuries he sustained
The state may indefinitely prolong
the trial by going into the Colorado
labor troubles on rebuttal. The de-
fense has Orchard up the field by in
PRODUCING testimony as to the acts Of
the military and the mine owners a.
Cripple Creek and Telluride. The de-
feuse claims that the calling out Gf
the militia at Cripple Creek was un-
warranted and that the deportations
from Cripple Creek and the Telluride
country were nothing less than law
less outrages upon the persons and
property Of the union miners. The
state will undoubtedly introduce testi-
mony showing the conditions which
prevailed In these mining districts al
the time Governor Peabody pro
claimed martial Jaw
In addition to the Colorado matters
the state will undertake to contradict
! the statements OF many of the de-
lenses witnesses. This Will require
several days. the attorneys intereste,
being at loss themselves to say how
many.
The progress made during the las
week was anything but encouraging
but thi swas partly due to the holiday
attending the fourth Of July celebra
tion. a
The western cities vie with one ~
another az 10 the extent OF their pat
riOtlc demonstrations and this yea
Boise has decided 10 Outstrip all com
petlt0rs The three days celebration
waH filled with Incident and entertain
ment The delay IN the arrival p
the San Francisco dispositions was ais
n cause for delay last week. The az
ltorneys on both sides have assured
Judge Wood that they VIII do all u
their power to hasten the end of tn
trial. The twelve lurors-hardy ol
farmera. used 10 active outdoor III
are fretting under their long an
lclose confinement IN the city