New-York tribune., 1907-06-26
BOISE DEFENCE OPENS.
ATTACK ORCH4RD STORY.
Testimony to Shoe Stcunen5erg
Vas Killed for RcUenge.

Boise. Idaho June 23.-The first direct testi-
naony in defence Of William D. Haywood was
offered TO day. 1t chiefly directed toward
showing that Harry Orchard, blaming Frank
Steanenberg for the loss Of his interest in the
Hercules mine had threatened have revenge
by killing him, and that the conduct of Orchard
and K c. Sterling. both before the Indepen-
Gence explosion. when they were frequently seen
together, and afterward. when Sterling called
off bloodhound that was following Orchards
irai! justified the inference that the mine own
ers had inspired the crime.
The calling of the first witness for the defence
was preceded by a further examination of Or
chard 10 permit the defence to complete its for
NAL impeaching questions. These We're nearly
al In connection with the claim that Orchard
killed Steunenberg because of an alleged grudge
growing out of the sale of his interest in the
Hercules mine. Orchard. who came into court
under the protection OF the same guards who
always act as his escort maintained his old
oalmness and spoke in the same low pitched,
soft tone lie again denied that he ever threat
ered to kill Steunenberg because of the Hercules
mine sale, and again asserted that he sold his
interest in the mine two years before the hap
penings that drove him out of Northern Idaho
Two witnesses called later in the day swore
that Orchard did threaten to kill Steunenberg
because Of the Hercules matter. and the defence
has prepared the way for such testimony from
a dozen more witnesses The two heard to-day
were F. r. Redd. once of Cripple Creek. and now
of Goldfield New. and Charles A Sullivan. for
rnery of Cripple Creek, and now watchman in
the Brown Hotel in Denver. Redd said he heard
Orchard make the statement and the threat in
the miners hall in Cripple Creek, and Sullivan
swore that while he and Orchard were fellow
boarders at John Nevile's place in Cripple Creek
Orchard repeatedly said that If il had not been
for Steunenberg he would be a rich man and
that he intended to kill him. The cross-exam-
nation showed that both were members of the
Western Federation of Miners and that Sullivan
friend Of Haywood. Meyer and many of
the union leaders at Cripple Creek.
DR.. / L MCGEE, a mining broker Of the Coaur
d'Alenes. another impeaching witness, swore
that Orchard told him in 1904, at Wallace,
Idaho. that he was "spotter' for detective
agency. Orchard denied this conversation;
denied that he in Idaho at any time in 1904.
Several witnesses, principally women who
kept lodging houses at Cripple Creek. testified TO
various conferences between Orchard and Ster-
ling the detective for the mine owners asso-
citation. prior TO the Independence explosion, and
there vas a further showing as to meetings
between Orchard and D. C Scott. the detective
for the Florence & Cripple Creek Railway.
Another witness told Of the effort TO find the
men guilty Of the independence station out
rage by starting a bloodhound from the chair
r1,nr used in causing the explosion. He said the
dog took the ROAD TO Colorado Springs the one
over which Orchard fed in the night, and that
v.hen he reported to Sterling he got orders to
cau the dog off Sterling said he knew who blew
I'D the station. and later said that steve
Adams had done So
The state fought the admission OF the olood-
Pound story and also the admission OF evidence
co,,er3np general features Of the Colorado labor
L.. b,f in both instances the court ruled with
the defence