Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-07-14
First Witness in Rebuttal Posi-
lively COrroborateS Orchard
Story of Blowing Up Bunker
Hill COnCentratOr
PARTICIPANT C0NFESSES
AFTER 8 YEARS SILENCE
Perjury Warrant for Physician
Who Swore That Orchard
Was Miles Away From
Wardner at Time of Row.

tBy Morning JourneI Special Leased Wire.I
Boise. Idaho, July 13.--Sensation
followed sensation quickly in the Hay
wood trial today when the state COM
meneed its rebuttal evidence. one Wit
ness on the stand confessed to partici-
patton in a labor riot resulting In the
death of two men. the record of con-
viction of murder in the second degree
OF witness for the defense was In
troduced. and the proof OF another
having been sent to the insane asylum
upon the information of his nelghbors
was offered, its admissioilty was ar
gued and the decision of the court
viii be handed down on Monday morn
ing Finally, shortly after court adj
journed for the day, Information was
sworn to and a warrant Tor perjury la
sued in a magistrates court against
Dr |. l.. McGee. a physician of Wal
lace. Idaho, who was one of the wit
nesses for the defense In the dlscred-
iting of Orchard.
The warrant was placed In tho
hands of Sheriff Hodgin of ida county.
who at once telegraphed the authori-
ties al Wallace To mako the arrest
bored by legal commonplace, sprang
To strained attention at the close of
the second session OF the Haywood
trial today William Dewey. a witness
In rbuttal for the state, confessed -
active. armed participation In the de-
strucuon of the Bunker Hill and Sulh-
van concentrator at Wardner on April
%. 1899. when two men were killed
and a mob of thousand men partic!-
patcd In the riot
Harry Orchard commenced his se-
rles of great crimes at Wardner lie
confessed to lighting one of the fuses
that started the explosion. and swore
that William Davis, known among his
follows as big Bill" Davis. led the
mob.
Witnesses for the defense have
sworn that Orchard was not at Ward
ner on April 20. Davis himself has
sworn 10 having been elsewhere AMI
positively denied any connection With
the crime for completely In which Paul
Corcoran was tried and convicted ana
some ten or dozen men, including
Davis himself were indicted by the
grand jury Davis on the stand adj
mitted that he went into hiding inn
mediately after the rioting
Dewey swore today that not only
did big Bilr' Davis accompany tho
mob To Wardner, but that he served
out guns, rifles and ammunition To
the union men gathered In tho union
hall at Burke before they went To
Wardner, and was one Of the leaders
of the column that advanced on the
before the work of de-
struction commenced
Eight years have now elapsed since
that day of rioting. the consequences
OF which was the calling out of the
United States troops at the request
OF Governor Steunenberg. the estab-
lishment Of the military bull pen"
and the foundation was laid. accord
ing to the prosecution In the present
trial, for the animus on the part or
the Western Federation of Miners
against Steuncnberg resulting in his
by Orchard in 1909.
From that time no cyc witness except &
orchard. had been found TO tell the
story or incrimuate himself. until this
afternoon. when Dewey. now % resi-
dent of Gpldheid. Col, made his cont
ftssion.
WIN eyes dnWncast and fingers ner-
vously picking al the braiding around
the rim of gray sombrero. Dewey
told it all. Repeatedly he was re-
quteted tu raise his voice and With
ID quick glance at counsel he complied.
only tu sink back into an almost in
audible tone Under the provocatiol
lf supcriuE Crus4-eNum nation by r.. a.
Richardson be- rallied. and even bo-
.amr c1mhutiNr. but throughout the
recital hc gave evidence of certain
rcmorse.
Under the same cross examination.
be- told why hr had come 20 Boise 10
.onfess lt This time after eight years
if silence io had been a miner ia
colorado tpr seven years. he said. AMI
bad even risen sufficiently in tho
pEHId of other men to be elected town
marshal OF Goldneld. Col
what promise Of immunity from
iunis hmont was given you. before YOU
iDgidod 90 make this confession ~
rhine p"
what reward will you receiver"
What induced YOU tu make this
tutemont nov after all these years.
we're some ~ Richardson's questions.
- read Orchard confession
You saw how wen ne was treated
irro. and decided Go get little of itf'
neered Richardson.
"lt was nothing of that kind" re-
ppudrd Dewey quietly q Thought
'ught Goo help along with the doing q
ustice."
Dewey I.f the stand few minutes
before The rpEuIHr hour Of adjourn
nent he O. t8ll. loose Joined man.
with dttu-4rt ewes. and "a great. Re-
nan Nose. durred and determined in
manner. but with e. sense Of humor
hat came out OCCASIONALLY while hs
,as on the stand Mr. Hawley, who i-
the rehuttal examination.
,lunt and STRAIGHTFORWARD himself.
.ues not spare uue OF his own Wit
losses any more ihan those Of the
.iher side When Dewey dropped his
oice al one period Of the examination
D. the prosecution. he was chewing
uill tooth pick and leaning back In