The Washington herald., 1907-06-19
HAYWOOD HARD HIT
Testimony Shows He Helped
Dupe Orchards Wife.
KEPT WHEREABOUTS SECRET
Letters Sent to Fnr-Rwny Points So
Postmnrks VIII show Where the
Writer Was on Certain Date-AlsO
Expected to Help Prove Abb I'm
Case Orchard Was Arrested.

Boise. Idaho, June 1s.-The state hit out
straight from the shoulder to-day in the
case against William H. Haywood 1t
proved that at the time when it is known
that Harry Orchard was in Idaho on the
trip which ended in the murder Of ex-
Gov. Steunenberg and when Haywood
must have known that he was not far
away, even if he did not know exactly
where he was, the secretary of the West
ern Federation Of Miners was writing 10
the Cripple Creek wife Of Orchard saying
that the last he knew, Orchard was in
Alaska.
Enough has been brought out already
in this uial TO convince anybody who
heard the testimony that Haywood we'll
knew that Orchard was not in Alaska at
ALL The defense VIII scarcely contend
otherwise
This letter from Haywood to Mrs.
orchard was produced in evidence. II is
I'm the handwriting Of the defendant
Taken in connection with other letters
from Orchard 10 his wife. it leads one
( 20 the conclusion also that Orchard had
/ been assured by the Federation aUhori-
ties that they would see that his vile did
not suffer. and that they conspired with
/ him 10 keep her from knowing where he
/ was
POstmarks JugEIed.
! One Cf Orchards letters to his wife was
dated at San Francisco. and the post
mark shows it 70 have been sent from
/ there az time when he is proved 10 have
| been in Colorado.
Another letter was sent from Alaska
and is postmarked from there at time
when Orchard is proved TO have been in
San Francisco.
Orchard testified to-day that these let
ters were taken 10 these points by men
connected with the Western Federation
OF Miners and mailed from .here at his
request
l. will undoubtedly be argued by the
state that these arrangements were made
in order that they might be used TO help
and bee an alibi in case Orchard was ar
rested in Colorado for the attempt on
Peabody, OF other ofenses, or for the
Bradley outrage.
Done to Fool His wife.
When the letters had been read to the
jury Orchard recalled for redirect ex-
animation testified that in the summer Of
1905, when he was in Denver, ne asked
Haywood % write his wife that he was in
Alaska. They agreed that that would be
the best way 10 keep her from making
trouble and hunting him up.
None Of the testimony introduced to-day.
of course. proves directly that Haywood
was party to Orchards criminal enter
prises. but it does add very materially 10
the mountain Of clrcumstantial evidence
that the State is rolling up to prove that
Haywood and Orchard We're intimately
ing for some feIonious purpose, which
Orchard vas carrying out. that they paid
considerable sums Of money while he was
for two years on his muTderOus missions
that Haywood and his associates agreed
90 look out for Mrs Orchards welfare
during this time and that they were in
league with him 10 keep her from getting
troublesome and demanding his presence.
Orchard Sure of Himself
On the stand Orchard was Just the same
mountain Of indomitability He was alb
solutely sure Of himself, yet not too con-
fdent He gave a hard blow to one Of
the stories that the defense had advanced.
to account for the killing Of Steunenberg.
the theory Of personal revenge
thar he sold his interest in the Hercules
mine, which afterward turned out such
a big winner Orchard said that II was
early in 1897: that he sold il 10 Dan Gre
donia. I'm Wallace Idaho. He declared
that he never owned any part of it after
that date
This assertion, unless il is upset. will
go far TO destroy the theory that Orchard
killed Steunenberg because he blamed
Steunenberg for his having TO sell his
interest and get out OF the country. for
the C0uer d'Alene troubles that Steunen-
berg suppressed, as governor, did not
break out until 1899. and Steunenberg was
i'm no way a figure in the Couer d'Alene
row until that year.
Ed B0yce on stand.
The last witness Of the day was Ed
Boyce. He was one Of Orchards partners
in the Hercules mine, and is now a mil
lionaire. He was president Of the West
eTn Federation Of Miners from 1895 to the
spring Of 1902 When he was at the head
of the organization he was one Of the
hottest frebrands in the West. He isn't
quite so rabid an anarchist since he has
grown rich. He is the man who. when he
was presiding at one Of the conventions
of the Federation. advised the miners to
organize rife clubs. adding that In two
years he hoped 10 hear the inspiring mu-
sic Of martial tread Of 5000 armed men,
His examination did not proceed very
far to-day. He did testify, however, that |
the Miners Magazine had been the official /
organ of the Federation from the time it /
was first published in 1901.
The State plans to read numerous edi- I
torial utterances from this magazine to /
show that the official spirit Of the Fedora /
tion had been one Of anarchy, lawless- |
ness. and violent revenge upon its oppo- /
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