Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1907-06-27

An Attempt TO Show Relationship
Between Orchard and Chief pstse-
tive for Mine ownsrS Association
A. Cripple creek-Haywood Con.
tlnues 10 Take Active Interest.
Boise, Idaho, June 25.-Counsel for
William d. Haywood devoted the
early part OF Tuesday mornings
session OF court 10 the completion
Of the basis for Harry Orchards Inn
parchment. and then called the first
witness and entered upon showing
Of relationship at Cripple Creek prior
to the Independence station explosion
between Orchard and X. C. Sterling.
the chief detective for the mine
owners association. The impeach'
ment OF Orchard relates almost en-
tirely TO the proposition that he re-
peatedly professed that he had been
wronged by Gov. Steunenberg. and
that when he talked Of his wrongs
he invariably threatened TO kill
Steunenberg. The men by whom the
defense plans to impeach Orchard In
this connection and incidentally show
Orchard In an independent position In
the Steunenberg case are Max
Malich Of Denver, DR.. MCGEE OF
Wallace. d. C. Copely. formerly q
member Of the board Of the Western
Federation Of Miners; Charles A.
Sullivan, formerly q miner at Cripple
Creek; Frank A. Hough OF Wallace;
James A. Rainey, q stage driver ut
Wallace; Lottie Day Of Denver; +.
R. Redd. Formerly miner at Cripple
Creek; David A. Coates, former
Lieut.. Governor OF Colorado. and
william Easterly and w. F. Davis.
who are leaders Of the Cripple Creek
strike. Orchard positively denied
that he ever made threats against
Steunenberg to any Of the men named
at any time or place.
Haywood continues an active par
ticipant In the conduct OF his case.
Tuesday he alertly watched every
witness and besides Offering numer.
GUS suggestions to his attorneys.
made extended notes az the taking OF
testimony progressed.
When the trial was resumed
Tuesday morning there was a sur
prise in store for the spectators.
The defense in opening It's case asked
permission to recall Harry Orchard
In order to put a few additional Inn
peaching questions to the states
most important witness. Orchard
had been brought In from the peni-
Tertiary and was put on the stand
Immediately after court opened. At
torney Richardson questioned him.
He wanted to know II Orchard had
not told Max Malich In q turkish
bath establishment In Denver that
Gov. Steunenberg was responsible
for his being a poor man and that
he intended 10 kill him. Orchard said
he had been to the baths with Malich
but denied that there had been any
such conversation.
Orchard successfully denied having
had similar conversations with Fred
Hough Of Wallace, James Rainey, q
stage driver. and Lottie Day. a
woman he knew In Denver.
The defense here offered In evi
dence two Of the rogues gallery
pictures OF Orchard taken after his
arrest for the murder Of Gov.
The pictures show Or
chard in q garb resembling that Of
q tramp, unshaven and unkept.
Attorney Richardson said the pictures
We're offered to show the jury the
of Orchard at the time Of
the murder as contrasted with his
appearance today. Judge Wood ad-
mitted the photos and they were
handed to the jurors who examined
them closely. Another picture Of Or
chard in q group Of three men, one
holding q smoking revolver, was also
in evidence by the de-
Tense. The picture was taken in
Salt Lake City In 1901. Orchard said
the picture was taken as a novelty.
His companions were Andy and
Peter Christensen. 1
Mrs. King. the first witness for the
defense said that X. c. Sterling,
chief Of detectives for the Mine
Owners association Of Colorado.
lived at her house In Cripple Greek.
She saw Orchard visit his room
seven or more times. generally in
the evening. Sterling engaged and
paid for q room occupied by Mrs. Nc
Kinney, the wife of the man charged
with putting spikes On the Florence
and Cripple Creek railroad-the At
wreck which the union
claims the railroad officials and mine
owners undertook themselves with
the intent Of placing the blame on
the Western Federation Of Miners.
Mrs. King said abe saw Orchard
knocking several times On MIs. Nc
Kinney's doog.
The cross examination consisted OF
but q few qusstions tsnding more
clossly to fin he date q 6teriing's
stay at the King housA