Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-07-11
Federation Chief Makes, Posi-
tive Denial Of All Crimes At
tributed to Him and His Fell
low Prisoners.
TELLS OF EXPERIENCE
IN TELLURIDE BULLPEN
Defense Pleased With Effect
Produced on Jury by Principal
Victim of Alleged Mine Own
er'S Convention.

er'S Convention,
IIsy Morning journal Special Leased wIreI
Boise, Idaho, July 10.-Charles II.
Meyer went to the stand today, a wit
ness for his fellow defendant. Will
lam ID, Haywood. and besides making
positive denial of all the crimes at
tributed to him and the other fedora
ton leaders by Harry Orchard. Of
fered an explanation of the unsolicited
appearance of the Western Fedora
ton of Miners as the defender of
Harry Orchard Immediately after his
arrest at Caldwell for the murder OF
Steunenberg.
Meyer swore that 1t was Jack
Simpkins who engaged Attorney Fred
Miller at Spokane to go to Caldwell
to represent Orchard. then known as
Thomas Hogan. and that 1t was at the
request of Simpkins that the witness
and Haywood subsequently. advanced
8l,50O from the funds OF the fedora
tion to meet the expenses Of defend
ing Orchard.
At various stages OF the recital the
hNASAioN OAAtiN0 0NANGNAG "a NUM-
ber of documents including here
tofore undisclosed cipher telegram
which Slmpkins sent to federation
headquarters and the union at Silver
City, Idaho, covering the moves to
protect The federation, which was
charged with the crime within few
days az tsr i occurred.
Moyef began by saying that he GOT
/ his first knowledge Of the crime from
the Denver newspapers. and that on
the evening Of January I. five days
after the crime. a telegram In the
federatlon's clpher-a code in which
certain numerals represented the al
phabet, and published IN the ritual Of
| the organization, and used to trans
NIT the password to local unions, came
to Haywood from Spokane. 1t was
long and the translation vas difficult
and uncertain. but he and Haywood
figured the next day That Il was Sign
ed by Slmpkins ana read:
Cannot get a lawyer 10 defend HO-
gan. Answer"
Meyer testified that he was suspi-
clous about the message, the newspa-
pers having already charged the crime
up to the federation, and that he de-
cided to consult John Murphy. gem
eral counsel for the federation, before
he took any steps.
Meyer said he left for Chicago that
afternoon, but that Haywood took the
matter up and opened communication
with the union at Silver City and
made arrangements to engage Attor-
ney John Nugent to look after the
interest OF the federation and to de-
fend Orchard II necessary The de-
Tense produced copies OF this corre-
spondence and all of It was read into
the record.
Continuing. he said that Attorney
Miller came to Denver about the first
of the following month. bringing with
him the record OF Orchards preliml-
nary hearing. Miller went to Denver
at the suggestion OF Slmpkins. 50 the
witness testified, and brought re-
/ quest from SImpkins that the feder-
alton furnish the large amount OF
money that would be needed to de-
fend Orchard. Meyer said that he
and Haywood conferred with attor-
neys Murphy and Miller. and subse-
quently gave Miller 1880.
Meyer denied that he had ever dis
/ cussed any of the criminal acts with
Orchard or any one else. or that he
had ever given him cent except for
expenses on, the trip Orchard made 10
Ouray as body guard for him. He
said that he had no personal feeling
4 Of hostility for Steunenberg, and there
were no circumstances that would
make him desire the lie Of John Ne
vile, whom orchard testified Meyer
wanted killed. Meyer said that. Ne
vile came TO him after his arrest for
i alleged completely IN the Indepen-
denee station affair and asked that
the federation give him 5000 70 reIm-
hurse him for the expense that he ha ?
Incurred in clearing himself, but this
request WAS refused.
Meyer denied that he participated
IN the conference In pettlbone's back
yard. where Orchard said he. Hay
wood and Pettib0ne had discussed yH-
rious acts Of vl0ledce. denied knowl-
edge Of the subsequent meeting n
federation headquarters. where or
ehard swore the SleunenbeFg and
Neville executions were Planned. de-
nied practically every material state
ment IN all OF Orchards testimony.
Meyer explained that Orchard accom-
panied him % Ouray because Or
chard was going 10 sllveuon and
they made the Journey together az a
matter Of convenience. Representa-
tlves Of the United Mine Workers had
been beaten up by thugs employed hY
the mine 0wnerA. and the witness
and Orchard took along cut-off shot
guns for their own protection. Moyef
swore that hls gun was not aubse.
qnently used 20 XIII Lyle Gregory. bat
that Orchard returned Il 70 the Wit
ness after they got back 10 Denver,
and the weapon had never been dis
charged up to The time Meyer was ar
, rested.
( Meyer remained Or the stand nudei
: direct examination from shortly aftel
! 10 in the morning until few minutes
before IN the Afternoon, and NEST ol