Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-06-26
Defense Introduces Witness
Who SWearS Self f-AccuSed
Assassin Was Miles Away
When Wardner Explosion
Occurred,
STATE FIGHTS IN VAIN
TO KEEP OUT TESTIMONY
Miners Tell of Hearing Orchard.
Threaten Steunenberg'S Life
Because of Private Grudge
Long Held,

tBN Morning journal special WIRE I
Boise, Idaho. June 25.--Tht first di-
rect testimony in the defense of VII
liam d. Haywood was offered today,
and it was chiefly directed towards
showing that Harry Orchard. bla ling
Frank Steunenberg for the loss OF his
interest in the Hercules mine, had
threatened to have revenge by kill
ing him and that the conduct of Orch
ard and X. c. Sterling, both before the
independence explosion when they
were seen frequently together and af-
terward, when Sterling called off the
bloodhounds that were following Or
chard's trail justified the inference
that the mine owners inspired the
crime
The calling of the first witness for
the defense was preceded by fur
ther examination Of Orchard to per-
NIT the defense to complete its formal
impeaching questions These questions
were all in connection with the claim
that Orchard killed Steunenberg be-
cause Of an alleged grudge growing
out of the sale of his interest in the
Hercules mine.
DfGDdIus WHO tdltit iliAb NRhl 'i
der protection of the same flying
squadron OF guards that always acts as
his escort, maintained his old calm
ness of manner and spoke in the same
low pitched soft tone. He again de-
MED that he ever threatened to XIII
Steunenberg because of the Hercules
mine. and again asserted that he sold
his interest in the mine two years be
fore the trouble that drove him out OF
northern Idaho. Two witnesses called
later in the day, sWore that orchard
did threaten To Kill SteunenDerg be
cause of the Hercules matter ana the
defense had prepared the way tor
such testimony from dozen more
witnesses. The two heard today were
F. r. Redd. once of Cripple Creek
and now Of Goldfeld. New. and the
other, Charles A. sullivan formerly OF
Cripple Creek and now a watchman
in the Brown hotel in Denver. Redd
said he heard orchard make the state
ment and threat in the miners hall IN
Cripple Greek and Sullivan swore that
while he and Orchard We're fellow
boarders at John Neville's place in
Cripple Greek Orchard repeatedly Sa'd
that but for Steunenberg he would 20
rich man and that he Intended fo
kill him The cross-eNanlna 'n
showed that both were members nt
the Western Federation of Miners >d
that Sullivan was friend OF H''-
wood, Meyer and many of the fede a.
ton leaders at Cripple Creek.
Dr. l. McGee. a mining broker oi
the Occur d'Alenes, another impeacn
ing witness sWore that orchard tolo
him in 1904 at Wallace, Idaho, that he
was a 'spotter" for detective agency
Orchard denied this conversation. de
MED that he was in ldahO sat any
time in 1904.
several witnesses. principally
women, who kept lodging houses at
Cripple Greek. located Orchard al va
rious conferences with Sterling the
detective for the Mine Owners asso-
ciation prior to the Independence eX-
plosion. and there was a further show
ing as to meetings between Orchard
aud y. c. Scott, detective for the
Florence and Cripple Creek railway
Another witness told of the effort TO
locate the guilty men of the lndepend-
ence station outrage by starting blood
hounds from the chair rung used IN
pulling off the mine explosion.
He said the dogs toog the road 10
Colorado Springs, the one over Whlcn
Orchard fled in the night and that
when he reported to Sterling, he got
orders to call the dogs off. Sterling
said he knew who blew up the station
and later said that Steve Adams had
done so.
The state fought the admission OF
the bloodhound story and also opposed
the admission of evidence covering
general features of the Colorado war.
but i'm both instances the court ruled
with the defense.
When the-trial oDened this morning
Harry Orchard was recalled to the
stand bv the defense in order that
few impeaching questions might be /
plM to him by Attorney Richardson.
Mr. Richardson wanted to know II
Orchard had not told Max Malich In
a Turkish bath esta hlishment in Den
yer that Governor Steunenberg was
responsible for him (Orchardl being /
uoor man. and that he intended 10 /
kill the governor at the frs, favor !
able opportunity
Orchard said he had been to the /
baths with Malich but denied any I
such conversation.
He denied that he knew John d. |
Elliott who was in the court room. I
and when confronted with Elliott. still /
denied that he had ever met him
Richardson asked IL Orchard had F,
NOT told Elliott that capital was de- /
termined 10 get rid of union labor T
and would begin with the Western /
Federation Of Miners. and that some I
thing would soon happen in Idaho. .
Orchard denied chis md also that he .
had ever talked with Elliott about I
Steunenberg.
The witness admitted knowing d +
c. Copeiy. but he did not remember /
talking with him in san Francisco ]