The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-07-10
Announced That the Next Wit
ness for the Accused Miner
Will Be Charles H. Meyer,
Miners President.
STORY OF CONFESSION
FULLY KNOCKED OUT.
Witnesses Testify Orchard
Threatened to Kill Stuenen-
berg Offered His Interest in
Hercules Mine for Sale.

Boise, July 1o.-The defense In the
Haywood trial sprung n surprise today
when it announced that the next wit
ness for the accused miner would be
Charles ii. Meyer. thus bringing out
clearly that the miners president once
for all refused to turn states evidence
for his freedom.
Proceeding the expected testimony OF
Meyer, the defense brought forward
witnesses. who swore that Orchard had
made threats TO kill Steunenberg and
he offered his interest in Hercules
mine for sale i'm 1899
Interest in the trial was revived
when Meyer went on the stand today.
He emphatically denied that he con-
spired with Haywood and Orchard TO
assassinate Steunenberg. His exami-
nation will take all day.
Boise, Ida, July 10--The defense IN
the Steunenberg murder case Tuesday
charged that Detective James McPar-
land was guilty of an attempt to manu-
facture testimony against William ID.
Haywood. but was unsuccessful in get
ting the basis and details of the charge
before the court and jury.
Alva A. Swain, newspaper cores
pondent. who represents the Pueblo
Chieftain at Denver, was called to the
stand and questioned as TO a CONVEX
sation he had with Detective McPar-
land in Denver last fall. Senator Borah
for the state, objected to the conversa-
ton on the ground that no foundation
had been laid for it,
Clarence Darrow, for the defense,
who was examining Swain, explained
that the testimony was offered for the
purpose of showing that there existed
conspiracy between the Mine Own
ers and the Pinkertons to secure
conviction and execution OF the prison
err Mcfarland approached this wit
ness in an attempt to manufacture tes-
timony," he declared, "and l believe
we have right to show it,
swain's Testimony Wanted.
Judge Wood said there was nothing
in the evidence that furnished the
proper foundation for the introduction
of such testimony and sustained tho
states objection. The defense took
an exception and said they would lat
er make another attempt to secure the
admission.
Ii is claimed by the defense that Nc
Parland told Swain that he had let
ter from Harry Orchard, saying that
when Haywood paid him for the VIM
dicator job he took him to one OF the
Denver banks to draw the money and
that when they came out of the bank
Swain was standing at the door and
saw them 1t is said that Swain told
MCFARLAND that he could not remem-
Der the incident, whereupon McPar-
land impressed him with the import
ance of ii as evidence and significant
ly urged him to recall IL and become
witness in the case.
Detective MCFARLAND denies that he
ever suggested anything improper to
Swain. He says he got the letter as
described by Orchard who wrote that
Swain was at the door OF the bank
on the day in question. there being
run on the bank and that he believed
Swan might remember having seen
them He says that when he went TO
see Swain the latter said that he
would not tell whether he remembered
the incident or not and asked for an
other interview. Mcfarland declares
that he there dropped the matter and
did not again see Swain.