The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-07-10
CONSIDERABLE
PROGRESS IN
HAYWOOD TRIAL
Both Meyer and Haywood May Be
Called to the Stand
Today.
(By the Associated Press J

BOISE, Idaho, July 9.-The de-
Tense in the Steunenberg murder
case today charged that Detective
MCFARLAND has been guilty of an at
te hpt to manufacture testimony
against Haywood but was unsuccess-
full in that. and details of the charge
are before the court and jury
Alya A. SN ain, newspaper GO ie-
spondent, who represents the Pueblo
Chieftain at Denver, was called to
the stand and questioned as to a con-
verSation he had with Detective Nc
Parland in Denver last fall.
Senator Borah, for the state, OBJ
jected to the conversation 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 a conspiracy between the
mine owners and the Pinkertons to
secure the conviction of Haywood.
MCFARLAND approached this wit
ness in an attempt to manufacture
testimony" he declared, land l be-
lieve we have a right to show it.
in the evidence that had proper
foundation for the introduction, and
sustained the states objection. The
defense took an exception and said
that it would later make another at
tempt to secure the admission of
Swain's testimony. Counsel for the
defnse are evidently counting on
reaching the matter through McPar-
land himself, but it is quite probable
that the state will not call McPar-
land as a witness.
1t is claimed by the defense that
MCFARLAND told Swain that he had
letter from Harry Orchard saying
that when Haywood paid him for the
Vindicator job he took him to one
of the Denver banks to draw the
money; 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
couldn't remember the incident,
whereupon Mcfarland impressed
him with the Importance of it as
evidence and significantly urged
him to recall it and become witness
in the case.
Detective MCFARLAND denies that
he ever suggested anything improper
to Swain. He says he got the letter
as directed 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 believes Swain might remember
having seen them. He says that
when he went to see Swain, the lat
ter said that he would not tell
whether he remembered the incident
or not and asked for another inter-
view. Mcfarland declares that he
then dropped the matter and did
not again see Swain.
Allen f. Gill, former master me-
chanic of the Tiger and Poorman
Spokane, and his wife, Mrs. Gill,
were also witnesses for the defense
today. They jointly related that
Harry Orchard wanted to sell his in
terest in the Hercules mine in Feb
ruary and March. 1899, which was
just prior to his departure from the
Occur d'Alenes. and McGill. who
before he killed Steunenbers testi-
fed that Orchard said that Il was
because of Steunenberg tina. he lost
luleTGSt Ill tllc I1CICuico HIiI''
Other than for the intervals of re-
lief occasioned by the Introduction
of witnesses names, the entire day
was given to the reading of the rest
of the San Francisco dispositions.
The men who built the Linforth flats,
the plumbers who put in the lighting
system, the firemen who came after
the explosion, and the contractors
and their men, who made the re-
pairs, all deposed at great length
tales that seemed to favor gas eX-
plosion, but none of the testimony was
conclusive. and the whole question
involved will Je ought before and
decided ly the Jury.
The last of the depOnentS knew
Harry Orchard 5nd from him heard
the story of the Hercules mine. with
the usual threat that he was going to
fix Steunenberg for driving him out
of the country.
Charles H. Mover, president of the
Western Federation of Miners, will be
brought from the county jail tOmor-
low to give testimony in behalf of
his co-defendant. 1t is expected that
he will be called shorty after 10
O'Clock and that it will take about
all the rest of the day for both sides
to complete their examination of
him.
There is chance that he MAY fir
ish in time to permit the calling Of
Haywood, but the chances are that
Il e defense will shape its arrange
nnrts to Is i him Tnurs1ly morn
ing-rather than at the close of a
possibly trying day.