Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1907-06-14
CORROBORAT|NG
ORCHARDS STORY
State Begins Work
Of Strengthening
Its Case
DEFENSE MAKES OBJECTIONS
To Testimony of Certain
Witnesses-.Plot of Pinker-
tons Says Darrow.

Boise. Idaho, June 14.--After having
been on the stand for thlrty-lWo
hours. during which time he was sub
iected to one of the most grllllng
cross ss-examinations in the history OF
a criminal trial, Harry Orchard, the
chief witness for the state in the case
against w. D. Haywood, charged with
the murder of Ex-Governor Steunen-
berg, left the stand yesterday alter
noon. Orchards trying ordeal is not
over however, as he will be recalled
by both the state and defense.
The first witness called when the
trial was resumed today was l.. b.
Guibinni. the San Francisco grocery
man. who introduced Harry Orchard,
then known as Barry" to the ser
wants of the Bradley household. In
the course of his testimony Guiblnnl
said that Orchard hung around ms
store a great deal and spent consld-
cradle money. He said that he con-
tinually asked questions about the
Bradley household and finally asked
TO be introduced to the servants. He
also asked Guibanni to get him a
room in the neighborhood. In closing
Guibanni said that he saw Orchard
moving into the neighborhood the
night before the Bradley house was
dynamited.
Darrow Scores Point for Defense.
The defense renewed it's tactics OF
Yesterday by moving to strike out
all the testimony of Gulbannl as not
connecting Haywood with the offense
charged, The motion was overruled.
On cross-examination by Darrow the
witness testified that detectives had
told him he nad come to Boise to
testify for the state and gave him
5000 cover the expenses of the trip.
5000 to cover the expenses OF the. trip
Postoffice Records Corroborate Or
chard's Story.
Postmaster McClaughry of Sar
Francisco, California, was the neX'
witness. He produced the regis
try records of the San Francisco pos
office which showed a receipt for
registered letter dated August 18th
1904. The envelope was postmarket
Denver, August 10th, 1904" Th'
records showing the delivery Of th'
letter from J. Wolff to John Demp
sey were admitted in evidence owe
the protests of the defense. Orchart
had previously testified that he wa
going by the name Of John Dempse.
and that Pettibone used the name o
Wolff.
Frank Isaac, registry clerk in tn
San Francisco postotfice further lder
titled the records produced in ev
dence. Miss Pearl Moore, substitut
clerk in the registry division OF tn
Denver postoffice identified the entr
she wrote which showed receipt fc
the letter from J. Wolff, 1725 Stot
Street, Denver, Colorado, addresse
to J. Dempsey, San Francisco. Thi
Stout Street number was the Pett
bones store.
Blowing Up Of indicator Mine.
The next witness was Clarence
Harrah, who worked on the cage
the Vindicator mine in 1908 at tt
time Orchard said he and a cor
panion went down into the mine
set off car load Of powder they ha
discovered. They were seen by tt
cageman but drove him back
shooting at him. Harrah told on IL
stand of having discovered man
one of the tunnels and being shot 9
He said he saw only one man. I'll
cross-examination of this witness W,
not concluded when the noon rece
was taken.
The defense did but little crosse
amining during the morning sessit
today and contented itself with a ge
eral objection to all the testimol
offered, showing that it was Pinke
ton men who arranged for the
tendance of all the witnesses for T.
state