The San Francisco call., 1907-06-15

No sir, laughed the witness.
MORE CoRROBoRATI0N
The next step In tracing the letter was the
introdnctien OF Miss Pearl Moore OF the Dem
brunette. was substitute In the registry di-
vision at Denver In 1904. She identified on
book which Showed the receipt of letter letter
from u. Woln. lI25 Stout street. Denver" adj
dressed TO u. Dempsey. San Francisco.
The book admitted in evidence
DO sou know who lived at 1925 Stout street
at that tiniet" asked Senator Borah
IN, MI pettbones replied the witness.
Miss Moore was briefly cross examined. She
said that she was suhpenaed by the Pinkertons.
And did they tell you that MIR. Pettibonc.
was In business In Stout street?" asked pars
No, sir, replied the witness. who was then
This ended the tracing of the letter and the
prosecution turned To the task OF corroborating
Orchards testimony as to his experiences in
ence L. Harrah was called to the stand. The
witness worked on cage in the vindieator
mine il 1903, at the time Orchard said that
ne and a companion went into the mine TO set
on carload of powder that they had
there. They were discovered by cage man,
rah told on the stand today of having discov-.
cred man in one of the tunnels.
NINE SEARCHED IN VAIN
The man shot at him and he went back to
his cage. Harrah said that he only one
man The incident occurred 500 feet down at
On cross examination Harrah said that he re-
ported the matter TO the mine superintendent
a search was made of the level but no one was
round The militia later In the night made
search of the entire mine, but found no one.
Who first talked to you about this matter
in connection with this case?' asked Darrow.
"A man who said he a United States
deputy came to the mill In Colorado City, where
L was working, Nay TO-
Harrah said that he had nothing bur the mans
word as TO his authority The deputy said that
1t was his business to subpoena people. Harrah
for ftt0 no that fla srcx
The deputy told him to go Denver TO the
Pinkerton detective office. He talked with
man named Prettyman there and made ar
rangements to come to Boise.
Counsel for the state and defense got into a
wransle over Harrah. Darrow claiming that the
witness was trying 10 shield the Pinkertons'
connection with his testimony.
Senator Borah said that there nothing of
the sort-that the witness could not under
stand the questions Harrah denied any insen-|
ton to dodge anything
During Harrah's testimony some women among
the spectators gave an audible hiss. Judge
Wood said that II there was any demonstration
Of any kind In the future he would clear the
room.
Luncheon recess was taken until 1:3o p. M,
with Harrah still the stand
After recess Harrah asked but a few
inconsequential questions and was excused. 4
TELLS OF EXPLOSION
Charles Johnson. another cage man in the
Johnson in the mine at the time of the
explosion which killed Superintendent Meteor
mick and Shift Boss Melville Beck. He said
today that he was the eighth level when
the explosion occurred on the sixth.
He described the effect Of the explosion and
the mangled condition of the bodies. At the
time of the explosion the mine was being worked
by nonunion men. the federation having declared
a strike in the district. Johnson said that he
knew both Sherman Parker and Bill Easterly.e
The cross examination directed TO an
effort TO show that the company kept powder
occurred johnson said that powder had
been stored on the eighth level, but thar so far
as he knew none was stored on the sixth. he
explained that the company proposed to work
new drift on the sixth level and that this was
the reason that Beck and Mccormick visited
the leyet on tle morning that the explosion
occurred. johnson was the first man to reach
the of the explosion.
eo%he g a s. his sr i ssn .ss.sssp s
of the mine owners association lie consulted
Th the bess eOmPs ss and
The witness said that re had not Nc
Parland since his arrival ~ Boise, in fact be
had never seen the detective to know him.
Here the prosecution veered to course,
introducing witness TO -eorroborate Orchard
when he said that Haywood told of sending
Steve Adams to California ca get Fred Brad-sl
ley in 1903. J. H. Mcintyre. a special police
man of the Southern Pacific company. was
called TO the stand and testified to arresting
Adams and another in sealed fruit
which had just arrived in Ogden from Calfor
mia. The men we're heavily armed. The wit
at this point confronted by Steve
Adams. who is here under arrest and will, it
is said. be witness against Haywood. He
L.
Orchard testified that Haywood had said that
Adams got in some trouble en- route home and
that he had to send him some money at Ogden.
HELPS STEVE ADAMS
McIptyre's testimony. was corroborated by
against Adams and his companion was trespass.
The next witness was j. F. Penier. city detec
the witness was allowed to detail a conversa-
tion that he had with Adams at the time of
the latters arrest. Adams first asked him if he
II said was" testified Pender "and he
asked me If ] would try to help him out Of his
him to the telegraph office to identify him to
the cashier, as he said he expected some money
soon."
Did Adams send a telegram while you were
there asked Senator Borah.
Yes, sir.
ITO william d. Haywood. Denver, Colo'
do you remember what the contents of the
telegram ..gal sr were 2
state them
Here the defense interposed successful OBJ
lection. saying that the original telegram was
the best evidence Senator Borah said that he
would develop the contents Of the telegram
examination. The attorneys for the defense
contented themselves with developing the fact
that the Pinkertons requested Pender to come
G. H. Hackett state agent of the Western
Union telegraph company. next was called. he
was received in Boise for Thomas Hogan, the
name under which Orchard was known then The
telegram was signed "M.'' and from Spo-
kane Orchard testified that he received tele-
graphic message from Attorney Fred Miller of
Spokane.
CALLS FOR TELEGRAM
Senator Borah here asked for an order against
the Western Union telegraph company requiring
1t to produce the records of its Ogden office
showing payment of money to Steve Adams on
the order of William .. Haywood. The order
issued by Judge Wood. Hackett not
cross examined.
Charles f. Baldwin of Denver called to
testify as to the movements of Iyte Gregory