The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1907-07-18
Charge Plot to Convict Haywood.

Boise, Idaho, July 1.-THE defense
In the Steunenberg murder case yes
terday charged that Detective James
MCFARLAND has been guilty of an at
tempt to manufacture testimony
against William ID. Haywood, but was
unsuccessful in getting the basis and
details of the charge before the jury.
Alva A. Swain, a newspaper CORE
spondent at Denver, vas called to the
stand and questioned as to a converse
ton he hac with Detective Mcfarland
in Denver last fall. Senator Borah,
for the state, objected to the converse
ton on the grounds that no foundation
had been laid for it.
To Show Conspiracy.
Clarence barrow, for the defense,
who was examining Swain, explained
that the testimony was offered for the
purpose of showing a conspiracy ex-
listed between the mine owners and
the P%inkertons to secure the convic-
ton of the prisoner.
MCFARLAND approached this witness
in an attempt to manufacture testi-
mony." he declared, land l believe we
have a right to show IT,"
Judge Wood said there was nothing
in the evidence that furnished a proper
foundation for the introduction of such
testimony, and sustained the states
objection. The defense took an eXcep-
ton and said they would later make
another attempt to secur the admis-
sion of SWANS testimony.
Almost the entire day was given
over to the reading of the rest of the
San Francisco dispositions.
Haywood on Stand in Own Defense.
Boise, Idaho, July 12.-Charles H.
Meyer went on the stand yesterday as
a witness for his fellow defendant,
William II. Haywood, and besides
making positive denial of all the
crimes attributed to him and the other
federation leaders by Harry Orchard,
offered an explanation of the unsolic-
tied appearance of the Western Fed
Grafton of Miners as the defender of
Harry Orchard Immediately after his
arrest at Caldwell for the murder of
Gov. Steunenberg.
Meyer swore that 1t was Jack Simp.
kins who engaged Attorney Fred Mill
err at Spokane to go to Caldwell
To Represent Orchard,
then known as Thomas Hogan, and
that ii was at the request of Simpkins
that the witness and Haywood had
subsequently advanced $1,000 from
the funds of the federation to meet
the expense of defending Orchard
Meyer denied that he had ever dis
cussed any kind of criminal act with
Orchard or any m else, or that he
had ever given him a cent except for
expenses on the trip Orchard made to
Ouray as a bodyguard for him. He
said that he had nc personal feeling of
hostility for S~teunenberg, and there
were no circumstances that would
make him desire the life of John Ne
Vile whom Orchard testified Meyer
wanted killed.
Meyer Denies Orchards Story.
Meyer denied that he participated in
the conference in Petitioners back
yard, where Orchard said he, Hay
wood and Pettibone had discussed va
rious acts of violence; denied knowl-
edge of the subsequent meeting at
federation headquarters, where Or
chard swore that S~teunenberg's and
Neville's executions were planned,
and denied the material statements in
all of Orchards testimony.
Meyer remained on the stand under
direct examination from shortly after
10 O'Clock in the morning until a few
minutes before A o'clock in the after
noon, and most of the time was taken
up with a recital of the witness con-
nection with the federation of miners.