The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1907-06-27
Jury TO DECIDE
HAYWOOD CASE
DIRECTED VERDICT OF AcQUIT.
tai IS REFUSED eY THE
COURT.
Defense MAKES STRONG PLEA
PROSECUTION CLOSES ITS CASE
AGAINST WILLIAM D. HAY.
WOOD.

AGAINST WILLIAM D. HAY.
WOOD.
Boise, Idaho, June 20.--he prosecu
ton in the Steunenberg murder trial
offered one of it's most important
pieces of evidence against William D
Haywood yesterday, when, recalling
Harry Orchard for redirect examina
ton. it introduced and secured the adj
mission of four letters tending to show
that Haywood during the fall of 1905
when Orchard swears he was engaged
on various crimes for the federation
leaders, had participated in plan to
deceive Mrs. Orchard, the second, OF
Cripple Creek. as to the whereabouts
of her husband.
Letters Falsely Dated.
Over a variety of protests from the
defense Orchard was allowed to testi
fly that early in the summer of 1905
Haywood told him that Mrs. Orchard
was writing him for information as to
Orchards whereabouts. Orchard swore
that he proposed that he should write
his wife a series Of letters that were
to be falsely dated and delivered to
Mrs. Orchard by agents of the fedora
ton.
The letters written by Orchard were
commonplace and contained practical
ly nothing bearing on the case or Or.
chard's testimony, except references
to the arrangement which Orchard
says he made with the federation of.
ficials for the care Of his wife while
he was absent.
70 Show Conspiracy.
The state developed its contention
that. as tending to show conspiracy
and knowledge Of the Steunenberg
crime, Orchard was, without any re-
quest from him, furnished with coun-
sci within a few days after his arrest.
The defense examined Orchard on
this subject and largely devoted itself
to showing that the Western Fedora
ton Of Miners always provided counsel
for its members wherever and when
ever they got into trouble.
To combat the theory that Orchard
killed Steunenberg in revenge for his
loss Of a
Valuable Interest
In the Hercules mine, the state on re-
direct examination obtained from Or
chard a declaration that he sold his in.
terest in tie Hercules in 1897, two
years before the strike and troops
came.
There was long contest over an
unsuccessful effort by the state to
show that the confession Of Steve
Adams had been voluntary.
Bryce II Called.
Ed Bryce, once president Of the
Western Federation Of Miners, and
now one Of the owners of the rich
Hercules mine, came after Orchard
and was still on the stand when the
court rose for the day. He was called
to identify the Miners Magazine as
the Official organ of the federation and
to pave the way for the use as evil
dence of great number Of articles
from the magazine.
Tells Of Finding Goddard Bomb.
Boise, Idaho, June 81. - The state
yesterday made dramatic production
and proof of the Goddard bomb, and
besides Offering further corrobora-
ton of the testimony of Harry Or.
chard against William D. Haywood,
secured ruling under which a mum.
Der Of denunciatory articles published
in the Miners Magazine, official organ
of the Western Federation of Miners
will be admitted in evidence.
To Justice Luther M. Goddard him.
self fell the task of telling the story
of the finding and preservation for use
as evidence Of the bomb with which
Orchard tried to kill him.
Adds Another Thrill.
His appearance on the stand added
another to the many dramatic scenes
that have characterized the trial, and
his testimony was clear and. infinitely
circumstantial. The veteran Colorado
jurist testified that the first informa.
ton that he received about the bomb
came to him from Orchards confes.
sion, which was shown to him at Den.
YER on Feb. 10, 1906, by Detective Nc.
Parland. He at once returned to his
home and in his gate discovered the
screw eyes which Orchard said he
placed there.
Bomb 10 Preserved.
The bomb was dug up the next day
by Gen. Bulkely Wells, and with its
attachment was taken to the ONCE of
the Pinkerton detective agency and
carefully sealed in wrappers and en-.
yelopes that were signed by half q
dozen witnesses, including Justice
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