The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-06-05
Man Who Killed Steunenberg
Testifies in Haywood Case.
Says His Real Name Is Not
Orchard But HOrSley.
LONG STORY OF CRIME
Lighted the Fuse Which Blew
Up Wardner Mine.
Placed the Bomb Which De-
strOyed the VindicatOr.
TOLD HIM TO GO AHEAD
Could Not Go Too Fast to Suit
Meyer and Haywood.
LONG STORY OF CRIME
TOLDHIMTOGOAHEAD

Roise. Idaho. June 5.-A well groOmed
stOckily built man, dressed in a gray
sack suit and apparently as composed
as any of his hearers. the man known
as Harry Orchard, a self confessed
many time murderer, took the witness
stand in the district court of Ada coun-
ty at 9:42 o'clock this morning He is
the principal witness against w. D.
Haywood, charged with the murder of
>.former Governor Steunenberg. and who
is by Orchards story. connected with
many fearful crimes.
Some knowledge of the CHASTITY series
of nara tives to be related by Orchard
has reached the public from time to
time since his arrest but the crowd in
the court room yelled when within the
first Is minutes of his testimony, Or
chard in reply to a question from J. H
Hawley, leading counsel for the state.
said:
I lit one of the fuses that blew up
the concentrator mill at Wardner on
April 90, 1899. Two men were killed"
The court room. seating some 300 peo-
pie, was filled to it's capacity Among
the spectators were many women.
Many seats were reserved inside the
bar and occupied by the wives of attor-
neys or by the relatives of those con-
cerned in the case.
Haywood was the principal figure of
a family group. His invalid wife. in
her rolling chair, was Immediately to
his right, next to his mother-a hand
some woman of 60 years, who ap-
peared in court today for the first time
Again to the right Haywood's sister, a
slight and pretty girl in white waist and
black skirt
Orchard was called some earlier than
was anticipated Several minor wit
nesses were examined. Then came the
nrst really dramatic situation in the
course of the Haywood trial
we Will have our next witness here
WITHIN few minutes, your honor" an
swered Senator Borah
There was a busy stir in the court
room and then there fell a silence main
tained for fully five minutes. Judge.
Jury, bar and public waited until
sheriff "Shad" Hodgin nodded to SEN
ator Borah.
Our next witness will be Harry Or
chard.' said the senator QUICKLY ad-
dressing the court.
Orchard Enters
Then the man who for IS months has
peen closely guarded, almost fncou
munlcado, in the Idaho penitentiary. ne
murderer, who repenting. has confessed.
10 the judges room.
He walked with a quick inspiring
step, preceded and followed by depu-
ties and detectives. They passed
anlDugh the bar enclosure out into the
audience along the outer rail. again
entering the enclosure at the center
gate; orchard was sworn and directed
70 the witness chair, immediately in
LIonI OF the jury. At once every eve
was upon the remarkable man who
was there to place his own neck in tbe
moose and whose story as told unon
tne stand up to noon today reveals an
atllost endless chain of fearful deeds
done by him and his fellows
haywood, perhaps was the most in
terested of the spectators For the
greater part of the morning he kept
ms one eye hXed staring on the wit
ness, VINO seldom glanced his wav
There was a curl as of conten1Dt ON his
mouth Now and then he flushed
signify under a sallow skin. When
tater iit onchard told how Haywood paid
nlm $5OO for blowing UP the Vindica-
tor mine and agreed with him for
other murders. HAYWOOD swaiIoved
hard on lump in his throat, but
,eltl..N ~" I5 r5e showed little emotion. At
recess Haywood even chatted pleasant
~ with some friends and laughed
heartily at joke by one of his coun-
sci.
Orchard will be allowed to tell his
whole story. leaving out certain minute
details only. This question was settled
this morning when Judge Wood said
that on assurance of the counsel for
the state that they would connect |
haywood with the story of the Coeur !
D'Alenes and other mine troubles and
the crimes confessed by Orchard. he |
would let the evidence in, but if thew
tailed to do so it would be barred ont. |
Proceedings i'm Detail.
The Haywood trial was resumed at
a. m.
The first witness called after the
opening of court was J. NJ. Brunzell A /
hotel proprietor of Nampa Idaho. 1
which is between Boise and Caldwell. |
Brunzell identified the names of Thos /
Hogan and John L. Simpkins in his
hotel register for November 1905. /
Ho9an. or Orchard was at the hotel /
with S1mpkins on November 49,
The presence of SimDkins at Mamma /
on November 7 and at Silver CITY. on /
November 8, 1905. was established |
by A Hinkey and J. A Corners hotel |
keepers in their respective cities.
During the giving of this testimony,
Haywoods mother, a gray haired |
kindly faced woman, wearing Specta-
cles. entered the court room for the
first time and took a seat beside the
prisoners wife. Haywoods sister /
also was present today for the first /
time.
Following Hinkey and Corners on
the stand came c. H. Wentz. a book
keeper of a mining company at Wal
lace. Idaho, and formerly in a bank at |
Wardner. Wentz said he knew Jack |