The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-06-29
NON-UN|ON MINER
D|SCRED|TS ORCHARD
Continued from Page I.

In the November after I arrived at Sill
Yer city, L. J. Simpkns came there at the
invitation of our local to come to organize
the miners in south Idaho.
Simpkins told me that Harry Orchard
or Tom Hogan was in Caldwell selling
insurance and mining stocks, and that he
got letter from Orchard"
Did you keep that letter."
mo, sir"
Orchard referred to our talk in Pueblo
and said that he was selling life insur-
ance in Caldwell, which was I'm a pretty
valley; that he Intended to sell hail and
storm insurance: He asked me to come
over and help him.
Il replied to this and said 1 was doing
too well and declined to CO."
Second Letter from Orchard.
Easterly said he got a second letter. to
which he made the same reply, and then
telephone message from Hogan.
Did Orchard or Hogan say anything
about his intention to kill Governor Steu-
nenberg?"
Nc. sir"
Easterly said that in Colorado he once
his interest in a valuable mine through
Steunenberg and would get him"
Cross-Exarnined by Borah.
Senator Borah here took up the cross
examination of the witness. Easterly said
he was in Colorado during the Steunen-
berg troubles in the Occur d'AIenes and
as a member of the union he contributed
TO the support of the Idaho miners He
also felt with others that Governor SteII-
nenberg was trying to break up the I'M
ion. Orchards threat against the gov
ernor after so many years impressed him.
Easteriy said but he did not really know
if the man intended to carry it out
Il told him he was a vindictive sort of
man to carry grudge so long" declared
the witness. He only heard Orchard make
the threat once.
Knew Orchard Pretty Well.
You seemed 70 know Orchard pretty
well?' suggested Senator Borah.
Pretty well"
And Simpkins seemed to know him?"
Yes sir"
And when simpkins came to Silver City
he told you about OrchaTd?"
Yes, sir; he was telling me about all
the men he met on his travels"
Did Simpkins tell you what was going
on at CALDWELL
He was looking over the southern
Idaho field"
Was he going to organize union in
Caldwell?'
mo. sir; but at Pearl near there"
Did Simpkins tell you sO?"
NO, sir
Meyer in Silver City.
Did you see Meyer at Silver City late
in 1862
Eyes, sir; in October, 1895. He was
there about two or three weeks before
Simpkins came. Meyer was in Silver City
three or four DAYS"
Easterly said he first read of the Steun-
enberg murder and Orchards arrest in a
Boise paper.
What do you know about a telegram
being received at Silver City to take care
of Harry Orchard?'
II was about week later that Harry
Hanlon. our secretary. told me that he
had received such a telegram"
Easterly declared he had not up to this
time told anybody Of the threats he had
heard Orchard make against Governor
SteunenbeTg-
And yet you knew that for two months
prior to the killing that Orchard was
lurking around Caldwell. and that he had
this intention to kill the governors
7 knew he had made the remark"
And you told no one?''
II didn't occur TO me until after the
murder. / didn't know where Governor
Steunenberg lived"
Told Nugent of Threats.
After the governors death did you tell
anybody"
Il told Mr.. Nugent"
But this was after Mr.. Nugent had
been employed by the defense in this
case and after Orchard had eonfessed?"
YOU never at any time told any off
mo, sir
You kept it entirely in your own
breast?"
Il had no occasion to repeat it,"
Not until you heard Orchard had
turned against the Western Federation of
Miners2"
Not until he made the statement he
did"
Not until he implicated the leaders of
the Western Federation of Miners. and"
And implicated himself?' replied the
witness.
Now, why didn't you tell anybody"
1t was none Of my business. l am not
an informer along those lines
'Oh, / see said Senator Borah. but
you became an infOrmer after you heard
Orchard had turned informer against the
Western Federation OF Miners?"
Il didn't say anything about it until
he did what he did"
And if orchard had not turned againstI
the Western Federation of Miners you
never would have said anything
If had been asked 1 would"
But you wouldn't have volunteered
anything?"
Il would have volunteered II the mat
ter had presented itself in the proper
manner"
Easterly constantly repeated that he
had no occasion to tell anybody"
Senator Borah suddenly changed the line
OF his cross-eXamination and took the
witness back TO Cripple Creek. He asked
as 10 the attacks on old man Stewart and
the justice Of the peace EasterIy said