Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1907-06-25
DEFENSE SEEKS TO
|MPEACH ORCHARD
Notorious Witness
is Recalled to
Stand
ENTERS GENERAL DENIAL
Examination of Witnesses in
Favor of Haywood is Now
Well on.

Boise, Idaho, June 25-When the
Haywood murder trial was resumed
this morning, Harry Orchard was re-
called to the stand by the defense in
order to put a few additional impeach-
ing questions to him. Attorney Rich
ardson questioned him. He wanted
to know If Orchard had not told Max
Malich in a Turkish bath establish
ment in Denver that Steunenberg was
responsible for his being a poor man
and that he intended to kill him. Or
chard said that he had been to the
baths with Malich but denied any
such conversation.
He also denied that he knew John
d. Elliott who was in court and when
confronted with him still denied that
he had ever met him. Richardson
asked if he had not told Elliott that
capital was determined to get rid of
union labor and that 1t would begin
with the Western Federation of Min
ers and that something was soon 60
ing to happen in Idaho Orchard de-
MED this and also denied that he
talked with Elliott about Steunen
berg.
GIoats Over Bradley Killing.
The witness admitted knowing d.
G. Copely, but did not remember talk
ing with him in San Francisco about
the blowing up of the Bradley resi-
dence, saying that Bradley got what
he deserved. He denied that he told
Copely that Steunenberg had driven
him out OF the country and that he
intended to kin the governor.
Orchard was next confronted by
Charles A. Sullivan, a miner from
Cripple Creek He said he knew
Sullivan but denied conversation
with him in which he said that Steun.
enberg ought to be killed and that II
he was not killed Orchard would kill
him, himself.
Orchard successfully denied a SINH
lar conversation with Fred Hough OF
Wallace, James Rainey, stage driv.
er and Lottie Day, the woman he
knew in Denver. He also denied thai
ne had made threats against the gov
ernor to David Coates, F. R. Bedd, W
B. Easterly and w. F. Davis.
The defense offered in evidence two
rogues gallery pictures of Orchard
taken after he was arrested for the
murder of Steunenberg. They show
Orchard in the garb resembling a
tramp, unshaved and unkempt Attor
ney Richardson compared their ap
pearance with that of the Orchard OF
today. The photos were admitted. An
other picture showed Orchard in a
group of three men, one holding 8
smoking revolver His companions
were Andy and Peter Christensen
Orchard said this picture was, taker
as a novelty.
Defense Introduces Witnesses.
The first witness for the defense
was Mrs. Mary ]. King, an elderly
refined woman, who formerly con
Quoted a boarding house at Cripple
Creek. She said that she had severa
sons who are miners. but are not now
and never We're members OF the Union
X. c. Sterling, chief detective of the
Mine Owners Association of Colorado
lived at her house in Cripple Creel
during the strike in that camp She
said she saw Orchard visit his room
seven or more times, usually in thu
evening. Sterling engaged and pai(
for the room occupied by Mrs. McKin
ney, wife of the man charged will
pulling the spikes of the Florence ant
Cripple Creek Railroad, an attempted
wreck which the defense claims thu
railroad officials and mine owners un
dertook themselves with the intent O
placing the blame on the Western
Federation of Miners. Mrs. King sai(
that she saw Orchard several times
knock on Mrs. McKinney's door.
Cross Examination BY State Brief.
Cross-examination by the state con
sisted of but few questions, tending
to more closely fix the date of Ster
lings stay at Mrs. Kings house.
c. w. Aller, of Leadville, Colorado
formerly telegrapher in the emplo!
Of the Florence and Cripple Creel
Railroad told of seeing Orchard, K
G. Sterling and D. G. Scott, detective
of the railroad company, together il
Scott's room at the Cripple Creel
depot. He said he saw him there
twice before the attempted traii
wreck. Alters recollections wer'
somewhat hazy as to dates and tim'
of day, but he said he was sure abou
1t being Orchard.
A recess was taken at this point un
til after luncheon,