The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-07-11


lions dealing with the evidence pre-.
scented by the defense. Messrs. Oar.
row and Richardson were on their
feet instantly To say together that
tile defense also would have some
motions 10 make, SO that az the end
of this week or the early part OF next,
the taking OF testimony win probably
be interrupted for an extended argu-
ment on the admissibilits on the
mass OF evidence already In the rec
ord.
The defense operated today along
nearly all OF its lines. There we're
attacks on Orchards testimony at
several points; there was u showing
that union miners had been abused
by the mineowners and militia at
Cripple Greek and Telluride; there
was showing that Pinkerton agents
had advised violence and endea vored
to prolong strike, a woLian who
served with the relief committee
that looked after the families OF the
deported miners at Cripple Creek,
swore that she had been twice arrest
ed and twice warned that II she per.
sisted In her work she would he de-
ported, and another woman located
Orchard with Detectives Scott aud
Sterling the night of the second at
tempt to wreck the Florence & Grip
pie Creek train.
Two OF the witnesses we're men
who figured conspicuously In the tes-
timony Of Orchard. They were Dav-
Id Coates, former lieutenant governor
OF Colorado, and Pat Moran, formerly
saloon keeper OF Cheyenne. Coates
positively denied Orchards version
OF the plot to kidnap the children OF
August Paulson, and Moran denied
that he made a trip from Cheyenne
to Denver after the Independence
station was blown up for the purpose
OF getting $500 from George A. Petit
bone for Orchard.
AS for several days past, there
were many vacant benches In the
courtroom when the morning session
OF the trial opened. IL was an
nounced that Juror No. I'll. +.
Massecar, had been quite Ill during
the night. Judge Wood asked Mr..
Massecar II he felt able To proceed
today. Upon receiving an Affirmative
reply the court informed the Juror
that II at any time he felt IL neces.
sary, the trial would be interrupted
until he was in better physical con-
ditiou.
The prosecution asked the court 10
issue an order directing W. Il. Davis,
one Of the leading witnesses for the
defense, to remain within the iurls-
as he would be wanted
again. The order was issued.
Joseph @. Barnes, living near
Montrose, Colo, was the next wit
ness. He SAID that he and George
W. Riddell, Pinkerton operative No.
80, were chums and fellow members
Of the union at Telluride. Barnes
declared that Riddell was constantly
suggesting violence. lie proposed to
roll two kegs''of dynamite down a hill
into the Liberty Bell mill; he ad-
vised the miners TO punch any OF
the deputies" or "bad men, who
looked cross; told them to burn the
town OF Telluride, to beat up any
men who started To work aud run
them out OF town.
Pat Moran, the Cheyenne saloon
keeper, who Orchard said was sent
by him from Cheyenne TO Denver to
get $500 from Pettibone, was next
called 10 the stand. Moran said he
once worked for Pettibone in Denver,
selling clocks, lamps and other goods
on the installment plan.
Moran not only denied going 10
Denver on any mission for Orchard,
but said he did not know that Or.
chard was ever In his saloon. Johnny
Neville and his son and a man whom
they called Shorty were around there
for several days. Moran said he had
tried 10 identify Orchard since com.
Ing TO Boise, but could not positively
say he was the man who was In his
place. lie had Identified young
Neville, however.
Moran asId he saw ". i. Davis
with the Neville party IN the saloon
one day. lie had met Davis In Den
yer.
John Dennis a, former Cripple
Creek miner, when introduced as
witness, said he knew pIuketton
operative named Beck man, who, as a
member of the union, got up In
meeting one day and declared he was
tired OF peace and thought something
should be done. lie was declared out
of order by the president
David Coates, former lieutenant
governor OF Colorado. formerly
newspaper man of Wallace, Idaho.
was the first witness at the afternoon
session. Mr. Coates Is the man Or.
chard said suggested the kidnapping
Of one OF the Paulson children in
Wallace. paulsoD being former
partner In the Hercules mine.
Ibid you ever suggest TO Orchard