The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-06-16
PROSECUTION NEARING
THE END Of ITS CASE
Continued from Page I.

Richardson objected TO the introduction
of the drafts because immateriai and had
no connection with the murder of Steun-
enberg. He read from the face Of the
drafts. The dates and amounts of the
drafts follow:
Jan p, 1904. $780, Mechanics Nation
al bank of New York; by William D..
Haywood ard endorsed to L. ]. Simpkins.
cashed by the Weber bank at Wardner.
Jan. is. 1905, $3.50; National Bank Of
Commerce. New York; by William u.
Haywood and endorsed to L. j. Simpxins,
cashed by the Weber bank al Wardner.
Jan. &c. 1905. S3l9.3 80; First National bank
of New York; by James Kirwin, and en-
dorsed to L. J. Simpkins, and cashed by
the Exchange National bank at Occur
d'Alene-
Oct. %. 1905, $3.50; National Bank of
Commerce of New York; by William D.
Haywood and endorsed TO L. J. Simpkins
cashed by the Exchange National bank
with the additional endorsement of Frank
Tibbals.
December - (second figure cut out),
1905, $780, Mechanics National bank Of
New York: by William D Haywood and
endorsed by L. ]. Simpkins cashed by
the. Spokane & Eastern Trust company
with an additional endorsement
Jan. II. 1906. S16635; National Bank of
Commerce, New York; by w. d. Hay
wood, and endorsed to L. j. Simpkins:
cashed by Matilda Simpkins (wife)." az
Traders National bank of Spokane.
After some argument Judge Wood
ruled that onsthe state showing the con-
nection between Simpkins and the de-
PENDANT he would admit the drafts as ev-
idence.
Twenty-one other drafts were intro
duced and the signatures were identified
They VIE not introduced in evidence and
were only marked for Identification
The bundle of drafts was examined ve-y
closely by Haywood who conferred with
Clarence Darrow on each one.
On cross examination Houston said that
thousands of drafts were sent out in the
course of year by Haywood or in his
absence by Kirwin. his assistant
Major II. A. Navlor of Victor, Colo, as
sistant secretary of the Mine Owners as
ISOLATION, was the next witness At the
time of the explosion in the indicator
nine Naylol was an officer in the na-
tiOnal guard of Colorado He went into
the mine shortly after the explosion.
Fragments of a pistol were identified
Dy the witness. They are believed to be
OF the pistol with which Orchard said
the mine in the sixth level was fired
NaylOr found the fragments himself
they were Offered in evidence. objected
TO and admitted.
NaylOr also identified a piece of wire
round wrapped around the guard rail-
the lifting of which, Orchard said, pulled
the trigger that fired the powder in the
indicator
Under cross examination Naylor said
the national guard was called out in Sep
TENDER, 1903, during the Cripple Creek
strike He was in charge of a camp
about a mile from the Vindicator and a
L
Richardson asked the witness If he
knew anything of the detailing of four
men to shoot up the toolshed of the Vim
dicator. In the course of his examination
richardson insinGated that the defense
would try to show that the VindicatOr
owners were behind in the payment of
their assessments to the Mine Owners
ASSOCIATION and that the soldiers were
employed to create disturbances and d.
stroy property which the Mine owners
association laid TO the door of the West
ern Federation of Miners
Mayor said he knew nothing of anv
arrears due from the Vindicator mine
he is now assistant secretary of the Mine
owners association. but was not con-
rected with that organization during tn
strike. The witness was asked If he did
not have decided animosity against
members of the Miners union
Naylor.
Were you with Major Tom McCleI-
land when he said, To he'll with the cor
stitution' %
No, sir"