The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-06-29

murder, didn't know where Governor
After the Governors death did you
tell anybody"
II told Mr.. Nugent"
But this was after Mr. Nugent had
been employed by the defense in this
case and after Orchard had confessed?"
Yes, sir"
You never at any time told any off,
Ger OF the State of Idaho?"
You kept 1t entirely in your own
breast?'
II had no occasion to repeat IT,"
Not until you heard Orchard had
turned against the Western Federation of
Miners?"
Not until he implicated the leaders of
the, Western Federation Of Miners
And implicated himself" replied the
Now why didn't you tell anybody"
1T was none Of my business. 1 am
"Oh, | see, said Senator Borah, but
you became an lnformer after YOU heard
Orchard had turned informer against the
II didn't say anything about 1t until
he did what he did"
Might Have Kept Silent.
And II Orchard had not turned against
never would have sal anything?".
But you wouldn't have volunteered
anything"
II would have volunteered If the mat
ter had presented itself In the proper
Easterly constantly repeated that he
had no occasion 10 tell anybody"
Senator Borah suddenly changed the
line OF his examination and took
the witness back to Cripple Creek. He
asked as to the attacks on Old Man
Stewart and the justice OF the peace
Easterly said that he had never talked
TO Steve Adams on the subject.
,Easterly said ne lived about a quarter
Adams about a mile away, and Orchard
about an eighth of mile.
He was examined very closely as to
whether any OF the men working around
the independence depot were union or
nonunion miners
Easterly said that so far as he knew.
they were all nonunion men working in
Zone of the men killed by the explo-
sion. he said. had been member of
the union"
when you left your house the day
after the independence depot explosion.
did you leave an Internal machine under
the M ioorH" rir
"A shotgun"
No. sir; left two rifles
two rifles, shotgun, six shooter and
an Internal machine2'
w nat QlO you Keep
81 kept shotgun. two rifles and six
shooter"
Tilt Between Attorneys.
Internal machine is rather indefinite"
suggested Attorney Darrow of the de-
mot to an expert" rejoined Senator
Borah.
Then you may know about it, but 1
don't" declared Derrow.
''Well. II I don't, we have a witness
who does" said the Senator,
II guess that's So" commented Mr.,
Darrow.
Senator Borah quickly brought the
cross exa mination to close, On the re-
about Meyers visit to Silver City in
1905. Easterly said he saw him in the
bunkhouse in the presence OF twenty or
thirty other men. The threats made by
Orchard In 1909 were then taken up. and
Orchard had made these threats came
back TO his memory.
Easterly said he remembered them i'm
mediately after Orchard was arrested
for the Federation and reported 1t to
! him.
Easterly left the stand, and Joseph
Scholz was called; Scholz said he was
In Cripple Creek in 1903 and 1904 Or
chard said man named Scholz had gone
down into the Vindicator mine with him
to set of carload Of powder. He was
confronted by the man who took the
stand today, but said he wos not the
Scholz said today that there was no
other ScholZ in Cripple Creek until late
in 1904, when gunman by that name
arrived, The Witness said he did not
| know Orchard.
George Breen. who was railroad man
ct tho tune of the EXPLOSION mt tho Inde.