The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-07-18

Did you ever have any arrange.
ment OF any sort with Harry Orchard
as.to the killing Of anyoney''
Il never had any arrangement Of
any sort with him. and never even
discussed the killing Of anyone with
him.
DO you know of any money hav.
Ing been paid him for killing or at.
tempting to kin anyone?'' barrow
asked once more.
There never was any money paid
federation's position and the antac !.
onistic attitude OF the capitalist
press, but he said there was no doubt
that everything would be done TO
point the finger Of suspicion at the
Western Federation of Miners.
/ Even the delicacy Of our position
under these circumstances, con-
GUIDED Haywood, must not make US
hesitate to protect ourselves.r
lie explained that the federation
officials had to act In the matter as
they saw 1t from that distance.
They also bad heard that certain un.
scrupulous lawyers were going from
Colorado TO Idaho to take hand In
the case. These men, Haywood de-
clared, the federation knew would
stop at nothing In their effort to put
the crime on the federation. Their
record In Cripple Creek showed this.
When the reading OF the letters
had been concluded Meyer said that
after the preliminary examination OF
Orchard he met Fred Miller, an at
torney from Spokane, at the resi-
dence OF John Murray, general coun-
sci OF the Western Federation of Min.
ers.
Miller told him that he had been
sent to Caldwell to represent Orchard
at bis preliminary examination ny
Jack Simpkins, the members of the
executive board residing In Spokane.
Miller. after the preliminary exam
nation, went to Denver to discuss
the matter with the officers OF the
federation. He had with him a
transcript OF the evidence. After
the matter bad been fully discussed,
Miller was retained by the federation
to defend Orchard. He was given
1880 for expenses by Meyer and left
henver for Boise.
Mr.. barrow then took up the Incl.
dents Of Meyers arrival in Denver.
He said that he had bought a ticket
to go to the BLACK Hills Of South Da.
kota to visit the unions there. Plans
for his "Trip had been made some time
previously. The train was due TO
leave about eight O'Clock and Mover
said he had been on board the Pail. |
man but short while when ne was |
arrested by Pinkerton detective
and taken to the police station,
Meyer said Simpkins was mem. |
Der OF the executive board, who had
charge OF the Idaho district, and 1t
was his duty to take care OF any
trouble which occurred In the dis
trict.
Simpkins was implicated by Or
chard In his early attempts on Gov.
Steunenberg, and has never been ap-
pretended.
Meyer said be was called to Chicago
after consulting Mr.. Murphy, and
the matter OF employing counsel foi
Orchard was left in the hands OF
Secretary Haywood.
The defense here introduced
series Of kilograms and letters which
passed between Haywood and II. j.
HanloD, financial secretary OF the
local union at Silver City, Idaho.
The first Of these was from Hay
wood to Hanlon, directing the latter
to employ John +. Nugent, now a
Of the defense counsel, as at.
torney for Orchard, at the expense of i
the Western Federation of Miners. to
protect the interests Of the organiza.
lion at Boise. Hanlon replied that
Nugent desired particulars. Hay.
wood, In reply to this, said that the
press dispatches indicated that an.
other conspiracy was on foot to con-
1ect the Western Federation Of Min.
srs with grave crimes. The fedora.
lion. he declared, defended no one
guilty OF crime, but 10 the past II
had found that IL IL had not defend
I'd some OF its accused members they
would have been the victims OF con-
'piracy.
Secretary Hanlon then wrote to
Hay wood and told him that Mr..
Sugent was willing to take up the
,ase IL 1t appeared there was to be
IN effort to put the crime on the
Western Federation of Miners. Han
on declared that he thought il un.
wise for the federation TO employ
counsel at the time, as 1t would give
the press an opportunity to say the
federation was concerned In the
crime. Hanlon said that he thought /,
that caution should be the password
Of the federation at the time.
Haywood wrote In reply ttat be
fully appreciated the delicacy Of the
to him 50 far as know. -