The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-06-26
ORCHARD MADE THREATS TO
TAKE STEUNENBERG'S LIFE
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of the Florence e Cripple Creek ran,
way was the next witness. lie told ol
seeing Harry Orchard; N. SIeri,.,S ,n rDi In SnS
company, together In Scotts room at the
Cripple Greek depot. lle saw him there
twice before the attempted 'ratn wreck
Time Not Well Fixed.
On cross examination AIcr said he
could not remember what time Of DAY II
was that Orchard first came to the depot
He did not know whether Scott and OF,
chard had ever mel before. Alier sald
the matter. had made no particular i'm
preston upon him.
Aller said he could not remember the
dates OF Orchards visits even as 20 the
approximate time with reference 10 the
train wreck,
ter. aren't you9' said Attorney Hawley,
FOR thc State. and YOU are not sure
about anything?
Il am only sure about II being Or
chard," replied the witness.
Two of the next witnesses desired by
the defense were not IN the room; and
an early luncheon adjournment until 1870
y, m. ordered.
Ira Blizzard OF Cripple Creek. rail
way conductor and yardmaster, was called
10 the stand as the first witness after
''Dd YOU testify before the United
States commission appointed 10 irvesti-
sate the Cripple Creek disturbances?
asked Mr.. Darrow.
No. sir replied the witness
DO you know Is. G. Sterling?
Yes sir
ling vas in the employ Of the Mine own
ej's' association and he had communicated
with Sterling at the headquarters OF tho
association. Blizzard was contracting
frelsht agent OF the Florence 6 C~ir''"
Creek "a ilroad at The time OF the Inde-
pendcnce depot explosion -" ',n..., ,',
atelv went there and saw The wire and
chair ruug which served as clues.
The defense claims the Independence
depot was all but An abandoned affair
and that its destruction might have been
planned by others than the Western Fed
Grafton Of Miners.
what sort OF depot was it, asked
Mr.. Darrow Of the witness ,,..-.
The depot WAS i'm good condition.
replied BLIZZARD III was nice. un-to
date station with good waiting room
II had platform in front OF II.
Bloodhounds OH Trial.
The witness next told OF putting the
bloodhounds on the trail OF the men who
wore supposed TO have perpetrated the
outrage.
The prosecution objected on the ground
the dogs had not been uuallfied, but Judge
Wood allowed the evidence TO 90 in
BLIZZARD detailed the route taken by the
dogs, who went toward Colorado Springs
Af water tank BliZard called mp k c.
Sterling on the telephone.
Senator Borsh objected TO any conver-
sstlon between the witness as hcarsay.
He declared that the defense had the right
chard blew up the independence depot
If II could. bus the evidence must he
competent and not hesrsay
We expect TO show, said Attorney
Darrow in reply, that X. G Sterling
was responsible for the blowing up OF
the depot: that he knew all about it and
We expect TO conncci. Orchard with the
MineowneTs Association"
Upon that showing The evidence will
he admitted" declared Judge Wood.
Sterling Knew Who Did tt
81 called Sterling up and told him the
dogs were on good safe trail. He said:
called tho dogs off. Some days later
saw Sterling and he told me the reason
he called the dogs off was tist he knew
who caused the explosion; that it was
Steve Adams.
On cross examination Blizzard said he
did not know either Orchard or Adams.
that Sterling told him nothing about
Adams other than that he was the man
who blew up the depot.
BLIZZARD declared that tho Independence
depot was used as a stopping place, but
there was ticket agent there.
BLIZZARD was followed the stand by
Or. A. l.. .JcGee. formerly a physician
and surgeon in the Occur d'Alenes aud Is
now mining broker
Where DO YOU live" asked Darrow.
''On Occur d'Alenc lake"
Right in the water"
amid laughter.
He said he had known Orchard since
1897, Orchard delivered milk to Ibis house.
The day or the Bunker IIill and Sulli-
van mill explosion at Wardner. Dr. Nc
Geo said he thought he saw Orchard at
Mullen-eightcen miles distant
II am not sure OF it, but il ! am not
mistaken saw Orchard playing poker
that day I'm a saloon cigar store
said the witness.
DR.. McGee also related n conversation
he had with Orchard i'm the Coeur
n 'Alsles in 1904. Orchard. according 10
the witness. said he was "spotting" for
q detective agency
On cross examination the witness said
he saw Orchard at the depot one dav at