Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-07-11
HAYWOOD'S DEFENSE
Western Federation President
 on Stand at Boise.
DENIES ORCHARDS MURDER TALES
Mover, Also Charged With Assas- sination of Ex-Governor, Contra diets States Star Witness
 Flatly and Positively.

BOISE, Ida, July 11.-Charles H. Mover. president of the Western Fed eration of Miners and fellow defendant of William D. Haywood in the indlct- ment charging them with the murder of Frank Steunenberg, was sworn as witness in behalf of his comrade
 Mover with the utmost deliberation denied that he had ever discussed the explosion at the Vindicator mine as detailed by Orchard. He admitted hay ing met 0rchard~in Denver during a labor convention in January, 1904. He had also seen him at Cripple Creek.
 In the course of the direct examina- tion of Mover the defense attempted to bring in testimony and argued their right to show that Mover. Haywood and Pettibone were illegally brought from Colorado to Idaho Judge Wood announced that he would not allow the defense to go into the legality of the extraditions
 ''When did you first meet Harry Or chardf" Mover was asked.
 "In January, 1904. at headquarters of the Western Federation of Miners" :"
 "Did he come into your office in De- cember. 1903, and tell you he had blown up the Vindicator mine and did you pat him on the back and tell him he had done a good job and give him S4O0g"
 'No, sir" said Mover positively, T never saw the man until January, 1904
 "Did you have such a conversation with him at any time or place."
 'T did not"
 Mover said he was in Joplin, Mo, at the time of the Vindicator mine ex- plosion and first read of it in the Kan sas City papers. The witness went to Cripple Creek in February, 1904. to at tend the trials of the members of the federation who were charged with at tempting to wreck a train on the Flor snce and Cripple Creek railroad. He saw Orchard there many times at the trial and at miners headquarters. Or ehard seemed anxious to do whatever be could to help in preparing the case and did a good deal.
 "Did you ever meet Harry Orchard in Victor and give him S1OO for his good work at the yindicator mine?'
 ''No. sir
 "Did you ever give him S1OO at any lime or placer
 ''To the best of my recollection re- piled Mover deliberately. T never gave Orchard any money for any crime or for any other purpose"
 The next time the witness saw Or ehard was in 1904.
 "He came to my office in Denver along with three or four other men who said they had decided tO pull out of Cripple Greek and wanted tO know q good place to locate. We discussed several different places. Orchard said be believed he would go to Silverton. Colo. told him I was making prep sratiOus to do down to Ouray myself and that if he was in DO hurry I would oe glad tO have him wait and go with me. IstOld him several other men had been beaten up down there. and I would like 10 have him with me as q protection. He said a day or two made 10 difference to him.
 He said a day or two made no diff erence 10 him He waited and went with me-
 Was anything said about armsT-
 T asked him if he had pistol and he aid yes. said I thought of carrying take down shotgun. which could be llsced h a suit case Orchard said be lSo had a suit case. and I told him I rould also buy him a gun I got MT. 'ettibone to bur the guns for us. I md known him since 100. He was all