Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-06-08

| Boise, Idaho, June 7.-Counsel for
| VIM. ID. Haywood continued their at
| tack on the testimony of Harry Or
| chard at both sessions of the trial to-
| Gay, and centered their strongest as
| sault on the events beginning with the
| explosion in the indicator mine and
ending with the earlier relations be
| tween the witness and the leaders of
the Western Federation of Miners, in
Denver. TO the extent that traffic with
"the OtECr side" in he war Of labor and
capital in Colorado was discreditable,
they succeeded i'll discrediting the wit
ness
Taking up the admission that Or
cEardmade in direct examination that
he had been treacherOus TO his COM
rades in Cripple Creek by tipping off,
train wrecking plot they developed
the fact that Orchard entered the en-
rloy of d. G. Scott, who had charge of
the railroad detectives. Orchard said
that with Scott he had met X. Y. Ster-
ling, q detective in the employ of the
Mine Owners Association. and that
Scott had paid his expenses and ac-
cOmpaned him to Denver when he
first met Meyer and Haywood. He said
but that he was lying to him and new
er did make reports. The defence also
tried to show that because he stood in
with the other side Orchard was never
molestcd by the militia in Cripple
Creek during the strike. Orchard ad-
mitted that Scott had told him that if
the militia inerfcrred viii him he was
to send for him. and that the militia
4 n $40 y,
his house.
Orchard said he went to Scott first be-
cause he had not been paid for his
work at the indicator mine. and ne
was jealous because he was given hard
work like the Nindicator job, while 9TH
er men got the simple task Of train
wrcckinS by displacing a rail. More
crimes, great and small, were added to
Orchards record today.
The defence endeavored in various
ways 10 throw the shadow Of doubt and
improbability around the whole Vindi-
Gator story and the alleged connection
of w. F. Davis and William Easterly
with the affair and the circumstances
under which Orchard testified he met
Meyer and Haywood and was paid for
the commission of the crime, and to
discrcGit Orchards story that he was
sent back to Cripple Creek with I'M
limited credit and orders to commit
any act Of violence that he cared to.
They confronted Orchard with East
erly and Owney Barnes and paved the
WGy for the contradiction by them of
the story told by Orchard and several
times during the day paved the way for
the contravertion of his testimony on
material points. Orchard stood the test
and strain very well ana held tcna-
cinusly to the story he related yester-
day and the day before.
Suddenly toward the close of the day
the defence took Up the trip Orchard
made to southern Colorado with Meyer
in the early part uf 1901. and showed
that Meyer feared to go south ungu1rd-
ed. because "Ninc Owners official
thugs" had beaten q non-union man
and had sent for Orchard to aid in pro-
tecting him.
1t was agreed that they should car
ry eawed-om shot guns and sat in the
center Of the railway car 50 If they
were attacked they could defend them
selves.
The trial will go on ut $50 tomorrow,
with cross-cxamination Of Orchard,
vino has been on the stand for three
days. Will Le concluded.
Boise. June When Orchard re-
sumcd the stand today Mr.. Richard
son hogan at once a rapid fire of ques
tinns. Orchard first asked permission
10 correct two statements of yesterday.
Minnie Horsley. who married a man
na ned Rogers. and who lives in New
York state Orchard also said he stated
Yesterday he had no partners in the
wood business in Burke. Idaho. He re-
membercd today that there were two
men to whom he owed money and to
whom he had promised an interest in
the business. While Orchard was max
ing the latter statement. Richardson in
terrupted him with question.
The prosecution objected to counsel
cutting the witness off. Orchard also
protested to the court, saying he would
like TO have the opportunity to state his
answers before being interrupted. 1--WE
both can't talk at the same time" he
said to Mr.. Richardson. land yesterday