Albuquerque evening citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1907-07-03
'VKERTONS SUGGESTED
\ VIOLENCE TO
MINERS
Witnesses at Boise Today
Declare That Operatives
We're Leaders In
Crime.
JUROR ILL BUT
TRIAL PROCEEDS
Pat Moran Denies That He Ever
Went to PettibOne to Secure
$500 for Orchard Other
Evidence introduced
by Defense.

Boise, Idaho, July 3.-When the
morning session of the Haywood trial
opened, it was announced that Juror
II. F. Massecar had been quite i'll
during the night. Judge Wood asked
Massecar If he felt able to proceed
today. Upon receiving an affirmative
answer the court informed the juror
that if any time he felt it necessary,
the trial would be interrupted until
he was in better physical condition.
The prosecution asked the court to
issue an order directing w. F. Davis,
one of the leading witnesses for the
defense, to remain within the juris-
diction of the court, as he would be
wanted again. The order was issued.
Knew Orchard.
Francis G. Clifford, life insurance
solicitor, of Sterling, Colorado, was
the first witness of the day. Clifford
said that he rented desk room in
George A. Pettibone's store in Den
yer, holding it from April until No
vember, 1905.
The witness met Orchard under the
name of Tom Hogan" Pettibone
making the introduction.
Orchard told me one day that he
hail Insurance." declared Clifford.
He then turned to Pettibone and
asked him to cash a check. Petit
bone said he did not have money
| enough but he offered to give Or
| chard as much as he had. Orchard
said he would take what Pettibone
had, and get the balance later. Next
time 1 saw Orchard he told me he
was going to Alaska. This was in
June, 1906" q
Always Suggesting Violence. L
| Joseph c. Barnes, living near Mont
rose, Colorado, was the next witness
He said he and George Riddell,
/ II rnrstn M
were chums and fellow members OF
the union at Telluride.
Barnes declared that Riddell was
constantly suggesting violence. He
proposed to roll two kegs of powder
down hill into the Liberty Bell mill
| and advised the miners to punch
any deputies or bad men" who look
| ed cross.
He also told them to burn the town
| of Telluride, and to beat up any
men who started to work and run
them out of town.
Barnes was a most loquacious wit
ness and constantly called out waves
of laughter by his ready and lengthy
replies.
After being deported from Tellu.
ride, Barnes told of going back tC
town in a barrel. The militia discov-
cred him but he escaped by climbing
a tree. He saw Orchard and Riddel
together once in Telluride.
Cross examined by Senator Borah
Barnes said that he never engaged
in any criminal act with Riddell.
Militia Got Him.
Did you ever contemplate any
crime?' asked Borah.
Yes. sir. when l started back tC
Telluride, l made UP my mind to xii
any man who stopped me-"
Did you?"
NO, sir. the militia got me-"
Barnes was a member of the strike
committee in the Telluride district
He said that in December, 1903, al
members of the committee were II
favor of calling the strike off eXcep
Riddell, who said he wouldn't stan'
for it.
Pat Moran, a Cheyenne salooI
keeper, whom Orchard said was sen
by him from Cheyenne to Denver tC
get $500 from Pettibone, was mex
called to the stand. Moran said h,
once worked for Pettibone in Denver
selling clocks, lamps and other good
on the installment plan.
Moran not only denied going u
Denver on any mission for Orchard
but said he did not know that Or
chard was ever in his saloon.
Johnny Neville, his son, and mar
whom they called shorty" wer,
around there several days. Morai
said he had tried to identify Orchard
since coming to Boise, but could no
positively say he was the man VIII
was in his place. He had identified
young Neville, however.
} John Dennis, a former Crippl
Creek miner, when introduced as
witness, said he knew a Pinkertol
operative named Beckman, who as
member of the union, got up in meet
ing one day and declared that he wa
tired OF peace and thought tina
something ought TO be done. He wa
declared out of order by the presi
dent
George B. Breen, formerly a rail
road conductor on the Cripple Creel
line, and who was a witness severa
days ago, was recalled concerning hi
taking General Sherman Bell and
company of militiamen to the Dunn
vile, Colorado, roundup of some un
ion men, who had taken to the hills
Three miners ran up the hill,
Breen said, land the militia fired a
them. One of the men was killed
Several others were captured ant
their camp looted. In the camp, tn
soldiers found two broken down shot
guns, one rifle, a six shooter, a pal
Of scissors, a knife and fork, and
can of sardines."
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