The Mena weekly star., 1907-07-18
TEARING DOWN DEFENSE
Witnesses in Haywood Trial Gave Evidence in Support of
 Orchards Story.
DEFENDANTS WITNESSES coNTRADlcTsu
Rebuttal Evidence in Boise Trial Took Wide Range at Tuesday Morn Ing's session-Dr. McGee, Charged With Perjury, Admitted to Bail in Sum of $5,0o0.

Boise, ida, July 17.-Rebuttal evi. dence In the Haywood trial Tuesday morning covered wide range. It started in California, returned to Idaho and finished the session in Colorado. Four witnesses supported the general attack now being made by the prosecution on the evidence by which the defense hoped to prove perjury against Harry Orchard. After Lawrence Guibinni had sustained Or chard, as to the condition of the Bradley residence in 1904, the scene changed to the Occur d'Alenes and physician of Burke swore to seeing Orchard in Burke on the day of the Bunker Hill and Sullivan mill explos-- ion. Witnesses for the defensg have sworn to playing poker with Orchard at the same time in Gemk many miles away over the mountains
 A. T. Holman, mine superintGA- ent in Colorado. now manager of the Golden Cycle mine, and formerly su- OA lllC HI uE, was called to contradict statements made by the witness, Ward, who de. scribed the condition of the sixth level in the vindicator immediately after the explosion. Holman was ex- tremely circumstantial and careful in his descriptions, using chart which was placed on an easel for his con venience. MT. Holman also told of labor conditions and of attacks by union men upon "scabs."
 In his cross-examination 10. F. Richardson went closely into the sit nation in Colorado during the labor troubles. Holman strongly supported the contention that conditions were such as to demand the presence of the militia.
 Dr. l. l.. McGee, the witness for tho defense who is charged with perjury, arrived in Boise Tuesday morning. He readily gave bonds in the sum of s5 ,000.
 c. F. Aller, the other defense wit ness who was arrested Monday, was given preliminary hearing Tuesday morning. He was represented by Peter Breen of Butte, one of the at torneys for the defense.
 A. c. Cogswell, of Wallace, Idaho. followed Guibbinni. He was called further to impeach Dr. I. l.. McGee, A witness for the defense who is un- der arrest and who has been brought to Boise from Spokane where he was taken into custody. Dr. McGee testified as to certain dates by fix ing the date of county republican convention in Wallace. MT. Cogsweil, who was permanent chairman of the convention. gave different dates. The attorneys for the defense moved to strike out the evidence as immateriai and when this motion was denied they declined to cross examine.
 While Cogswell was on the s@nd tha state offered in evidence a copy of the Idaho Tribune, published al Wallace. and identified as the offi' cIal organ of the local unions or the Western Federation of Miners at that time. The paper contained a three column account of the blowing up oi the Bunker Hill and Sullivan miil which the state desired to place De fore the fury in answer to Attorney Darrow's opening statement thai the defense would show that the crowd which attacked the mill was an un organized mob. In the argument which arose over the admissiDiilty of the newspaper, Attorneys Hawiey for the state, and Richardson TOT the defense, had a sharp clash and personalities were indulged In Tor the first time since the trial started.
 Judge Wood took the matter undei adyisement, indicating that he propa bly would not admit the paper ID view of the fact that the defense hao introduced no evidence in support ol the opening statement by counsel ioi | 4L~ AofNpca