Albuquerque evening citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1907-06-26
ORCHARD HAD GRUDGE
AGAINST HIS
VICTIM
- ~
Told Mrs. L0ttie Day That
Steunenberg Was Cause
OF His Being
Poor.
PROPOSED TO GET
EVEN WITH GOVERNOR
If 1t Is Last Act of My Life. Ill
Have Revenge" He Declared
to Landlady--New Attor-
ney Appears For
Defense.

Boise, Idaho, June GA new at
torney appeared at the defendant's
counsel table when the Haywood
trial was resumed this morning, MAX
ing the tenth in the long list of at
torneys engaged in behalf of the ac-
cused miners.
The newcomer is Walter Il. McCor-
mack OF Chicago. Mccormack has
been engaged in a search for evil
dence for the defense in Colorado and
mas been in Boise only since the de-
Tense opened its case.
Orchard Met Haywood.
The first witness of the day was
MRS. Lottie Day, who knew Orchard
at the Belmont rooming house In Dem
yer under the name of j. Dempsey.
Mrs. Day said that she met Orchard
1904.
Once while she was talking to him.
haywood and man named McDon-
ald, who was also connected with the
federation came in. Orchard intro
duced her to Haywood and then went
away with him.
Mrs. Day said that she was first
summoned by the state and later by
the defense.
Always Had Money.
The witness related a conversation
with Orchard when the latter told her
.hat poverty had separated him from
the one woman he loved and that
GOV; Steunenberg was responsible for
MS being poor, and that he would get
even with Steunenberg IL II was the
last act of his life.
She also testified that Orchard told
her about his gambling, and said that
he always kept a little money nut
away; that when he made a "raise."
ne put some money away with Petit
bone and drew 1t as he needed 1t.
Introduced by pettibone.
On cross examination she said that
she now conducts a rooming house in
Cripple Creek, but lives most of the
time in Denver. She was introduced
10 orchard by Pettioone, whom she
knew two years prior to 1904. She
said that Pettibone never visited Or
chard.
Grudge Against Governor.
Mrs. Day said that Orchard de-
ciared he would have been a million
aire If 1t had not been for the de-
cision of Governor Steunenberg.
There was a clash between the at
torneys for the opposing sides when
the prosecution announced that 1t
might want to examine the witness
further at later date. The defense
objected to keeping it's witnesses on
expense after it had finished with
them.
Finally Judge Wood ordered Mrs.
Day to remain in Boise until released
by the court.
Old Soldier Testiies.
John ID. Elliott, an old soldier, next
testi1d that he met Orchard on a
railway train late In November. 1905,
and that Orchard told him he was
an agent of the Mine Owners associa-
uon, and that there would be pulled
off plot that would destroy the lead
ers of the Miners Federation. Elliott
submitted to a long searching cross
examination.
At its conclusion Judge Wood an
nounced that all witnesses would be
excused as soon as they testified, ex-
cept those whom the state desired 10
remain in Boise. AS to those, he said
the state would pay their per diem
expenses.
Editor O'NeiIl on Stand.
John M. O'Neill, editor of the Min
ers' Magazine. was the next witness.
He declared that Meyer and Haywood
had nothing to do with the magazine,
although they occasionally wrote sign
ed articles for It,
He said he sometimes consulted
some of the members of the executive
board as to what to say in the maga-
zine, but usually consulted no one.
Some editorials were read on cross
and O'Neill said that he
wrote them ana was responsible for
hem.
Editorials Read.
One of these contained the express
sion Press Dispatches Report the
Dissolution of Steunenberg via the
bomb route" Another editorial in
terms detailed the out
ages in the bull pen i'm 1899, attribut-
ng to Steunenberg the responsibility
'or the BLACK brutes of soldiers, who
outrage the wives and sisters of the
and refused the request of
miner who with the dew of death up
IN his brow, asked for a minister and
vas told he could make his confess
iions in hell"
O'Neill Wrote Them.
The editorial went on to say that
he death of Steunenberg was a step
but that the murder OF one
nan did not destroy the system adopt
ID by the capitalistic class.
O'Neill said that he wrote this
and in answer to a question,
said he believed it to be the views OF
he organization.
He said Orchard never came to
headquarters in Denver to ask for
money.
w. f. Davis a leading member OF
he Federation, was called as the lun-
'heon adjournment was taken.