Los Angeles herald., 1907-06-18
ORCHARD, STAR
WITNESS, TRIES
PR|sONER'S ROLE
In Court to Answer
Murder Charge
Battle for Life Of Haywood VIII BE
Resumed Today at Hoise-state
Will Not Call Adams to
the Stand
By Associated Press.

BY Associated PRESS.
CALDWELL, Idaho, June 17.--Harry
Orchard, the confessed murderer of
former Governor Steunenberg and
eighteen other men, was brought today
to the scene of the crime which finally
landed him within the clutches of the
law, and taken before Judge Wood at
the county court house, where his case
was set for trial. The Haywood case
at Boise was adjourned over today to
enable Judge Wood to come to Caldwell
and enter an order formally adjourn
ing Orchards trial for the present term
of court.
BOISE, Idaho, June 17.-Whep the
SteunenDerg mruder trial is resumed
tomorrow morning Harry Orchard will
be the first witness called to the stand
by the state. He will at first be in the
hands of the defense in order that a
series of formal impeachment questions
may be propounded Ind then the prose-
cution will take him over for his re-
direct examination. Despite his long
stay on the stand there were several
points relative to the Steunenberg
murder and the alleged conspiracy be-
hind it that were not developed, ana
these the state will bring out. The
prosecution also wants to clear up sew
eral matters dealt with by the defense
when Orchard was under CROSS exam
nation.
When Orchard was brought back
from Caldwell this afternoon his
guards took him to the office of James
H. Hawley, senior counsel for the state.
for conference as to his testimony,
and at the conclusion of the meeting ne
was driven back to the penitentiary.
Counsel for the state had an extended
conference tl.is afternoon as to the
concluding moves in their case. and
chiefly relative to the course to be pur-
sued by them toward Steve Adams.
The decision as to Adams was not
final. but it was tentatively agreed not
| to call him as witness for the state,
but to leave him for the defense II II
sees fit to make him a witness. Adams
stands by the Reputation of the con-
fession which 1t is claimed he made tc
Detective MCFARLAND. There his con-
nection with the case, other than In the
use of his name, rests for the present.
Orchard will be succeeded on the
stand by James Kirwan, acting secre-
tary of the Western Federation OF
Miners. objection was made to the
manner in which Kirwan was served
with subpoena, but counsel for the de-
fense waived the matter and stipu-
lated that they would have him In at
tendance whenever desired.
Several additional witnesses whose
testimony is said to be of Importance
to the states case will arrive here to-
morrow and the next day, and will be
called as soon as the way Is cleared for
them. Charles Neville, son of John
Neville, who was member Of the
party that accompanied Orchard on his
flight into Wyoming after the Inde-
pendence station was blown UP, ar
rived here today.
Orchard claims that on the day of
the explosion he started with Charles
Neville and his father, John Neville,
since deceased, and that when the
party went into camp for the night he
stole away, mounted horse, rode back
to Join Steve Adams, set off the mine
at the station and then hurriedly rode
back to the camp. The youths testi-
mony as to the events Of that night
should have an important bearing on
the truth or falsity of Orchards story.
The principal counsel for the defense
were in consultation with Haywood, this
afternoon, succeeding an extended
meeting at their office. They have not
as yet given any further indication OF
their general plan of defense beyond
generally expressing confidence in their
ability to riddle the Orchard story.