The Washington times., 1907-06-19
HaywOodS Letter
To Shield Orchard
Read to the jury

BOISE. June 19.-wnllam D. Haywood
had one Of the hardest days in his trial
for the murder Of former Gov. Frank
steunenberg, so far as the evidence
brought out is concerned. The proscu-
tion succeeded in introducing four let
ters showing an arrangement between
Haywood and Orchard IN the summer OF
1905. by which the Cripple Creek wife
Of Orchard was to be deceived as TO his
whereabouts.
One of the letters was from Haywood
himself on the official stationery OF the
Western Federation Of Miners 1t was
dated November IS. 1905, and was as
follows:
Dear Sister and Madam: I have not
had any information for some time. The
last I had ] think was from Alaska
FaiTfield-I think-was the address. ! see
that terrible conditions exist among the
law-and-order element at Cripple Creek.
w d. HAYWOOD"
Orchard. I'm fact was at that time in
Caldwell with Jack Simpkins arranging
the murder Of Steunenberg. The letter
was in complete accord with the story
Of Orchard. which he had told on the
witness stand regarding the arrange
ment to fool his wife. and links Hay
wood up to him at the time when he
was preparing TO carry out what ne de-
clares 70 have been Haywood's order TO
XIII Stgunenberg-
Orchard Changes Color.
The introduction Of these letters made
a decided impression on the jurors. They
sat UP and took more notice than they
have for several days. and when the let
ters were passed around among them
each man scrutinized them closely.
The reading OF his own letters was
very hard for Orchard to take II
upset him more than anything that has
occurred to him in the courtroom except
his explanation of his conversation with
Mcfarland and his motive for making
his confession. His face changed color
several times, and he shifted his glance
repeatedly from the floor 10 the ceiling
and back again. Whether 10 was the
disclosure Of his deceitful treatment of
the woman or the revelation Of the
cheap sentiment he dispensed in the first
letter that affected him there was moth
ing 70 show.
But the incident was about the most
trying to his composure that has oc-
Cured in court.
Same Line on Two Bombs.
When the letters were all in. Mr.. Haw-
ley brought out the fact that the fish
line used by Orchard on the Goddard
bomb in Denver was part of the same
line he used in the Steunenberg bomb.
It is a little point but confirmatory Of
the story he has told. The prosecution
has portions Of the line. one from each
place, and will show that they are iden-
teal Orchard also explained his going
to see D. c. Scott after the Vindicator
explosion by saying that Scott sent for
him. and, as he had previously talked
to Scott about the train-wrecking at
tempt he thought II would be sus-
picious if he did not respond then.
Then came the hardest fight that has
been made so far in the trial. in which
the prosecution was partly successful
and partly defeated.
adams Intended t. Confess"
Richardson had asked Orchard. on
cross-examination, a great deal about
his efforts TO get Steve Adams TO con-
fess, and had talked about the repudia-
ton Of his confession by Adams Haw-
ley now tried 70 show that Adams had
made that confession voluntarily. and
that Il had not been extOrted from him
To every question Richardson objected.
but the special fight was over a oues-
ton as to what Adams had said to
Orchard on an occasion after they had
talked for some time on the subject Of
confessions, and before Mcfarland saw
Adams
The judge finally permitted the cues
ton 70 be answered, and then Orchard
said: He told me he did not think 7
would be alone in making a confession
that he was going to do il, too"