Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-07-14
First Witness in RebuttaI Posi-
lively Corroborates Orchard
Story Of Blowing Up Bunker
Hill Concentrator
PARTICIPANT C0NFESSES
AFTER 8 YEARS SILENCE
Perjury Warrant for Physician
Who Swore That Orchard
Was Miles Away From
Wardner at Time of Row,
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Boise. Idaho, July 1S,--Sensation
followed sensation quickly In the Hay
wood trial today when the state corn-
menced its rebuttal evidence. One witt
ness on the stand confessed to partlci-
patton in a labor riot resulting In the
death of two men, the record of con-
viction OF murder in the second degree
Of a witness for the defense was IN
troduced, and the proof OF another
having been. sent to the insane asylum
upon the information of his neighbors
was offered, its admlssioillty was ar
gued and the decision of the court
will be handed down on Monday MORN
ing. Finally. shortly after court att
journed for the day, information was
sworn to and a warrant for perjury ls.
sued In a magistrates court against
DR.. l. l.. McGee, a physician of Wal
lace, Idaho, who was one of the witt
nesses for the defense in the discred-
iting of Orchard.
The warrant was placed In the
hands of Sheriff Hodgin of Ida county.
who at once telegraphed the authori-
ties at Wallace to make the arrest
A crowded court room. somewhat
bored by legal commonplace, sprang
to strained attention at the close OF
the second session of the Haywood
trial today. William Dewey. a witness
I'm f1Jufral for the state. confessed q
active armed participation IN the de-
struction of the Bunker Hill and Sullt-
van concentrator at Wardner on April
80, 1893, when two men were killed
and mob of thousand men partics-
pated In the riot.
Harry Orchard commenced his se-
rles of great crimes at Wardner. He
confessed to lighting one of the fuses
that started the explosion and swore
that William Davis. kndIn among his
mob.
Witnesses for the defense have
sworn that Orchard was not at Ward
ner on April 20. Davis himself has
sworn to having been elsewhere AMI
positively denied any connection with
the crime for completely In which Paul
Corcoran was tried and convicted AMI
some ten or a dozen men, including
Davis himself, were Indicted By the
grand jury Davis on the stand adj
mitted that he went into hiding Inn
mediately after the riotlng.
Dewey swore today that not only
did big Bill' Davis accompany the
mob to Wardner, but that he served
out guns, rifles and ammunition 10
the union men gathered IN the union
hall at Burke before they went 10
Wardner, and was one OF the Ieaders
Of the column that advanced on the
concentrator before the work of de-
struction commenced.
Etghf Uaa pa Haua nnuf n1avna1 aEa.a
that day of rioting, the consequences
OF which was the calling out OF the
United States troops at the request
OF Governor Steunenberg, the estab-
lishment of the military "bull pen"
and the foundation was laid. accord
ing to the prosecution In the present
trial. for the animus on the part OF
the Western Federation OF Miners
against Steunenberg resulting In his
assassination by Orchard ia 1906
From that time no eye witness. except
Orchard, had been found TO tell the
story or incrlminate himself. until this
afternoon, when Dewey. now a resl-
dent Of Goidheld, Col, made his con-
fesslon.
With eyes downcast and fingers nsr-
vously picking at the braiding around
the rim OF a gray sOmbrero, Dewey
told II all. Repeatedly he was re-
quick glance at counsel. he compiled.
only to sink back into an almost In
audible tone. Under the provocalloa
Of sneering cross-exaninatlOn by +. r.
Richardson he rallied. aud even be-
came cOmbative. but throughout the
recital he gave evidence OF certain
rcmorse..
Under the same cross examination.
he told why, he had come 20 Boise 10
confess at this time after eight years
0f silence. He had been n miner IN
Colorado for seven years. he said. and
had even risen sufficiently II tho
regard OF o.her men TO BE- elected towu
marshal Of GoIdheld. Col.
What promise OF immunity from
punishment was given you. before you
decided to make this confession Of
What reward win you receiver"
What induced you 10 make this
statement nov after all those years1e
were some Of Richardson's questions.
II read Orchards confession -
you saw how we'll he was treated
here. and decided to get a little Of IT,
snecrcd Richardson.
III was nothing Of that klud." re-
sponded Dewey quietly. - thought
ought to help along with the DOING ol
Dewey loft the stand few minutes
before the regular hour Of adjourn.
ment. He Is 4 tall. loOse-jolned man
with dcep-set eyes. and n great. na.
man nose. dogged and determined i
manner, but with a sense Of humal
that came out occasionally while h
was on the stand Mr.. Hawley, who i
conducting the rebutlal examination
blunt and straightforward himself
does not spare one OF hH own HIl.
ncsscs any more than Those of lll1
l0thcr side. When Dewey dropped ii.
voice nj one period Of the examination
by the prosecution. he was chewing !
lquill tooth pick and leaning beck Il