The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1907-06-13
LAWYERS INTEND TO BREAK
DOWN ORCHARDS STORY
coflnse Is Laying the Foundation for
the Charge That Steunenber1's
Assassin Was Hired by Mine
Owners.

EOisc, Idaho Slowly but surely
the defense in the Haywood trial Ia
developing the lines by which II
hopes to break down the story OF
Harry Orchard, so far a. It affects
Haywood, now on trial, Meyer and
Pett bone, who arc yet to be tried on
the same charge. II It Is possible to
heap further obliQuy on tho Nitno 8
they have done so by proving Sim
capable CT petty crimes, b. his own
admission he is a bigamft, a thief, 2
liar and all inccndiary. lie has played
the traitor to his employers lie has
deserted two wives and his child To
oil these onensCs he has been forced
to confess, but under a grueling eG.
animation by Richardson he has stuck
to his story and given chapter and
verse. Possible witnesses alter wit.
ncsscs have been narcd, and counsel
! for the defense state most positively
that the pile Of sworn &C. timony they
will bring to contradict Orchard mus
convince the jury Of the entire falsity
Of his testimony. BY their questions
they have plainly indicated their in.
tentiOn to prove that Orchard was tho
hired agent Of the mine owners who,
hArasEcd by the Western Federation
/ VI Miners, determined to wine union
labor from the mines Of Idaho and
! Colorado, planned assassinltions
train wrecks aud mine explosion
that could be laid to the door Of tho
Western Federation Of Miners and
would keep militia on the ground
while non.union men worked in the
mines.
II has been shown under the cross.
/ examination that Orchard traficked
with railroad detectives in the mining
region Of Cripple Creek during the
/ great strike there, while almost at
| the same time he was in the conf.
| dencc of the leaders of the Western
Federation Of Miners, and led by Mr.
| Richardson Orchard has stated that
he was hired by Meyer, the president
II the Federation, to act as his guard
against thugs alleged TO have heen
! erred by the mine owners 10 attack
| md terrolize him.
From half a dozen states, witnesses
will be called to deny Orchards asser
| lions. Already two men accused by
! Orchard Of completely in the plots he
says were Matched within the inner
circle" of the Western Federation
have been called upon the stand in
open court where they sat as spec
tators. Orchard has identified them
81 the men he named, and Billy E-s
terly and Owney Barney have openly
sneered their denial OF the testimonY
The court room scene Is remark
/ able--possibiy the most remarkable
ever seen in any court. Session after
session since Orchard first went on
| the stand a crowd has sought admis-
sion. Every seat is filled long before
| the sheriff calls the court TO order.
| Hundreds are turned away. The
prisoner, Haywood has a battery Of
six lawyers. The state has four Hay
woods family, his wife mother, sis.
| ter and two daughters, sit close be.
| HAD him, but the prisoner watches
every detail, consults counsel contin-
uously and Is always alert, seldom
showing the slightest sign Of emotion
| Between counsel for the state and
defense the feeling is very apparent
At every session there comes a quick
exchange of sharp words. At tunes
the situation becomes intense. j. H.
Hawley, the senior counsel for the
| state, is quick to anger and down.
right in his challenge. United States
Senator Borsh, his colleague, is keen,
quick Of tongue and sarcastic. Rich
ardscn for the defense, has a re
sonant voice that rises I'm anger and
impatient OF interruption, he frequent
~ filings a sneer at Hawley or Borah,
or thunders his objections when no
thinks an interruption out Of place
| Clarence Darrow sits beside him as
watchful as a cat, Slow Of action and
Of speech, he seldom takes part in
| the passages, and Is ever lead7 to
smooth the ruffed feelings OF either