The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1907-07-10

Boise, Idaho, July 10.-When the
Haywood trial opened this morning,
Senator Borah read the cross exami-
nation in the deposition of W. A Alb
ernathy, a contractor and former min
er in Couer D'Aline, who declared ne
heard Orchard say that he would
get" Steunenberg some time. This
was the last of the dispositions which
had occupied the court since Monday.
Wnen the reading of dispositions
was concluded, John l. Tirney, a news
paper correspondent of Denver, was
called by the defense. He testified re-
garding the political situation in Col
orado in 19O4-5, when it was alleged
that attempts were made on the lives
of Governor Peabody and Supreme
Court Justices Goddard and Gabbert.
Tirney was asked what the public
against Peabody and the justices of
the supreme court in 1904-5.
There was objection to this ques.
ton and a long argument by Darrow.
He declared it was the purpose of the
defense to snow that there were 9th
ers whose feelings and motives were
stronger than any that could be
charged against the Western Fedora
ton of Miners. Judge Wood inquired
if he intended to show that somebody
other than Orchard committed the
crimes. No, your honor" replied Dar
row 1--WE will presume that Orchard
did those things, but we propose to
show that he was acting as agent for
those who must have had a stronger
feeling than the Western Federation.
We propose to show that these de
PENDANTS had absolutely nothing to
do with Orchard in connection with
tive pure and simple. We want to
show that among a great class of
people in the city of Denver there
was a feeling infinitely stronger than
has been charged against the Fedora
ton, as a result of the eight-hour de-
cision. Darrow here said that he de-
sired to go into the matter in detail
and state the facts expected to be
proved by the witness. He went at
length into the matter of the PeabO-
dy and Adams gubernatorial contest
and the attempt to unseat Democrat
ic members of the legislature. The
judges of the supreme court, elected
as Populists and Democrats, sided
with the Republicans, he declared,
and the feeling grew so strong tnat
flags were displayed at half-mast and
nooses hung in windows for tae SUI
preme court. The court sustained the
objection to this testimony and Tfr-
ney left the stand.
Charles H. Meyer, president of the
Western Federation of Miners, and a
fellow defendant of Haywood, was
sworn in as a witness today. He was
called at 1918 and as escorted into
court by deputy sheriff. He seemed
quite self possessed, and as ne walk
ed to the stand looked around the
court room, apparently seeking a
glimpse of his wife, who occupied an
inconspicuous chair behind the press
tables He displayed some nervous
ness as his examination began, but
within a few minutes was going stea-
dily in the recital of his connection
with the Western Federation of Min.
ers. During the review of the CoueI
D'Aline strike of 1899, the witness
said he was in sympathy with the
strikers in their struggle, but ne
never had any personal hostility to
Frank Steunenberg.
He said that he had been miner
since 1888, joined the Western Fed
Grafton of Miners in 1897, and was
first elected president in June, 1902
having been reelected annually ever
since The witness was questioned
about mis- duties as head of the org
anization.
Shortly before noon the witness
entered upon a lengthy examination
as to the Cripple Creek strike OF
1904 With the utmost deliberatioI
he denied that he ever discussed the
explosion at the vindicator mine as
detailed by Orchard. Meyer said ne
was in Joplin, Mo-, at the time of the
explosion In December. 1903. and ht