The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1907-07-13
FIRM IN HIS DENIAL
Haywood SwearS He Had No Hand
in Murder Of Steunenberg.
HAD PASSED FROM HIS MIND

emphasizes TITS bcCidTdtion OF inHO
cence by Saying He Never Even
Thought of the Idaho Official After
the Occur d'Alene Strike.
Boise, Ida, July 13.-Testifying in
his own behalf William d. Haywood
denied that he planned, conspired In
or desired the murder of former Gov
ernor Steunenberg. The prisoner
witness emphasized his declaration oi
innocence when in we'll measured
words and even tone he said:
Il do not believe | ever thought of
Steurenberg after l left Idaho"
The direct examination of the de
fendant took up the first hour and q
half of the morning session. Clarence
Darrow led his client carefully over
the ground covered by Orchard and al
every charge that Haywood had any
connection with Orchard other than
of the most innocent character OF
with any criminal act was denied
again and again by. the witness in the
most positive terms.
Senator Horah took Haywood In
hand for cross-examination for the
last hour of the session. The witness
changed his position in the witness
chair and faced the prosecutors table
He gave no signs of nervousness
Leaning back with one arm flung over
the back of his chair after the first
question he looked up at Judge Wood
and said:
Your honor, may | have the shut.
ters of that window closed? The
glare is strong and | cannot see the
senator's eyes"
Haywood gave careful explanations
CT the workings of the Western Fed
GRAFTON OF Miners, its policy and atti-
tude towards employers of labor.
Witness for Defense Recalled.
Dominick Flynn, one of the de-
fense's witnesses, was recalled by the
state when the case opened. He was
asked as to a conversation he had
with Daniel Ganey at Mullen, Ida, in
1899. The questions were evidently
for the purpose Of imp Eeachment. After
Flynn left the stand Haywood was re-
called and the direct examination was
continued.
Haywood said that Orchard had
been at his house three or four times.
Most of the members of the union,
when they were in Denver, called at
his home, the witness declared He
denied ever having called on Orchard,
The witness was asked about buy
ing horse and buggy for Orchard to
go on killing expeditions with and
emphatically denied having done SO.
Haywood said Orchard came one day
to headquarters in a buggy with a
colored man and said George Petit.
bone wanted to know if he could trade
the rig for a gray mare which the fed
horses which had been used in dis
trlbuttng relief in the Cripple Creek
district. Pettibone was anxious to get
the mare for one of his delivery Wag
Ons.
The witness denied severally and
positively that he had talked to Or
chard or planned with him the killing
James Hearne, David Moffat or Judges
Goddard and Gabbert. He declared
that Orchards story on the witness
stand was the first he had heard Of
the matter.
Haywood first met Steve Adams in
1902. He said the $75 he sent to Ad
ans at Ogden when the latter wired
he was in Jail there was his (Hay-
woods, own money. Adams had been
out prospecting and had stated on
leaving Denver that If he struck any
thing he would locate Haywood on it,
Adams and his wife were both draw
ing strike relief at this time.
Relief Money for Adams.
Adams and his wife left Colorado in
the spring of 1905. Haywood said
that some time later he received
letter from Mrs. Adams saying she
and Steve had located on homestead
In Oregon. They expected to do we'll,
but needed little temporary relief,
promising to pay it back in butter and
eggs. Thirty dollars was sent to
them The next he heard of Steve
Adams was when the latter was ar
rested.
AS to the letter he wrote to Harry
Orchards wife Nov. Is, 1905, Hay
wood said his note was in reply to
one from Mrs. Orchard inquiring as to
her husbands whereabouts. He told
her what he knew about Orchard He
had nc way of knowing where Orchard
was except as the latter had told him
his plans for going to Alaska. Hay
wood said he did not Gaze to tell Mrs.
Orchard what her husband had said
as to his determination not to return
to her.
Questioned about the assassination
OF Governor Steunenberg Haywood
denied that he had any concern in or
any knowledge OF plot to kill Steun-
enberg. Speaking slowly and emphat.
icalIy he said.