Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1907-07-11
JUDGE SHUT II OUT.
FROM THE HAYWOOD JURY
Anlmoslty 70 steunenberD Shown
More 81 the San FrancIsc6 Pc
positions Read Regarding
the Bradley Explosion.

Boise, Idaho, July 10.-The defens'
In the Steunenberg murder case Tues
day charged that Detective James
MCFARLAND has been guilty Of an at
tempt to manufacture testimony
against william D. Haywood, but wal
unsuccessful in getting the basis anS
details Of the charge before the cour
and Jury.
Alva A. Swain, q newspaper cores
pondent who represents the Pueblo
Chieftain ct Denver was called to tho
stand and questioned as to a CONVEX
sation he had with Detective McPar
land in Denver last fall. Senator 30
rah Tor the state objected TO the con
versation on the ground that no foun
dalton had been laid for It.
Clarence barrow for the defense
who was examining Swain, explained
that the testimony was offered for the
purpose Of showing that there existed
q conspiracy between the mine own
ers and the PInkertons to secure the
conviction and execution Of the prfs
oner. MCFARLAND approached this
witness in an attempt to manufacture
testimony" he declared. land I be
iieye we have a right to show IT,"
Judge Wood said there was nothing
in the evidence that furnished pro
per foundation for the Introduction Of
such testimony and sustained the
states objection. The defense took
an exception and said they would lat
or make another attempt to secure
the admission Of SWANS testimony,
Counsel for the defense are evidently
counting on reaching the matter
through MCFARLAND himself but II is
quite probable that the state will not
call Mcfarland as q witness.
II IL claimed by the defense that
MCFARLAND told Swain that he had a
letter from Harry Orchard saying
that when Haywood paid him for the
vindlcator Job he took him to one of
the Denver banks to draw the money
and that when they came out Of the
bank Swain was stanf'"g at the door
and saw them. ItAis said that Swain
told MCFARLAND that he could not re-
member the incident whereupon Nc
Parland impressed him with the i'm
portance OF 1t as evidence and signifl.
cantly urged him to recall 1t and be-
come a witness in the case.
4 Detective MCFARLAND denies that he
ever suggested anything improper to
Swain. He says he got the letter as
described by Orchard who wrote that
Swain was at the door of'the bank on
the day in question, there being run
on the bank and that he believed
Swain might remember having seen
them. He says that when he went to
see Swain the latter said that he
would mot tell whether be remem-
bered the incident or not and asked
for another interview, Mcfarland
declares that he then dropped the
matter and did not again see Swain.
Allen F. Gill, formerly master me-
chanic Of the Tiger and Poorman mine
and later city engineer Of Spokane
and bis wife, Mrs, Gill. were also wit
nesses for the defense Tuesday. They
Jointly related that Harry Orchard
attempted to seal them his interest IN
the Hercules mine In February and
March, 1893, which was just prior to
his departure from the occur d'Alenes
and Mr.. Gill who saw Orchard In spo-
kane a month before he killed steun-
enberg, testified that Orchard said
that It was because Of Steunenberg
that he lost his interest in the Her
cules.
other than for the interest and re-
lief afforded by the introduction Of
three witnesses named. the entire day
was given over to reading the rest
81 the San Francisco dispositions. The
men who built the Linforth flats, the
plumbers who put in the lighting sys-
TEN, the fIremen who came after the
explosion and the contractors and
fhelr men who made the repairs. all
depobed at great length and detail
The weight Of their tales seem to "a
Vor a gas explosion but none Of the
testimony was conclusive and the
whole question involved will be
brought before and decided BY the
fury.