The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-07-12
sitwely Denies Every Material State
ment Made by Orchard as to Series
of Grimes by Alleged
Conspiracy
NEVER MADE THREATS
AGAINST GOVERNOR STEUNFNBFRG
DISCRIMINATION of President Mover State
snters Its Hottest Fire on Federation's PROMPT
Defense of Harry Orchard

|fgE Ida, July ll.-Wil1iam D.
rvci took the oath today as a wit
N his own defense, and in Il
liz narrative of his life and his
asa leader of his fellow miners,
sss interrupted by adjournment.
y milt of the murder of Frank
habsrg and the manifold crimes
Ia against him by Harry Or
&rrod was pale, and trembled with
|.rsDess when he left the table Of
>a,el and. walked around to the
III witness stand, where he faced
|-ses and jury and raised his right
I 10 be sworn. When he began TO
kdfo Clarence Darrow e questions,
Nee was low and somewhat uncer-
|Aut within ten minutes he had re-
bis composure, and for the rest
! aftsrnoon he was master of his
b As he told of mis- boybood.
|kggn with toll at the age of Q.
BE the history of his family, his
wife, who sat just to the left
Witness stand, began sobbing
Her mother-in-law and her nurse
bnforicd her, however, and dur
rest Of the afternoon she and
u Of Haywood IS kinsfolk re-
quiet, but deeply concerned, |
Makes Positive Denials.
vccds testimony was chiefly |
knzed by positive denials of the
1ns made against him by the
.tion. He denied that he met Or
util some time after the Viudi-
uplOslon, denied that ne sent
back TO Cripple Greek 10 blow
dependence station, denied par
~ In the Lyte Gregory murder,
nsd suggesting or discussing the
terg murder. He swore that he
pye Orchard any money at any
pace Tor any purpose. He de-
lna' he never made a threat
aeancnbcrg. whom ne said he
only as he did any politician
y being swaycd by capitaistic
= ne told of a number of oc-
shen he met Orchard in Den
ns ordinary course of his rela-
Eh ihe Federation and George
slp'1e, and said he saw Orchard
na time in August. 1905. when d
. sd him he was going to
.G HAYWOOD said he chided him
1uS his wife at Cripple Creek.
n Gaminatlon had not reached
lon of Jack Srmpkins and
.. @ the Federation after Steu-
Ms murdered when adjourn
srtug Attack by State.
'as completed the cross.cxam-
y rharles H. Moycr at noon,
'asalibg with his testimony. di,
~ strongest attack against the
IIse' W under which the Fedora
We suggestion Of Jack Simp-
70 lhe relief of Orchard when
!, prsled p for killing Steunenbere.
4, ooran' who conducted the ex-
Xpa, emphasizod e
gsins M and the Fed GRAFTON. and
usI the Federation, without !
10 tne guilt or innocence Of
No. $lo00 from its treasury
iol MS defense. He also de.
~. iact that the Federation is
sba;, inc defense Of Steve
sDe,s ~ .hargcd with killing two {
ID III IA. at the iustigatiou of Jack
inst t'Vter Ge denied knowing any
k,L cse Sl00 that Haywood {
sssrh ollnpkins few days be- r
t,g was assassinated, and |
,Ne h. TO Orchard by an I'M
l,V,s ~ q g9t at Caldwell Jail, and J
s9,a Under crosstire. !
|pe, Nr examination OF Moyer
= eyids, Darrow OF the defense /,
7w M We letter written by
Attiatjon "cnFer general counsel
N Ida 70 the local union at
20 oonns the time the matter
% epnsldos, tor Harry Orchard p
sas ation- s,,an- Tho State OBJ =
tsveral Incd- Mr.. Darrow I
The vAtracts from tho con- .
sath W., "estern Federation OF
'S admitted in evidence 4,
.nalor oss p s'eAamIna,ion OF tho :
ns rea, porah first inquired as I,
asn conyppWer power OF the organiza- y
fnlsJ ,ehiions, existed. Nov
IA ana ~ a. the executive board, -
"a sct,van n' eecrctary- treasurer. =
uiiye OF eh-ofiicio member T
tat oo,,fd uoafd ever since 1899. r
7er iyanvention Of the fedora {
,oyer said Jack, SIn1nL ms
f,5sy pIpllcc OF Harry Orchard
d ofacne apprchonded. was O
eard as a member of thc d
ESs,ss tior Idaho. an aIternafc 7,
sa vss 70 take UP his dulles
loassry deliberate | IN Sia c
astully JhslldentIy weighing his S
X,.sas ,Jl@ore. making them. V
ne coenus az Deadwood, S. o
X>s7ne na.o Alene troubles OF c
iassrs frIuain'ed with many b
~ts con,n THAT direction at
itiVn Of that year.