The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-06-15
Showing That He Sent Money
to Steve Adams.
DRAFTS INTRODUCED
Showing Remit! ances We're
Made to Jack Simpkins.
Casing of the Peabody Bomb
Also introduced.


won its fight for the admission of the
contents If the telegram Steve Adams
sent from Ogden to the defendant
Haywood at Denver. in June, 1908, and
Detective Pender of Ogden, was per-
rnitted to testify to the contents this
morning. The message was an appeal
from Adams to Haywood for money.
THE state then produced and secured
the admission of six drafts sent by
Haywood to Jack Simpkins at various
times in 1904, 1905 and 1906.
One was sent Just before and one
just after the Steunenberg murder and
the purpose for which they were in
tIoduced was TO show the relations of
Haywood and Sirlpkins who aided Han
~ Orchard in the first attempt to kill
{ Steunenberg.
I The state nc1t produced the frag-
-aents of tie pistol and device by which
the internal machine placed in the
Vindicator mine was set off and this
led to a general Gfgression into, The
While story of the Cripple Creek
strike of 1904. in which the defense
sought to show violence and incite-
I.lent to violence by agents and officers
of the mIne owne.s' association and
high handed injustice by the martial
law which was declared.
Then the play went back to the Pea
body bomb to prove its recovery from
the Occur D'Alene river. Former Gov
trnor eabody, Mrs. Peabody and Miss
Peabody, who mad seats within the rail,
intently watched the production of the
bomb casing which SO long held trag-
edy for them.
The Peabody Bomb.
Charles l. Roach. plumber, testi-
fled that he made the casing of what
is known as the Peabody bomb" 1t
was made to order He identified the
He said he did not think he could
identify the person who ordered it and
did not know Orchard.
Miss Cora May Peabody. daughter
of former Governor Peabody, was one
of the last witnesses at the morning
session. She testified to seeing two
men near her carriage during her
fathers term or office. Her mother
testified that one night he waited to
shoot the governor, but ladies got out
of the carriage.
Z. F. Richardson cross examined
Miss Peabody closely. She was ex-
tremely nervous, but answered every
question without contradiction. Rich
ardson's questions were directed to-
ward effort to show that the wit
ness was endeavoring to bolster up
Orchards testimony. Former Gov
error Peabody was the last witness.
He saw Orchard in Canon City at the
time Orchard said that he went there
for the purpose of killing the gov
ernor.
Proceedings in Detail.-&
The seats outs ide the bar were not
more than half filled when court OPP
ened this morning at o'clock. J. T.
Pender, the detective from Ogden. who
arrested Steve Adams in a fruit car at
Ogden was recalled. Senator Borah
stated to the court that in the state
ment made by Orchard and the testi-
mony of Pender upon the stand yes
terday that Steve Adams sent tele-
gram to Haywood. thus linking Steve
Adams Tor
wood, the state had the right to intro
duce Pender's testimony as to his
knowledge of the contents of the tele
gram. Judge Wood said he had no
doubt as to the admissfbilityaD the
evidence. but ruled that the state must
lay foundation to show that the origi-
nal telegram had been destroyed. Sem
atcr Borah argued at some length and |
quoted authorities. Mr.. Richardson
argued that there was no possible rule
of law under which the evidence could
be introduced. For the sake of argu- !
me mt he admitted that Adams sent the
telegram to Haywood when he was
stranded and beating his way back te |
Denver from a mining camp fin Cali |
forTIiG, but maintained that this coul6 |
not be strained to mean that a con-
spiracy existed between Steve Adams |
and Haywood.
The court admitted the testimony as |
a declaration from Steve Adams. whom |
the state sets Up as a co-conspirator. |
The telegram read:
w. ID. Haywood, Denver Col: |
am in trouble. send me SIS at once.-t
Steve Adams
Fender was briefly cross-examined |
and left the stand
j. c. Houston, assistant cashier of |
the First National bank of Denver was |
called.
Identifies HarwoOd's signature.
He said that the Western Federation /
of Miners did business with his bank /
and Identified Haywood,s signature on
five drafts which were marked for iden-
tification. The drafts were in favor of /
l. ]. Simpkins and were purchased on /
the Mechanics National bank of New
York; the Park National bank of New
York; the National Bank of Commerce /
and the First National bank of New
York. all OF the drafts except one were
signed by Haywood as secretary and
treasurer of the Western Federation OF
Miners. Anothe, draft introduced was
signed By James Kirwan. assistant sec
Ietary and treasurer. Richardson Oh
jected to the Introduction of the drafts
because they were lmn.aterial and had
no connection with the murder of
Steunenberg. He read from the face Of /
the drafts. 80
follow: =
January 81. 1904. sss.2O; Mechan-i
les National bank of New York: by
William D. Haywood and endorsed to
l. j. Simpkins; cashed by the weber
bank at Wardner., <H
January Is. 1905. $3.50; National
Bank of Commerce. New York: by
" lillian d. Haywood and endorsed to
L J. SimptIins, cashed by the Weber
January 26. 1905. ss1s.so; First
National bank OF New York; by James
Airwan and endorsed to L. j. Simp-