The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-07-15
PERJURY At BOISE
CHARGED BY
STATE
Dr.. L. L. MCGEE, a Haywood
Witness.
BOTH SIDES REST THEIR CASE
Steunenberg Trial Now Enters Its
Tenth Weekend Of Testimony
IL IN Sight.

BOISE, Ida, July l5.-startllng de
yelopments came In the trial OF vii
liam Haywood for the murder OF Frank
Steunenberg when the state began H.
rebuttal evidence. one witness con.
fcssed to participation In labor riot
resulting In the death OF two men
The record OF conviction for murder
In the second degree of u witness foI
the defense was introduced. and the
proof OF another having been sent 10
the insane asylum on the Information
Of his nelghbors was offered. Its ad
instability was argued, aud the deci'
sion OF the court will he handed down
shortly.
Finally shortly after court adjourned
for the day Information was sworn 90
and warrant for perjury was issued
In magistrates court against Dr. l.
L. McGee. n physician. " Wallace,
Ida. who was qpe 81 the witnesses TOT
the defense. Sheriff ]. W. Bailey Of
Shoshone county. who swore 10 the In.
formation against McGee. left for Wal
lace 60 arrest Mciee.
The end Of the trial Of Haywood.
charged with the murder Of aud con.
splracy 60 murder Frank steunenberg
l. now within measurable distance.
The case will now enter it, tenth
week OF hearing. Both sides have rest
ell. aud the rebuttal has begun.
Evidence has been introduced In sup.
port OF the charge brought by the state
Of Idaho that a conspiracy existed
among high officers Of the Western
Federation OF Miners 10 lntimidate all
persons who ran counter 90 the pur.
poses 81 the union with a view 10 -.
tabllshing members Of organized bod.
ics ~ workingmen A. masters Of the
situation. thus commencing a political
aud Industrial reorganization which,
having IT, initiative In the west. should
spread with Irresistible force through
out every section OF the country. Evi.
dence has bccn introduced 90 show
that Ia pursuance Of this conspiracy
eighteen men were murdered
In defense OF the man Immediately
concerned aud Of the officers OF the
Western Federation of Miners who are
charged with participating In the plans
Tor murder ns a means 90 the desired
ends evidence has been introduced 10
show that counter conspiracy existed
among employers ~ labor Ia the west
booking a. the humiliation of the West
crn Federation % Miners Ia partlcu.
lar because the federation represented
the cnuse u uryanizei labor. Evidence
has i.gn introduced 90 show that In
furthernncc 81 the conspiracy among
actual employers aud capitalists eight.
cen innocent men were killed. the con.
stitutIon ~ the United States was ylo-
lated aud the conspiracy eliminated In
the state 81 Idaho becoming a party 10
an attempt 90 compass the death of the
leaders of the Western Federation %
Miners. whose secretary II now on
trial
The state ~ Idaho has produced Har-
~ Orchard who swears that he II the
actual murderer ~ the eighteen men
whose deaths arc not disputed. lie
swcars that De- was employed 10y WI.
liam u. Haywood. secretary: Charles
n Meyer. president. and others Of the
Western Federation 81 Miners 90 muir
der Tor the price. and the Western Fed.
Grafton Of Miners has produced wit.
nesscs 10 contradict the testimony Of
the self confessed murderer.