The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1907-06-05
ORCHARD TESTIMONY
A TRAIL OF BLOOD.

Boise, ID, Jun. 5.-Harry Orchard
| was placed on the witness stand in
the Haywood case this morning. He
berland county Canada, il 1866, and
ley.
Attorney Hawley took Orchard
through a close examination leading
up to the Couer D'Alene troubles OF
1899. The defense objected to the in
PRODUCTION of evidence bearing on the
COuer D'Alene trouble, as having no
bearing on the case against Haywood.
Judge Wood admitted the testimony.
saying that the court could easily see
that it might be important. This ap-
pears to settle the question as to the
extent to which Orchards testimony
will be admitted.
Orchard proceeded in narrative
form to tell the story of the blowing
up of the concentrator at Warder in
April, 1899. Two men were killed. The
defense continually objected. Haywood
kept his eyes steadily fixed on Orch
ard, who gazed steadily to the front.
Except for occasional glances Orch
ard did not look at Haywood.
Orchard testified that ne lighted
one of the fuses that blew up the con-
centrator mill at Warder.
Orchard said he went to California
when the Federal troops came in
From there he went to Arizona and
Utah, and arrived in Colorado il 1902.
He worked for a time in the Vindica-
tor mine He left there during the
strike in August, 1908. He remained
in the vicinity for nearly a year dur
ing which the strike lasted. He gave
the details of how he blew up the
man named Ackerman. He said that
w. F. Davis and Sherman Parker.
who had charge of the strike, prom
ised MIN $500 for doing the job. After
the explosion he asked for the money,
and was told that they would have to
get it from headquarters in Denver.
Later he went to a meeting in Victor
with Davis and Parker and they pro
missed him the money next day Next
day both Davis and Parker were ar
rested. Orchard says he tnen went to
Denver, where Haywood told him the
blowing up of the Vindicator was a
fine piece of business. Meyer gave
him 5000, aid Haywood later in Moy-
er's office paid him $500 for blowing
up the mine. He said Haywood and
Meyer told him to blow up anything
he could think Of and to get some
of the soldiers if possible.
Orchard said tnat Parker and Davis
told him they were going to wreck
the Florence and Cripple Creek train
and asked him to assist, saying there
would be money in it. Orchard told
them, he testified, that he wanted the
money for things he had already
done, and next day ne told d. c. Scott
of the railroad company about the
plan to blow up the train. He did this
because he wanted money. Orchard
said that he later went to Telluride
with Meyer in connection with the
injunction proceedings which the I'm
ion took against the citizens to pre-
vent their molesting the miners re-
turning after deportation. At this
point a recess was ordered until after
noon.
Part of Yesterdays Proceedings
Boise, Idaho, June 4.-In his open
ing speech Attorney Hawley said that
he would prove that after Harry Or
chard's arrest he received a telegram
signed IN" which was followed by
the presence at Caldwell of Mr.. Miller,
one of the lawyers now defending
Haywood Hawley said the prosecution
would produce a letter from Pettibone
to Orchard when the latter was in
iail He announced that Orchard had
made a full confession to McPAarland
and that Orchard and McPharland
would be put on the stand. Hawley
said that he would prove the Inner
circle" was responsible for the death
of Arthur Collins at Telluride and
many other persons in Colorado and
elsewhere.
Hawley charged the blowing up of
the Independence depot. causing tle
death of fourteen persons. to the di-
rect instigation of Haywood. He said
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this and other crimes on the specific
request of Haywood.
Hawley announced tnat he expected
to show that the action of Governor
Steuaenberg in crushing out the riot
ers in Couer de Alene brought on him
the enmity of the Inner circle" of
the Western Federation of Miners,
and that as a result of this he was
killed at the order of the Inner cir
Gle" Hawley concluded his address
at 11:06.
the defense would reserve its opening
statement until the states case had
been closed.
c. F. Wayne was called as the first
witness. Wayne was working on the
Steunenberg place the night of the
explosion and described the occur
renee The defense declined to cross
examine Wayne.
DR.. J. W. Cue. who attended the
dying man, described mis- terrible in
juries He also was excused without
cross examination.
John c.. Rice, a lawyer. and y. 5.
Ellis, merchant, testified to seeing
Orchard near Steunenberg's residence
many times for a month before the
assassination. They were cross exam
ined by Richardson. A recess was Ia