The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-07-12
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 113 to members that the Federation
 1G1eud them for any crime com
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 6ator Borah next inquired as to | 14hono's relations to the Western S ration of Miners. Pettibone was
 An active member. but when his x lneus permitted. would attend the
 oypntions, and would come to head x SSr{era. He was good friend of sE - nf9anisation and ready to assist #ln my way he could. He has often & nfouBht furniture and other supplies Ter the organization or for it's mem- ! bora
 Meyer declared he had never heard X 4x Orchards enmity toward Governor Deubsrg until the present trial Q 614&&oa Senator Borah had the wit n&ae tell again of Orchards activities < T Goaplng tho Federation officials in $ 1e alleged train wrecking case at $ *0E3up1o Greek. z kss m knew him as Orchard, and as an
 11t4o member of the organization?" < 1etsd Senator Borah. SE ss So sir.s
 E a' n4sndea Hiring Eeay Guard. k M to Orchards accompanying him s74e N9xAy Noyer said he had intended
 
 $ID&4 10 drop in and say that he was # nt1I to Ouray on his way to Silver s&14W4 The two were on the train to- 2 6&4Se for . day and night and talked 1e& generally about their experiences MI 1Ae various mining districts. There ADA some discussion of Steunenberg.
 oo1ard comparing his acts to those of ~ lovernor Peabody of Colorado. Or E UAArd also told or having had an in- 4orest In the Hercules Mines. but did not say he had lost that interest be- 1aase of the Governor. He always said ' 1s was because of troubles in the x Coeer dsAlenes." # 1Qoyer repeated his statement of yes- Gaf4Ay that from the time of his ar- #4oQf ln Ouray in April, 1904. until Juno NH 1908, he had not seen Orchard.
 Rou are sure of this? questioned 9oaAtse 1orah.
 Fl am willing to gay so under oath. $ Nsnat ator.s
 outside of offering a reward of s5.- oe4 Ythe Western Federation of Miners. E 116yer said. did nothing toward fer rettng out the parties responsible for the Independence depot explosion.
 The witness read in the papers that Orchard and Johnny Neville were sus- . peeled of the crime. ss The Federation did nothing toward S this.
 11oyef said that when Orchard went \ IT Einner with him year later the E nnGtkef of the Independence depot ex- 01oGt0a was discussed. Orchard de- < nYa&od that he had nothing to do with ot 4nA that he and Neville had left the @ErlpDle Creek district before the ex- < p1o1lon occurred
 Mover declared he knew nothing of |bA dtaft being sent by Haywood to Jack < Dfu1okins on December 21, 1905. The 1rof he ever heard of the draft was in
 ASxevidence produced in court week - - ago.
 woulAnr Require Meme.
 wouldn't your name have to be on ! Such . draftr' asked Senator Borah.
 ~Np sir."
 Wouldn't you have knowledge of a cheek being drawn to cover the draft?'
 sYes 9ir."
 ~pid you ever draw such . checkr' Tho only check I drew was given Ao 0lmpkins in person when he drew < m DOT diem and mileage in December < n Bonyer.
 0tnator Borah asked Mover if he had x lba& any previous communication with Uack 91mpkins prior to receiving from tim January 4. 1906, the telegram Can not ret . lawyer to defend Hogan"
 He declared he had not.
 Do you know why he sent you that F kelegramr'
 T do not"
 sDsd you ever talk to him about itr'
 Fl lave never seen him since."
 1&oYor said that Simpkins as the Aei&ber of the executive committee &6nfd of the district where the trou- ( D1o soccurred. would be the man to ham, 116 the affairs of the Western Federa- 1ion Of Miners.
 K. Mover said that at the time the Fed < eratior arranged to employ a lawyer Tor Orchard there had been no inves- t1R8tion to determine the mans guilt |s IT 3o learn if Jack Simpkins had been n EAldwell.
 @psAn't Think OrcAard Guilty.
 ssDid you expect to preserve the good xnArne of the Western Federation of 1Gfnars by defending the man who had , ky1Ind Frank Steunenberg?' demanded Denhtor Borah.
 g4 sf aid not believe at that time that Orchard had anything to do with The murder. I felt it was just another at- fempt to charge a crime to the Fed sratlon.
 Attorney Fred Miller, who went from apOkane to defend Orchard. was paid n 100 on account. when he came to neaver January 30, 1906. to report the rennit of Orchards preliminary hear 1n9 The check was not made put in X nHiIIer's name. but was drawn to the \ or6ar of Richardson and Hawkins who < had acted as the Federation's attorney on several instances.
 Tsha cross examination lasted but a x sitfia more than an hour and a half < On fe-direct examination Mover said Hhat Attorney Hangs was employed by s Hha Federation at Cripple Creek and z snAAe an investigation of the Independ- snce explosion. Mover declared he mad not heard of Simpkins since some time