Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-06-25


NIT that Orchard committed Is the
murder of Steunenberg and running
through the whole Of the testimony will
be the motive Orchard had IN seeking
revenge on the man, who had. as he
thought. robbed him Of his riches in the
Hercules mine.
The claim that the defense will rest
within eight days Is looked upon as
quite speculative. as the cross-exam-
nation of many Of their witnesses prob
ably win take q considerable time. The
state expects to take week In rebuff
tai and the end Of the case is not looked
forward to with any degree Of certain
ty until the lasr week In July,
DEFENSE RECALLS ORCHARD.
When the trial was resumed this
morning there was a surprise IN store
for the spectators, The defense In open
ing it's case asked permission TO recall
Harry Orchard In order 10 put "A few
additional impeaching questions to the
states most important witness Or
chard had been brought In from the
penitentiary and was put on the stand
Immediately after court opened. Atty.
Richardson questioned him. He wanted
to know If Orchard had not told Max
Melich in a Turkish bath establishment
in Denver that Gov. Steunenberg was
responsible for his being a poor mar
| and that ne intended 10 kill him Or
chard said he had been TO the
baths with Malich but denied that there
had been any such conversation.
Orchard next was asked II he
knew John ID. Elliott
II do not replied the witness.
DIDN'T KNOW ELLIOTT.
Elliott Nyas in court aud ,raS ro
quested TO stand UP. Orchard looked
at him. shook his head and said he
| did not know the man. He denied
| having conversation with the man in
which he 10 alleged 10 have told Ell
lott ne was In the employ Of the
Mine owners association.
Richardson asked orchard If he
had not told Elliott that capital had
| determined to get rid OF union labor
| and would begin with the Western
| Federation Of Miners; that something
| was going to happen soon in Idaho
| and would startle the world.
II had no such conversation with
| any person at any time or place" de-
| clered Orchard.
Orchard also denied talking with
| Elliott about Gov. Steunenberg
DO YOU know D. c. Copely?" ask
ed Richardson.
Yes, sin"
| Did you In his room al San Fran
| cisco discuss the blowing up OF Fred
Bradley and say that Bradley got
| what he deserVed?"
| II may have said ii, don't known"
| Didn't YOU say 10 Copely that there
was another mar who had hand in
| the Occur d'Alene troubles Gov
| Steunenberg-and that this man had
| driven YOU out of the country and
you Intended TO kill him?"
DID MENTION s-rEUNENBERG.
NO. sir: didn't say Just that.
| neither in substance nor effect There
was conversati2n in which Gov.
| Stounenberg's name was mentioned.
Orchard next was confronted nv
| Charles A. sullivan miner from
| Cripple Creek. He said he knew Sui
| Ivan hut denied having conversation
with him in which he said GOV.
Steunenberg ought TO be killed. would
be killed and If he was not killed.
| Orchard would kill him himself
Orchard successfully denied having
had similar conversations with Fred
Hough OF Wallace. James Rainey, q
stage driver, and Lottie Day, woman
he knew In Denver.
| did YOU tell Lottie Day that you
had some money IN Petitioners store
that you had got from samoinsE
Orchard denied In turn having made
threats against Steunenherg 10 DaVlo
| Coates. r. r. Reid, W y. EasterlS
and w. r Davis.
PICTURES OF ORCHARD.
The defense here offered In evidence
two of the rogues gallery pictures ol
Orchard taken after his arrest ior lh,
| murder OF GOV. Steunenberg. The PIC
/ a
| bling that OF n tramp. unshaNeh az
unltempt. Atty. Richardson said NV
| pictures were offered 10 show the jury
| Inc condition of Orchard at the uHe
| of the murder as contracted WIN NJ
appearance today Judge WOOD ~
mitted the photos and they were hs s.t.l
ed TO the Jurors, who examiner tHe"
closely 10
eroup OF three men, one holding
smoking revolver. was also Introduces
| I'm evidence By the defense. me PIC
ture was taken In salt Lake CRY N
1901 orchard said the picture wa
taken as novelty. HIS companions
| we're Andy and Peter christhnseh.
In his direct testimony Orchard tol'
| Of making a trip into the Ninnic"lu'
mine with a man named Joe schoiI1
C,onfr0nted today by man giving M
name as Scholiz Orchard said he wa
not the person OF whom he had spoke"
pEFENsE's FIRST WITNESS
Then came the first witness FOR IN
defense- Mrs. Mary j. king, VINO iol
merly conducted a roomng ho olse,, !,
Crlpple Creek. Mrs King AN elderly
redned woman. with gray pompadonI
WAS examined by Clarence parroM
she frat told OF her family, saying sn'
had several grown sons VINO arr IT,.
ers but are not now and never Wet
members Of thc union ,,..
Mrs. King said that IS. q slering
ohief OF detectives for the Nine oNherh
association OF Colorado, lived az hel
nous h Cripple Creek She saw Or
churd visit his room seven or inol'
times, generally IN the evening sler
linn engaged and paid for a room oe.
cupled by Mrs Mckinney, the VIE OF
ne man charged with pulling splks'
on the Florence g. Cripple creek rail,
road-the attempted wreck which M
union claims The railroad officials ans
4 mine owners undertook themheives WIZ