Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-07-10
Verbal Testimony in Haywood
Case Recommended.
MOYER HAS NOT CONFESSED
Declared Positively No One Has Ap-
preached Him.
POLITICS IN THE CASE TODAY
Attempt to Show the State Of Public
Feeling in Denver During
the Peabody Regime.

BOISE, Idaho, July 10.-With the excep-
ton of Charles H. Meyer, the president.
| and William d. Haywood. the secretary
treasurer of the Western Federation OF
Miners. the defense in the steunenberg
| murder trial will today close its case in
direct.
A portion of the morning session having
been given to the further reading of deposit
tions taken in San Francisco, two or three
witnesses will come up for examination
Among these is Fred Miller. one of the at
torneys for William d. Haywood. Miller
acted as attorney for Harry Orchard when
the self-confessed murderer of Steunenberg
was arrested at Caldwell According to
witnesses for the state, Miller, who prac-
tices at Spokane, Wash. sent a telegram to
orchard when he was in jail at Caldwell
announcing that he was coming to his as
sistance. This message. it is charged. was
IN pursuance Of an arrangement made by
Haywood that the Western Federation OF
miners would defend the murderer
So far the defense has not denied that
Western Federation. 1t is maintained that
Haywood sent the telegram to Silver City
when 1t was announced in the NEWSPAPERS
that the Western Federation was con-
cerned in the murder and that 1t was their
custom to take up all matters where the
name of the federation was involved
John Nugent, another of the attorneys
representing Haywood was at the time OF
Orchards arrest practicing In Silver City.
Idaho. and he consulted by the secre-
tary Of the local union. who received Hay
woods message.
1t Is known that Miller visited Orchard
after his arrest and that he went to Dem
yer to consult with the Western Fedora
ton. afterward calling on Orchard at the
penitentiary in Boise.
At this time Miller bought Orchard a suit
of clothes and was acting for him. While
Miller was In Denver Orchards confession
was secured by Detective Mcfarland and
when this confession came out later Mil
lers visits ceased.
Witnesses in Rebuttal.
About a score of witnesses who will be
called in rebuttal by the state have arrived
in Boise. They come chiefly from Idaho
and Colorado. The defense having set up
the claim Of cOunter-conspiracy on the part
OF the Mine Owners Association. the Cit-
zens' Alliance and the Pinkerton agency.
In furtherance of which they have intro
duced testimony to show the calling out OF
the military in Colorado was unnecessary.
the sta tie proposes to show that before the
military was called number Of terrible
outrages had been committed and that lives
and property of many citizens having been
placed in jeopardy during the struggle be-
tween the federation and the mine owners
the calling out of The military was neces-
sary a precaution.
Among the witnesses in rebuttal will be
Capt. MCFARLAND. the manager of the
western division Of the Pinkerton National
Detective Agency 1t Is expected that his
testimony will be highly interesting, and
that the examination by the defense will be
searching. Mcfarland has been the object
of continual attack on the part of the de-
tense. He has been retained by the state
of Idaho ever since the arrest OF Orchard.
case against Meyer, Haywood and Petit
bone since they were brought to Idaho
from Colorado.
The Meyer Confession"
It Is probable that the rest Of the week
will be taken up with the examination Of
Meyer and Haywood The former goes on
the stand today. Counsel for the defense
say that his examination will not be lengthy
and that he probably will be dismissed be-
fore the adjournment this afternoon
Ever since the case against Haywood
there have been runlors Of probability OF
confession from Meyer. According to the
best possible information from reliable
source there Is not the slightest foundation
for these reports. The statement has been
made that society women of Boise are in
teresting themselves in an effort to infiu-
ence Mrs. Meyer to secure confession
from her husband. For such report. there
is not the slightest foundation. 1t Is be-
yond question that neither Mrs. Meyer nor
Meyer himself have been approached by
any persons in Boise with a view to inttu-
encing the case. statement to this effect
is authorized by counsel for both sides and
by both Meyer and his wife.
John Tierney Called.
When the trial opened this morning
Senator Borah read the cross-cxamina-
ton in the deposition of w. A. Abernathy.
contractor and former miner in the
Occur d'Alenes. who declared lie heard
Harry Orchard say he would get" Gov.
Steunenberg some time. This was the
last of the dispositions which had occu-
pied the court since Monday.
When the reading of the dispositions was
concluded John l. Tierney. newspaper
correspondent of Denver, was called by the
defense. He testified regarding the political
situation in Colorado in 1904 and 1895.
when it Is alleged that attempts were made
on the life of Gov. Peabody and Supreme
Court Justices Goddard and Gabbert. Tier
ney said he was a candidate for the legis-
lature in 1904. Asked if he was elected on
the face of the returns, but not al
lowed to take his seat, there was OBJ
lection from the state, and the witness was
not allowed to reply.
Tierney next was asked what the public
feeling in the city Of Denver was against
Gov. Peabody and the supreme court in
1904 and 1905. Again there came an objec-
ton from the state, and a long argument
ensued.
Aim of the Evidence.
Mr.. barrow declared 1t was the purpose
of the defense to show that there
others whose feelings and motives were
stronger than any that could be charged
against the Western Federation OF Miners.
Are you going to show that somebody
other than Orchard committed the crimes?"
queried Judge Wood.
mo, your honor" replied barrow; I'VE
will presume that Orchard dlo those things
but we propose to show that he was acting
as agent for those who must have had a