New-York tribune., 1907-06-26
BOISE DEFENCE OPENS
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Mrs King said that K. c. Sterling. chief Of de-
tectives for the Mine Owners Association OF
Colorado. lived her house in Cripple Creek she
Orchard visit his room seven or more tunes.
generally in the evening Sterling engaged ana
paid for occupied by Mrs Mckinney the
wife of the man charged with putting spikes on
the Florence & Cripple Creek Railroad-the at
tempted wreck which the union claims the railroad
officials and the mine owners undertook themselves
with the intent Of placing the blame on the West
ern Federation OF Miners. Mrs. King said she saw
Orchard knocking several times on Mrs Nc
Kinney's door
The cross examination consisted of only few
questions tending more closely 70 fix the date OF
Stering's stay at the King house.
Miss Frances f. King, Il daughter OF the preced-
witness took tho stand and identified pictures OF
Orchard those of the she had seen In the
neighborhood Of the house in Cripple Creek several
times. She was not examined. and gave way
to Mrs Alice Fitzhugh who succeeded MIS- klns
as proprietor of the Star Rooming House Mrs
Fitzhugh said that Detective Sterling continued to
live I'm the house for some time after she took
charge. She saw Harry Orchard go 20 Sterhngs
at least dozen times. Mckinney, the man
accused of the spike pulling. was in Sterling's room
following his release from jail, she said.
On cross-examinaton. Mrs. Fitzhugh said she
kept no record of her roomers. and was testifying
wholly from memory.
graph operator IN the employ of the Florence &
Cripple Creek Railway, was the next witness. He
told Of seeing Harry Orchard. K. c. Sterling and
d. G. Scott detective of the railway company.
together IN Scott's at the Cripple Creek sta
ton. He saw orchard there twice before the at
tempted train wreck.
on Cross-examinatiou AIIer said he could not re-
member what time Of day IT was that Orchard first
came to the station He did not know whether
Scott and orchard had ever met before. Aller said
his recollection was not clear. as the matter had
made particular impression upon him AIler
said he could not remember the dates of Orchards
visits even as to the approximate time with refer
enCe 10 the train wreck
You are lust guessing about the matter aren't
you?' said Mr.. Hawley for the state. "and you are
not sure about anything?'
Il only about it being Orchard" replied
the witness.
Two of the next witnesses desired by the defence
were not in the room and early luncheon ad-
journment until 1870 p. m. was ordered
CRIPPLE CREEK CONDUCTOR CALLED.
Ira blizzard OF Cripple Creek a railway con-
ductor and yardmaster was called to the stand as
the first witness after recess
Did you testify before the United States
mission appointed TO investigate Cripple Creek dis
turbanCes?" asked Mr.. Darrow.
NO sir" replied the witness
DO you know IA {. Sterling?"
Yes. sir
The witness said Sterling was in the employ OF
tho Mine Owners Association and he had COM
municated with Sterling the headquarters OF the
association. BLIZZARD was contracting agent for
the Florence and Cripple Creek Railroad at the
time of the Independence station explosion He
Immediately went there and saw the wire and chair
rUnE which served Clsws.
The defence claims the Independence station was
all hut an abandoned building. and that its de-
struction might have been planned by others than
the Western Federation of Miners
What sort of a depot was it," asked Mr. Oar
row of the witness.
The denQt I'm good condition." repli.d
BLIZZARD 1t was nice, up-to-date station, with
OF it." ." HUM
The witness told of putting the bloodhounds on
the trail OF the men who were supposed to have
perpetrated the outrage The prosecution objected
on the ground that the dogs had not been qualified
but Judge Wood allowed the evidence to go in
BLIZZARD detailed the route taken by the dogs which
Went toward colorado Springs. At water tank
bllzard called up Is. c. Sterling on the telephone
Senator Borah objected TO any conversation
OF this nature as hearsay He declared that
the defence had the right to show that some one
other than Orchard blew UP the Independence sta
uon, If il could but that the evidence must ba
competent. and not hearsay
We expect to show" said Mr.. Darrow in reply
that k G. sterling was responsible for the blow
ms up or the depot; that he knew all about IT, and
mat We expect TO connect Orchard with the Mine
Owners Association"
Upon the showing the evidence will be sub
mitted." declared Judge Wood
THE CALLING OFF OF THE DOGS
Il called Sterling up aud told him the dogs were
on n good. safe trail He replied Call the dogs
off; we know who did IL I called the dogs off
Some days later l Sterling and he told mo
tho reason he called the dogs off was that he knev
who caused the explosion: that It was steve,
Adame"
on cross-oxaminatIon BLIZZARD said he did not
know either Orchard or Adams; that Sterling told
him nothing about Adams other than that he was
the man who blew UP tho station
BLIZZARD declared that the Independence station
was used as stopping place, but there was no
ticket agent there.
BLIZZARD was followed by DR. A. l.. Mcc;ee for
merly a physician and surgeon In the Coeur
dAlenes and now mining broker.
lie said he had known Orchard since 1897 Or
chard delivered milk at his house
The day of the Bunker Hill and Sullivan mill
explosion at Wardner MCGec said he Thought bs
saw Orchard at Mullen, eighteen miles distant Il
am not sure of it. but IL I am not mistaken I saw
Orchard playing poker that day in 4 saloon OF
cigar store said the witness
DIR. MCGEE also related a conversation he had
with Orchard in the Cuaur d d'&Ienes IN 1894 Or
chard, according to the witness, said he was 'spot-
ting for detective agency
ON croSs-eXaminatiOn the witness said he saw
Orchard at the station one day at Wallace Idaho
talking 10 man named Cunningham. Orchard
claims he gave the Peabody bomb to a named
Cunningham. who said he wanted blow up a
'Scab" boarding house The witness positively
fixed the time of his conversation with Orchard as
the latter part of July. 1904
d. c. Scott, who came 10 Boise in behalf of the
tity of X c. Sterling. who. it alleged was a
Secret Service in the employ of the Mine
Owners Association in 1903 and years there
after.
Goldheld New. but formerly of Cripple Greek
Pedd said he had known Harry Orchard n long
while In Union Hall No. 40 at Cripple Creek in
1903 he said he had conversation with Orchard In
which the latter called Governor Steunenber ha rd
names. and said he responsible for his (Or-
chard's) poverty, and that he would get even with
the Governor.
Mr.. Darrow here brought heated and long
argument by asking the witness 10 detail his per-
sonal experiences In the Cripple Creek labor
troubles Mr.. Hawley voiced for the prosecution
strenuous objection. declaring the labor war in
Colorado had nothing 10 do with the inquiry into
the murder of Governor Steunenbcrg. He declared
the question asked for the purpose of possibly
arousing sympathy by showing the Colorado militia
may have done things it ought not to have done.