Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1907-08-03
HAYWOOD'S TESTIMONY

animation by DarrOw was begun. The
taccusedc man was perfectly at ease as
he walked to the chair and took the
oath as witness in his own behalf.
His voice was quite low at first, but
when his attention was called to this
he elevated 1t SO as to carry to Judge
Wood
| Haywood was first questioned as to
his family history. He said his father
and stepfather were both miners and
The had begun work at miner under
the latter. Haywood was born in Salt
Lake City in 1869. His father was
born in Ohio and his mother in South
Africa, the daughter of an English
army officer. Haywood said he first
went to work at the mines when he
was 8 years old. He was maYied in
Pocatello, Idaho, and has two children
| daughters. The witness, who has
but one eye, said he lost the other
when boy of 7 by sticking knife
in it. The prisoner spent the greater
part of his mining career at Silver
City, Idaho. He joined the Western
Federation of Miners in 1896.
Haywood declared he never knew
Governor Steunenberg and had no in
terest in the Occur d'Alene troubles
other than as member of the fedora
ton. Resolutions and discussions con-
demning Governor Steunenberg's
course in the Occur d'Alenes, Haywood
declared, were not confined to the
Western Federation of Miners, but
were adopted generally by labor organ
izations throughout the country.
The witness was asked If he ever
said to any one, as has been testified.
that Governor Steunenberg should be
exterminated.
mo, SIR" he replied 81 think what
said was that he should be relegated,
and l took hand in RELOCATING him.
Haywood became member of the
executive board of the Western Fed
Grafton of Miners in 1900, holding that
position until June, 1901, when he was ,
elected secretary-treasurer His salary
is $3.50 month.
The witness was questioned at
length as to the early history of the
the duties of its officers.
etc. Asked if the Federation employs
attorneys, Haywood declared that at
times 1t has had as many as twenty
two attorneys on the payroll When
ne entered the organization there were
1000 members. It's growth has been
steady ever since that time, with the
of the Cripple Creek year,
when there was a temporary loss of
some 5000 members
FEDERATION IN POLITICS.
The Federation, according to Hay =
wood, has always taken an active in
crest In politics, one of its objects be-
ng to elect its friends and defeat its
1t has also taken a deep in
crest in labor measures affecting all
classes OF working-men. An eight.
lour law, as applied to miners, has
ieen assured in nearly every state
over which the Federation is orgall-
zed In some cases it became neces-
ary to amend state constitutions be-
ore the eight-hour statute could be
Effective
Haywood was led by barrow over {
much of the ground covered yesterday
" Meyer as to the beginning and pro-
'ress OF the Colorado troubles The
witness said his duties as secretary OF
he Federation kept him at headquar-
ers practically all of the time, the 1
raveling being done by the President I
nd members of the Executive Board. |
lie accompanied Meyer to Cripple t
,reek soon after the strike was called I
here, and at the Pinnacle Park picnic
an address in which he i
ounseled peace and warned against S
ny form of VIOLENCE. I,
FIRST MEETS ORCHARD. h
Haywood said he first met Orchard c
\ 1904 at the same time Meyer met t
i'm. Orchard came as delegate t
rom one of the Cripple Creek min
RS unions to convention of the d
tate Federation of Labor The wit
ess denied fatty, as did Meyer yes S
erday, that Orchard was at Fedora t
on headquarters, in December, 1903, q
nd that ne had congratulated Orchard v
n blowing up the indicator mine. n
He never spoke to me at any time
bout the indicator" declared Hay 4
GOD, land never received any money d
'om me-" r
Haywood corroborated what Meyer
'stifed to as the circumstances of
rchard accompanying the President
, Ouray, Colo. p
When Meyer asked Orchard if he r,
ad any firearms" said Haywood, O
Orchard unbuttoned his vest, reached @
ay down in his belt and pulled a AS f,
llibre six-shooter 1t must have been t.
foot and half long. l asked him O
nat he was going to do with that
ling. He said he would take it to ct
uray | said: DO you think those b
flows down there are going to wait te
II you undress yourself to get that b.
ing?'"
Haywoods recital of the incident.
Id In good humor, called out ripple n
laughter in the courtroom. h
Haywood told of Meyers return n
ON Ouray to Denver in 1904, in Gus W
dy OF detachment of militia. Hay IL
BOD was a prisoner in the custody of 81
officer HAYWOOD of b;a ou,r 40 4.