The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-06-06

train, most of them armed. At Wardner we were told by W. F. Lewis, who was in command, to line up. The men with long guns were told to take the front ranks, followed by men with six-shooters. We were told to fire on the mill as we approached This we did and the fire was returned by the guards It soon devel- oped, however, that there were no men in the mill, and we took possession Pow der was placed at three places about the mill and It was blown up."
 Who set fire to the fuse?'
 Lit One Fuse.
 "T lit one; I don't know who lit the others"
 Orchard said two men were killed ;n tlfes4affair 4sE
 Four or five days after this trouble the United States troops came into the Occur D Alene.
 Who was the governor of the state at this timer"
 'Governor Steunenberg"
 Was his name mentioned at the meet ing you have described?'
 Yes, sir"
 Mir. Cochran said he did not believe we would have any opposition from the governor; that We had always supported him and could control him. He said to be careful about it, fearing the federal authorities" added the witness
 When troops came into Idaho, Orchard said. he quit work and went to Mon tana.
 Who was president of the Western Federation of Mnesr at this timer" asked Hawley.
 Edward Boyce," replied the witness
 After two weeks in Butte, Orchard went to Utah and began working at the Ben Butler mine near Salt Lake City. Later he went to the Little Cottonwood mine.
 Orchards Wanderinas.
 Orchard went to California in Novem- ber 1900, and drifted from there to the mines of Arizona, where he worked un- til March, 1902
 From Arizona he went once more to Utah, returning later to Idaho.
 Orchard reached Cripple Creek, Colo, soon after July 4, 1902 Orchard said he had been given a withdrawal card from the Western Federation of Miners when he left Butte. Arriving at Cripple Creek he went into the union, joining a local of which W. F. Davis was president. This Davis was the same man mentioned in connection with the Idaho troubles.
 Orchard worked for a time at yind- cator mine No. l. near Bull Hill. He left there in August, 1903, going out in gen. eral strike Orchard remained in the vicinity for nearly year, during all of which time the strike continued.
 What were you engaged in during that tine?" asked Hawley.
 T had no regular occupation" replied Orchard
 What trouble was there at the Vindi- cator mine that you were engaged in?"
 The defense objected and the question was temporarily withdrawn.
 Where were the headquarters of the federation at this time?"
 At Denver"
 1Atat rlaa retary?"
 Charles H. Mover was president and William D. Haywood was secretary" an- swered the witness.
 Mir Hawley then renewed his question as to the Vindcator mine. It was once more objected to.
 Judge Wood overruled the objection on the statement of the counsel for the pros ecution that Haywood would be connect ed with the affair. Judge Wood said that unless Haywood was properly connected with the testimony as given by Orchard he would rule it out.
 Blows Up vindicator. q had been high grading in the Vin dicator mine," said Orchard. High grad ing is commonly known as stealing high grade ore. l had some powder in the mine" continued Orchard "and reported the fact to MT. Davis, president of our local lie said he would give me $2OD 10 set the powder off and blow up the mine. The union men had all been called put on strike. l asked a companion named Scholtz if he would like to go in with me. He said all right and said he thought We are were justified. We went to the mine and took a couple of shots at the man running the cage. He ran away into the tunnel We did not find the powder and came out of the mine unmolested. Tn November sometime ". F. Davis and Sherman Harked, w,s were in charge of the strike, came to me and asked if we could not send a bomb into the Vindicator mine and ruin 1t. They said they would give me $500 for it. I went to Scholtz about it. but he did not want to do it.. | for they had not paid him for the last | time he went into the mine. A man named Alderman then said he would help me. l got fifty pounds of giant powder and arranged 1t with giant caps, which were | 10 be set off by the lifting of the guard | rail as the cage passed the seventh level. | We placed the bomb, but did not hear 1 anything of it for about a week. when 1t | finally exploded. Superintendent McCor- | mick and Mel Beck, snsf boss. were ' killed.
 '.I saw Davis and Parker after this at