Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1907-07-13
WITNESSES FOR
THE REBUTTAL
Prosecution Gathering VAL
liable Data to Use In
Closing Case

| bO1oEI 1ud', July ia HumDer OF
prominent witnesses for the state on
rebuttal arrived in the city yesterday
and most of them are at private
houses, says the Statesman. Among
them is August Paulsen of Wallace
who was the last to arrive. Mr.. Paul
sen is, the man who knew Orchard
back in the old days and who was
at one time one of his partners in the
Hercules mine. Paulsen's interest
finally made him wealthy. Orchard
testified to a scheme to steal one of
Paulsen's children and testified to bor-
rowing $500 from Paulsen just before
he left north Idaho with Jack Simp-
kins for Caldwell to kill Steunenberg.
Paulsen thoroughly believes the mat
ters confessed to by Orchard, and is
going on the stand for the state as a
volunteer. He arrived late yesterday
| and went to bed early. He declines to
talk for publication, preferring to tell
his story publicly for the first time on
the stand.
Another important witness for the
state who arrived yesterday is Charles
G.. Hamlin. Mr.. Hamlin will testify
regarding the conditions in Cripple
Creek district which made it neces-
sary to declare martial law. He in
tends, with many others to controvert
the claim of the defense mat all was
quiet and peaceful after the strike and
before the soldiers we're called In. Mr..
Hamlin was secretary Of the Mine
Owners association in Victor, and he
Is the man who was making the speech
at Victor the day after the Indepen-
dence depot explosion when the first
shot of the big riot was fired. He now
lives at Colorado Springs.
]. Stewart from Victor will tell a
story OF his experiences for the state
that will show up the true conditions
In that district before the soldiers
were called. He was formerly union
miner and broke the strike. He went
back to work with the nonunion min
ers He will testify that he was
beaten up by mob of union miners,
that he was shot, in the back and
dubbed unconscious. that his beard
and moustache was trimmed off on
one side and that in that condition he
was left lying on the road for dead.
G. w. Bymun and ]. H. Moser. two
men from Denver, are here for the
purpose of contradicting some impor-
tant testimony given in by the de-
Tense and to substantiate parts of
Harry Orchards confession on some
very salient points. Just what will be
the nature of their testimony Is being
carefully guarded just now.
Dan Carney Of walla Walla, about !
whom so much has appeared in the
papers lately because of his CORE |
spondence with Harry Orchard, is in |
Boise for the purpose of telling about |
the disorderly occurrences in the |
Cripple Creek district before ordering
he troops in and to controvert some |
testimony the defense has introduced
'egarding the Independence depot ex-
>iosion. Gainey was a victim of that
explosion, having lost both feet there.
( will be remembered that after
Orchards confession Carney wrote to
I'm telling HIM that he freely rorgave
lin and praising the prisoner for his
course in making a full and complete
Several letters passed be-
ween the two, which have lately been
widely published.
L. G. Ramsay and A. r. Pierce, both
# Victor are prominent citizens of
hat place. Their testimony will throw
new light upon ante military con-
rol conditions in that mining district.
(. Cartright, superintendent of the
dorning mine at Mullan, is here. The
lature of his testimony is not known,
Tut it is expected he will have some-
hing to tell controverting the testi-
nony that Orchard was in MulIan
laying poker the day of the explosion q
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