Rocky Ford enterprise., 1907-06-14
EFFORT WILL BE MADE TO
PROVE HARRY ORCHARD
WAS HIRED BY NINE
OWNERS.
NO MERCY WILL Be SHOWN
Believe They Can Prove Utter Faisity
Of Orchards story So Far a. Con-
Germs Haywood Meyer
and pettIhone

the mine owners to plan train wrecks
and mine explosions which could bo
laid at the doors Of the federation.
thus injuring the Miners union.
Orchard testifies that he received
money for some Of his things from tho
warden OF the Idaho Penitentiary. who
told him that part Of this money
came from Governor GoodinK Of Idaho.
Orchard must lay bare to the min.
hitting the crimes to which he has
confessed. that every detail may reach
the Jury.
Even his petty crimes-theft, biz.
amy. arson and lying-wili thoroughly
be gone into.
Defense will try to prove the utter
falaity OF his story In so far M II re-
lntcs to Haywood. Meyer or Pcttibone.
Feeling between the attorneys on
both sides In increasing. and every ses-
sion brings a clash.
Orchard many times makes corrrc.
tons of counscl's statement Of the tss.
timony he has given. His cooincss on
tho stand Is the wonder OF the spectA-
tors.
Orchard. since his confinement In
tho psnitent!ary. has received letters
from his wife he deserted In Canada
Boise. ldaho.-Thc defense In tho
trial Of ". d. Haywood succeeded In
establishing reason for Harry Or.
chard's departure from the Cripple
Creek district at the time OF the lndc-
pcndcncc station explosion. Orchard
admitted he had set fro to the build.
inH occupied as saloon by Johnny
Neville and that Neville hni collected
the insurance money and given him
500 for doing the job. This act was
the first usc To which "P.ttibon. dope
was put. Orchard tcaiifying that hs
had poured some oil In nm upper room
Of the building. left the house. aud
that the liquid did the rest.
Haywood's defenders say Orchard
viii be connected with the enemies oi
the federation. will be- shown to have
been In the cmployc of III" mine own.
cru aH n private detective. evidence
will be offered io prov. that h" had .
very iisht relationship with the ON.
cials of the federation. and the all.
round had character Of the man will
he established. The defense points out
that already out Of his own mouth Or.
rtnrd has proved himself bi.amis'. .
murderer. an orc thief. md to be guilty
Of arson. Witnesses are at hand. the
defense maintains. who will swear
that he has many other crimes charged
TO his account.
On that point representative Of the
defense said:
.'in regard to tho Independence CT.
piosion I learn that the defense will
attempt to prove that the act was
committed at ih. ins,iraiion Of tn.
Mine Owners association or th-is
agents.
1T will be remembered that on
1unc 6. 1901. things had settled To q
state Of peace In the Cripple Creek
district. The miners peace commit.
tee had Just finished Its mission TO tn.
district. and after a conference with
some of the mine owners they had won
the statement from Clarence e. Ham.
lin. II you fellows had come up her.
n year ago there would have been no
strike
There was general public demand
that Peabody recall the militia and
proclaim civil law once more.
"Thc defense will attempt to prove
that In order TO Justify tho retention
Of the troops. n plot was framed up to
blow up the Independence station.
without injury To life. but serving tho
purpose Of furnishing excuse for tho
troops to remain. Evidence will be In.
troduccd to show that In the execution
OF this dosiEn several mine managers
were told by telephone to hold their
workmon on the night shift some time
after the usual hour OF quitting work.
THE telephone TO one mine was out
Of order and the instructions. which.
IL will he contcndcd. would have saved
fourteen lives. were never delivered.
THAT this Is tho inten,ion OF the do
fcnso is borne out by the method Of
ntTba s,rnuS a a ma ~ nr.
chard. Hnywood's attorney has al.
ready laid the foundation for this the
ory. He has put n number Of questions
to Orchard touching on the peaceful
conditions in the district Immediately
prior to Juno G. 1904. and has brought
out the fact that the federation had
everything to lose by this commission
Of acts OF violence at that particular
time"
Witnesses for the defense are flock.
ing into Boise from every part Of tho
West. Scores Of union men are here
from Colorado. Nevada. the Cocur
d'Alcnes and some from British Colum-
bia. From the Coeur d'Aicnes came
Dave Coates. with a number Of miners
who knew Orchard during the troubles
in that district In 1899.
These witnesses will be used to i'm
peach Orchards Testimony as to his
statements Of acts of violence commit
ted there.
The cross.eSamination was still con-
fined TO Orchards movements In Dem
yer and Colorado. the witness again
demonstrating his remarkable faculty
for remembering streets and places to
which he testified on his examination
In chief.
Richardson put the witness through
a rigid examination as to the amount
of trafic on Eighteenth street. Or
chard had said that he discussed tho
killing of Gregory with Pcttibone. Ad-
ans and Meldrum on the sidewalk and