Rocky Ford enterprise., 1907-07-19
DEFENSE CLOSES
STATE COMMENCES REeUrTAL IN
HAYWOOD MURDER TRIAL.
SPRINGS GREAT SENSATION
Arrest Of Prominent Witnesses On
Charge Of Perjury Put New Lie
Into the Trial.

last Saturday whent he attorneys an
Eounced that with the ending Of Hay
woods testimony II would rest tho
case. The state ai once began It's re-
buttal. and created a sensation when
one witness on the stand confessed 10
participation In labor riot resultin.
In the death Of two men. the record OF
conviction OF murder In the second de-
sree OF n witness for the defense was
introduced and the proof OF another
having been sent to the insane asylum
upon the Information OF his neishbors
wac offered. and Its admissibility was
| argued Finally. shortly after court adj
Journed for the day. information was
cworn and warrant for perjury is
sued In magistrate court against DIR.
! L. Mcgee. n physician. OF Wallace.
Idaho. who was one Of the Witnesses
for tho defense In the discrediting OF
Orchard. Sheriff J. W. Bailey Of Sho-
shonc county. who swore to the In.
formation against McGcc. left for Wal.
iacc and viii arrest McGcc on arrival
there.
A crowded courtroom. somewhat
bored by legal commonplace. sprans to
strained attention at the close Of tho
second session Of the Haywood trial
when William Dewey. "a witness In rs-
au'tnl for the state. confessed tn active.
armed participation In tn. destruction
| Of the bunker nm and Sullivan con
eenira,or nt wardn.r on April -. 1899
when two m-n ~cr. killed and u mob
of 1000 men participated In III. riot.
Harry Orchard commenced his Hrrios
a. great crimes ai wardncr. lie eol-
fcrscd to lighting an. Of the fuses thn.
| rtnItsd the cspiohion. aud he Hwoir
tina, William =. Davis. known an,ons
his fellows an Zig Biii' Davis. ic'i
| the mob.
Witnesses for III. defense hayu
| sworn that Orchard Was no, at waF'i'
ncr on April :s,h. Davis himself haa
t~orn To having h@sn elsewhere hni
positively d.al.d any connection with
the e.im- for enmriieiiy In which Paul
Cor-oran Was tried and c-nsicied. ani
some ten or a dos-a men. inciuiinF.
LAWS himself we're indicted By tho
| grand Jury. Davis on the stand al
mites, tina, he ~rn, into hiiisx ihinf
ctai~iy after the fio'inE.
Dewey ssor- tina, no, only dil 'Nis
| Riii'' accompany the mob tn warin-r.
tr, iha, he served ou, guns. rin"s and
ammunition To- the union higu Eashrfct
in til. rni.n hall nj nurk- before 'h-y
~cnt To wardn.s. and vas ons of 'h,
leaders II the column that advanced
90 IL. conc. ntraior before the sofk ~
destruction commenced
Eishi years have nov elapsed sinc,
,na, day af meeting. tho Consequence
1 ri k.. ~
rni,.d States tr-aps al til. request -
,Ga,-Tnar .ii-pn- -nb-Fs. the establish
in-n, uf the miiItsE, huiii--n and thu
foundation ~as laid. according I" tho
I.Fuss.uiiun in tho prrsrni trials. fuf
/ the auiinus un tho fart of the western
federation II miners aEsins, S;runrn'
l-Ts. rcaai'inE in his assassination ~
Orchard In 1905 From 'hst Tim" ~
witness except Orchard has been fosinl
10 trii the story "s inrriflsinsic him
saif until this afternoon. when besrf.
an~ q FrsIdrn, at goida.ia. Colorado.
tiadr his confession.
with eyes dn~ncas' and fingers
n-rsuusiy picking at the hrainini
| sFnuts' the rim of gray sniubsrru.
il-u-y told u all. Repeatedly he ~ss
~ a,,.stsd TO raise his voice. AMI ui'b
| r arisE sisns. a, counsel he complied.
ruly g. sink hack into an ait.ses' maud
Ipic 'ont. Under the prusora'iun OF =
s,--Fins cruss examination by y q
Richardson. he rallied and even he
came ,utabatitp. hut throughout thu
trial he gave evidence o: a certain 70
morse.
tul.r III. same cross examination
Er told Why he had come 10 Boise tn
confess a, this time after eight years
uf sjIpatp, He had been ninrT -
| Colorado TOR seven years. he said. AMI
lad even risen suficiunily In The rr-
gard Of other msn to be elected t"va
rnsrshaI of Goldheld.
-wha, promise nf Immunity from
r.nishsneni VAS given yuu. befofe 20,
oecid.d To maxi. this confession ~
sWhs, reward wiiI yo1 receiver
"wha, induced you tn make this
statement after all these years. vuda
s-ms Of Richardson's questions
None was the iaconic reply to the
nrs, two uticsiious. bu, To the last ono
the witness answered.
4 rCad Orchards confession
You saw how veil he was treated
here and decided to get a little of ny
snperpd Richardson.
Il, vas nothing of the kind" re
spunded Dewey, quietly. y thunEhi \
oash, TO help along the doing of JUS
| tice-"
Dewey left the stand a few minutes
before the regular hour of adjourn.
m.nt. lie is a tall. loose jointed man.
with deep So, eJes and a great Roman
uose. dossed and determined in man
ner, hut with a sense of hufBuf that
came out occasionally while he was on
the stand. Mr Hawley who Is conduct
ing the rchu,tai examination. blunt and
straiehtfurvard himself. does not
spare one Of his own witnesses any
more than those Of the other side.