The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-07-12

Boise July ll.-Charles H Meyer was
called TO the stand in the Haywood case
when court met this morning. Before the
CROSSE examination of Meyer was begun,
Mr.. DarroW Of the defense offered in evil
dence a letter written by John Murphy
of Denver, general counsel of the fede-
ration, to the local union at Silver City,
Ida. at the time the matter of securing
counsel for Harry Orchard was under
consideration. The state objected and was
sustained. Mr.. barrow then read several
extracts from the constitution of the
Western Federation of Miners which was
admitted in evidence yesterday.
Cross-Examined by Borah.
Taking UP his cross-examination of
Meyer. Senator BOrdh first inquired as 10
where the real power of the organization
between conventions, existed. Meyer said
ii rested in the executive board. the pres
ident and the secretary-tre He has
been an active or ex-Offlcio member OF
the executive board ever since 1883 At
the recent convention of the federation
in Denver Meyer said Jack Simpkins, the
alleged aCCOmplice Of Harry Orchard, who
has never been apprehended, was con
tinued in office as a member of the eX-
ecutive board for Idaho, an alternate be
ing appointed to take up his duties.
Meyer was very deliberate in his replies
again today. evidently weighing his an
Savers carefully over in his mind before
making them. He said he was living at
DeadwoOd, S. D., during the Occur d'Alene
with many of the members from that di-
rectiOn at the Salt Lake convention OF
that year He also learned of Governor
SteunenbergS part in the strike Jack
SimnkiDs was one of the men Mover met
at the convention. He heard Simpkins
tell OF the indignities he suffered in the
Idaho bull PEN and knew wha- his feel
ings were.
Senator Borah questioned the witness
closely as to the extent of the rule of the
federation TO defend any of its members
accused Of crime. Mover declared that
no man was defended unless the eXecu-
tive board decided his arrest had some
connection with the Western Federation
of Miners.
IF a member of the federation should
kill a man on the streets of Boise you
would not defend him unless you felt the
federation was in some way involved IN
the affair" suggested Senator BOrah.
That is my understanding. We would
defend anyone whose act grew out of a
strike or whose arrest we felt was due
10 his connection with the Western FeGe-
ration of Miners.
you don't hold il out as an inducement
10 members that the federation will de-
fend them for any crime committed, dc
your"
NO. sir"
Senator Borah next inquired as to Pet
tibone's relations to the Western Fedora
ton of Miners Pettibone was not an ac-
tive member. but when his business per
mitted would attend the conventions anC
good friend of the organization and ready
10 assist in any way he could. He had Of
ten bought furniture and other supplies
for the organization and for its members
When Meyer saw Orchard and went u
dinner with him year later, the matter
of the Independence depot explosion was
discussed. Orchard declared that he had
nothing to do with II and that he and
Neville had left the Cripple Creek district
before the explosion occurred.
Orchard and SteUnenberg.
Mover declared he had never heard oil
Orchards enmity toward Governor SteU-
Henberg until the present trials started
Senator Borah had the witness tell again
of Orchards activities in helping the fed.
Grafton officials and attorneys in the al
legged train wrecking case at Cripple
Creek,
You knew him as Orchard and as ar
active member of the organization" sug
gested Senator BOrah.
Yes. sir"
As to Orchards accompanying him e
Ouray. Meyer said he had intended hir