The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-06-25
lis companions were Andy and Peter

His companions were Andy and Peter
christensen.
In his direct testimony, Orchard told
of making a trip into the Vindicator
mine with man named Joe Scholtz.
Confronted today by a man giving his
name as Scholtz, Orchard said he was
spoken.
Then came the first witness for the
defense-Mrs. Mary ]. King, who for
merly conducted a rooming house in
Cripple Creek. Mrs. King, an elderly,
refined woman, with gray pompadour
was examined by Clarence Darrow
She first told of her family, saying she
had several grown sons who are min
ers but are not now and never were
mem bers of the union. Mrs. King
said that K. c. Sterling chief of de-
tectives for the Mine Owners asso-
citation of Colorado, lived at her house
in Cripple Creek She saw Orchard
visit his room seven or more times.
generally in the evening. Sterling en-
gagged and paid for a room occupied
by Mrs. Mckinney, the wife of the
man charged with pulling spikes on
the Florence & Cripple Creek railroad
the attempted wreck which the
union claims the railroad officials and
mine owners undertook themselves,
with the intent of placing the blame
on the Western Federation of Miners
Mrs. King said she saw Orchard
knocking several times on Mrs. Nc
Kinney's door.
More Women Testify.
The cross examination consisted of
but a few questions tending more
closely to fix the date of Sterling's
stay at the King house.
Miss Frances E. King, daughter of
the proceeding witness, took the stand
and identified pictures of Orchard as
the man she had seen in the vicinity
of the house in Cripple Creek several
times. She was not cross examined
and gave way to Mrs. Alice Fitzhugh,
who succeeded Mrs. King as pro-
prietress of the Star rooming house.
Mrs. Fitzhugh said that Detective
Sterling continued to live in the house
for some time after she took charge.
She saw Harry Orchard go to Ster-
ling's room at least a dozen times
She also saw Mckinney, the man ac-
cused of the spike pulling, in Ster-
lings room following his release from
Jail. On cross examination Mrs. Fitz-
hugh said she kept no record of her
roomers and was testifying wholly
from memory.
C. w. Aller of Leadville, Col. form
erly a telegraph operator in the en-
p1oy of The Cripple Creek railway. was
the next witness. He told of seeing
Harry Orchard, K. c. Sterling and d.
c. Scott, a detective of the railway
company, together in Scott's room at
there twice before the attempted
train wreck.
On cross examination Aller said he
could not remember what time of day
it was that Orchard first came to the
depot. He did not know whether Scott
and Orchard had ever met before. AL
Ter said his recollection was not very
clear as the matter had made no par
ticular impression upon him. Aller said
he could not remember the dates of
Orchards visits even as to the approx
mate time with reference to the train
wreck.
you are just guessing about the mat
ter, aren't your said Attorney Haw-
ley, ''and you are not sure about any
thing
II am only sure about it being Or
chard," replied the witness.
Two of the next witnesses desired. by
the defense were not in the room and
an early luncheon adjournment until
/: 80 was ordered.