The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-06-27
PUNCHING HOLES IN
STORY OF ORCHARD
William F. Davis Flatly Denies
That He Led Mobs to Blow
Up Mines.
MORE EVIDENCE THAT
ORCHARD MADE THREATS
Editor of Miners Magazine Ad-
mits Authorship of Several
Sneering Editorials.

BOISE. Ida, June 26.-William Fl
Davis of Goldheld, New, one of the
most important witnesses for the de-
fense of William D. Haywood, accused
Of the murder of Frank Steunen-
berg, was called to the stand at noon
today. and his cross-examination had
not been completed when court ad-
iourned this evening Harry Orchard
testified that Davis led and commanded
the mob that destroyed the Bunker
Hill and Sullivan mill in 1899, in
spircd. as the agent of Haywood and
Meyer, the Vindicator explosion and
the train wrecking plot at Cripple
Creek, and was an aocomplice IN the
Independence station crime.
On direct examination by Clarence
Darrow he went over the story of his
working life, including the pathetic
story Of the death OF his wife and
babe at Cripple Creek. az which he
wept. and made positive denial OF
every statement of Orchard that in
volved him OF his associates in any
form Of crime. He denied that he was
even member of the union when the
Bunker Hill and Sullivan mine was
blown up, and ar the conclusion OF his
general story swore that q: Cripple
Creek during the strike Orchard told
him of the Hercules mine affair, and
L.,
Severe Cross Examination.
The cross-examination Of Davis BY
Senator Borab was severe and search
ing, and was chiefly devoted, as far az
it proceeded, with the Bunker Hill and
Sullivan affair, and the circumstances
under which Orchard made the threat
against Stsunenberg. Davis asserted
that he remained at Gem the dey the
Bunker Hill mill was blown up and
while he said he saw the train in charge
Of the masked mob arrive at and de.
part from Gem. he could not name any
one on the rain except the engineer,
Hutton. He said there was no excite
ment, and he made no inquiry about
the mob He said that he remained in
hiding after the mill was blown up be-
cause he did not want 10 be deported
or thrown into the 'bull pen, and
that he changed his name when he de-
parted for Butte shortly after because
he feared the mine owners blacklist,
made up from a petition that the en-
ploves of the Bunker Hill had sent TO
Governor Mcconnell protesting against
the unsafety of the mine. Borah showed
that the petition had been presented
six years before, and that Butte was a
federation camp where the blacklist
was ineffective. Passing TO the threat
Orchard made against Steunenberg. the
witness was unable TO recall what any
one else had said on that occasion, eI-
cept the words Of Orchard, Davis re-
turns to the stand tomorrow morning.
Tells of Orchards Threats.
Mrs, Lottie Day of Denver testified
that in 1904 Orchard told her about
the loss of the Hercules interest, and
with it the chance TO Support the
only woman he ever really loved, and
that he said he would kill Steunen'
berg for the wrong done him; and John
D. Elliott. an old soldier, swore that
Orchard told him on train In
Idaho in the fall of 1905 that he
was in the employ OF the mine
owners. and that there was plot
against the federation and its leaders.
Cross.cxamination showed the fact that
Elliott had twice been an inmate or
an insane asylum, with mind un-
balanced by family troubles.
John NJ, O'Neill, editor OF the
Miners Magazine, was the only other
witness during the day. He testified
that Orchard came TO his Office early
in 1908, and asked for the addresses OF
Gov. Peabody and Gen. Sherman Bell,
whom no said should be bumped
off. - O'Neill said that he referred
Orchard to a city directory. The State
used the cross.examination OF O'Neill
to make it clear that the magazine was
the official organ of the federation,
and expressed it's views. and 10 read
to the Jury some sneering articles
about the death of Steunenberg,
O 'NeilI also said that he had seen
Orchard at federation headquarters
several times. and that Steve Adams
and Mrs Adams had also been there,
Another Attorney for Defense.
A now attorney appeared at the de-
PENDANTS counsel table when the Hay
wood trial was resumed this morning.
making tho tenth Of the long list OF at
engaged in behalf OF the accused
miners The newcomer Is Walter e
OF Chicago Mr.. Mccormack
has been engaged in the search for ev1-
dence for the defense In Colorado. and