The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-07-12
HAYWOOD BEGINS his DENIAL
PRISONER SPENDS AFTERNOON
on WITNESS STAND.
C~ontradIcts Every Statement Of Orchard
That Connected Him with steumen-
berg Murder or other Crime One OF
D~efence's witnesses te ne Arrested.

BOISE, July 1i.-William d. Haywood,
secretary and treasurer Of the Western
Federation Of Miners. took the stand In his
own defence this afternoon,
He followed President Meyer Of the
federation. whose cross-examination was
ended just before noon. His direct ex-
animation was still in progress when court
adjourned for the day.
The examination Of neither Meyer nor
Haywood produced any great surprise
so far as the case for the defence is con-
cerned.
As had been expected, their direct testi-
mony consisted largely OF an account ~
their legitimate doings as officers of the
federation and of denials Of the charges
that Orchard has made against them
What Haywood's testimony will reveal
when il comes to REORGANIZATION remains
to be seen. He vent at length into the
political history of Colorado and the causes
which. in his judgment, led TO the turbulent
days in the Cripple Creek region 0foourss
the union miners had nothing to do with
IL. Violence was forced upon them from
start to finish
About the only new contribution Of con-
sequence that Haywood made related to a
talk he had with Orchard in the summer Of
1905 about a trip TO Alaska that Orchard
was speaking Of. Haywood said of this
that he demonstrated with Orchard against
deserving his wife and children, and Orchard
said tina, the children were by the woman's
first husband and he did not propose TO
support them. He never saw Orchard
after that time, Haywood said, until he
raw him In court. The object Of thist esti-
mony il of course to account for the letter
Haywood wrote Mrs. Orchard in Novem-
Der, 1905, saying that Orchard was in Alaska,
when he really was in Idaho cunning for
Steunenberg.
MoYFR's Ckoss-EkAMINAIIoN
But while Haywood's testimony was
pretty barren OF practical results, it was
quite otherwise with Meyers cross-exami-
nation. This made IL clear that in the
year 1904 Meyer was very we'll acquainted
with Harry Orchard and saw him many
times in Cripple Creek and ut Meyers
Office at the federation headquarters in
Denver. II emphasized the closeness of
the relation that induced Meyer to select
Orchard TO guard him on his trip to 0uray,
and it rubbed in the fact IN though Meyer
knew the authorities wanted Orchard in
connection with the Independence ex-
plosion he met him and dined with him and
had a long ak with him, but never made a
move to t1rn him over to the authorities,
and all the time at Meyers own request the
federation had a reward Of IS 900 out for the
detection OF the man who blew up the
Independence station.
Senator Borah's questioning also made
it plain that as soon as Orchard was ar
rested two days after the murder of Steu-
nenberg he was practically inundated
with lawyers No fewer than three Of
them rushed to his defence within a very
few days, though he made no request for
one. and as a matter Of fact told the Sheriff
OF Canon county that as soon as his arrest
had been published in the newspapers
counse would be sent to him.
He went into the cipher telegram that
Jack Simpkins had sent Haywood from
Spokane on January 4, and he mad Meyer
translate il on the stand with the aid Of the
declarations cipher code. Meyer had tes-
titled the day before that he and Hay
wood had a good deal Of trouble in making
II out when they got it. but It took Meyer
less than three minutes to figure it out
on the witness stand.
TRANSLATED TELEGRAM EASILY.
The cipher. it will be remembered. con-
sists Of a string Of numbers, each number
standing for a letter. This telegram.
which was anonymous. said: Cam get
a lawyer for Hogan. Ans This, il ap-
peared, was the first intimation that fede
ration headquarters had as to the real iden-
tity Of S~teunenberg's slayer.
Meyer said he did not now who Hogan
was. but he believed Haywood and Petit
bone did know that he was Orchard. Meyer
made a much better witness for himself
than he did for Haywood.
When Senator Borah came to the draft
for 500 that was sent to Simpkins by Hay
wood on December 81, only ten days before
~Steunenberg was assassinated, the fedora
tons president promptly disclaimed any
knowledge OF IL. He had already testified
that no money could he paid out for fedora
ton purposes without his counter signature.
but he insisted that he never counte rsi gned
any check for the purchase OF this 500
draft which the prosecution argued was
referred to in the anonymous Denver letter
received in Jail by Orchard saying: That
was sent to Jack for you December 81"
He did say that Simpkins was in Denver
that December and left there on December
II. Just before that Meyer said that he
had oountersigned a check for something
more than $500 in ~Simpkins's favor for
federation expenses. but he reiterated
that he signed nc 500 check. The defence
will try to prove that when Simpkins was
in Denver and got that $500 check he left
500 OF 1t with Pettibone on the understand
ing that when he needed Il IL should be sent
TO him. This theory would involve the
supposition that he sent for il within a few
days after the time he left il with Petit
bone. How the letter to Orchard is 10 he
explained away is something that does not
yet appear.
HAYWOOD DOL BETTER
On his direct examination Haywood made
a much better appearance than he has here
tofore made as a silent defendant When
he speaks his face loses something OF its
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