Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-07-16
Warrant Issued Against c. w,
AlIe1 a Cripple Greek Tele-
graph Operator Who TeSti-
fled for Defense,
ORCHARD ADMITS THAT
AN UNCLE WAS INSANE
Declines to Submit to Charge
Had Mania for Telling Wild
Tales of Bloody Deeds,
! MnrnInr IonrnnI speclal Isasea WIre. ]

IBy Morning journal Special Leased WIre.I
Boise, Idaho July 15.--Another
warrant charging perjury against a
witness who has testified in the case
of the state of Idaho against Villain
d. Haywood was issued today. G. w.
Aller, formerly a telegraph operator
and ticket agent at the depot of the
Florence and Cripple Creek railway
at Cripple Greek, Col, Is charged with
the offense by the prosecuting attorney
of Ada county. He will be arrested
tonight Both Aller and MCGEE, who
was arrested on the same charge, will
be given an opportunity to furnish
bonds and the preliminary hearing
viii be set to take place within the
next few days.
Eleven witnesses in rebuttal were
examined today in the Haywood trial.
Harry Orchard reappeared on the
stand and was asked few questions.
On being turned over for cross -exam-
ination he admitted that he has an un-
Gle, Peter Mckinney. who committed
suicide by hanging thirteen or four
teen years ago. Counsel for the de-
Tense asked Orchard IL this uncle was
not insane before he killed himself,
and also tried to show by the witness
that his maternal grandfather was in-
sane, his mania being imaginary
crimes being committed long time
ago in ireland. Orchard denied all
knowledge of the grandfather, but adj
mitted that his uncle was demented
The entire afternoon session wa'
taken up with the examination cf wit
nesses who contradicted the evidenc,
given by C. w. Aller, who testified
for the defense in suppors Of tbs
charge of a conspiracy against thu
Western Federation Of Miners II
which It is alleged the Mine owners
association. the Citizens alliance and
the Pinkerton detective agency wer'
concerned. Aller swore that he saw
Orchard and d. c. Scott together a
the depot about three weeks prior L
the explosion at the Independence de
pot on June 6, 1904. Scott this after
noon, swore that he was not in Crib
pie Creek at the time, and "a numbe
of witnesses corroborated this.
The explosion at the residerce 0
Mr. Fred Bradley in San FrarSiscc
was again under consideration t"dag
the state undertaking to show that tn
effect of an explosion OF illumlnatlnl
gas could not have been that de
scribed In the dispositions taken for tn
defense In San Francisco. The mana
ger OF the Boise Gas company, c. L
I.ampson. who was at one time a resi-
dent of New York, qualified as an *
pert He dlscredited the prOpositio
that gas could be ignited by the glO'
at the end Of a cigar. He was cross
examined at considerable length b
Richardson and showed close techn
cal knowledge Of gas and It's posslbi
ties as an explosive. The general
feet OF his examination was that
explosion at Bradley's house could I.
have been caused by gas.
Lawyers IN Wordy War.
Much amusement was occasIoned j
wordy engagement between r.
Richardson and r. M. Sabine, an al
t0rney Of Idaho Springs. Col. Sabin
was engaged In the prosecution of
number OF cases charging fourtee
members OF the Western Federation {
Miners with crime and conspiraC
during the labor troubles OF 1903 an
Mr.. Richardson was the defendin
counsel In these cases There was
sharp exchange between the two, bl
enough Of good humOred badinage
keep the court room In a ripple
laughter for half an hour Sabr
intimated his Willingness to tell MAI
things that Richardson appeared an
ious to keep out OF the records. 81
bine admitted that Richardson ha
beaten him and had cleared his q
ents. hut he managed 10 get before q
Jury his opinion that the defendan
were guilty Notwithstanding a verdi
Of the fury 10 the contrary.