Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-06-27
MORE TALK ABOUT REVENGE
Woman Says He Was Very Bitter
Against Steunenberg.
HAD DEPOSIT WITH PETTIBoNE
Orchard Told Witness He Had Put
Some Money Away.
OLD SOLDIER ON THE STAND
Told Him He was Agent OF the
Mine Owners and Something
Would he Doing
soon.


BOISE June 26.-The defense in the
steunenberg murder case continues to Of
fer evidence that Harry Orchard threat
ened to kill steunenberg and that he was
also participant in plot to destroy the
the Western Federation of Miners Its
first witness this morning was Mrs. Lottis
Day who swore that Orchard had told
her that but for steunenberg he would
be millionaire; that he intended to XIII
him.
John d. Elliott. an old soldier, next
testified that he met Orchard on a railway
train late in November. 1905, and that
Orchard told him that he was an agent
of the Mine Owners association and that
thers would soon be pulled of plot that
would destroy the leaders OF the miners
federation. Mrs. Day and Elliott were
submitted to long and searching cross
! examination.
new attorney appeared at the defend
ant counsel table when the Haywood trial
was resumed this morning making the
tenth OF the long list OF attorneys engagea
in behalf Of the accused miners. The new
conner is Walter Il. Mccormack of Chi
cago. Mr.. Mccormack has been engaged
in the search for evidence for the defsnSs
! in Colorado and has been in Boise only
| since the defense opened its case
| The first witness of the day was Mrs
Eottie Day, who knew Harry Orchard at
the Belmont rooming house in Denver
under the name of ]. Dempsy. Mrs. Day
| said she met Orchard just prior TO the con-
vention of Western Federation Of Miners
In 1904. Once, while she was talking To
Orchard. Haywood and man named Mo-
Donald, who also was connected with the
federation. came in. Orchard introduces
her to Haywood and then went away with
him. Mrs. Day said she was first sum-
moned to Boise by the state, but was sent
back to Denver two weeks ago. The Wit
ness related a conversation with Orchard
when the latter told her that poverty had
! separated him from the one woman he
loved, and that HteunenberE was reapon-
sible for his being poor and he would get
even with him II It was the last act OF his
life.
Didn't he say that steunenbsrsr'
asked Mr.. Darrow.
mo, sir, am sure he didn't swear like
that. think he said devil of a Steunen-
berg"
Kept Money Put Away.
Mrs. Day said that one day when Orchard
was telling her about his gambling ex-
ploits. he said he always kept a little
money put away, that when he made q
raise he put some money away with
Pettibone and drew It out as he needed
It, On cross examination Mrs. Day said
she now conducted a rooming house In
Cripple Creek, but lived most Of the time
In Denver.
She was introduced to Orchard by Petit
bone whom she had known for two years
prior to 1904 She knew him quite well and
he often visited her. Mrs. Day said she
did not know Orchard under any other
name than Dempsey. She dtd not see Orch
ard on tine witness stand and recognized
him as Dempsey by a photograph,
When Haywood came TO the Belmont
the day she was talking with Orchard. Mrs
Day declared Haywood said he wished to
see Orchard The two men went into Demp-
sey's room. The witness said she often saw
Dempsey and Pettlbone together but Petit
bone never came to Mr.. Dempsey's room so
far as she knew.
Mrs Day said Orchard declared that he
would have been a millionaire II It had not
been for the decision of Governor Steunen-
berg" The witness said that when she
was summoned by the state and made q
written statement she did not relate the
conversation with Orchard in regard -
steunenberE.
why didn't your" asked Mr.. Hawlsy.
Because / wasn't asked about r.
Expense of Keeping witnesses.
The prosecution announced that II might
desire to further cross-exRmine the witness
, later, and thereby precpitated a lively
night during which Attorney Richardson
declared that notwithstanding any order
OF the court on the subject the defense
proposed to pay on its witnesses and send
, them home as fast as they left the stand.
, II the prosecution desired their presence
, further he declared that the state could
issue subpeonss and keep the witnesses
at the expense OF the people.
Judge Wood ended the discussion by d.
, recting Mrs. Day 10 remain in Boise until
released by the court The witness was
anxious to get back to Denver and pro-
, tested
''Ive told you gentlemen everything
know"
Mrs. Day said that while she was in
Boise under subpoena OF the state she was
visited by Mr.. Darrow in regard to the
case.
r "And the next day Mr. Stone one Of the
lawyers for the state took you to Nampa
J Mr Darrow.
/ "No, sir. took myself to Nampa," de-
! clared the witness vehemently. She said
= Mr. Stone went along on the same train
? The next witness was John d. Elliott,
an inmate OF the soldiers home Boise
Elliott is 81 years old. He detailed long
: conversation he said he had with Orchard
on train In November 1906. when Orchard
told him no was In the employ OF the mine
owners; that the Western Federation OF
Miners was going to be crushed and that
within thirty days something would happen
that would startle the world. This was
about fve weeks before the assassination
, OF Governor Steunenberg.
Denies Ever seeing EIiott.
0 Orchard. when confronted ny Elliott. de-
- clared he had never seen the man before.
s elliott was put through searching
: cross en- animation BY Mr. haWiey. He said
he had never related 10 his kinspeople.