The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-07-13
Man Charged With Steun-
enberg Murder Leaves
Witness Stand.
WAS COOL AND
SELF-POSSESSED
Declared That He Had No More.
III Feeling Toward Former
Governor Than Officers
OF the Court-1ndica-
tions OF the
End.

BOISE. IDAHO. July l2.--wiliam D,
| Haywood, on trial for the murder OF z
1 Frank Steunenberg this afternoongleft
| the witness-chair, after he had been
! under examination six hours in his
\ own defense, the time being equally
4 divided between his own counsel and gs
Senator Borah, who conducted the
cross ss-examnation. Haywood's test.
mony closes for the defense. except
for one witness, who Will be called
to morrow morning, and his examina-
tion will take up about fifteen min
] utes The State Will then begin tha 81
/ rebuttal, unless motions to strike out
certain parts of the evidence should
bo brought forward by the defense.
] Counsel for the State announced Will
lingness to abide by the instructions
LOT the court to the jury, and will
4 not make arguments on motions to Il
II strike out jS
4 There Is a prospect now that the
case may be brought to a conclusion
Il within two weeks.
] Cross-Examination Rapid.
+: Cross-examination of Haywood be-
gan this morning an hour after the
\ orenins of court. Mr.. Borah'ss cross
examination always rapid, was more
Fthan usually quick to-day. but. from
"A first to last, Haywood preserved COM
lplete possession and control of Kim
i self. At times his replies came as
Ii quickly as the questions were flung
at him. Again he would hesitate and
q speak slowly, with a marked emphasis
Once. when Senator Borah pressed
81 Haywood as to his sentiment toward
former Governor Steunenberg. the witt
Al ness said quietly and with q smile,
:. II felt no different towards Steunen-
berg, Senator, than I do towards you
4 or any of those people,
5 Senator Borahj looked up quickly. but
!, he did not smile. He said quietly:
Yes, l have been given to under
stand something OF that sort" and did
not pursue the subject. M
= Well Known to Orchard
Much of HaSwoods testimony to- 4
: A day was a repetition in detail of what
v Mover said yesterday. Haywood. how.
. ever, made mo effort to deny h.G
: Knowledge of Orchard, and his affairs
a When pressed closely as to the passage
"a of telegrams relating to the engage.
ment of counsel to defend orchard
Haywood admitted that he knew
Simpl1ins had retained counsel, out8
n that there was no record of any re-
/, port from Simpkins to the otficers ot
t the Western Fedora ton.
: Like NIoyer, Haywood had nevel
q Iheard Orchard make threats against
n Steunenberg though he had heard OF
II Orchards assertion that Orchard had
Y lost his interest in the Hercules Ming
n because of the troubles in the CoeuS
: d Alenes. gSs
VIII Not Explain Letter.
= HAYWOOD, explained the draft sent
'e to Smpklns for 800 on DecemberSt21.
- 1905, on the ground that Simpkinss
y y had left the money with him for
. safe-keeping He had no acknowledge
e, ment from Simpkins of the receipt
III loo tb, nd t,aS nj hea rH from
. Simpkins since that time. Haywood
ie said he never told Pettibone that he
had sent any money to Simpkins. In
: his opentng speech. Attorney Darrow
said it was doubtful whether the de-
= Tense would attempt to explain the
copy of the letter received by Or
= chard in jail at Caldwell saying thar
\ ut was sent on December 21st." -
In his testimony Orchard said that
this letter was in reply to one from him
\ to Pettibone, asking for $40.
Orchard Visited Him Often.
Haywood, in many particulars, cons
Wl firmed Orchard, but where Orchard
- connected Haywood or the Western
Federation with crime, the witness was
emphatic and prompt In his denlals He
showed no desire to conceal the fact
that Orchard had visited him at hia
house or that he on different occa slons
oh had had intimate conversations with
OF Orchard. lie denounced the adminis-
rk tration of Colorado at the time of the
OF troubles as corrupt, and eXtolled the
l.. value of the Western Federation.
st Throughout Haywood's testimony rang
tn antagonism to what he calls the cap
in itallstic class. and his confirmed view
en- that only by such methods as those
sc offered by the Western Federation can
he the working man hope to control the
90 situation.
DeufuI of NIurders ri
lis The witness denied severally and
o. positively that he had talked to Or
shsren Bell wn e the khs
CODA Godasra s and S eabSert 0is lie Or dseaTsa suaTsa
stand was hs rst he had e heard
ts the matter,
SC Sc II HAYWOOD erst met steve Adams IN.
ey at ogden, when the latter wirsd he
was in jail there. was his (Haywood'sl
= vown money. ndams had been out
ms Denver EeasT' that M If he struck snyshins
he would locate Haywood on 1t.
= During 1904 steve. Adams was az
had been to the tall timbers.'' Adams
and his wife We're both drawing strike
- relief at this time ~, ..,.
Ia "Did you ever give or send him aaS
money other than the sT6 you haSa
: testiaed ter
mo, sir"
NO sir. At Cripple greek Adamss
az, and Minister. who went with him, SAID
9, they would settle up as soon as post
ne sibie after the strike was over
~ Letter from Adams.
ns m Adams and his wife left g eoorad2, Z, 4, 1,
Try nn,a amu sPti time later he received a setrer
it from Mrs. Adams saying she and Stsya
the had located a homestead In oregon
lad They expected to do Well. but neadsl
he a little temporary relief; promising Y
pay'it back in butter and eggs, ThlrtS
IN dollars was sent to them The next
the he heard OF Steve Adams was when
bly, the latter was arrested. AS 70 the
:. letteg ne wrote TO Harry. QgchaEd