Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-06-28
CONTRADICTION.
More Witnesses to Off,
setOrchard's Statements.
W.T.. Davis Denies All in Which
He Was implicated.
Others Swear Efforts Were Made
to Discredit Union.

Orchard commenced his story Of
blood curdling crime with the blowing
no Of the concentratOr at Wardner by
Il mob Of 1000 union men. The mill
was at that time being operated by
nOn-union miners. orchard told the
story II the trip to Wardner when the
miners captured a train and compelled
the engineer to run it to Wardncr
He said Davis was one Of the leaders
Of the mob.
The defense put Davis, n big hand
some miner and AN effective witness
upon the stand 10 contradict Orchard
and tell the jury that Davis. instead Of
being 1T Wardncr on that day was in
fact at The town Of Gem. In the direct
examination yesterday Davis made an
impressive statement. lie told of his
movements on the day Of the explosion
III Wardnrr. said that he did not know
Orchard. did not belong t. the union
and was not at Wardner.
Under Senator Borah's Cr0ss-exami-
nation the man stuck to his story that
hc was not at War1ncr. He admitted
that h" saw the train 80 by with some
800 men On hoard All wearing masks
hut said he did not know any of the
men: that he took no interest in the
fact that the train was going through
under Sucn nrculiar circumstances.
lie could not give the names Of any
union men on the train. They heard it
stated later. hc said, that the concern
tratCr of the Bunk r Hill and Sullivan
mine had been blown up but he did
not learn until the following dav that
afterwards, Davis said he fed to The
Hercules mine, where he remained in
hiding ana then got out Of Idaho,
changing his name to Jones.
The crpSS-cXaminatiOn of Davis took
over an hour Of tOGay's session. He was
followed by William Easterly, who was
crn c"rned in the strikes at Cripplc
Creek and will testify as to the indie
rcndcnce Depot and the indicator
mine explosions. Easter;y will be eX-
arincd at length as t. Orchards state
mcnt that "BilI' Easterly was one of
the men who was concerned in the plots
I" blow up the Independence depot
When w. F. Davis was recalled to
the stand on tn" opening Of court to
dav in the Haywood trial. Senator
E"rah took him over the period he
spent in hiding in Hercules mine after
tn" Bunker Hill explosion He said that
paulS"n and another man werc there
He could not identify the other man.
III" remembered two men calling at TIE
mine " while he was there They were
union men getting ont ~ the country.
Orchard said that he was 1T the Her
cul"s mine at this time. Davis was UNI
allie to recall orchard az one az these
men.
i'rinEing the witness down to the
Cripple Creek days. Senator Roran
wanted To- know when the witness
first met steve Adams. He could not
recall Davis. said he was at home the
night of the explosion in the Vindi-
Gator mine. Earlier in the evening he
had attended with Sherman Parker. a
union meeting ut Victor
Davis denied that II" called mt
Orchards h"us" and took him Ia the
mceting. IL" could not remember
whether or not orchard attended the
meeting. Neither could he ten lust
when he last saw Orchard prior to the
explosion
Davis testified yesterday that the
quiet and peaceful up to the time the
troops were sent in. Today. Senator
Rorah wanted To- know if the Witness
had not heard Of a nnn-union man
named Stewart being shot to death ana
various other instances Davis said ne
had heard nf these eases. some he 10
clared. however. occurred after the
troops came in.
Senator Borah sought to show that
whereas the witness had said the
Cripple Creek district was as quiet as
Boise before the troops came. there
was rei%n of lawlessncss.
Davis insisted the district was quiet
and declared he was willing to stand
7" stand on his statement Of Yesterday
re admitted however. that ne knew IF
some non-union men being beaten.
Senator Rorah wanted To know If tho
strike committee did not have to spend
most of its time preventing men from
going hack to work. Davis said il re-
puircd some work to keep men in line
for the owners had secret agents and
We're trying to miSreprescnt things TO
the miners.
Davis said when asked as to whether
Mccormick and Beck, killed at the
indicator mine. were union men or
n0n-union men. that he did not know.
Later nc said lie believed they were
non-union. He also believed that the
men killed at the Independence depot
were non-union men.
After the Denver convention Davis
did not so back to Cripple Creek. but
changed his name went to CHEYENNE
and eventually 10 Goldfield. New,
where he resumed his right name.
He had also seen in the papers that
the authorities were looking for him.
and many others. He had been arrest
ed many times.
This ended the cross-examination
ana Mr. Darrow took up the redirect.
lie tok up the troubles at Cripple
Creek before and after the troops were
sent in. After the troops came in.
Davis said there was much trouble
because. he said. the governor OF Col
Crado turned a lot of thugs out of the
penitentiary and sent them into the
district"
w. w, Rush of Denver, formerly an