Los Angeles herald., 1907-06-05
.TOLAY BARE CRIMES
OF INNER CIRCLE
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tory of the Occur d'Alene trouble, Mr.
Hawley said:
"The original proposition and theory
that the power of this federation OF
the inner circle could best be per-
petuated by the murder of those who
in official life or in private situation
ran counter to their interests, became
intensified seemingly after these gem
tlemen assumed the entire control.
The inner circle composed as it was
of this defendant and his codefend-
ants to great extent, brought around
them a few choice spirits and to them
murder became mere trade and assas-
sination a means of living. We will
show, gentlemen, that scale of wages
was even devised, fixing the amount
to be paid for different crimes by this
inner circle to parties who committed
those crimes; the chief amongst those
who were doing the actual work that
was planned by the inner circle and
paid for out of the funds of the feder-
alton by the members of the inner
circle was the man to whom 1 have
referred, Orchard, and one stephen
Adams"
Hawley spoke for nearly an hour
and a half to a court room crowded
but silent. to a jury sitting bolt up
right, watching for every word, to a
prisoner who, with his family around
him, was several times moved to deep
emotion as the prosecutor pronounced
the charges. Counsel for the defense
opened fire before the statement had
proceeded ten minutes and the repeti-
ton Of objection from them led to three
or four sharp exchanges. They pro-
tested against the charge that the fed
Grafton was guilty of scores of MUIR
ders" and the assertion that the con-
spiracy extended back to the first
trouble in North Idaho, which was
years before the accused was MEM
ber of the organization, and they ac-
cused Mr.. Hawley of arguing the case
in an omen statement. They dotted the
records with exceptions or overruied
objections and finally got ruling by
which they could protect their rights
against the whole statement. Judge
wood allowed the wide scope in the
statement on the assurance OF MI
Hawley that the state could show the
existence later of the conspiracy wnlcn
II charges and make the necessary legal
showing.
Witnesses Are Scarce
The available supply of witnesses for
the state unexpectedly ran short. caus-
ing an adjournment at p. M Inc
witnesses today were all from Cald-
well and those who did not tell of the
crime itself were called to locate Harry
orchard, who went to the town as
Thomas Hogan and to show that three
months before the crime John L.
Simpkins, a member of the executive
board of the Western Federation or
Miners, had joined orchard and had
lived with him for several days In the
same room.
C. F. Wayne, who passed outward,
through the gate twenty minutes be-
fore Steunenberg was brown up, told |
of the explosion and the shocking |
condition of the victim when he, re-
spending to Mrs. Steunenberg's calls, |
had run to him.
]. w. Cue. the surgeon, described |
the body. He found the leg bones |
broken to fragments by the great force |
of the explosion, while the skin that |
covered them was unmarked.
John C. Rice. n. S. Ellis and A. Bal
lentine, residents of Caldwell, traced
Orchard about the town at various
times before and after the crime and
then came Julian Steunenberg, son of
the dead statesman, to tell how Or |
chard had, three days before the muir
der, inquired of him about his fathers
business.
Julian Steunenberg is a strong, |
well-set-up youth with light hair. He |
took the stand very bravely, but when |
Senator Borah began questioning him /
a cloud of pain passed over his face |
and he shielded his eyes, evidently |
to keep back the tears. He told of |
meeting Orchard, then known as Ho-
gan, at the local railroad depot in |
three days before the crime |
and telling him in answer to his in
quiry that his father would be home
the following Friday. He said that |
he was on his way home with his |
uncle and was two blocks behind his |
father when the explosion occurred.
L. J. Bowman, James Russell and |
Steve Dempsey, proprietor of the Pa
cifc hotel at Caldwell, traced the |
of Orchard and Simpkins. |
The latter was identified by photo |
graph, which will be the first exhibit |
offered in evidence by the state, and |
was known to all witnesses as Sim |
mons" The witness identified the ho- |
tel register where Orchard, as Hogan. |
and Simpkins, as Simmons. had signed |
their names on November 8. 1905. 1t |
was marked for identification.
The defense objected to practically |
all of the days testimony except that |
relating to the death of Steunenberg, |
on the ground that it was immaterial
and in no way connected with the de-
fendant. The several conversations Of
Orchard were objected to on the
ground that they were in no way bind
ing upon the defendant. Judge Wood,
however, permitted all of the testi-
mony to stand on the understanding
of the prosecution to show later the
When court sits at 81
o'clock tomorrow there will be further
testimony as to the events at Cald-
well and then Harry Orchard will take
the stand.
Orchard is to be brought in from
the penitentiary in the forenoon and
turned over to Sheriff Hodgin until he
has been examined and cross examined
to the satisfaction of both sides. He
will be close cell neighbor in the Jail
to the men whose lives he may swear
away, but it is likely that they. will