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Dispositions Read to Jury.

Boise, Idaho, July 10. - Part Of the
San Francisco dispositions dealing
with the Bradley explosion were read
yesterday to the ju1ymen that are try
ing Haywood for the murder o. Frank
Steunenberg and the rest of them
will be presented to-day. The reading
began directly after the court sat
with Clarence Darrow and Senator
Borah alternating for their respective
sides. The dispositions have an i'm
portant bearing upon the case, but
they contained no interest for the
crowd, and the attendance was the
lightest since the trial began.
Both sides seemed to be satisfied
with the showing made by the depo.
sitions and their contents will proba-
bly, furnish much material for directly
opposed contention when the trial
reaches the argument stage. One OBJ
lection from the state constituted the
sole interruption for the day, and dur
ing all the rest of the time counsel for
both sides seemed united in getting
all the matter in the sworn state
y.
Charge Plot to Convict Haywood.
Boise, Idaho, July 1.-THE defense
In the Steunenberg murder case yes
terday charged that Detective James
Mcfarland has been guilty of an at
tempt to manufacture testimony
against William D. Haywood, but was
unsuccessful in getting the basis and
details of the charge before the jury.
Alva A. Swain, a newspaper CORE
spondent at Denver, was called to the
stand and questioned as to a converse
ton he had with Detective Mcfarland
in Denver last fall. Senator Borah,
for the state, objected to the converse
ton on the grounds that no foundation
had been laid for it.
To Show Conspiracy.
Clarence barrow, for the defense,
who was examining Swain, explained
that the testimony was offered for the
purpose of showing a conspiracy ex-
listed between the mine owners and
the Pinkertons to secure the convic-
ton OF the prisoner.
Mcfarland approached this witness
in an attempt to manufacture testi-
mony," he declared, and believe we
have right to show it."
Judge Wood said there was nothing
in the evidence that furnished proper
foundation for the Introduction of such
testimony, and sustained the states
objection. The defense took an excep-
ton and said they would later make
another attempt to secure the admis-
sion of SWANS testimony
Orchard Blamed Steunenberg.
Allen F. Gill, formerly master me-
chanic of the Tiger and Poorman mine
and later city engineer of Spokane,
and his wife, were also witnesses for
the defense. They jointly related that
Harry Orchard attempted to sell them
his interest in the Hercules mine in
February and March. 1899, which was
Just prior to his departure from the
Occur d'Alenes, and Mr. Gill, who saw
Orchard in Spokane a month before he
killed Steunenberg, testified that Or
chard said that it was because of Steu.
nenberg that he lost his interest in
the Hercules
Almost the entire day was given
over to the reading of the rest of the
San Francisco dispositions.
Haywood on Stand in Own Defense.
Boise, idaho, July 12.-Charles n.
Mover went on the stand yesterday as
witness for his fellow defendant.
William H. Haywood, and besides
making positive denial of all the
crimes attributed to him and the other
federation leaders by Harry Orchard,
offered an explanation of the unsolic-
tied appearance of the Western Fed
GRAFTON of Miners as the defender Of
Harry Orchard Immediately after his
arrest at Caldwell for the murder Of
Gov. Steunenberg.
Mover swore that it was Jack Simp-
klns who engaged Attorney Fred Mill
er at Spokane to go to Caldwell
To Represent Orchard,
then known as Thomas Hogan, and
that 1t was at the request of Simpkins
that the witness and Haywood had
~ HsSAAeAJ *. euVdACSu a9A,oUu from
the funds of the federation to meet
the expense of defending Orchard.
4 Mover denied that he had ever dis
cussed any kind of criminal act with
Orchard or any one else. or that he
had eyer given him AGENT except for
expenses on the trip Orchard made to
0uray as a bodyguard for him. He
said that he had no personal feeling Of
hostility for steunenberg, and there
We're no circumstances that would
make him desire the life of John Ne
vile, whom Orchard testified Mover
wanted killed.
Meyer Denies Orchards Story.
+ Meyer denied that he participated in
the conference in Petitioners back
yard, where Orchard said he, Hay
wood and Pettibone had discussed va
rious acts Of violence; denied knowl-
edge Of the subsequent meeting at
federation headquarters, where Or
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