The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-06-28

asked Mr. barrow.
Il did not. I had a shotgun and ii
wouldn't reach that far
THAT was the only reason, was it .
Yes, sir
Easterly detailed his movements after
crossing the hills. saying that he reach
ed Denver in a few days.
There he raw Haywood, Meyer and
Pettibone. Easterly changed his name
to ''- Il Brown" The witness said he
went from place to place. working where
he could until 1905. when he once more
came back to Denver. On his way to
Pueblo he met Orchard and Vaughan.
Orchard told hi:-I he had been selling
life and hail insurance and had been
making lots of money.
Hears From Orchard.
Leaving Colorado in 1905, Easterly
came to Silver City, Idaho. He had
seen Orchard again in Denver but the
man had never spoken at any time of
any act of violence The witness then
proceeded:
I'm the November after I arrived at
Silver City Simpkins came there at the
invitation of our local to organize the
miners in South Idaho.
Simpkins told me that Harry Or
chard or Tom Hogan was in Caldwell
selling insurance and mining stocks and
that he seemed to be doing we'll. After
that 1 got a letter from Orchard.
Did you keep that letter."
NO, sir Orchard referred to our
selling life insurance in Caldwell, which
was in a pretty valley; that he intend
ed to sell hail and storm insurance.
He asked me to come over and help
him. 1 replied to this and said 1 was
doing too we'll and declined to 60"
Easterly said he got a second letter
to which he made the same reply. and
then a telephone message from Hogan.
He had received my letter. but want
ed to know if 1 could not get layof
and come over to see him for little
while. 1 said 1 was too satisfied where
I was"
Did Orchard say anything about his
intention to kill Governor Steunen-
berg?"
mo, sir"
Easterly said that in Colorado he
lost his interest in a valuable mine
through Steunenberg and would get
him.
DISCRIMINATION.
Senator Borah here took up the cross
examination of the witness. Easterly
said he was in Colorado during the
Steunenberg troubles in the Occur
D'Alenes and as a member of the I'M
ion he contributed to the support OF
the Idaho miners. He also felt with
others that Governor Steunenberg was
trying to break UP the union. Orchards
threat against the governor after so
many years impressed him, Easterly
said, but he did not really know if
the man intended to carry 1t out
II told him he was a vindictive sort
of man to carry grudge so long" de-
clared the witness. He only heard
Orchard make the threat once.
You seemed to know Orchard
pretty we1?" suggested Senator
Borah.
Pretty WE'LL
"And Simpkins seemed to know
him %
"Yes, sir
And when Simpkins came to Silver
City he told you about Orchard?''
Eyes, he was telling me about all
the men he met on his travels"
Did Simpkins tell you what was
going on at CALDWELL"
He was looking over the southern
Idaho field"
WAS he going to organized union
in CALDWELL"
mo. sir, but at Pearl, near there"
Ibid Simpkins tell you so p
mo sir"
Did you see Meyer at Silver City
late in 1852"
yes. sir, in October, 1905. He was
there about two or three weeks be
Silver City three or four days"
Esterly said he first read about the
murder and Orchards
arrest in a Boise paper.
what do you know about a tele-
gram being received at Silver City to
take care of Harry Orchard?"
at was about week later that
Harry Hanlon, our secretary, told me
that he had received such a tele-
gram"
He Did Not Tell Anybody.
Easterly declared he had not up to
this time told anybody of the threats
he had heard Orchard make against
Governor Steunenberg-
and vet YOU knew that for two
prior to the killing that Or
,hard was lurking around Caldwell,
and that he had the intention to Kill
he governor" >,
81 knew he had made the remark"
And you told no one?"
"It didn't occur to me until after
he murder. 1 didn't know where
Governor Steunenberg lived ?"
After the governors death did you
ell anybody" |
81 told Nugent.''
"But this was after Mr.. Nugent had |
,een employed by the defense in this
,ase and after Orchard had confess
ID %
You never at any time told any
,fficer of the state of Idaho?"
mo sir
you kept it entirely in your own
,reast ?"
Il had no occasion to repeat it,
Not until you heard Orchard had |
urned against the Western Federation
4 Miners?''
mot until he made the statement
lie did
mot until he implicated the leaders
4 the Western Federation of Min
rs?"
"And implicated himself" replied
he witness.
Now why didn't you tell anybody %
''It was none of my business. I am
ot an informer along those lines"
"Oh, I see.'' said Senator Borah,
but you became an informer after
GU heard Orchard had turned in
ion of Miners 30
ct didn't say anything about it I'M
IL he did,
And il Orchard had not turned