The Washington herald., 1907-06-06

rage was planned. The witness said he
told how he and Adams planted the pow
der under the platform and arranged a
contrivance by which acid would set off
the explosive, when the cork was pulled
out Of a bottle in the bomb
Acid Sets on Powder.
He and Adams concealed themselves
at distance from the stat and when
the train bearing the nonunion mine
workers approached. together pulled on
a wire that released the cork from the
acid bottle and set off the explosive.
What was the effect?" asked Mr.. Haw
ley.
1t blowed up the depot and killed
twelve or fourteen men. I believe an
swered Orchard. pleasantly.
After the job was done Haywood told
him II was a good thing Ii settled
the differences in the federation COnven-
ton. all right There was no more
trouble All the officers were promptly
reelected and delegates hustled for home.
With this recital of his attempt to blow
up Frank Bradley in San Francisco, or
Chard' 5 story came TO an end for the
day. Tomorrow he will get to the muir
de- Of Steunenberg.
Bradley was superintendent Of the
Bunker Hin and Sullivan mine at Ward
ner when the mill was blown up. he
was In San Francisco.
Orchards Movements.
Before Orchard took the stand. the State
put several hotel keepers forward 10
identify the signature Of J. Simmons and
L. J. Simpk:ns and s. Thomas Hogan on
their registers. All Of these entries were
made in the fall of 1898. just before Steu-
nenberg was killed
They show that Orchard. who was then
going by the name Of Hogan, stayed In
Nampa at swo different hotels with Sim
mons. who is said 10 have been Simpkins,
then a member Of the executive board OF
the Western Federation Of Miners.
Orchards direct examination was con
Quoted by Lawyer Hawley Orchard said
that he was born i'm Northumberland.
province of Ontario. Canada, in 1856 He
stayed there until the year 1896. He said
that his real name was Albert r. Horsley.
'Horsley," replied Orchard, spelling il |
out
After replying 20 other formal oues-
tions, he said he was in business "a Burke
until the spring Of 1899 when j. vent to
work in 3 mine at Burke. a. same
time becoming member ofFe -ke
Union of the Western Federation Of
Miners There was another union at Gem. !
and still another at Wallace Mike Dew
ley. he said. was president Of the Burke
union and Paul Corcorau was financial
secretary. tCorcoran is the man who was
convicted Of murder in the second degree
following the blowing up Of Bunker Hill
and Sullivan mine mill at Wardner on
April %, 1922
Drives Witness.
To the outrage Of that date, Mr.. Hawley
now drove the testimony of witness.
Mr.. Richardson arose with a strong OBJ |
lection. on the ground that Haywood
was not then an officer in the Western
Federation Of Miners, and that whatever
happened there could not therefore touch |
him.
Mr. Hawley promised to connect the |
testimony with Haywood. and the court
oveuuled the objection, saying that it
could not realize how this evidence could
be made material
When I was going TO breakfast that |
morning" Orchard went on, Il was told |
that a special meeting Of the union had
been called, 10 be held In the union hall |
/ went 10 the hall Paul Corcoran called
the meeting 10 order. He said"
Lawyer Richardson objected and de-
manded direct proof of a conspiracy be !
fore admitting this sort of testimony.
The court adhered to its former ruling
and Orchard continued:
"CorcOran said that the Central Union
had held a meeting and concluded 10 go
20 Wardner that day and blow up the
Bunker Hill and Sullivan mill and hang
the superintendent"
Borah Makes Argument.
Still more fierce objection from Richard /
son brought out a formal argument from
Senator Borah
Your honor" said he. this is the
theory upon which we ask that this eyi- |
dence be allowed. If we succeed in show !
ing the condition that prevailed in the |
Coeur d Alenes at this time and later show |
that Haywood knew what was done there
and approved of the policy and followed /
it out in his direction of the federation's !
doings, the law will hold him responsible. |
We will show that he had full knowledge
Of what went on there, and later became
a partisan of those policies We viii
show it by Haywood's own written Ian
guage."
The court said that II would admit this
general line Of testimony on the theory
that the prosecution would make good its |
promise 70 connect Haywood with IT, II
there was a failure to do this, the court
would order the testimony 10 be stricken |
out Of the record and instruct the jury |
TO disregard il. The court thought, how
ever, that all unnecessary detail should |
be omitted.
Very we'll" said Senator Borah. Nv |
will show that there was a conspiracy, |
which Gov. Steunenberg headed off.
BY doing so, he ultimately incurred /
the enmity Of the Western Federation Of |
Miners, which ultimately caused his |
death
To that extent the court will permit 1
the testimony" said Judge Wood.
Orchard then proceeded. He told the /
story OF the Wardner violence He told /
Of the firing on and the blowing up Of the I
mill by the mob At Wardner and the /
killing of two men, and admitted that he /
lighted one of the fuses that caused the 4
explosion. He told of his starting the /
next morning 10 walk 10 Montana and /
bis wanderings, his going to California. !
and his arrival for the first time in Grip /
pie Greek. Colo, in July. 1902 There he /
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