The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-07-08
ATTORNEYS AGREE ON FINAL PLANS PetdbOns Will Not Testify for
 Haywood TRIAL WILL GO SLOWLY Haywood VIII Testify This Week and Deny Every Statement Made By Orchard Relative to the
 Murders.

Boise, Idaho. July 7-The attorneys for William D. Haywood today completed the details of their plans for the final work week of the defense which begins with the opening of court tomorrow at 10 o'clock. Interest in the trial this time centers in the forthcoming appearance on the stand of Haywood who It Is cer- tain, has been the moving force in the Western Federation of Miners for the past several years and one of his eo-defend- ants, Charles Mover, president of tho miners organization. The third defend- ant in the famous case, George A, Petit bone, will not take the stand, 1t Is said, until his own case comes on to be heard
 Steve Adams. whose recent trial for the murder of man in northern Idaho, resulted in disagreement of the jury. and who has ben variously implicated by Harry Orchard in many of the lat ter's crimes and alleged conspiracies with the leaders of the Western Federation, is still In Boise In jail available as a wit ness for the defense, but 1t has been definitely decided that he shall not be called to the stand. The prosecution still claims it would welcome such a move as the appearance of Adams on the stand. as it might open the way for the introduction of a portion at least of Adams repudiated confession.
 Trial stun Drags.
 Viewed in the light of the closing plans for defense and prosecution, there seems little hope that the trial which has al- ready been in progress for two months, can be brought to an end inside of three weeks. The defense will require at least all of five or six days yet, for 1t Is an- nounced that Haywood, when he takes the stand will be prepared to lay bare his lfe's history. His testimony as to his connection with the Western Fedora ton of Miners will be interspersed with much documentary evidence and the in- troduction of this and reading 1t to the jury will take up much time.
 The defense expresses It's willingness that the cross examination of Haywood shall take the widest possible range. The defendant, 1t is said, will not only deny in to to all that Orchard has said as to his connection with any Of the wit nesses' crime, but will offer q plausible explanation of the instances, where the state has associated Orchard and Hqy-. wood notably, the instance of Hay woods part in the deception of the second Mrs. Orchard as to the whereabouts ot her husband in the late summer of 1005. Haywood will also be called upon to ex- plain the sending of several drafts to Jack Simpkins q member of the exc cutive board and an organizer of the Western Federation, whose presence in Caldwell with Orchard. just prior to the assassination of Former Governor Stuen- enberg, has not been denied by the de- fense.
 Payments Were Regular.
 The attorneys for the federation say that these payments were the regular sums due Simpkins for his work as an organizer and had absolutely nothing to do with any crime proposed criminal act. The sending of S75 to Steve Adams in ogden, Utah, will also be subject oc injuiry when Haywood takes the stand. The fourth instance to which the state attaches importance, as tending to con meet Haywood with the alleged conspira- cy as revealed by Orchard upon the wit ness stand. was the sending of a mes sage by Haywood to Silver City, Idaho, instructing that the federation see that attorneys were engaged for Orchard and to protect the interests of the miners union. Haywood's explanation and cross examination can hardly be accomplished in less than three or four days. Mercer may be disposed of in one day The week will begin tomorrow with the read ing of dispositions secured by the defense in San Francisco contradicting Orchards claim that he destroyed the Bradley house with a dynamite bomb. With support ing affidavit from Bradley the defense will claim the explosion was due to gas.