Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-07-12
HAYWOOD
Takes Stand in His Own De.
Tense en- and Tells Story
Of His Life
Enters General Denial Of
Orchards Alleged Rela-
lions With Him
Gross Examination Of Meyer
DidT Explain Why Fedora
ton Defended Orchard

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$ Boise, Idaho, July IL w illiam :.
: D. Haywood took the oath today :
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$ his life and his work as a lead s
J I. or CT his fellow miners, denied =
=. the guilt Of the murder of :.
= Frank Steunenberg and the man :
s fold crimes charged against s
= him by Harry Orchard. 8
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HayWood was pale and trembled
when he left the table Of his coun-.
sci and walked around to the wit.
\ ness stand. When he began to re-,
spond to Clarence Darrow's ques.
tions his voice was low and some
what uncertain, but within ten min
utes he had regained his composure
D and for the rest of the afternoon
he was master Of his feelings.
AS he told Of his boyhood that be-
gan with toll at the age of 8 and
gave the history Of his family, his
& invalid wife, rho sat Just to the
/ left of the witness stand, began sob
& bling softly Her mother-in-laW and
her nurse soon comforted her. how
ever, and during the rest Of the af-
! ternoon she remained quiet. s
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He denied that he met Or :.
: chard until some time after the s
i s Vindicator explosion, denied =
:. that he sent Orchard back to =
4 = Cripple Creek to blow up the =
:. dependence station, denied par 4.
$ ticipation in the Lyte Gregory Z.
= murder and denied suggesting $
or discussing the Steunenberg {.
murder -
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He swore that he never gave Or
chard any money at any time or
4 place for any purpose. He declared
that he never made a threat against
Steunenberg, whom he said he re-
4 garded only as he did any politician,
who is being swayed by capitalistic
influence.
He told OF number of occasions
when he met Orchard In Denver in
Z the ordinary course Of his relations
with the federation and he said he
saw Orchard for the last time in
August, 1905, when Orchard told him
he was going TO Alaska, and Hay
wood said he chided Orchard for de
sorting his wife at Cripple Creek.
The direct examination had not
4 reached the connection Of Jack
Simpkins and the action Of the fed
Grafton after steunenberg was MUIR
dered when adjournment interrupt
ed II.
The state completed the cross ex-
animation Of Charles al. Meyer at
noon and In dealing with his testi.
mony directed its strongest attack
against the circumstances under
which the federation, at the sugges.
tion Of Jack simpkins, came to the
relief of Orchard when he was ar
I rested for killing steunenberg Sen
B ator Borah, who conducted the ok
i animation, emphasized the connec'
tion Of Jack simpkins and the FEEDER
alton and the fact that the fedora
i tion, without inquiry as to the guilt
4 or innocense Of Orhard, gaye 81 500
from It's treasury to provide for his
defense.
He also developed the fact that tbs
federation Is providing for the de
Tense Of Steve Adams. who Is charg
I. ed with killing two claim jumpers
at the instigation OF Jeck Simpkins
4 Meyer denied knowing anything
about the $500 that Haywood sen
to Jack sirnpkins q few days befor,
which is traced to Orchard BY an i'm
signed note.