The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-07-14
BeWeys Confession a Sensation
 in Haywood Case
IS uNBROKEN
Warrant for Perjury Sworn Out for Witness for Defense Creates An other Sensation-Dewey Main
 taIns the Story Is True.

Boise. Idaho, July 1S.-Sensation fol- lowed sensation quickly in the Hay wood trial today when the state com menced it's rebuttal evidence. Shortly after court adjourned for the day infor- nation was sworn to and a warrant for perjury issued In magistrates court against Dr. l. l.. McGee Il physician of Wallace. Idaho, who was one of the witnesses for the defense. The warrant was placed In the hands of Sheriff Hodgin of Ada county, who at once telegraphed the authorities at McGee's home to make the arrest.
 The crowded court room, somewhat bored by legal commonplace. sprang to strained attention at the close of the second session when William Dewey, d witness for the state in rebuttal, con fessed to active armed participation in the destruction of the Bunker Hill and Sullivan mills at Wardner on April go, 1899, when two men were killed and a mob of a thousand men participated in the riot.
 Harry Orchad commenced his series
 
 to ligh ting one of the fuses that start Cd the explosion and he swore that William F. Davis, known among his fellows as Big Bill" Davis, led the mob.
 l Witnesses for the defense however. swore that Orchard was at Wardner on April % and Davis himself has sworn to having been elsewhere
 Eight Years of Silence. Dewey swore today that not only did Big Bilf accompany the mob to Ward ner, but that he served out guns and ammunition to the union men gathered in the union hall at Burke before they went to Wardner and was one of the leaders of the column that advanced on tho concentrator before the woTl6 of destruction began. Eight years have now elapsed since that day of roting. l From that time, no eye witness ex- cept Orchard has been found to tell the story or incriminate himself until this afternoon when Dewey, now a resident of Goldheld. Col. made his confess sion.
 With eyes cast down and fingers
 
 the rim of a grey somprero. Dewey told it all. Repeatedly he was requested to raise his voice and with quick glance at counsel. he replied only to sink back into most inaudible tone. Under the provoeation of a sneerng eross-ex- 1 animation by F. r. Richardson. he 1 rallied and even became cumulative but throughout oae recital he gave evidence l of a certain remOrse
 l Under the same cross examination he told why he had come 10 Boise to con fess at this tune after eight years of l silence.
 What promise of immunity of pun ishment was given you before you de- cided to make the confession of crime? What reward will you re- ceive? What induced you to make this statement now after all these years?" were some of Richardson's questions
 "None'' was the reply to the first two questions. But to the last the witness said:
 "I read Orchards confession"
 You saw how well he was treated hero and decided 10 get little of to sncerod Richardson.
 "It was nothing of the kind" responded Dewey quickly. "l thought l ought to help along with the doing of iustce.'
 Ten Witnesses Examined.
 Ten witnesses in rebuttal were examined today Most of them were called to dis l prove statements as to Orchards movo- 1 ments in North Idaho and to the dis posa of his interests in the Hercules l mine. One of the most Interesting of the witnesses was August PaNlson who was at one time a poor miner in the Occur D'Alenes and q partner of Orchard ! in the Hercules mine. He retained his interest in the Hercules for five years l until the mine became one of the best i properties in the country and he Is now wealthy. Orchard swore that he planned | to kidnap Paulson's children and extort q ransoe of s8o.OOO The coup did not come off. Paulson was called at this time to show that Orchard disposed of hs l interest in the mine some time before he left the state. Paulson will be recalled later.
 Counsel for the state expect to finish the.> rebuttal by Tuesday evening or 1 Wednesday at the latest
 Sensation By Defense.
 With the opening of the court in the Haywood trial today. Attorney Richard son sprung q decided sensation by au nouncing that the defense rested. Al adjournment yesterday afternoon. Mr. Darrow had announced that q powder ! expert would be on the stand today to testify in regard to the Bradley explo- sion in San Francisco. The change of plans took the state entirely by surprise and there was some delay In beginning the case in rebuttal
 We did not expect this declared MT. IIawley, leading counsel for the state. and our witnesses were not notified to | be here at this early hour" The witnesses began to struggle in, however and soon John C. Rice was re- called to the stand. He testified that in 1 Novem Der, 1905. Orchard did not wear i mustache This was in contradiction Of one of the witnesses for the defense, who swore he heard Orchard make threats against Steunenberg, describing Orchard as a man with A large mustache.
 The next witness was Dan Gainey of | Walla Wa1la Ganey lost both of h.s | feet in the Independence depot explosion. He lived in the Occur D 'Alenes in 1893 and 1899 and roomed part of the time with | Orchard. Cainey said that DomniclS | Flynn. who testified he was playing poker | with Orchard in April l9. 1899, the day | of the Bunker Hill explosion had told | n ID q