The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1907-07-12
HAYWOOD'S
TESTIMONY

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Mullen, Idaho, in 1899. The questions
were evidently for the purpose CT
impeachment. After Flynn left the
stand Haywood was recalled and the
direct examination continued. Hay
wood said that Orchard had been at
his house three or four times. Most
| of the members of the union called
there when they We're in Denver, he
declared He denied that he had any
thing to do with the purchase of a
horse and buggy for Orchard to go On
killing expeditions with. He said that
ters in buggy with a colored man
and said that Pettibone wanted to
know if he could trade the rig for a
gray mare which the Federation own
ed, one of 19 horses which had been
used in distributing relief in the Grip
pie Creek district. He said Pettibone
was anxious to get the mare for one
of his delivery wagons.
| The witness denied positively that
he ever talked with Orchard or plan
| ICu Win Hill ILS hIAIIuS Vi OuSI lid II
| Bell, Governor Peabody, James
| Hearne, David Moffatt or Judges God
dard and Gabbert. He declared that
| Orchards story on the witness stand
was the first he had heard of the
matter
| Haywood said he first met Steve
Adams in 1902. He said the SIS he
sent Adams at Ogden was his own
| (Haywoods) money. Adams had been
| out prospecting and had stated on
| leaving Denver that if he struck any
| thing ne would locate Haywood il it
AS to the letter he wrote Orchards
wife November 1S, 1905, Haywood
said that his note was in reply to
one from Mrs. Orchard, inquiring her
husbands whereabouts. He told her
all ne knew about Orchard. He had
no way of knowing where Orchard
was except as the latter had told him
his plans for going to Alaska.
Haywood said ne did not care to
tell Mrs. Orchard about what her hus-
band said about not returning to her.
Haywood declared that he knew alb
solutely nothing of the plot against
Governor Steunenberg. The first he
heard of the assassination was in the
papers, which claimed tnat the crime
was the elimination of troubles in
the Couer D'Alenes. The papers also
reported thatza union card had been
found in the effects of Thomas Ho-
gan, who had been arrested on sus-
picion. At miners headquarters he
said there was considerable question
as to who Hogan was, the consensus
of opinion being tnat it was Orchard.
who had used the name in leaving
Cripple Creek to seek employment
elsewhere.
Haywood's explanation of sending
Simpkins a 500 draft Dec. 21, 1905,
was as follows: Simpkins came to
Denver early in December to attend
the meeting of the executive board.
He drew $231.5O per diem and trav-
cling expenses while there. Casning
the check for this, he gave Haywood
800 and asked him to forward it to
Spokane some time before Christmas.
He said to Haywood that ne was go
ing on a trip and did not want to
take so much money with him.
The witness told of his arrest of
denial of the right of counsel and of
the trip to Boise on special train
in charge of General Bulkeley Wells.
Haywood said he was indicted for in
citing a riot at Victor following the
independence depot explosion. He
was in Denver at the time. The case
never came to trial. This ended the
direct examination, and Senator Bo-
rah began the cross examination at
once
Haywood's Cross Examination.
Senator Borah examined Haywood
regarding the attitude of the Fedora
ton towards Steu1enberg. The wit
ness admitted that the Federation
had come to think of the governor
as a pronounced opponent of organ
lied labor, although at one time he
was an honorary member of the local
union.
Haywood was asked if the Miners
Magazine reflected his views as well
as those of the organization, and re-
piled: Some times" In some in
stances it did not In regard to what
it said about Steunenberg, he said:
Il did not regard him il any other
light than 1 do you, Senator. or Bart
lett Sinclair, or any others who were
concerned"
81 have understood that" replied
Borah.
The witness was taken through a
long line of questioning as to Jack
Simpki1s, in which nothing was de
veloped that has not been published
before
In regard to the notices posted in
the Cripple Creek district in 1901 to
the effect that anyone working in the
mines. mills of power plant Of the