The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-06-25

] IN WaLace since he had been driven
OUT Dy the militia. While there he
saw Ed Boyce and Hutton and August
Pa1lson, his old associates in the
Hercules mine. They had all been. as
poor as he, but now they were rich
and ne was a tramp. Orchard fol-
commence man IN Wallace. He
visited many persons whom he had
known In the old days, among them
Paulson- Then one day he went down
10 see Dave Coates, former lieutenant
governor of Colorado who will testify
before you. Coates is man without
Flemish on his name and a man has
TO be pretty careful to live that way.
coates was running a semiweekly pa
per IN wallace. He had met Orchard
in Denver and asked the fellow what
he was doing in Wallace. Orchard
sald ne mad come to see some old
friends. He said he had seen Paulson
among the others; that they were all
rich and he thought he'd steal Paul
sons child. Coates, taking the mat
ter as a joke. said he thought that
would be a good thing to do. They
talked along for a while and in a few
days Orchard came back and said:
Orchard Was in Earnest.
What do you think of that Paul
son child business?' Coates asked
him if he was in earnest end Orchard
said he was. Coates said:
never dreamed that you were;
I've never thought of it. If you took
child into the mountains here it
would die If you ever attempt such
thing Will have special edition of
my paper on the streets in five min
utes denouncing you. Never mention
it to me again
After you hear and see Mr. Coates
on this stand if you want to believe
Orchard in preference, why, all
right.
From Wallace Orchard and Jack
Simpkins came to Caldwell. Orchard
had succeeded in borrowing $500 from
Paulson. and said he was sorry that
he had not asked for $500. Simpkins
made the trip in pursuance of his
duties as an organizer of the Western
Federation of Miners. He went to
Silver City and other places. He re-
ceived regularly the money that was
due him. for his work. We will show
to you why the drafts were sent to
Simpkins from the miners headquar-
tiers, what they were for and that they
We're part of the regular course of
drew as small amount from. the feder-
alton treasury as any organizer in the
service.
Mr.. Haywood will take the stand
and tell you his full connection with
the Western Federation and tell you
everything he has done as an officer
of the organization. Meyer. who is
still to be tried for his life, will prob
ably take the stand I do not want to
say this positively, but 1 think he will
testify and tell the jury all that he
knows. / doubt very much If Petit
bone will be put upon the stand, as he
was never an officer of the union and
had nothing to do with it. 1 won't
say sure as to Pettibone.
AS to the letter received by Or
cnard at Caldwell. we may not be able
to show you except by argument where
it came from or what it was about but
W w
Arrival at Caldwell
Orchard came to Caldwell vowing
vengeance against Steunenberg. He
had for years been connected with a
detective agency. Now don't under
stand me to mean that 1 think any
detective agency or the Mine Owners
wanted to kill Steunenberg. 1 do not
mean this but L do say that Orchard
while a detective in the employment
of the agency killed Steunenberg be-
spoken so often. He killed him in the
most cowardly way murder could be
committed.
He was caught red handed and
turned over to MCFARLAND, the head of
the western branch. After some
he was persuaded that
the best thing he could do would be to
place the blame on some one else.
which he did. He is getting the big
gest price for this he ever got for a
crime. He hopes to save his miserable
neck.
Coming to the arrest of Haywood,
Meyer and Pettibone. Darrow charged
that 1T was all done by the Finkertons
On d rerjured AFFIDAVIT. He described
the case in Denver of Haywood, Meyer
and Pettibone, who he said, were ar
rested denied all the rights of citi-
Gems, kidnapped and brought to Boise
for trial, where in the Jail they have
been waiting for a year and hve
months for 4 jury to pass upon their
cases.
when Orchard was arrested" con-
tinued Mr.. barrow. sit was announced
that h was member of the western
Federation of Miners. Haywood was
City, instructing them to look after
the case We will show that it is
part of the policy of this organization
to look after its members. no mater
how obscure. Miller came and saw
Orchard n few times but finding that
was also visiting him, Mil
Ter decided that MCFARLAND could do
Orchard more good than he could
and perhaps he was right.
Many names have been mentioned
by Harry Orchard of persons connect
I'd with him-generally in Cripple Creek.
Union Was Scattered.
1.-THE union was scattered to the four
winds from there but we will bring
before you nearly all of those whose |
names he has given you. We will bring |
YOU David and Easterly and others and
before we are through with them you
will say we have had enough.
''Moyer, Haywood and Pettibone new
er had any connections with this man |
N any criminal act We Will demon
strate to you before we are through
hat this is not murder case; that
Bill Haywood is not on trial, but the !
state of Colorado has sent these men |
20 Idaho, thinking conditions and peo- |
pie here are different, and that the |
Mine Owners association of Colorado !
night succeed in hanging, executing |
.hese men and killing the Western |
All labor organizations and |
lot Bill Haywood are on trial here"
Mr.. Darrow had spoken for three /
hours and 20 minutes. He was pretty |
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