The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-06-28

| copy OF the speech was put in evidence
| Mr.. Hawley had read the abstract OF
Boyce's speech from a pamphlet COM
| piled by the Mine Owners associa-
| ton of Colorado. the pamphlet was
entitled The criminal record of the
| western Federation of Miners from
1900 to 1904"
barrow on redirect examination
brought the pamphlet to the attention
of the jury and succeeded in securing
a ruling from Judge Wood placing the
| title page of the pamphlet in evidence
What did, you have in mind Wnen
you made the speech from which an
abstract has been made?"
When I wrote these lines 1 had in
! orado who in passing through the
streets of Colorado with imported men,
beat the women with the butts OF their
guns and called them vile names.
had In view the opinion that nela
that the workingmen and the miners
had as much right to carry arms as
anybody of aristocrats.'
MaheT Is Called.
Boyce was followed on the stand By
James Maher of Butte, Mont. an en-
pioying miner, who was secretary-treas-
ury of the Western Federation OF
Miners under the presidency of Royce
from September, 1, 1896, to. June, l9Ol
Maher said he lad lived. in Butte for
80 years and for four years held the
Office of county treasurer. The witness
repeated much of what Boyce had said
regarding the object, purposes and ac-
complishments of the Western F'edera-
ton OF Miners since its organization.
Maher declared that so long as ne
was an officer of the federation there
had never existed any criminal con-
Spiracy.
Maher said he left the federation
when he was elected treasurer of Sill
yer Bow county. Mont. He IS not now
a member of the organization. on
cross examination Maher said the fed
Grafton paid the expenses of defending
Paul Corcoran, a member of the organ
ization who was tried for murder in the
Occur DAlenes. He could not say as
to any other defense funds
w. B. Easterly, of Silver City, Idaho,'
implicated by Orchard in many OF his
Colorado crimes. was next called to the
stand.
Easterly Joined in 1896 shortly after
he went to the Cripple Creek district
At various times, he held all the off1ces
in the Altman local, being president Tor
several years. He met Orcharo IN IsUz'
while visiting the Trachite mine to So
Iicit members. Orchard said he had
been a member in the Occur D'Alenes.
but when he left he neglected to get
transfer card. EaSterly said he wrote
to the Occur D'Alenes to find out about
Orchard, but could not do so. He was
finally taken into the Altman local
Orchard never held any once IN the
union, but sometimes acted as temper
airy doorkeeper or warden. Easterly
denied that he had ever consulted with
Orchard as to the manufacture or use
of bombs He absolutely denied Or
chard's statement that he and Easter
ly experimental with giant caps to see
If they could be exploded by shots from
a pistol Easterly also contradicteo
orchard as to ever talking about the |
explosion at the Vindicator mine. |
Neither had heard nor talked the mat |
ter over with Meyer and Haywood |
Did you see Haywood and Meyer pat |
upon the back and tell him he |
had done a fine job in the Vindicator?'
mo, sir. 1 did not"
Adjournment until this morning at
$50 O'Clock was taken at this point.