Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1907-07-10
MOYER DEFENDS
FELLOW PRISONER
Accused Union Of
ficial Goes on Wit
ness Stand
DENIES ORCHARDS STORY
President Western Fedora
ton Gives Strong Testi-
mony For Haywood.

Boise, July 10.--Charles P. Meyer,
president of the Western Federation
of Miners, and fellow defendant of
w. d. Haywood, was sworn as a
witness today. He was called to the
stand at 1915 o'clock and was es-
corted into court by deputy sheriff.
He seemed quite self possessed and
as he walked to the witness stand
looked around the court room, appar-
emily seeking a glimpse Of his wife,
who occupied an inconspicuous chair
behind the press table.
Meyer displayed some nervousness
as his examination began but with
in few minutes he was steadily de-
failing his connections with the West
ern Federation of Miners. During his
review of the Couer dAlene strike in
1899, the witness said he was in SYM
pathy with the strikers in their strug-
gle but he never had any personal
hostility to Ex-Governor Steunenberg.
Shortly before noon the witness en-
tered upon lengthy examination as
to the Cripple Creek strike in 1904.
With the utmost deliberation he de-
MED that he ever discussed the eX-
plosion of the Vindicator mine as
detailed by Harry Orchard Moyer
said he was in Joplin, Missouri, at
the time of the explosion in Decem-
ber 1908, and said chat he never met
Orchard until January, of the next
year when Orchard came to Denver
to attend a labor convention. Meyer
denied ever giving Orchard money
at any time or that he had knowledge
of Orchard ever having been given
money by any officer of the Western
Federation.
= He admitted delaying his trip 10
Ouray with Orchard in 1904. He said
Orchard was going there and that he
Meyer suggested that they travel to-
gether. This was for self protection
because of the attacks on members of
the organization. He described their
arrangements for carrying revolvers
and Sawed off shot-guns" which he
said were secured by Pettibone, Dr.
chard. Meyer, said, bought his own
ticket but Meyer paid their expenses
at the hotel.
Finish Reading Dispositions.
When the HAYWOOD triyal opened
this morning Senator Borah for
the state read the examination
in deposition of w. A. Abernathy
contractor and former miner in the
Occur d'Alene district who declared
that he heard Orchard say he would
get Steunenberg some time" This
was the last Of the dispositions which
had occupied the court since Monday.
When reading of the dispositions
was concluded, John I. Tierny, a news
paper correspondent of Denver, was
called by the defense. He testified re-
garding the political situation In Co.
dorado in 1904 and 1905, when it was
alleged attempts were made on the
lives of Governor Peabody and Su-
preme Court Justices Goddard and
Gabbert. Tierny was asked what the
public feeling in the city of Denver
was as against Peabody and the SUI
preme court in 1904-5. There was an
objection and long argument.
Darrow declared 1t was the purpose
of the defense to show there were
others whose feelings and not motives
were stronger than any that could be
charged against the Western Fedora
tion of Miners. Judge Wood in
quired If he intended to show that
somebody other than Orchard COM
mitted the crimes
No, your honor" replied Darrow,
we will presume Orchard did these
things but we propose to show he was
acting as an agent for those who
must have had stronger feeling than
the Western Federation. We propose
to show that these defendants had alb
solutely nothing to do with Orchard
in connection with these incidents. We
want to show a motive pure and sim
pie. We want to show that great
class of people in the city Of Denver
had a feeling infinitely stronger than
has been charged against the Fed
Grafton as result Of the eight hour
law decision"
Newspaper Correspondent Testifies.
Darrow here said he desired to go
into the matter in detail and state
the facts expected to be proved by
the witness. This was. granted and
Tierny went at length into the mat
ter of the Peabody-Adams guberna-
torial contest and the attempt to un-
seat the Democratic members Of the
legislature The judges of the Supreme
Court elected as Populists and Demo
Gratis sided with the Republicans, he
declared, and the feeling grew so