Albuquerque evening citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1907-07-10
President of Western FEEDER.
alton Says Orchard Did
Not Tell Truth About
Explosions.
HE WAS IN JOPLIN
WHEN MINE BLEW UP
Defense Attempted to Prove Po-
litiCdl Animus Against Peabody.
Cdbbart and Goddard But
Judge Wood Ruled Against
That Evidence.

That Evidence.
Boise, Idaho, July 10.-When the
Haywood trial opened this morning
Senator Borah read the cross exam
ination in the deposition of w. A.
Abernathy, contractor and former
miner in Couer D'Alene, who declar-
ed that he heard Orchard say he
would get" Steunenberg some time.
This was the last of the dispositions,
which have occupied the court since
Monday.
Correspondent ON Stand.
When the reading of the deposit
tions was concluded, John 1 Tierney,
q newspaper correspondent of Den
ver was called by the defense. He
testified regarding the political sit
uation in Colorado in 1904 and 1905,
when it was alleged that attempts
were made on the life of Governor
Peabody and Justices Goddard and
Gabbert of the supreme court.
Tierney was asked what the pub
lie feeling in the city of Denver was
as against Peabody and the supreme
court in 1904-5. An objection was
entered and long argument ensued.
To Show Public Feeling.
Attorney Darrow declared that 1t
was the purpose of the defense to
show that there were others whose
feelings and motives were stronger
than any that could be charged
against the Western Federation of
Miners.
Judge Wood inquired if he intend
ed to show that somebody other than
Orchard had committed the crimes.
No, your honor" replied Darrow;
we will presume that Orchard did
those things, but we propose to show
that he was acting as agent for those
who must have had a stronger feel
ing than the Western Federation We
propose to show that these defend
with Orchard in connection with
these incidents. We want to show
the motive pure and simple. We
want to show that a great class of
people in the city of Denver had a
feeling infinitely stronger than has
been charged against the Federation
as the result of the eight-hour de-
cision."
Evidence Ruled Out.
Darrow here said that he desired
to go into the matter in detail and
state facts expected to be proved by
the witness. He went at length into
the matter of the Peabody Adams
gubernatorial contest, and the at
tempt to unseat the democratic MEM
bers of the legislature.
Judges of the supreme court elect
ed as populisits and democrats, sided
with the republicans, he declared,
and the feeling grew so strong that
flags were displayed at half mast and
nooses hung in the windows for the
supreme court.
The court sustained the objection
to this testimony and Tierney left the
stand.
Meyer Takes Oath.
Charles II. Meyer, president of
the Western Federation of Miners
and fellow defendant of Haywood
was sworn in as a witness today. He
was called at 1915 o'clock and was
escorted into court by deputy
sheriff.
He seemed quite self possessed and
as he walked to the stand looked
around the court room apparently
seeking a glimpse of his wife, who
occupied an inconspicuous chair be-
hind the press tables. He displayed
some nervousness as his examination
began, but within a few minutes was
going on steadily in a recital of his
connection with the Western Fedora
ton of Miners. During a review OF
the Occur D'Alene strike in 1899, the
witness said that he was in sympathy
with the strikers in their struggle
but he never had any personal hos
tility to Frank Steunenberg.
Denies Orchards Story.
Shortly before noon, the witness
entered upon lengthy eXamination
10000. witt the utmost delibera-
tion, he denied that he ever discussed
the explosion in the Vindicator mine
as detailed by Orchard.
Meyer said he was in Joplin, Mo
Mt the time of the explosion in De-
cember, 1903, and he never met Or
chard until January of the next year
when Orchard came to Denver TO at
tend the labor convention.
Meyer denied ever giving Orchard
money at any time, or that he hac
knowledge of Orchard ever having
been given money by any officer o.
the Western Federation.
Travelled with Orchard
He detailed his trip to Ouray Will
orchard in 1904, saying that Orchard
was going there and Meyer suggested
they travel together. This was TO
self protection because of the at
tacks on members of the organiza
tiOn.
He described their arrangement
for carrying revolvers and sawed of
shotguns," which he said were Sc
cured by Pettibone, Orchard, Moye
said. bought his own ticket but Moy
er paid their expenses at hotel.