Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-06-26
Many Witnesses for Ha,-
wood Make Stronu
Impression.
ARE NET WITH DENIALS
Connection of Murderer With
Mine Owners Shown From
Various Angles.

Boise, June 20 The Haywood trial
was resumed this morning with Lottie
Day of Denver on the stand.
new attorney appeared at the de
fendants counsel table. making 10 the
long list of attorneys engaged in behalf
OF the accused miners. The newcomer
Is Walter b. Mccormack of Chicago.
said She knew Orchard.
Mrs. Lottie Day said she knew Orch
ard at the Belmont rooming house il
Denver under the name of J. Dempsey.
She met Orchard just prior to the con
vention of the Western Federation of
Miners in 1904. Once while she was
talking to Orchard, Haywood and Il
man named Mcdonald, who were also
connected with the federation. came in
Orchard introduced her to Haywood
and then went away with him.
Summoned by state.
Mrs. Day said she was first summon
ed to Boise by the state, and was sent
back to Denver two weeks ago. Wit
ness related Il conversation with Orch
ard when the latter told her poverty
had separated him from the one wo-
man he loved and Steunenberg was re-
sponsible for his being poor, and he
would get even with him if it was the
last act of his life.
Didn't he say that d Steunen-
berg?'" asked Darrow.
Sworc More Moderately
mo, sir, I'm sure he didn't swear
like that | think he said devil of
Steunenberg' Mrs. Day SAID one dav
when Orchard was telling about his
gambling exploits, he said he always
kept little money put away, and that
when he made u raise ne put some
money away with Pettibone and drew
it out as he needed it."
knew by No Other Name.
On cross examination Mrs Day said
she did not know Orchard under any
other name than Dempsey.
She did not see Orchard on the wit
ness stand. but recognized him rs
Dempsey by photographs.
Would Have Been Millionaire.
Mrs. Day said Orchard declared h
would have been a millionaire if it ha
not been for the decision of Governor
SteunCnbcrg.
Witness said when she was summon
ed by the state and made Il writer
statement, she did not relate the con
versation with Orchard in regard tt
Steunenberg
why didn't yOu?" asked Hawley.
Because | wasn't asked about it."
Another Witness Called.
The next witness was John D. E.
liot, an inmate of the soldiers home a
Boise. He detailed a long converse
tion he said he had with Orchard on
train in November, 1905, when Orchar
told him he was in the employ of tn
mine owners; that the Western Fedora
tion of Miners was going to be crush
ed, and that within so days sOmethin
would happen that would startle tn
world. That was about five weeks bC
fore the assassination of Steunenberg
Orchard, when confronted by E
liot, declared he had never seen tn
man before.
Summary of Evidence.
Boise, Idaho, June 2G.-The first d
rect testimony in the defense of Ha,
wood was offered yesterday, and it Wa
chiefly directed toward showing Ore
ard, blaming Frank Steuncnberg fC
the loss of his interest i'll the Hero
les mine, had threatened to have 7
venge by killing him, and that IL
conduct of Orchard and X. c. Sterlin
both before the independence expl
sion, when they were frequently see
together and afterwards, when Stel
ing called off a bloodhound that W;
following Orchards TRAIL justified Il
inference that the mine owners inspi
ed the crime.
Swear 10 Threats.
Two witnesses called swore Orcha
threatened to kill Steunenberg becau
of the Hercules matter and the d
Tense has prepared the way for su
testimony from a dozen more W
nesses.
DR.. |. L. MCGEE, a mining broker
the Ceur d'Alenes, another impcaC
ing witness, swore Orchard told him
1904 at Wallace, Idaho, that he was
"spotter'' for q detective agency. Orc
ard denied this conversation and :
MED he was in Idaho at any time
1904
Several witnesses, principally wo