Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-29

Every time he tried to sit down the soldiers
trained their bayonets on him."
did you see them jab him with their
bayonets?"
mo. sir"
Hough said he was now painter and
paperhanger. Sometimes he tends bar. He
met Orchard at Wallace. Idaho. in 1908.
Orchard said he had just come from Alaska
He also said that il II had not been for
Steunenberg he would have been a rich
man.
Yesterdays Session.
At the hearing yesterday George Breen,
who was a railroad man at the time OF the
explosion of the Independence depot and
worked out of Canon City, was called to
testify to the bringing of bloodhounds from
the penitentiary to Victor upon the day Of
the explosion. He was briefly cross-ex-
amined and the state passed the cross-ex-
animation.
The first witness after recess was c. A.
Collins of Leadville. Col, railroad brake
man who was a miner at the time OF the
Independence depot explosion He told of
two bloodhounds being brought there and
put on the scent. They circled about some
what and then brought up at cabin occu.
pied by AL Beemore. The last he saw or
the dogs they were being taken toward the
indicator mine.
Ran to Deputy Sheriff's.
L. F. Taylor of Independence. Col.
miner and formerly a member of the West
ern Federation of Miners also testified as
to the action of the bloodhounds in taking
the scent twice from the wire and chair
rung at the depot and running to al Bee
mores house.
.sWho was Beemore?" asked Mr.. barrow.
"He was deputy sheriff and at one Tune
marshal of Independence.
of he
owners
He was generally supposed to be-
The last answer was stricken out as near
say. .,s ,
non-union miner who was at work as
temper man in the Vindicator mine at the
time of the explosion, was the next witness
offered by the defense. Wood said the gay
before the explosion he placed half ooX
OF dynamite on the water barrel near the
shaft of the S00-foot level When he started
to work the night of the explosion ne sa"
the box where he placed 1t. He passed Nc
Cormick and Beck subsequently Killed IN
the explosion. coming out of the level Han
an hour later the explosion occurred. Rush-
ing out of the level. Wood said he noticed
the powder was gone. Inc EXPLOSION y, DC
placed to begin work the night Mccormick
and Beck were killed
To Make It Out an Accident.
1t became evident here that the defense
planned to show the Vindcator explosion
was an accident Mccormick and Beck
having taken the half box of dynamite to
the level where work was about to begin.
Orchard in his testimony said that the
explosion In the Vindicator was caused by
revolver being attached to the lift bar
of the cage. Wood testified today that
when he saw Beck in the eighth level he
saw a revolver In his pocket. When he
found the bodies of Mccormick and Beck
he found the remains of a revolver on the
ground.
Wood gave a graphic description of the
flight of the miners from the Vindicator
following the explosion, some OF them
climbing up the s0O-foot shaft, only to find
that at the sixth level the ladders had
been broken by the force OF the explosion.
During his cross-examination by Senator
Borah Wood identified the pieces of the
revolver which the prosecution introduced
In evidence a verification of Orchards
testimony. Wood said that in leaving the
eighth level when he noticed the disap-
pearance of the dynamite there WIS great
confusion
1T was a matter of life and death with
which you were concerned?" asked Senator
Borah.
Yes. sir. said Wood; Il wanted home.
that is ALL
Wood said he searched carefully every
where around the scene of the explosion,
but found nothing of Importance except
the fragments of the revolver.
You looked very carefully" asked Sena-
tor Borah.
yes, sir: 1 did, and I looked for the in
fernal machine they talk about. but did
not find it, 49,.
Accused of Starting Trouble.
]. C. COPY. now a matchmaker and jew
eler at Mine. New. formerly miner and
leaser at Independence. Col, followed
Wood on the stand. COPY said he joined
the Western Federation Of Miners in 1899
and continued a member up to about a year
ago. For two years he was a member OF
the executive board. COPY organized the
Colorado City Smeltermens Union. 1t was
In connection with this union that the la
Dor troubles in Colorado started.
You are the responsible party. are your
asked Mr.. barrow.
II have been accused Of it," said COPY.
The witness told of Initiating into the
union man named Crane. who became
recording secretary before 1t was discov-
cred that he was a detective.
"Steunenberg Would Get Some"
He told me that Gov. Steunenberg
would get the same DOSE continued Cop
ly. He said he once owned an interest
In the Hercules mine and seemed to have
a grudge against Steunenberg. Orchard
told me he was making living gambling
with the soldiers at the Preside" COPY
said Orchard asked him If he thought 1t
was feasible plan to drill into the edges
of $40 gold pieces, extract some filings
and fill In the holes with base metal. The
witness advised him against any such
plan, saying he could only make wages
out of it and would eventually land in the
penitentiary. COPY gave Orchard per-
mission to use his room and change his
clothes-to don the soldiers uniform In
which Orchard went back to Denver.
Cross-eXamined by Senator Borah, COPY
said he paid no heed to the threats made
by Orchard. even in view Of the fact that
Bradley had been blown up, that Orchard
had proposed shaving gold coins and was
about to disguise himself in soldiers
clothes
Sympathy for Haywood.
NORTHAMPTON Mass, June 29-J. T.
Carey, international president of the
Brotherhood of Paper Makers, announced
to the convention here today that the fol-
lowing telegram had been forwarded to one
of the attorneys of Haywood, Meyer and
Pettibone. at Boise, Idaho:
THE International Brotherhood of Paper
Makers, in convention assembled at North
amptou, Mass. hereby extend heartiest
sympathy with their brethren now on trial
for their lives. and most sincerely trust
that their innocence will be proven. The