Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-06-29
SETBACK FOR DEFENSE
IN COURTS DECISION
Judge Wood Rules That Oar
rows Conspiracy Claim
Must be Limited to Colo
RADIO Events


this morning in the Haywood case d.
MCGEE was recalled by the state II
cross examination III
Nothing Of Importance developed
from McGee's testimony. William e.
Easterly, who was one Of the leaders
OF the great Cripple Greek strike and
whom Orchard connects with some Of
the violence in Cripple Creek was re-
called. Easterly directly denied Or
chard's testimony that reflects upon
him and swore that in the fall of 1908
he heard Orchard threatened to kill
Steulenberg.
EasterIy is Attacked.
On cross-examinatton the state
strongly attacked Easterly for remain
Ing silent after he knew Orchard, as
Thomas Hogan had killed Steunenberg
and for not speaking until Orchard had
made a confession impl lcating; the
Western Federation of Miners.
Defense Dealt Blow.
"A ruling made by Judge Wood while
Edward Boyce. for years the leader Of
the Western Federation Of Miners, and
now wealthy mine owner Of Occur
3 d,Alenes, was testifying In behalf Of
William D. Haywood, may materially
limit the showing Of the defense as to
the existence Of a counterconspiracy
against Haywood and his associates
which Is alleged to exist.
Attorney Hawley for the state OBJ
3ected to a general question as to the
policy and practice Of mine owners
throughout the west in blacklisting
union miners, and in the argument
Z that followed, Clarence Darrow for the
defense, claimed the same privilege In
proving counterconspiracy that the
state enjoyed in showing conspiracy.
Mr.. Hawley contended tnat the state
had directly shown the existence of a
conspiracy by Harry Orchard and by
So doing had laid the foundation for
and made the connection Of all the evi.
dence subsequently offered on the sub
ject. He said that the defense was
trying to show counterconsptracy by
proving various isolated instances and
certain general conditions, none of
which a proper foundation had been
laid
Court Rules for State.
In ruling, the court accepted in part
& the contention Of the prosecution and
limited the proof of the defense along
this line to events in Colorado and the
Occur d'Alenes connected with the
case as now established.
Edwarn Boyce was the principal wit
ness for the day and his testimony
was chiefly devoted to the history, pur
poses and work of the Western FEEDER
alton.
He denied the existence of an inner
circle or that there had ever been q
conspiracy in the organization to do an
Illegal act.
The chief Importance Of Boyce's
cross-examination was the production
of speech by him at the convention
If the federation held at Salt Lake City
In 1898. in which he said that every
union should have a rife club, every
member rife, SO that the federation
could march $4,000 armed men in the
ranks of labor.
Mr.. Boyce would not agree with the
accuracy of the quotation, but, saying
that the sentiment was correct, de
clared with spirit that when he spoke
the words imputed to him he had il
mind the misconduct of state troops IL
!, Colorado, the use of troops ELSEWHERE
against the federation and the consti
tutional rignt of all citizens to bea,
arms, as much the right of the mine
as the aristocrat.