The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1907-07-11
HAYWOOD WILL
TAKE THE STAND
Leader of Federation Forces
TO be a Witness In His
Own Behalf.
Prediction Made That Trial, Which
Has Been in Progress for Two
Months, VIII be Brought to an
End Within Three Weeks.

Boise, Idaho. Interest IN the trial
OF William d. Haywood now cuntors
IN the forthcoming appearance upon
the stand Of the defendant Haywood,
who, II is claimed, has been the NOV
Ing force In the Western Federation
OF Miners for several years, aud one
of his codefendants, Charles ".
Meyer the president cf the miners
organization. The third defendant in
the famous case, George A. Petitions
will not take the stand, II VS. said, un
iii his ovn case comes on TO he heard.
Steve Adams, whose reCeut trial f"r
the murder of man in northern
Idaho resulted In disagreement Of
the jury, and who has boon yarlouslv
implicated by Harry Orchard In many
Of the latter's crimes and alleged con
spiracics with the leaders of The West.
ern Federation, Is still In Boise Jail.
available rs a witness. for the defense.
but II has been definitely decided that
he shall not he called to the stand
The prosecution still claims II would
welcome such move, as the APPEAR
anCo uf Adams on the stand might
open the way for the introduction ~ q
portion 1T leaet of Adam3' repudiatci
confession.
Viewed in the light of the closing
plans for defense and prosecution
there seems little hope that tbs TRIAL
which has already beon in progress
for two months, can bc brought 20 AZ
end inside OF three vceke The d..
fNu-u viii require At least al ~ tho
h.c on six days yct, for " IL an
nouuced that Haywood when he takes
the stand, will be prerared 10 La bare
his entire lifcs history.
Ills testimony as 70 his connection
with the Western Federation o. Min.
cr5 will Ne interEpersol with mu,h
documcntary evidence, ana the intro
duction Of this and reading it to the
jury viii take I'D much time The
defense expresses its willingness that
tho cross animation OF Haywood
shall take the widest possible range
The defendant, II is said, will not chi
deny in toto all that Orchard rao ssi a
as 10 his connection with any o. the
witness crimes. but will offer q per
fcctly plausible explanation cf the in
stances whore the state has associ
otpl Orchard and Haywood notsbly
the instance cf Haywood part in ths
deception Of the second Mrs. Orchard
rs tn tho whereabouts of her husband
I'm the late summer of 1905. liaywoo
will also be called upon TO explain tn,
sending of several drafts 10 Jack
Simpkn5, q % cmber Of the executive
board aud an organizer for tho West
ern Federation, who-e presence ~
Caldwell with Orchard Just prior L.
The agglrHnlticn uf former Guyeruo
StcmcnbClg hIg not been denied ~
the defense. Tho ATTORNEYS fCr ia
iereration say tnat these payments
were tho regular sums due Smpkin'
for his work as an organizer and he
absolutely nothing to do with en-
crime or proposed criminal act. The
scndiug OF as to steve Adams IN Og
den, Utah. will Also he a subject ri
inquiry when Haywood takes tho
stand. The fourth instance to whicl
the state attaches importance as tend
ing 10 connect Haywood with the al
legged conspiracy as revealed by Harrl
Orchard upon the witness stand, wat
the sending OF a message by HAYWOOD
10 Silver city, Idaho, instructinS tho
federation officers there to see that At
tornCys We're engaged for Orchard ano
10 protect the interests OF the miners
union.
The state may indefinitely prnlonl
the trial by going into the Colorsd,
labor troubles on rebuttal The dc
tense has Orchard up the field by IN
Producing testimony as 10 the acts o,
the military and the mine owners A.
Cripple Creek and Telluride. The de-
Tense claims that the calling out o
the militia al Cripple Greek WAS m
warranted and that the deportation,
from Cripple CrcolS and the Tellurid,
country were nothing less than Law
loss ouiraGeE upon the persons An,
property Of the union miners Th'
state undoubtedly will introduce tes
timony showing the conditions which
prevailed IN these mining districts a
the time Governor PEABODY pro
claimed martial law
In addition ~ the Colorado matters
the state will undertake 10 COntradiC
the statements Nf many OF the De
lenses witnesses. lhs will requir,
several days, the attorneys iuterpsts,
being At a loss themselves 10 say hov
many.