Los Angeles herald., 1907-07-12
Haywood Takes Stand

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Haywood Takes Stand
William D. Haywood was called to the
stand Immediately after the recess and
his examination by Mr.. barrow was be-
gun Haywood was first questioned as to
his family history. He said his father
and stepfather were both miners and that
he first went to work at the mines when
he was years old. He was married in
Pocatello, Idaho and has two daughters
The witness, who has but one eye said
he lost the other when boy of by
sticking a knife in it.
The prisoner said he had Joined the
Western Federation of Miners in 1896. He
berg and had no interest in the Occur
d'Alene troubles other than as member
of the federation.
The witnes was asked if he ever said
to any one, as has been testified, that
Governor Steunenberg should be exter"
minated.
mo, sir" he replied; 81 think what 1
said was that he should be relegated, and
took hand in RELOCATING him"
Haywood became a member of the exec
utive board of the Western Federation of
Miners in 1900, holding that position until
June, 1901, when he was elected secretary
treasurer. His salary is $3.50 month.
Active in Politics
The federation, according to Haywood
has always taken an active interest in
politics, one of it's objects being to elect
it's friends and defeat its enemies 1t
has also taken deep interest in labor
measure affecting all classes of working
men. An eight-hour law as applied to
miners, has been assured in nearly every
state over which the Federation is Or
ganized. In some cases it became nee
essary to amend state constitutions be-
fore the eight-hour statute could be
effective.
Haywood said he first met Orchard in
1904, at the same time Meyer met him.
Orchard came as delegate from one Of
the Cripple Creek miners unions to a
convention of the State Federation of
Labor The witness denied he had con-
graduated Orchard on blowing up the
indicator mine. He corroborated what
Meyer testified to as the circumstances of
Orchard accompanying the president TO
Ouray, Colo.
when Meyer asked Orchard if he had
any firearms" said Haywood, Orchard
unbuttoned his vest, reached way down in
his belt and pulled % caliber six shooter.
1t must have been foot and half long.
asked him what he was going to dc
with the thing. He said he would take il
to Ouray. 1 said: DO you think those
fellows down there are going to wait until
you undress yourself to get that thing?' u
Haywood told of Meyers return from
Ouray to<Denver, in 1904, in custody of a
detachment of militia Haywood was a
prisoner in the custody of an officer Hay.
wood at his own request was allowed t.
meet Meyer at the depot
c+rucL Militia official
The witnes told how he had just greeted
Mover at the depot when General Buckley
Wells interfered and Haywood strucl
Wells
what happened then?"
1.-THE soldiers set upon me and got
much the worst of it,"
Haywood was then taken to the OXFORD
hotel, he said, and there one of the sol
diers pulled six-shooter on him. Hay
wood struck the soldier and then another
row occurred in which Haywood wa:
again roughly handled.
Haywood said he heard nothing of tn,
independence depot explosion or the muir
der of Lyle Gregory until after they hap
pened. Orchard. he said, had never ap
preached him in connection with eithe
of these matters nor had he ever men
| toned them to him in any way. TIL
federation he declared. had never hat
any difficulty with Gregory,
| AS to Johnny Neville, the witness SAT-
he had never met or spoken to the man.
did you ever give Orchard at any tim
or place any money for the Independ
ence explosion?" asked Mr.. Darrow.
'I did not"
"Did you and Meyer ever have con
versation with orchard in Pettibone'
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