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Show THE PROSECUTION i HAS At! INNING 1 Attempts to Substantiate the Blood-Curdling Story Told by Assassin Orchard j Introduces Evidence to Show That a Registered Letter Went From Pettlbone's Store In Denver to .Harry Orchard In f San J-'ranelseo. DoIkc, , Idaho', -Thq, prosecution In tho Sleunenherg "murder trlnl, on I-'rl- j dny, entering In earnest upon tho substantiation nnd. corroboration of Harry Orchard's testimony, showed a continuous thrend of ovldcnco con-ncctlng con-ncctlng Goorgo Pottlbono's store In Denver with Orchard at San Frnn-Cisco, Frnn-Cisco, engaged on tho Hradloy murder plot, partly developed another direct llnofbyjwhlch It Is hoped' to show that Haywood engaged and' paid Stevo Adams for the same desperate work, nnd added several touches of confirmation con-firmation to Orchnrd's general story. OIllclalB of tho United States post-offices post-offices nt San Frauolsco and .Denver produced original rbcordu showing that In August, ISO I, a r'eglstcredlet-tor r'eglstcredlet-tor wns sent under "'the nnmu of "J. Wolfl" from tho nddiuss of Pottlbono's Pottl-bono's store in Denver to "J. Demp-soyj' Demp-soyj' at tho Goldjn. West hotel, In San Francisco.' 6rchnrd sworo thnl ho stayed at tho Golden West under an alias (hat was either "Dempsoy" or ''Hognri," that Pcttlbono used tho allnso of "Woltf" and "Pot Done," and that under tho namo of "Wolff" i Pcttlbono In tho mouth mentioned sent hinijn registered' letter contain-1 Ing $100 to pay his expenses while engaged In tho Drndley plot. Pollco offlclnlB of Ogden established tho nrrefit thero In June, 1003, of Btovo Adams and A. T. Williams. Thoy wero scaled up In nn eastbound car mailed with fruit, nnd when av-rcBtod av-rcBtod for trespass each had a brace of revolvers. When released through tho" Influence of n detective, who was a brother Mason of Adams, they went straight to tho offlco of tho Western Union and sont a telegram to Haywood Hay-wood nt Denver. When tho Ogdon testimony was Introduced In-troduced Stovo Adams was brought Into court under guard to be Identified. Identi-fied. Ailnms' namo has run all through tho trial, but this was his first appearance In porson. Adams seemed In n defiant humor nnd walked to a point directly In front of tho Jury and gazed steadily nt tho witness confronting him. |