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Show 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, Will be Drought to an End Within Three Weeks. Uolso, Idaho. Interest 'in tho trial of William D. Haywood now centers lu tho forthcoming nppcuranco upon tho stnnd of thu defendant Haywood, who, It Is claimed, has been tho moving mov-ing forco In tlto Wcs'tern Federation of Miners for several years, nnd ono of his co-defendant s, Charles 11. Moyer, tho president of tho minors' organization. Tho third defendant in tho famous case, Ocorgo A. Pcttllwne, will not tnke the Htund, It Is said, until un-til his own ease comes on to bo heard. Stove Adams, whoso recent trial for tho murder of a man in northern Idaho resulted. In n disagreement of tho Jury, nnd who bus been variously implicated by Harry Orchard In many of tho latter's crimes nnd nllcgcd conspiracies con-spiracies with tlio leaders of tho Western West-ern Federation, Is still in Holso jnil, available, ay a witness for tho defense, but It has been definitely decided that ho shall not bo called to tho stand. The prosecution still claims It would welcome such n move, ns tho appearance appear-ance of Adams on tho stand might open tho way for tho Introduction of u portion nt least of Adams' repudiated confession. Viewed in tlio light of the closing plans for defense nnd prosecution, there Hcciub little hope that' tho trial, which has already been in progress for two mouths, can bo brought to au end Inside of threo weeks. Tho defense de-fense will require nt lenst all or the tlvo or six days yet, for It Is announced an-nounced thnt Haywood when ho takes tho stand, will bo prepared to lay baro his entire life's history. His testimony atf to his connection with tho Western Federation of Miners Min-ers will bo Interspersed with much documentary evidence, nnd tlio introduction intro-duction of this nnd rending it to tho jury will tnko up much time. Tho defense expresses Its willingness thnt tho cross-examination of Haywood shall tuko the widest pouslblo range. Th6 defendant, It Is said, will-not only deny In toto nil thnt Orchard has said as to his connection with any of tho witness' crimes, but will offer a perfectly per-fectly plausible explanation of tho Instances In-stances whero tho state has associated associ-ated Orchard and Hnywodd, notably tho instanco of Huywood's part In tho deception of tho second Mrs. Orchard as to the whereabouts of her husband in the Into summer of 190C. Hnywood will also bo called upon to explain tho sending of several drafts to Jack Slmpklns, a member of tho executive board uud nu organizer for tho Western West-ern Federation, whoso prcsonco in Cnldwell with Orchard Just prior to. tho assassination of former Governor Steunenborg has not been denied by the defense. Tho attorneys for the federation Bay that, Uieso payments were tho regular sums duo Slmpklns for his work as an organizer nnd had absolutely nothing to do with any crime or proposod criminal act. The sending of $76 to Steve Adanm In Og-den, Og-den, Utah, will nhio bo a subject of Inquiry when Haywood takes tho stand. Tho fourth tnstanco to which the state attache's importance as tending tend-ing lo connect Haywood with tho alleged al-leged conspiracy as royoq,led.by ftnjrry Orchard upbn tho wllnesi? bland, 'was tho sending of a incsBago by Haywood to Silver City, Idaho, Instntcting tho federation officers there to seo that attorneys at-torneys wero engaged for Orchard and to protect tho interests of tho miners' union. Tho stntu may Indefinitely prolong thu trinl by going into the Colorado labor troubles on rebuttal. Tho defense) de-fense) has Orchard up tho field by Introducing In-troducing testimony ns to tho acts of tho military and tho mine owners nt Crlpplo Creek and Tcllurldo. Tho defense de-fense claims thnt tho calling out of thu mllltln at Crlpplo Creek waB un. warranted nnd thnt tho deportations from Crlpplo Creek nnd tho Tcllurldo country were nothing less than law-lo&H law-lo&H outrages upon tho porsonu nnd property of tlio union miners. Tho state undoubtedly will Introduce testimony tes-timony showing tho conditions which prevailed in theso mining districts at tho tlmo Governor Penbody proclaimed pro-claimed martial luw. In addition to the Colorado matters, tho state will undertake to contradict tho statements of many of tho defense's de-fense's witnesses. This will require Bovcrnl days, tho attorneys interested being at a loss themselves to say how many. |