Show ESOME I STORY MURDERS MURDERS- IS oLD fOLD AT i OISE a Is R Raised Over D Dark rk Ds Davs of the thea theis' theis is' is Strikes and the ISie Picture Red Re Re- Sc i i Orchard d Is EiJin s Says Crl Hired Him IS Ass i x r in i William D. D Hay s tig fight for life was confessed 1 s. s g when Harry Q Orchard dI of former Gov Steu stand s sat t r witness chair at Boise and began his story of assassination tion han two hours he told enough to make strong m turn pale at the horror of of the t the tale he court and jurors back over over that trail of f ll llin g in terrible details the crimes t that t grew out iRl rd rs' rs said s troubles r that t Haywood and d Mover Moyer oy paid him hini to into eternity with dynamite i w wV r JUNE 5 A A WELL WELL- V It WELL WELL-I tw 4 BUILT BUILT MAN a Dr tt f A. A RAY Y SUIT AND ANDAS 1 AS COMPOSED AS lAS THE THEAS HEARERS I AS HARRY ORCHI I p CONFESSED MANYI MANY- MANY 4 I ZEE ER TOOK THE mE WIT- WIT I IN THE DISTRICT CT JA PA DA COUNTY AT- AT AT 1 aye i JT T l PRINCIPAL AL WITNESS T ilL vf vt D. D HAYWOOD NTH TE THE MURDER OF OP AND ND I IRCHARD'S ORCHARDS ORCHARD'S STORY STOBY I IA WITH MANY FEAR- FEAR A ft dge of the ghastly series p. p Bibe oe related by Or Orchard hard TIle e fro from time to 9 I IcOm cOm imM arrest arest but the crowded crowd d when early within I N NEW m mutes of his is We Wei m to a question our cur leading counsel for said id j. j Grime grime nm Y i e uses that blew up ll rl mill at Wardner on Two wo men were were killed YM Yoo Yogi Keating milI s seating i ting peo people Ie was have hire a ar ity Among the spec- spec I t. t Eo r r. A number of OUR the bar were SAGE e wives of attorneys I Ith th those se concerned in the he he principal figure of i HIs invalid wife in inas was as immediately to toll tot ll t to Her ner his mother mother mother-a a an Jbf years yea who ap ap- today tod for the the he first first time Ight was Haywood's sis- sis girl in white It Skirt called this morning Several everal Several anticipated s were examined examined Then Really eally dramatic situation v fille the Haywood trial T e our r next witness here sk your Honor anisy an an- orab busy isy stir in the court- court ere re ie fell leU a silence maln- maln five e minutes minutes' Jud Judge e f Ht lic waited until Sheriff TU 0 1 to 10 Senator Borah ss will be Harry th the Senator quickly ad ad- 8 SV rJ Jt fYr T r d ene ened d at at 9 o'clock this 56 n who for eighteen n closely guarded al al- J eado d in the Idaho pen pen- who re repenting entin through h the the side side the Jud Judge Judges Judge's e n s room with ith ltha a quick uck springy y p by bv deputies They into through S 'S e a ou out into the tp audience audie ce Hf H s I r rail rat again agam entering ment t the center gate d and directed to the lid d mediately mc in front of ofu JU u Noose Noose J. J s on the remarkable Ah here r to pl place ce his own owne e and e-and and whose story as up to noon today re re- endless chain of feary fear fear- nD l 3 y him and his fellows ps was the most in in- 11 gators For the great great- reat 1 1 he kept his one I upon pon the witness who ril 61 6 ft is way was There There was as a aI aon ar r I r jon on his mouth Now id d slightly u under a sal sal- chard told how Hay Hay- 19 of of of l of l S of of S 1 of Z r Putting his head in the hangi hangman's hang- hang ir of i r mans man's noose Orchard today to toy day told a a astory story of of- so many brutal bru- bru bruJ brud d J tal taJ cruel cmel murders in such horI hord hor- hor 4 1 d I ri le details that the big tig crowd of r rin in the courtroom courtroom shivered yered and andi i sl shuddered udde cd at at- atthe the recital 1 o. c. c VV 1 on Ui py T M ss sand st stand i at ati t- t r- r ing a wR witness ness 1 n at J i 94 o'clock clo k this morning he her 4 01 1 r- r talked until 1130 and all that time he unwound th the thread of ot 4 h horrors He told how he lighted 5 fr a fuse to dynamite which sent d dP fr P two men to death in the concentrator concen concen- d d mill at Wart Wardner er Ida in fr 1 1899 d dHe 5 He said he placed a bomb in d fr of 4 the Vindicator mine at t Cripple 44 4 r rs s 4 Creek killing two men men and 44 4 r rd d 4 Haywood told him he was doing 44 4 I Ib 4 b fine e work to keep it up for he 4 1 d 4 r 1 could could not make it too fierce for 44 4 b 4 him j 4 1 Orchard said that Haywood 44 4 4 gave him at at- atone one time for for- 44 d 4 4 1 murdering enemies during the 4 d fr 1 strike He said Haywood told 44 d dd 4 d 4 him him to go out and blow up all 44 4 4 d the tho places he could think of that 44 r 4 4 would help th the cause of the 44 d dd 4 of d 4 strikers 4 to of p- p Orchard talked like a man 4 4 sick of his ghastly role on the thed 4 d fr stage of life who was really to dd 4 d d 4 end it all in death but wanted d 44 4 4 to get the story that was haunt haunt- 44 4 4 d of ing him out of his mind 4 d w wood od paid him for blowing blowin up the Vindicator mine and agreed with with him bim for fr other murders Haywood swallowed hard on a lump i in his throat but otherwise otherwise oth oth- showed little emotion At recess Haywood even chatted pleasantly with some friends and andla la laughed heartily at a joke b by one of his r counsel Orchard will be allowed to tell his whole story leaving out certain minute minute minute mi mi- nute details tails only This question was settled this morning morning morning morn morn- ing when Judge Judg Woo Wood said that on assurance assurance assurance as as- from counsel for the State that they would connect Haywood with the story of the Coeur d d' d and other mine troubles and the crimes confessed confessed confessed con con- by Orchard he be would let the evidence evidence evidence evi evi- dence iu in but if they failed to do so it would be barred out The first witness called after fter the opening of the court was J J. M M. Brunzell Brun- Brun fell zell zell a hotel proprietor at Nampa Ida which which is between Boise jand and Cadwell Caldwell Brunzell identified the names names of Thom Thom- Thomas as Hogan and John L. L Simpkins in his hotel register for November 1905 Hoan Hogan Ho Ho- gan an or Orchard was at the hotel with Simpkins on November 13 The presence of Simpkins at Nampa on November 7 at Silver City Ida on November 8 1903 was established b by A. A Hinkey and J J J. A. A Conners hotel hote keepers in the respective cities s 's mother went into court while Hinkey was under examination I She occupies a chair next to Haywood's Hay Hay- Haywood's woods wood's wife Haywood Haywood's s 's sister was present today for the first time Following Hinke HinkeL Land and Conners on the stand came C. C H. H Wentz vent vent-a a bookkeeper of a mining minin company at Wallace Ida and formerly in a a. Dank bank at Wardner Wentz said he he lie knew Jack Jack Simpkins one i lof of the men men alleged to have had a hand handin nand hand handin in the murder of Gov St and was acquainted with his hand writ writ- in ing lie He identified ed the the photo phot of Simpkins Continued on page 6 ON WITNESS STAND STAN L fillS STORY O or CONSPIRACY r rr r V r Continued fro from fron Pa Page e 1 f H which was offered and accepted in eviL evi- evi M dence L dence over an objection from the do- do f nse Wentz also identified Simpkins' Simpkins kins' kins rV signature in the various hotel botel registers Simpkins sometimes went under the J name of Simmons f f The hotel re registers were vere allowed in evidence by Judge Wood the te defense t ii i r objecting and excepting to the ruling 1 Wentz was not cross Guy Guv F Feight Faight i ht of Nampa told of seeing Orchard rd and Simpkins in company at Caldwell prior to the assassination of K Gov Go Orchard js Is s Called y There was a delay of several minutes after the conclusion of Fei Feight's ht IS testimony testimony mon mony Senator Borah simply q in ing ng The next witness will nil be here herein herein in a moment Immediately there ther was intense excitement oxA ex ex- A j in the courtroom the report v q quickly icky spreading that Orchard was the 1 1 man next expected in the witness chair the crisis of the case bein being reached with his testimony the testimony the testimony of the confes confessed ed slayer yer of and the I accuser of Haywood Moyer p and and Simpkins the latter of whom has 1 never been apprehended The wait of or five minutes seemed like lika so many hours C Orchard C had spent the he night in Boise and had been sent for Finally to relieve the strain and aM restlessness in ini i the courtroom came the loud voice of At I Hawley for the State saying 4 Call Calf Cal Harry Orchard Hardly had the words left his mouth i when Orchard appear appeared d at the d door doom or 0 leading from the prisoners prisoner's section of the building He was attired in a nat- nat Jy y gray suit SUlt and walked with a firm j step He lie was preceded to the witness hai by Deputy Sheriff c Ras Ras Bea Boa Sf mer mera a stalwart fellow more than six C f fee height ht and was followed by an an- ri mt nty from the tho penitentiary d' d to pass directly in the rear rea of lluy Ilai and his family His eyes were wre cast east down t Arr Arriving dp at the elevated witness i stand Orchard stood for a moment x with hand uplifted while the clerk delivered delivered de de- livered th tha oath Where do you live asked asted Mr Hawley Rawley Orchard did not seem prepared for just this this question n and hesitated d a mo pio nio- nio merit ment Finally in an almost inaudible M tone he said he hi was confined in the State penitentiary C C Mr Orchard said Speak up Senator Senator Senator Sen- Sen ator ator Borah the I tJ the e court must hear you Looked Looke at Haywood I cAre with any t ti ou you charged any crime i asked Hawley The prisoner turned his glance glanc for a moment at Haywood and then said saidI saidi i I am charged with the murder of Prank Frank F ank and am awaiting a f lii trial r I I Iwas was born in Northumberland r- r county Canada in 1866 and am therefore therefore therefore there there- fore 4 41 41 years old went on the witness witness wit wit- ness SS in answer to Hawleys Hawley's questions 4 Harry Orchard is not my 4 I. 1 s- s true name I have gone by that 4 4 I name for about eleven year 44 4 I 4 My true name is Alfred Horsley 4 1 i t 4 I came to the United States in 41 4 44 1 4 1896 first to Spokane where I II 4 I rt 4 remained a a. week I went to 44 4 44 4 Wallace Ida in March or April 41 4 1 I 1896 4 i 4 4 44 4 44 4 4 J i I first worked for Markel Brothers t. t driving a milk wagon and remane remained there herd ber until about Christmas 1896 I then went to a wood and coal yard rard lD in Burke Ida and was engaged in lD that business until the spring of 1899 on 1 my own a count account for two years cc In In 1898 I sold a a. half interest est in inthe inthe the business to Mr McAlpine ne My I business in in- Canada was making cheese I sold all my interests in the woodyard X and went to work in the mine in March 1899 T r went to work at mucking v and nd continued at it for a month Jf T I became a a. member of tho Western Vestern t Federation of Miners as soon Its B I t went i 1 td work in the mines Orchard said he joined the Burke SC Ida tda local of the Western Federation of ot Miners iners This was in the Coeur d Orchard was in the Coeur dAlene AJ ne' ne country to Mr Hawley giving T ing ng- ng the railway connections between the the different cities and mining compa compa- nies nie v f j While Orchard testified Deputy Bear Bea- Bea r pier mer and his assistants stood at the aMa SMA 4 and about three feet in the rear reu of the witness chair When Orchard first came e in ln there was a a. stir in the courtroom court- court i t room and several persons started ted to toY torise torise Y rise in their places Half a a. a- a dozen bailiffs chorused in unison a loud command com com- mand to be seated 4 t J cc State what unusual occurrence there was at Burke on the morning of April f 29 1899 commanded Hawley We Vi object to that shouted Attorney 1 i Richardson for the the tte defense Ct What occurred oe oe- iz in 1899 can have nothing to do i 1 with this defendant who was not elected elect elect- ed d a member of the executive execute e board of the Western Federation of Miners until un Un- til long after these troubles Counsel stated yesterday th that t the tho rank and file filet t o of the federation federation knew nothing of the i workings of the tho inner mner circle t Defenso s Overruled i 1 Hawley said he intended to co connect I t the e Coeur d dAlene Alene troubles with the defendant The liThe court said Judge Wo Wood d can readily see ee how this testimony ay LJ be bo material materia and will wiH overrule the Orchard proceeding said eaid lOn iOn H On the morning of April 29 1899 rf n I got pot through breakfast J t r was old there was a special meeting of the union and everybody e was expected I tobe present I went to o th tb meeting s A Richardson objected again saying r- r 2 there was absolutely nothing connect x- x xing ing Ha wood Ira with this meeting T The Ther e r 5 tion was overruled t f 1 t t 41 44 4 44 r 4 The The meeting wa was called to 4 order continued Orchard byc by by r c the who said it v secretary had 4 been decided that day to l I go to 44 4 4 Wardner Warner to blow up the mill at at- atthe 44 4 4 I. the tha Sullivan and Bunker Hill Hilll 4 l' l 4 mines mules and bang hang the superintend superintend- 4 r 1 4 ent eat ent 44 4 4 J l 4 4 4 4 44 44 4 4 4 4 Again ga gain D. D the witness was interrupted by wood Hay s 's counsel who demanded to know how the defendant was to b be connected with the Coeur d d' d Alene dAlene trou trow bles Weaving the the- the Web Senator Borah replied for the prosecution prosecution prose prose- cution saying it would be shown that Haywood came into the inner circle with a full knowledge of what had been done and entered into the conspiracy con con- This would be shown Senator Borah declared by Haywood Haywood's s 's writings Senator Borah said Bald it was necessary to togo togo togo go into the Coeur d Alone dAlene troubles which were suppressed by Gov 00 Steu Steu- to hw the motive for the hatred of and his eventual taking off Judge Wood said he would allow the tho prosecution to show general conditions in the d' d and Gov Steu Steu- part in it lIe He said he be would not allow the witness to go into de de- de tails The defense noted exceptions to the courts court's ruling and Orchard proceed proceeded proceeded pro pro- edt c Arrangements had been made to cut the wires along the railroad and take possession of a Northern Pacific train At Gem Oem w we were to be joined by the Gem union and together we were to proceed to Wardner While the secretary was telling us what was planned by bythe the central union the president o of our local came in and said he had not been informed of the meting meeting When told the purpose he objected to it and there was a discus discus- sion sion sionI I As the examination proceeded Orchard Or Orchard chard became steadier and his voice increased in volume Haywood kept his eye steadily fixed upon Orchard who kept his gaze to his front Haywood evidently tried to get Orchard Orchards s a ey eye but except for an occasional occasional occa glance glaDce Orchard did not look toward toward to to- ward Haywood The motion to go to Wardner was finally carried by a small email majority After Atter the theole vote ole nearly every an decided to goPaul goPaul goPaul go Paul Cochran and six other members of the union took charge of the train We went to 10 Gem and took forty boxes of ot gi giant giant giant gi- gi ant p powder powder- Judge Wood to say these thesa details were outside his ruling If It a mine was blown up he said the witness should say bay ay so boo Armed Men Orchard however proceeded with I his his narrative saying that before the mine was blown up It w was s decided to back tip to Gem to |