Show murphys statement the name of james P murphy a former resident of eureka and aho ft ho was at one time a member of the executive board of the butte miners union has been used by harry ard in connection with the plot to murder lyte gregory in butte those who are acquainted with mith murphy hae hane no hesitancy in saying that orchard is lying here is what mr murphy mho ft ho isnow is now engaged in farm gitig near salt lake says it seema seems from the di dispatch patch from butte that orchard has implicated me in ili the plot to murder gregory saying that I 1 approved of the plan if orchard means me jamea james P murphy formerly a member of the executive board of butte he Is the dir dirtiest tiet scoundrel that ever liked li ed lara I 1 am sorry gorry my name namo has been connected with the cade cage but the monster that committed all the crimes he be has testified to would swear to anything I 1 although haywood and I 1 are enemies I 1 am willing to go to boise any time I 1 am wanted to testify for the defense the reason that I 1 quit the executive board was that hay wood and others of the board and myself could not agree I 1 I 1 nei neer er knevi of any an plots in the executive board to destroy any prop erty either that owned by individuals or corporations I 1 have always been opposed to strikes and there was never a strike in butte while I 1 N was as a member of the western federation of miners there 10 |