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Show JbBH iSBBBBJ t Jl LAWYERS INTEND TO BREAK 1 ' DOWN ORCHARD'S $T0RI I Defense Is Laying the Foundation fof JH the Charge That Steunenberg's tM Assassin Was Hired by Mine WM Bolcc, Idaho,? Slowly but " Buroly; , tho dofonso lu tho Haywood trial la ':wM developing tho lines by which It hopes- to. break down tho story of Harry Orchard, bo far as It affects "tlifl Haywood, now on trial, Moyor arid Pottlbnno, who aro yet to bo tried on ''1 tho samo chnrge If it Is possible to j'I heap further1 obllquy on the' witness iWM they have dono so by proving ,lilm -WM capable of petty crimes. By his own 'M admission ho is a bigamist, a thief, a liar and nn incendiary. Ho has played tho traitor to his employers. Ho has deserted two wives and his child. To nil tjieso offenses ho hns been forced Lfl to confess, but under n gruelling ex- vLH amlnntiou by Itlchnrdson ho has stuck "-M to his story and given chapter and verse Posslbla witnesses uftcr wit- Tl nessos have been named, nnd counsel for tho defense stato most positively that tho pile or sworn testimony thoy il will bring to contindlct Orchard must flifl convince tho Jury of tho entire falsity of his testimony. Hy their questions 1 they havo plainly indicated tholr In-tcntlun In-tcntlun to prove thnt Orchard was tho hired agent of tho mine owiiora, who, 'jfiH hnrnsscd by tho Western Federation sH of Minors, determined to wlpo union labor from the mines of Idaho and , Colorado, planned assassinations, H train wrecks and nilno explosions thnt could bo laid to the door of tho Vfl Western Federation of Minors nnd -H would keep militia on the ground '.H whllo non-union men worked In tho 't mines. H It has been shown under tho cross- examination thnt Orchard trafllckod with railroad dotectlvcs In tho mining H glon of Crlpplo Crook during tho groat strlko there, whllo almost nt H tho saraa tlmo ho was- In tho confl- H denco of tho leader of tho Wostorn H Federation of Minors, and led by Mr. H Richardson, Orchard has stated that H ho was hired by Moyor, tho president of tho Federation, to act as his guard ,H against thugs alleged to havo been tH hired hy tho mine owners to attack ifl and tcrrorlzo him. From half a dozen states, witnesses 11 will bo called to deny Ot chard's assor-Hons. assor-Hons. Alrcndy two mon accused by , Orchard of complicity in tho plots ho 'H Bays wero hatched within tho "inner H clrclo" of tho Wostorn Federation H havo been called upon tlio stand In open court whoro thoy Bat as spoe- -H tutors. Orchard has Identified them as tho mon ho named, and Billy Eas- tcrly and Ownoy Barney hnvo openly 'H encored their denial of tho testimony. iH Tho court room scono Is romnrk- ' ;.H tblo possibly tho nlost remarkable H ever seen in any court. Session after H session slnco Orfliard first wont ou ''H tho stand a crowd has sought admls- H slon. Every seat 1b filled long beforo H tho Bhoriff calls the court to order. Hundreds aro turned away. The prisoner, Haywood, has a battory of six lawyers. The stato has four. Hay. iH wood's family, his wlfo, mother, sis 7H ter and two daughters, Bit close be- .jH hind him, but the prlsonor watches fH every detail, consults counsel contln- 'JM uously and Is always alert, seldom !H showing tho slightest sign of emotion. 'H Between counsel for tho stato and -H defense the feeling Is very apparent. 'H At every session there 'comes a quick exchango of sharp words. At times jH the situation becomes Intense J. H. H Hawlcy, tho senior counsel for the ; H state Is quick to angor and down-right down-right in his challenge. United States Senator Borah, his colleague. Is keen, ;H quick pf tonguo and sarcastic. Rich- H ardson, for tho defense, has a re- fl sonant volco that rlseH In nngor and Impatient of Interruption, ho frequent- V ly flings a sneer at Hawlcy or Borahv ,il or thunders bin objections when ho thinks nn Interruption out of place S Clarcnco Dnrrow sits beside him ns )H watchful ns a cat. Slow of action an.! H of -speech, ho selilom takes pnrt In 'H tho passages, and Is evor ready to - ,H smooth tho riiftlcd feelings of either ;H hide ' |