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THE BIOKIIVC OKEGOXIAN, WEDNESDAY,- JtTLY 10, 1907. QARRDW IS OFF NEW TANGENT Says McParland Tried to Fix Witness Against the Defense. WHO IS HAYWOOD'S FRIEND Orchard Said He Saw Haywood Pay Money at Bank More About the Bradley Case Moyer - Will ' Testify Today. BOISE, Idaho, July 9. (Special.) The effort of the defense "in the Hay wood case today to introduce testi mony from Alva A. Swain, of Denver, uncovered a new feature of the con fession made by Orchard. Mr. Swain wah in charge of the Denver office of the Puoblo Chieftain at the time of the Colorado mining troubles. Orch ard, in his confession, stated that he went to Haywooa at one time for money. The latter told him he had some money in a certain savings bank. There was a run on a number of such banks there and Haywood said he might as well get that money out or he might not get it' at all. He took Orchard with him to the bank, drew the money and handed Orchard . $100. At the bank they met a man whom Haywood introduced as the represen tative of a Pueblo paper. Orchard did not remember the name. This man saw the money pass from Haywood to Orchard. Orchard described the man and from that description James Mc Parland's men found It was Swain. Denies Story Friend of Haywood. McParland saw the latter and asked him about the meeting with Orchard. He denied it. Mr. McParland asked him to think the matter over carefully and see If he could not remember, tell ing alnj his testimony might be Impor tant if he could recall the incident, but he denied ever meeting Orchard. This was after the arrest of the Federation officials. It turns out that .Mr. Swain Is a warm friend of Haywood and has been In constant correspondence with him. Now the defense offers to put him on the stand. In making the offer Mr. Harrow stated the purpose was to show that Mr. McParland had endeav ored to get the man on the stand to swear falsely. Judge Wood ruled the testimony out, and Mr. Darrow stated the defense would hold the witness until Mr. McParland had testified. "Whether they have opened the doftr far enough to admit of the telling of the correct story remains to be seen. Lit tie Comfort for Defense. It is impossible' to find anything In the depositions read to the jury today relative to the Bradley explosion that can be of benefit to the defense. One fact stands out conspicuously, that the explosion was Just where Orchard said It was and that it tore everything up. Moreover, the explosion wa tremend ous, jut as an explosion of 10 pounds of giant powder flred on a stone step would be. Some witnesses said they had smelled gas about the flats at different times, but there was nothing to Indicate that the explosion was caused by gas. Though a dozen depo sitions were read, they "threw no light whatever on the matter favorable to the gas theory. There was a good aeal of testimony to the effect that a man could not have climbed to the roof of Mr. Bradley's back porch, as Orchard said he bad done, to await the coming of the milkman, but the deponents were not agreed on that point. , One witness, .. Mr. Reilly, who swore he passed the door a few moments before the explosion and saw the Jap . anese Janitor removing his bucket and mop after cleaning up the vestibule, is the only one out of the whole lot who has offered positive evidence that would seem to militate against the statement ot Orchard, but his testimony is im peached by Gublnnl, the saloon man, at whose place he said he got a drink that morning before the explosion. The lat ter testified he was in bed when the explosion occurred, though Mr. Reilly, In that portion of his deposition read to day, insisted he was served at the bar by Mr. Gublnnl himself. Mother Contradicts Son. The mother of' Mr. Cummings, occu pying one of the flats, contradicted her on's testimony in her deposition read .today. He deposed he had left the vesti bule only a few moments when the ex plosion occurred. He said he had taken pains since to time himself walking to the point he had reached, and It was a little over one minute, but his mother itates positively that he left the building IS minutes before the explosion. He might have walked past the covered 'bomb, but the mother's testimony leaves plenty of time for Orchard to haye done what he says without anyone else enter ing the vestibule until Mr. Bradley ap peared. In view of what these depositions con lain, one wonders why the defense has burdened the court and Jury with their Introduction. The principal one, that made by Mr. Bradley, showed there was so other explanation of the explosion tut that given by Orchard and the others is a whole, only emphasize that im pression. Paulson to Contradict Coates. Today the defense put on another wit less, who testified he heard Orchard somplain about loss of Interest in the Hercules mine through the action of governor Steunenberg, while a deposition Irora San Francisco was introduced from i man. swearing Orchard threatened to 'get" the Governor. Haywood's lawyers ire clinging to that thread with great xnaclty, though they know that the Jury dlf be shown that Orchard had not a loot of property In the Coeur d'Alenea be sacrificed after the riot of 1899. August Paulson, the Hercules man, ar rived tonight as a witness for the state h rebuttal. Clarence Hammond, who vas secretary of the Cripple Creek Mlne iwsers' Association during the troubles, also here, as is Mr. Ganey, the man who had his feet blown off at the Inde pendence Depot, and who has had some remarkable correspondence with Orchard since the latter's confession. Mr. Ganey will take the stand In rebuttal. His home is .at Walla Walla. A . great many witnesses are coming In. Their testi mony in most cases will be brief. It has been announced that Moyer will take the stand as soon as the reading of depositions is concluded tomorrow morning. TRIED TO "FAKE CP" EVIDENCE Haywood's Lawyers Make Charge Against Detective McParland. BOISE, Idaho, July S. The defense in the Steunenberg murder case today charged that Detective James McParland has been guilty of an attempt to manu facture testimony against William D. Haywood, but was unsuccessful in get ting the basis and details of the charge before the court and Jury. Alva A. Swain, a newspaper correspondent who represents the Pueblo Chieftan at Den ver, was called to the stand and ques tioned as to a conversation he had with Mr. McParland In Denver last Fall. Sen ator Borah, for the state, objected to the conversation on the ground that no foundation had been laid for it. Clarence Darrow, for the denfse, who wus examining Mr. Swain, explained that the testimony was offered for the purpose of showing that there existed a conspiracy between the mineowners and the Plnkertons to secure the con viction and execution of the prisoner. "Mr. McParland approached this wit ness in an .attempt to manufacture tes timony,' he declared, "and I believe we have a right to show it.' Will Try Again Later. Judge Wood said there was nothing in the evidence that furnished a proper foundation, for the Introduction of such testimony and sustained the state's ob jection. The defense took an exception and said that it would later make an other attempt to secure the admission of Mr. Swain's testimony. Counsel for the defense are evidently counting on reaching the matter through Mr. Mc Parland himself, but It ig quite probable that the state will not call him as a witness. It Is alleged by the defense hat Mr. McParland told Mr. Swain that he had a letter from Harry Orchard, saying that when Haywood paid him for the Vindi cator job, he took Orchard to one of the Denver banks to draw the money, and that when they came out of the bank Mr. Swain - was standing at the door and saw them. It is said that Mr. Swain told Mr. McParland that he could not remember the incident, whereupon Mr. McParland Impressed him with the Importance of it as evidence and signif icantly urged him to recall it and become a witness in the case. Mr. McParland denies that he ever sug gested anything Improper to Mr. Swain. He says he got the letter as described by Orchard, who wrote that Mr. Swain was at the door of the bank on the day in question, there being a run on the bank, and that he believed Mc Swain might remember having seen them, He says that, when he went to see Mr. Swain, the latter said that he would not tell whether he remembered the in cident or not and asked for another In terview. Mr. McParland declares that he there dropped the matter and did not again see Mr. Swain. Offered to Sell Hercules Mine. Allen A. Gill, formerly master mechanic of the Tiger & Poorman mine, and later city engineer of Spokane, and his wife, Mrs. Gill, were also "witnesses for the defense today. They Jointly related that Harry Orchard attempted to sell them his interest In the Hercules mine In Feb ruary and March, 1896, which was Just prior to his departure from the Coeur d' Alenes, and Mr. Gill, who saw Orchard in Spokane a month before he killed Steunenberg, testified that Orchard said that it was because of Steunenberg that he lost his interest in the Hercules mine. Other than for the Interest and relief afforded by the introuductlon of the three witnesses named, the entire day was given over to reading the rest of the San Francisco depositions. The men who built the Llnforth flats, the plumbers who put in the lighting systems, the firemen who came after the explosion, and the contractors and their men who made the repairs, all deposed at great length and detail. The weight of their tales seemed to favor a gas explosion, but none of the testimony was conclusive and the whole question Involved was fought before de tailed before the jury. The last of the deponents knew Harry Orchard and from him heard the story of the Hercules mine with the usual threat that be was going to fix Steunenberg for driving him out of the country. Moyer Testifies Today. Charles H. Moyer, president of the Western Federation of Miners, will be brought from the county Jail tomorrow to give testimony in behalf of his co-defendant. It is expected that he will be called shortly after 10 o'clock and that it will take about all the rest of the day for both sides to conduct their examination. There is a chance that he may finish in time to permit the calling of Haywood, but the chances are that the defense will shape Its arrangements to call bim Thursday morning rather than at the close of a possibly trying day. The day began with a continuance of the testimony of J. B. Reilly, who lived in the Bradley apartments in Washington street. Reilly declared he had passed the apartments but a few minutes before the explosion and saw a Japanese servant 'cleaning the stoop and vestibule. He did not believe it was within the range of possibility for any one to have placed a bomb there In the manner Indicated by Orchard in the time which elapsed between his passing and the report of the explosion. Orchard testified that after placing the bomb he boarded a streetcar and got out of hearing before the explosion oc curred. The next deposition taken up was that of Mrs. Charles Plckard, who as Mrs. Crow had been employed by the Bradleys as cook. She told of having smelled gas In the house for several rtava nrior to the explosion and had called up the gas company to complain of it. Mrs. Crow denied absolutely that she had gone to the theater with Or chard, as he testified. She declared that he told a falsehood when he tes tified to that effect. The witness de clared the explosion was more like a thud than a sharp report. . Smelled Gas After Explosion. Mr. Darrow next took up the dep osition of Mrs. Lucy A. Cummings, who occupied one of the flats in the building with the . Bradleys. She de scribed the explosion as the most ter rible noise she had ever heard in her life. The witness and her husband were at breakfast at the time, and. both Jumped to their feet, exclaiming, "It's gas." Gas had been leaking about the house for soma time. Asked -if she heard- one or two explosions, Mrs. Cum mings said there was Just "one big noise." Rushing into the hall, she smelled gas, but no powder. The wit ness did not know, however, whether exploding dynamite smelled like ordi nary powder or not. John- J. Eckelman, a member of the Ban Francisco fire department, who was with the company which responded to a lire alarm following the explosion, told of smelling gas strongly when he ar rived at the scene. The explosion was not a sharp report, as he remembered it, but a loud roar. Several other members of the fire de partment gave similar testimony. One of these, John W. Parry, said he had had considerable experience with dyna mite explosions, and they differed In sound and effect from that of the Bradley apartment. All of the firemen said tney heard but one explosion. - Mr. Parry declared that the explosion at the Bradley apartment was louder than most gas explosions he had heard. Joseph Vincent de la Veaga, an attor ney of San Francisco, who occupied the apartment directly under the Bradleys. told In his deposition of having smelled gas In the vestibule of the house six or seven days prior to the explosion. Whence Explosion Came. One of the most important deposi tions read during the afternoon was that of Peter W. Doyle, a foreman of carnenters. who had charge of the re- I pairs following the explosion. He de ( clared that not the slightest trace of j lead was found anywhere in the wood 1 work or debris. Asked his opinion, as I to where the force came from which caused the damage, he declared It seemed to come from the direction of the Cummings' apartment, where the gas pipes ran up the east wall. Mr. Doyle gave in detail the extent of the damage. He said that In the Cummings and De la Veaga flats the wall panels and plaster had been blown out. the force of the explosion coming from be tween the studding In the wall. Allen F. Gill, of Spokane, Wash., for mer City Engineer of Spokane and once master mechanic of the Tiger & Poor man mine, in the Coeur d'Alene district of Idaho, said that in March. 1899, Orchard had offered to sell to him his interest in the Hercules mine. 'The witness met Orchard and Jack Slmpkins in Spokane in 1905 and talked with them on the street about the Her cules mine. Orchard's Blighted Hopes. "I told Orchard that my . wife and my self felt unfortunate that he had never come around to close up that deal," said the witness. "Orchard replied that he was hard up at the time he offered his interest for sale, but that he afterward sold out his wood business and bad gone to work in the mines. He said that he ought to have his pockets bulging with money, and would have had It and would have been able to erect blocks of buildings, as his partners were doing, if that Steunenberg had not driven him out of the country. He also spoke of Cordoner- the man to whom he sold his interest in the- mine and said " dago' . was having a good time spending the money that ought to oe nis. Cross-examined by Senator Borah, Gill said Slmpkins was a party to this interview; he knew both Orchard and Simpkins quite well. Mrs. Gill said she knew Orchard when he was In the wood business at Burke. Orchard had offered to sell hi Interest In the Hercules mine to her, she testified, in February, 1889. She consulted her husband about the matter and he decided td'make the purchase. Orchard did not return, how ever, and she did not see him again un til the following March. More Evidence of Gas. - The deposition of C A. Creamer, the contractor who repaired the Llnforth flats after the explosion, was read next. The deponent gave an extended de scription of the building and the dam age caused by the explosion. His de scription indicated that the explosion was caused by gas, but on cross-examination he said he could not tell whether gas or dynamite damaged the building. The affidavits of B. B. Llnforth, a plumber, told of the discovery of gas leaks at the Llnforth; flats and the ef forts to locate them before the explo sion. Mr. Lewis testified tnat he found a leak In a gas meter and the meter was replaced by the gas company. F. A. Gilley, who had charge of the plumbing in the Llnforth flats, de scribed the discovery of the leaking meter and told of Its removal. The last deposition was that of W. A. Abernathy, a contractor, who testified that he met Harry Orchard at San Francisco in November, 1904. Orchard had been Introduced to the witness as a man with a silver-lead property in Idaho, so the witness said. Orchard told Mr. Abernathy that, if It had not been for Steunenberg, whom he called a vile name, he would have been rich and that he Intended to fix Steunen berg. Orchard offered to look up the silver-lead property In Idaho for $100. Longshoremen Vote Cash. DETROIT, July . The biennial con vention of the International Longshore, Marine & Transport Workers Association today adopted resolutions of sympathy with Moyer. Haywood and Pettibone, voted $200 toward their defense and de nounced the attitude of the mlneowners and officials toward the "Western Feder ation of Miners. ii !! ABSCONDER'S COIN SEPARATES WOMAN FROM PARAMOUR. Mrs. Carter Shakes Off Old Love to Entertain Dishonest Bank Employe With Money. KEW YORK, July 9. Late today the police arrested Harry Klrksteln, a tele graph operator, 22 years old, on a charge of acting with Mrs. Laura Carter in receiving and disposing of $5000 stolen from the Windsor Trust Company by Chester B. Runyan. The complaint was signed by George W. Young, of the trust company. Kirkstein said he had lived with Mrs. Carter at a flat in West Sixty-sixth street for about a year and a half, until recently she told him she had a "good thing," and he left her. On the evening of the Fourth of July he said Mrs; Carter telephoned him to meet her the next morning, which be did. She told him, he said, that the "good thing" was Chester D. Runyan, the miss ing teller of the Windsor Trust Com pany, and he had given her $5000, which she had in her handbag. Kirkstein said he advised her to take the money to the trust company and tell the officers where Runyan was. She re plied, Kirkstein said, that she would re turn the money to Runyan and then give him up. He did not see the money and had no idea whether she returned it to Runyan. i Tells How Money Was Stolen. NEW YORK, July 9. H. J. Wilson, the messenger of the First National Bank, who disappeared a week ago, col lecting 34,000 in checks and $1700 In cash, has appeared before representa tives of the bank and the company which was on his bond and explained to them in detail how he lost the bank's prop erty. Wilson was not placed under arrest, nor will he be unless Investigation should prove his story false. The officers of the bonding company are practically con vinced! of - the truthfulness of his statement. Five Deaths In Chicago Monday. CHICAGO, July 9. Five persons died In Chicago yesterday from the heat. Ten more were stricken and three of these may die. The maximum temperature" was only 84 degrees, but excessive humidity combined with the sun's direct rays was too much for flesh and blood to bear. Ladies' Home Journal Quarterly Style Books We have a new supply of these now. About 400 more for customers who come promptly. Splendid Sum mer . quarterly , style book, with each one we give a 10c pattern free. The price of the style book and pattern combined is . only 15c U5)f0 FIFTH STREET SIXTH STREET WASHINGTON STREET Mail Orders Very Carefully Filled An Extraordinary Sale of 18c and 20 c ash Goods at 10c the Yar d tlinijii;iTnTrT- !We have thousands of yards in a wondrous Wednesday sale. The very choic est laundry-able fabrics in pretty patterns and colorings, in many weaves, in many weights. Every yard in the lot is made for this season's business; ev ery yard in the lot is worth double, or nearly double, the price we ask. The weaves are voiles, etamines, printed batistes, figured dimities, novelty batistes, Swisses and organdies. They come in pretty mixtures, or flowered or figured patterns. Small or large designs. They N ff Y are the very cream of this season's moderate-priced wash U It fj tf w materials. 18c and 20c values: special for JL ') i today, only . ... , None Sold on Phone Orders, None Laid Aside, None C. O. P., Mail Orders Carefully Filled, but no Sam ples Sent, and Limit 30 Yards to One Customer Women's Canvas Oxfords Worth to $3. 00 Pair $1. 98 Children's Scuff er Shoes $1.19 rt7 . pa Men 's Fine Oxfords $2. 89 MT Ail I It store for. Children's Scuff er Shoes-A very complete line. Come in patent; calf or kid leathers. The easiest and most sightly shoe made for children's feet. Regular prices, $1.75 and $2.00; special today: Sizes 8i2 to 12 $1.49 Sizes 3 to 8 i...$ll9 Here s a Wednesday Sale of Shoes of unusual in terest. A sale on Women s cool, canvas oxfords; in whites, or a large range of colors. Come in Gordon, Grecian, Gibson and Blucher effects, ! and made of the finest Sea Island Cotton. We 1 fit these shoes perfectly, and they won't slip at the heel. Worth to $3.00 ; C O J? j choice . ipl.&O Men '6 Oxfords, come in patent and dull leather, s They are Summer-weight, cool and comfortable j shoes, and they include all the latest styles of toes and shapes. Yonr pick for today of any $3.50 grade Oxford or Tan bhoe in the O O ft VKVt Women's Oxfords, Juliets and Slippers Comfortable shoes in 10 styles. Some with rubber heels, with plain or tip toes. Come in canvas or light leather; $1.75 value, special tf -m nn for'today only, pair. P J & 200 Trimmed Hats Worth to $10.00 at 98c Black Banded Sailors at 50c Black Banded Sailors at 75c mm This Wednesday millinery bargain is a marvel indeed. It is a sweeping clear- - ance of 200 charming conceits in modish trimmed millinery that have sold for from $3.49 to $10.00 each. There are two big tables filled with them. They are in large or small shapes, in many sorts of material, and there is every pos- -sible color and design to pick from. Not a hat in the lot worth less than $3.49, and not one poor style. We expect today to be the largest millinery day in the history of our store. Even those with plenty of hats now can come in here and choose one of these smart creations for q seashore or vacation wear. 1 Choice of 200 w today BLACK STRAW SAILORS, with neat bands. Come- in rough braids. Reg- Gflf ular 75c value; spl. .-'c BLACK STRAW SAILORS, with bands. Come in rough braids. Sell regularly at $1.25 each; special. .. .75 Bay a Drape to Match and Be Foremost in Present Fad Lawn Kimonos 69c These Kimonos are made of very pretty figured lawn. There are an even 400 of them for today's selling, in light or dark colors; light colors predominate. They are in floral and figured patterns, in polka dots and fancy stripes. They are finished with bands of plain white lawn, with embroidered scalloped edges or Persian bands. They' are delightfully cool and dainty house garments, well made and f. of good material. They sell regularly for (Oi $1.00 to $1.50. Special for today, j) J? OlXLy M7::i " ".. . None Sent on Approval, No Phone Orders Taken, None Laid Aside and None Sent C. O. D. 400 to Choose 'From. Limit Three to a Customer , LACE CURTAINS?? ABOUT HALF $2.35 3.00 - $ 33o 4.00 In lots of one or two pairs, of extremely rich and beautiful Renaissance and Arabian Lace. A little more than half regular price. THE ' TWO-PAIR LOTS ARE PRICED AS FOLLOWS: Curtains that sell regularly at $3.50 pair ; -sale price Regular $ 4.50' values; special........ Regular $ 5.00 values special........ 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