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MOYER ON STAND
DENIES PAYING ORCHARD TO
COMMIT CRIME.
NEVER SAW STEUNENBERG
Witness Says He Was in Joplin, Mis
souri, at Time of Vindicator
Mine Explosion.
Boise, Idaho. —Charles H. Moyer,
president of the Western Federation of
Miners and fellow defendant of Wil
liam D. Haywood in the indictment
charging them with the murder of
Fink Steunenberg, was sworn as a
witness in behalf of his comrade. He
was called by the defense and was es
corted into the court by a deputy sher
iff. He seemed quite self-possessed,
and as he walked to the stand looked
around the court room, apparently
seeking a glimpse of his wife, who oc
cupied an inconspicuous chair behind
one of the press tables. He displayed
some nervousness as his examination
began, but within a few minutes was
going very steadily in a recital of his
with the Western Federa
tion of Miners. During the review of
the Coeur d’Alene strike of 1899 the
witness apfd he was in sympathy with
the strikers in their struggle and he
never had any personal hostility for
Frank Steunenberg.
In describing his duties, Moyer de
clared that they required that he be ab
sent from Denver —plotting ground of
the conspiracy alleged by the state —
more than half the time.
The witness entered upon a lengthy
examination as to the Cripple Creek
strike in 1903-04.
Moyer, with the utmost deliberation,
denied that he had ever discussed thq
explosion at the Vindicator mine as de
tailed by Orchard in his evidence. He
admitted having met Orchard in Den
ver during a labor convention in Jan
uary, 1904. He had also seen him at
Cripple CreDk in Febrpary, 1904, when
he became fairly well acquainted with
him. Moyer then denied that he had
given Orchard any sum of money at
any time or had any knowledge of Or
chard having been given money by any
officer of the Western Federation of
Miners. Moyer detailed his trip to
Ouray, Colorado, with Orchard in 1904.
He said Orchard was going there to
get work and Moyer suggested that
they travel together. This was for
self-protection because of attacks on
members of the organization. He de
scribed their arrangement for carry
ing revolvers and “sawed-off shot
guns,'' which he said were secured by
Pettibone. Orchard, Moyer said,
bought his own ticket, but Moyer paid
his expense in the hotel.
When the Hayw’ood trial opened
Senator Borah read the cross-examina
tion in the deposition of W. A. Aber
.nathy, a contractor and former miner
In the Coeur d’Alenes, who declared he
heard Harry Orchard say he would
Governor Steunenberg. some
• time.
The witness declared that his duties
as president of the organization re
quired his absence from headquarters
the greater part of the time.
The territory covered by the West
ern Federation extends from Michigan
to the Pacific coast and from Alaska
to Mexico. There were 22,000 members
of the federation when Moyer was
elected in 1902. When he was ar
rested, more than a year ago, there
were 30,000 members, and, according
to this year's report, there are more
than 40,000.
“Now r , Mr. Moyer, during your term
as president what has been the custom
of the organization as to defending
members of the union who have been
charged with crime growing out of
their connection with the union, or
where the federation has been in
volved?” asked Mr. Darrow.
“It has been the rule of the organi
zation to protect its members and the
Interest of the organization where at
tacks have been made against it.”
Moyer spoke wdth absolute self-pos
session. He seemed to weigh every
word of his answers.
Defends Members Aiawys.
"Has the organization had to defend
Its members quite often?”
“Yes.”
“And have there been many convic
tions?”
“Very few, considering the number
who have had charges placed against
them.”
“Where were you in 1899, during the
L-Coeur d'Alene troubles?”
fy “In the Black Hills of South Da
‘ kota.”
Moyer said he did not become a
member of the executive board until
ithe June following the troubles. He
had nothing to do with the manage
ment of the strike and no interest in
it other than as a member of the or
ganization a long distance from the
scene of the troubles. After becoming
a member of the executive board he
had to vote on some matters concern
ing the latter part of the strike.
“Were you in sympathy with the
men in the Coeur d’Alenes?”
“I was, yes, sir.”
“Did you know Governor Steunen
>erg?”
“No, sir.”
“Ever see him?”
“No, sir.”
“Did you ever entertain any per
sonal hostility toward him?”
“No, sir.”
“You had the same feeling that
other members of the organization
had?”
“I can’t say that I felt the same as
the men who were actually in the
trouble. I was at. some distance and
could not feel as strongly as they did.”
Mr. Darrow next took the witness to
the Cripple Creek district of Colorado
and the beginning of the labor strife
there. The strike started at Colorado
City in February, 1903.
Soon after the strike was called at
Cripple Creek, Moyer snid he and Hay
wood went there to address the miners
lat a picnic nt Pinnacle park.
“I addressed the men ns to my opin
ion how the strike should be con
ducted. I went into details ns to the
cause of the strike and urged the men
to be careful about any acts of vio
lence, or any other acts which might
be charged against them and used
against them and used against the or
ganization,” said Moyer.
Troops were sent into the Cripple
Creek district September 4, 1903.
No Disorder in Teller County.
“What was the condition as to peace
and quiet at the time?” asked Mr. Dar
row.
The stated objected to this as a con
clusion of the witness. The question
was finally allowed and Moyer declared
the men were going peaceably about
their business. There was no disorder.
“How long did the strike in Cripple
Creek continue?”
“It is still in progress there.”
Moyer said he first met Steve Ad
ams at the Pinnacle park picnic.
“When did you first meet Harry Or
chard?”
“In January, 1904, at headquarters
of the Western Federation of Miners.”
“Did you see him in your office in De
cember, 1903?”
“No, sir.’’
“Did he come into your office in De
cember, 1903, and tell you ho had
blown up the Vindicator mine, and did
you pat him on the back and tell him
he had done a good job and give him
$400?”
“No, sir,” replied Moyer positively.
“I never saw the man until January,
1904.”
“Did you have such a conversation
with him at any time or place?”
“I did not.”
Moyer said he was in Joplin, Mis
souri, at the time of the Vindicator
mine explosion and first read of it iu
the Kunsas City papers. The witness
went to Cripple Creek in February,
1904, to attend the trials of the mem
bers of the federation who were
charged with attempting to wreck o
! train on the Florence & Cripple Creek
railroad. He saw Orchard there many
times at the trial and at miners’ head
quarters. Orchard seemed anxious to
dc whatever he could to help in pre
paring the case and did a good deal.
“Did you ever meet Harry Orchard
| In Victor and give him SIOO for his
■ good work at. the Vindicator mine?”
i “Did you ever give him SIOO at any
• time or place?”
“To the best of my recollection,” re
; plied Moyer, deliberately, “I never
l gave Orchard any money for any crime
i or for any other purpose.”
[ “Well, did you ever give any money
: for any crime?”
“No.”
“Or know of his getting any money
• from the organization for any crime or
i any criminal act?”
“No, sir.”
> “Did you say in the train wrecking
. case that you wanted no mention mad )
• of ‘Pettibone dope?’ ”
i “I had never heard of such a tiling
■ at that time.”
The next time the witness saw Or*
■ chard was in 1904.
“He came to my office in Denver
, rJong with three or four other men wh i
1 said they had decided to pull out of
Cripple Creek and wanted to know n
good place to locate. We discussed
. several different places. Orchard said
■ he believed lie would go to Silverton,
• Colorado. I told him 1 was making
i preparations to go down to Ouray my*
I self and that if he was in no hurry I
■ would be glad to lmvo him wait and go
with me. I told him several other men
i had. been beaten up down there and I
■ would like to have him with me as
i protection. He said a day or two
made no difference to him. He waited
• and went with me.”
Shotgun Was Never Fired.
"Was anything said about arms?”
“I asked him if lie had a nistol and
ho said yes. I said I thought of carry#
Inga take-down shotgun, which eouln
. be placed in a suit case. Orchard said
he also had a suit case and I told him
I would buy him a gun. I got Mr. Pet
tibone to buy The guns for us. I had
known him since 1900. He was always
. a great friend of the miners, and being
in trade could get a liboral discount
on anything he bought. He was often
, a member of the entirtainment commit
tee when there were conventions in
Denver.”
“Was your shotgun used to kill Lyt3
Gregory?”
"No, sir.”
“Has it ever been found?”
“No. sir. I left it in Denver at the
time of my arrest with the remainder
of my goods.”
Moyer said he and Orchard went to
Ouray March 23d. Orchard paid his
own railroad fare, but Moyer paid the
hotel expenses at Ouray. The witness
vent to look out for the welfare of sev
eral union miners who had been de
ported from Tollurlde. Two days after
his arrival Moyer was arrested at the
icquest of the sheriff of San Miguel
county, in which Telluride is located.
FAMOUS SCOUT PASSES AWAY.
Frontiersman Jack Sumner Crosses
the Great Divide.
Denver. —John C. Sumner, a famous
scout and frontiersmau of Colorado's
early days, died at Vernal, Utah, July
sth. His remains were brought to
Denver for burial. Interment took
place at Riverside cemetery, where he
is buried by his mother’s side.
The life of Jack Sumner, as ho was
always called, reads like that of a
dime novel hero. Soldier, Indian
fighter, scout, trapper and pioneer, he
passed unharmed through the many
dangers of the wild days and always
came out on top.
Sumner was born in Illinois in 1849
and wont to lowa with his parents
when but an infant. Here he grew up
leading an outdoor existence.
He served through the Civil War as
scout and sharpshooter and becamo
noted for his daring.
He came first to Colorado with the
Bayard Taylor party and decided to
stay, as the new country offered him
the wild, outdoor life which he loved.
He settled at Hot Sulphur Springs
and traded with the Indians when not
fighting them.
At one time when his cabin was
filled with a band of raging redskins
thirsting for his blood he drew his re
volver nnd, pointing it at a keg of pow
der, threatened to blow them Into
“Kingdom come” unless they departed
immediately. The Indians departed.
Sunnier led the first government ex
pedition through the Colorado river
canon and by his steady nerve and
good judgment kept the entire party
from going down to death many a timo |
during the journey.
HAYWOOD’S LIFE
ACCUSED MURDERER TAKES
STAND IN HIS OWN BEHALF.
DENIES ORCHARD TESTIMONY
Never Had Conversation With Or
chard About Murdering Gov
ernor Steunenberg.
Boise, Idaho.—William D. Haywood
was called to the stand ami his exam
ination by Mr. Darrow was begun. The
accused man was perfectly at ease as
he walked to the chair and took oath
as a witness in his own behalf. His
voice was quite low at first, but when
his attention was called to it he ele
vated it so as to carry to Judge Wood.
Haywood was first questioned as to his
family history. He said his father and
stepfather were both miners, and he
first began work as a miner under the
latter. Haywood was born in Salt.
.Lake City in 18G9. 1 lis father was born
in Ohio, and his mother in South Af
rica—the daughter of an English army
officer. Haywood said he first went to
work at the mines when he was nine
years old. He was married at Poca
tello, Idaho, and has two children —
daughters. The witness, who has but
•one eye, said he lost the other when a
lioy of seven by sticking a knife in t.
i The prisoner spent the greater part
of his mining career at Silver City,
Idaho. He joined the Western Fed
i *eration of Miners in 189 G.
Haywood declared he never knew
Governor Steunenberg, and had no in
terest in the Coeur d'Alene troubles
other than as a member of the federa
• *tion.
Resolutions and discussions con
demning Governor Steunenberg’s
t |course in the Coeur d'Alenes, Haywood
l -declared, were not confined to the
Western Federation of Miners, but ap
plied generally to labor organizations
throughout the country.
The witness was asked if he eVer
1 said to any one as lias been testified,
i -tjiat Governor Steunenberg should be
exterminated.
“No, sir,” he replied. “I think what
I said was that he should be relegated
nnd I took a hand m relegating him.”
Haywood became a member of the
' executive board of tlie Western Fed
eration of Miners in 1900, holding that
position until June, 1901, when he was
: elected secretary-treasurer, an office
i which he still normally fills. His sal
ary is $l5O a month.
I The federation, according to Hay
wood, has always taken an active in
' lerest in politics, one of its objects be- j
jng to elect its friends and defeat its j
’ enemies.
| Met Orchard First in 1904.
' • Haywood said he first met Orchard
! In 1904, at the same time Moyer met
the man. Orchard came as a delegate
1 from one of the Cripple Creek miners’
• unions to a convention of the State
' Federation of Labor.
J The witness denied as flatly as
Moyer did yesterday that Orchard was
1 ut federation headquarters in Decem
! her, 1903, and that he had congratu
[ lated Orchard on blowing up the Vin
-1 dicator mine.
[ “He never spoke to me at any time
' about the Vindicator,” declared Hay
wood, “and never received any money
from me.”
Haywood corroborated what Moyer
testified to yesterday as to the circuni
etances of Orchard's accompanying
the president of the federation to
Ouray, Colorado.
“When Moyer asked Orchard if he
had any firearms,” said Haywood, "Or
chard unbuttoned his vest, reached
•way down in his belt and pulled a .45-
caliber sixshooter. It must have been
a foot and a half long. I asked him
*what he was going to do with that
thing. He said he would take it to
Ouray. I said, ‘Do you think those fel
lows down there are going to wait till
you undress yourself to get that gun?”
Haywood’s recital of the incident,
told in even good humor, called out a
ripple of laughter in the court room.
Haywood told of Mayer’s return
from Ouray to Denver iu 1904 in cus
tody of a detachment of militia. Hay
wood was himself a prisoner in tho
custody of an officer. He, at his own
request, was allowed to meet Moyer at
the depot.
The witness told how he had just
greeted Moyer at the depot when Cen
tral Bulkeley Wells interfered, and
Haywood struck Wells.
"What happened then?”
“The soldiers set upon me and I got
much the worst of it.”
Haywood was then taken to the Ox
ford hotel, he said, and there one of
the soldiers pulled a sixshooter on him.
Haywood struck the soldier and then
another row occurred, in which Hay
wood was again roughly handled.
Never Heard of Crimes.
Haywood said that he heard nothing
of the Independence depot explosion or
the murder of Lyte Gregory until af
ter they happened. Orchard, he said,
had never approached him in connec
tion with either of these matters, nor
had he ever mentioned them to him iu
any way.
The federation, Haywood declared,
had never had any difficulty with Greg
ory.
As to Johnny Neville, the witness
said he had never met or spoken to the
man. He did see him at headquarters
one day, but whatever conversation
the man had there was with Moyer.
“Did you ever give Orchard at any
time or place any money for the Ind
ependence explosion?” asked Darrow.
“I did not.’
Haywood said he saw Orchard in
Pettibone’e store in May, 1905. He re
membered tlie incident because of Or
chard having solicited him to take out
some life insurance. He had no fur
ther conversation than to decline to
have a policy written.
He next saw Orchard in the middle
•jf July.
“Did you and Moyer ever have a con
versation with Orchard in Pettibone's
backyard or anywhere else as to the
killing of Governor Steunenberg?”
“No, sir. never.”
The witness snid ho lived in llie
neighborhood of Pettibone’s store nnd
lad often been in his backyard, but
Dover to talk. The yard was only
twenty five feet across and the Solo
knon family next door had ten children
pluying abimt most of the time.
HOW TO CURE SNAKE BITE.
No Need of Death If Simple Remedy Is
Applied.
Denver.—A telegraphic item pub
lished lately to the effect that a Penn*
sylvan!a man had died from the bite
of a rattlesnake brought a strong pro
test from Dr. J. H. Phelps, formerly a
well-known physician in the East and
row retired, living at 1817 Clarkson
street. His protest was not concerning
the accuracy of the story, but against
what lie called the “carelessness of let
ting human being die of anything sc
easily cured as a snake bite.”
Dr. Phelps’ cure is most simple, and
l*e declares it to be absolutely effect
ive. It is nothing more than tincture
of iodine injected into tho veins near
the wound.
“This is an absolute cure,” said Dr.
Phelps yesterday. “1 never have known
it to fail. I have used it constantly
and have never lost a case, even of the
worst sort. I learned of the virtue of
ir. years ago when I was in college, and
why it has not been used more exten
sively and become a matter of gen-
Iral knowledge is beyond mo.
“I have tried iodine on man and on
animals, and it has never failed me. Of
course, 1 realize that on many camping
trips a hypodermic syringe is nci pa.f
of the Lit, though it should he if there
is any danger of being bitttn by reo
t:!es of any sort. But even without
‘hypo’ the use of iodine is simple. If
tlie skin is abraded a short distance
anove the bite, scratched, say, with a
knife or any sharp instrument, so tha
the blood comes, and iodine is poured
i n freely, so ii will get into the circ l
lation, no trouble will ever be expos l
enced from the-fcite.
“M\ brother has several fine blooded
horses. A rattlesnake once bit the
finest of them on the nose, and my
I rniher promptly started to fill the
animal up on whisky, thinking that
might cure it. 1 was visiting him, and
asked him to let me try my remedy.
He scoffed at it, but consented. I stuck
the small blade of a knife in the flesh
above ihe wound, injected iodine,
using a goose quill as a syringe, an 1
the horse never felt the slightest ill ef
fects, although the bite was a sever*,
one. This has been the case in many
liter 1 have treated.
“Another case i had a few years ago
•was that of a child that had been bit
ten by a water moccason, the bite of
which is considered almost sure to bo
fatal But the iodine injected into tin*
vein:; promptly put a stop to the spread
cf tin poison, and the baby’s life was
saved after the parents had given up
hope.
"The same rule applies to the
| of tarantalus, scorpions and their kind.
I liodine is a sovereign remedy for them,
and every man who spends a day in
the country where reptiles abound
thou Id carry a bottle of it with him. it
may make him a life-saver.”
New Railroad Nearing Completion.
Denver. —"In three months we wil.
have in operation 700 miles of tho
lints; railroad system ever constructed
in ibis county,” said Ed Dickinson,
formerly general manager of the Union
Pacific, but now with the Kansas City,
Mexico & Orient.
Dickinson rode into Denver in one of
the finest private cars that lias ever
feen handled by the local depot crew.
He is one of tho best known railroad
men in the West and is especially pop
ular with the employes of the Union
Pacific, who took advantage of the op
portunity to again meet their former
employer. He has gone to Wagon
Wheel Gap, wiiere he will spend a week
in fishing.
“Work on the new road is progress
ing very rapidly,” said Dickinson. “We
expect to be operating 300 miles into
Mexico by December Ist and at that
time we will have a total of 1,000 miles
in operation. We have four sections ut
road in operation at present in tho
United States between Emporia, Kan
f-as, and San Angelo, Texas. These are
being connected and will all be in one
road by September Ist, when the en
tire 700 miles will be operated as one
system.
"We have made a sufficient showing
with the road to succeed in floating
$13,000,000 worth of bonds. The four
’sections now in operation are earning
a small margin over operating ex
penses, taxes and interest, which we
consider a remarkable showing in view
c.f the fact that the sections are not
connected and are not much more than
four separate small roads. The Union
Construction Company has taken all
ot the $13,000,000 bond issue and has
practically sold them all.”
Dickinson was asked in regard to the
connections of the Stillwell road, as
the Kansas City, Mexico & Orient is
known, with Colorado. He said that
every energy was now being directed
toward completing the main line from
Kansas City to the Pacific coast of
Mexico and that when this was finished
and in operation it would undoubtedly
be the policy of the company to build
intersecting roads in promising see
i lons. A right of way has been secured/
Irora the main line to Pueblo under tho
ramc of a separate corporation and
it is the intention of the company some
day to build into Colorado.
Entombed Alive With Corpse.
Florence, Italy.—The search for the
Marchioness Magdalen Castellare, a
beautiful and accomplished member of
the Italian nobility, was ended beside
a grave. The marchioness had been
entombed alive with a corpse. Her
body was found in a coffin with Sig.
Rossi, a banker, who died a few days
before her disappearance. Her face
was convulsed with terror and her
limbs were contorted with the fright
ful efforts she evidently made for lib
erty. The expression and attitude,
bear testimony to the agony of her
struggles with death.
The exact nature of the accident
may never be known. U is conjec
tured Hint she visited the cemetery to
pray at tlie grave of her dead sweet
heart, Count Franchi, and wandered by
mistake into the vault in which Rossi's
coffin lay. Then, it is supposed, she
swooned when she saw tho corpse in
the open coffn, and fell into tho casket
and upon the banker’s body. The at
tendants presumably clamped the lid
on the casket in the darkness soon af
terward without seeing that two forms
lay inside.
NO OCCASION FOR WAR TALK.
lapanese Admirals Declare It Is All
Newspaper Copy.
New York.—Two distinguished Jap
tnese took occasion to declare in no
mcertain ttrms that thei'e were no un-
Iriendly issues between the United
States and Japan, and to decry tin* un
lue importance attributed by some to
trivial incidents.
The champions of peace and friend
ihip between the two countries were
Admiral Baron Yamamoto, a guest of
the city, and Viscount Aoki, Japanese
lmbassudor, who came from Washing
ton to attend the luncheon given by
the Japanese society of America in
honor of Admiral Yamamoto.
In tlie course of a formal statement
Ambassador Aoki said:
“There exists between the two gov
ernments no difference or ill feeling of
whatever sort. There is.not the slight
est cause for anxiety in the American
lapanese relations, and if there is any
mxiety, it is not because of the act
lal existence of any difficulty between
file two countries, but because of the
jemagogic influence of some unwar
ranted press talk that often tends
lo drive even the calmest temper of
the public into a whirl of tempestuous
rage.”
At the luncheon at the Hotel Astor,
Admiral Yamamoto spoke in a similar
strain, saying:
“It is now over fifty years since
America first opeded intercourse with
lapan and introduced us to the nations
Df tlie West, we all know what we owe
to the United States for tlie develop
ment of our industries and commerce,
and also for the education of a number
Df our countrymen. We especially ap
preciate the sympathy shown us by tlie
Americans during the late war.
"We have always been next door
neighbors with only an ocean between
us, but with the acquisition of the
Philippines bv America, which is quite
close to our Formosa, our territories
became still nearer, thus facilitating
even more intimate intercourse.
"Our interests, commercial and
otherwise, are so intimately inter
woven, and the cordial relations be
tween us for fifty years standing are
of so firm a nature, that 1 can confi
dently affirm that they will never be
destroyed by mere trifling incidents.
“It is true that lately some dark
clouds did apear in one quarter of the
Bky, but it is nothing but a local squall
and docs not in any way represent the
general state of tlie weather. And
even tills slight cloud will soon be dis
persed.
“We are all aware of the high sense
of justice and humanity possessed by
the Americans, the principles which
form tlie very foundations of the Re
public.”
Rear Admiral Evens, commander of
the Atlantic fleet, said that when the
newspapers of this country stopped
making war between Japan and the
United States the people would come
lo their senses and a better feeling
would exist all around.
Cost of Feeding Paroled Convicts.
Paroled and discharged convicts
from the Colorado Penitentiary are
cared for and secured positions at the
rate of $23 each, according to the re
port of W. E. Collett in his second
quarterly report of the Colorado Prison
Association. This is only one-third iho
cost which the Kansas Society for the
Friendless, an organization twice as
old as tlie Colorado association, has
to expend to care for released con
victs.
It is recommended in the report that
R. A. Hoffman, district secretary,
should be made field secretary, as he
does work all over Colorado. The ap
pointment of a special committee at
the next meeting of tlie association, to
confer with the governor in regard to
the appointment of the board which
is to enforce the new prison law,
should he made immediately, ns tlie
law goes into effect very shortly.
Since tlie organization of the soci
ety. three and a half years ago. 447
prisoners have been cared for at a
cost of $ 10,302.G0. The Kansas soci
ety, in its first year after branching
out to Colorado, averaged sll4 a pris
oner in 1904 and $lO5 a prisoner in
190 G. Forty-seven cases were aided
this quarter and 10G for the half year,
or as many as were assisted during
1905, and one more than were cared
for by the Kansas society last year.
Collections for the half year were $2,-
Good Crops on the Plains.
Akron, Colo. —Plowing at tlie Akron
sub-experiment station, under the con
trol of the bureau of plant industry,
is completed —forty-seven acres. This
will be divided into plats of one-tenth
of an acre each.
J. E. Payne, who had control of the
Cheyenne Wells experiment station,
will commence the buildings and other
necessary improvements by August.
Prof. Paddock of the Agricultural
College at Fort Collins has made pre
liminary arrangements for future tree
experiments and Prof. Carpenter lias
ordered forty acres plowed as soon as
possible. An effort will be made to
show the value of shelter belts for crop
production, as well as tlie kinds of
trees best adapted to the plains region.
Harvest has commenced on the
plains and tlie outlook is that tlie crops
will be good. The recent rains are
causing the wheat to fill rapidly, and
the prospects for a corn crop were
never better. Barley is a fair crop and
is now being harvested.
Progress of the West.
Greeley, Colo. —While Greeley is one
of the most conservative cities in Col
orado. it is somewhat given to fads.
The automobile lias taken tlie place of
the bicycle in popular favor and few
property holders are without motor
cars. It is estimated that there are
200 automobiles in Greeley and vicin
ity and that this number will be
doubled by the time the crops are har
vested. Some of them are owned by
pioneers of the Poudre valley. J. Max
Clark, one of the original Union colon
ists: Rev. Samuel Moore, a retired
Methodist minister: Robert Steele and
Dick Patterson, both old timers, are
driving modern machines over roads
where they hunted buffalo or fought In
dians thirty-five years ago. Local so
ciety women have taken to motoring
and have put up a prize for the one
who makes the best record for the
summer.
WIFE’S DEVOTION
EVELYN THAW MAKES DAILY
CALLS AT PRISON.
NEW TRIAL BEING PLANNED
Nc Estrangement Between Elder Mrs.
Thaw and the Girl Wife of
Her Son.
New York. —The devotion of Evelyn
Nesbit Thaw to her husband, which
found her a visitor every day before
h»s trial for the murder of Stanford
White, appears not to have been the
eiage devotion that it was at tlie timo
in cynical quarters regarded as being.
The flame of tills devotion did not*
.lie nor lias it even dwindled since tho
public eye has been turned away from
the young millioaire prisoner in the
Tombs, and the girlish wife for love of
whom he was moved to strike down
Stanford White, the great architect.
After the failure of the jury at the
first trial to reach a verdict Thaw set
tled back into his old regular life at the
Tombs. And the feature of it. that saw
h:s young wife pass through the 'nig
iron gates of the prison every day on
which visitors were allowed did not
change.
Winter passed into spring and spring
into summer, but young Mrs. Thaw
has faithfully remained in the city. Her
whole demeanor has been contradic
tory of those assertions which pictured
her as a silly, vain lover of notoriety.
Prophets had declared that she would
sooner or later commit some sensn
•tionnl act to bring herself back into (lie
public light.
In justice to her it must be said she
lias done everything possible to allow
the public to forget her, her tragic
.. c lor> and itt? terrible sequel that hap
pened something more than a year ago.
She even shrank from tho curious
glances that followed her now and then
in the corridor of the Hotel Lorrain *
‘.She very quietly went from there to
•the little house in Park avenue and
there she has lived alone with two ser
vants, receiving but one or two visi
ters. and these always in connection
with her husband’s interest in tlie trial
that is set for October.
Avoids Notoriety.
She has allowed to pass uncontra
dicted various rumors which were
printed from time to time declaring
that she and Harry Thaw’s mother had
become hopelessly estranged. As a
matter of fact. I know that no such
estrangement ever happened. It would
bo queer if old Mrs. Thaw could ever
be ungrateful to the girl who fought s >
rplendldly in her son's behalf. Harry
Thaw’s mother has been guilty of no
such ingratitude. She has several
times visited New York since the trial
for the purpose of consulting her son
end her son’s chief counsel, Dan
O’Reilly. She has always stayed while
in town as the guest of young Mrs.
Thaw in the Park avenue house. Mean
time the young wife lias never fail' d
to pay her daily visit to her husband.
This she lias done as unostentatious]v
as possible. The elder Mrs. Thaw is in
the city now. All tales of estrange
ment are disproved by the manner In
which tlie two come and go from th
prison with the white-haired woman •
band on the slender arm of the girl.
Thaw himself has been most deeply
affected by his wife’s steady devotion,
as may be imagined. He tells Lawyer
O’Reilly that these visits alone make
life tolerable.
Pretty Summer Girl.
Mrs. Thaw as she left the Tombs
one day recently was a fresh summer
picture of a beautiful girl. She was
dressed in a simple white duck gown,
with a soft white hat with a drooping
m ini. Her arms were laden with books.
She had just brought her husband a
pew supply. She looked far studh ,p
than during the days.of the trial. The
extreme pallor had gone out. of her
cheeks. Her large eyes were ve.v
1 right and clear, and her quick smile
showed that a ne w buoyancy of spirits
was with her.
“1 am feeling very well now,” sh
taid, "and I hope the second trial will
conn soon. I have never doubted that
i*i the end my husband would go frea.
I feel as sure of It as ever. But it is
hard on him to be locked in that prison
so long. He bears it wonderfully."
She got into an automobile alone.
Mrs Thaw not having accompanied
her yesterday, and was taken directly
back to the Park avenue house. Next
week Daniel O’Reilly will announce tha
nan chosen to take the place of Dol
mas of the West, who will not figure
iu the next trial.
It is believed the choice will fall
upon Martin W. Littleton. The de
fense, it is understood, will not bear so
hard with the plea of the unwritten
law as it will make for a thorough ami
•.trong plea of straight insanity.
Teddy Making Hay.
New York. —President Roosevelt har
vested the hay crop on the Sagamore
Hill farm. Edward Maloney of East
Norwich. Long Island, who worked at
the task, told the story in the village,
store in his home town. He said:
"About 2 o’clock the President came
out to the field. He was dressed in a
white suit and a white negligee shirt,
and with a hearty greeting all around,
began to pitch with the others, with
one loading.
“Before the first load was dons you,
would not have given 30 cents for that
white shirt. And talk about the sweat
drops, like peas! The President shed
them as big as black walnuts, dropping
from his face, and he didn’t clop to
wipe them off, either, but kept rigiy
on pitching up forkfuls so big that he
had to get under them and shove them
up to me.
“Talk about hay pitchers—he’s a
wonder. After we got two wagons
loaded, 1 drove to the barn with Teddy
In the lead, with fork on shoulder, and
when we reached the new hay barn
the President climbed on my load, and
po tip in the mow. where he took the
hay from the fork and mowed it away
with more big drops falling L;:n him
in streams"