The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1892-09-28
In The JURYS HANDS
Arguments Finished In The Case Against
the Coeuf d'Alene Miners
REDDY'S SPEECH
Detective Siringo the Target for
Fiery Words-An Able
Plea for the De-
PENDANTS.
Special Dispatch to tho Standard.

Special Dispatch to tho Standard
CoEuR D'ALENE City, Idaho, Sept. 27.-
Mr.. Rcddy finished the argument for tho
defense In the miners cases this afternoon
about 8 o'clock. The court room was
crowded to suffocation by people from
Spokane and other places who had come
to hear the great San Francisco criminal
lawyer plead the cause Of the Occur
d'Alene miners before the twelve good
men and true, who have for the past four
weeks been listening to tho evidence In
tho case. Mr.. Reddy Strengthened him
self up and began:
~ join with Attorney Wood in congrat-
ulating the jury who will 60 homo to meet
bright eyes and warm hearts, and hope
you will accord the same 10 these defend
ants who toll for living the same as you."
He then referred to Fremont Wood:
'Why did the able district attorney leave
his post of honor to give IL to
q paid private prosecutor? All TO pros
ccute these unfortunate defendants; not
because they are guilty, but because the
power of wealth, influence aud the press
have been brought against them. These
defendants do not belong to the criminal
class. They are men who toll for bread
and labor for their living. They are of q
class who produce tho wealth and develop
the resources OF our country. The work
of these toil-worn hands have given mill.
ions to the world and filed the Golfers of
their purse-proud prosecutors. Among
those who stand indicted here you will find
the bold, the brave and hardy prospcc,or.
whose daring and indefatigable search
discovered the hidden treasure which en-
richcd many of the prosecutors in this
case, and enabled them to become the OPP
pressors of fellow beings and former asso-
ciates. Look into their countenances,
worn by care and long and cruel impris.
onment, but not marrcd by vice. Time
and toll have told much on some of them,
but no stain of crime or look of guilt APP
pears in those sun-broNned faces
After going over some of the evidence of
different witnesses, he came TO Siringo,
the detective, who got into the Gem union
and who testified for the prosecution as
their last and strongest witness, and said
Of him: "First. Mr.. Siringo says he wasa
member of the Pinkcrton detective agency,
and he had such q standing in that associ.
alton that he was selected for the work
here in the Occur d. Alcnes, arluous as it
was, dangerous NJ he would have you be-
lieve il to he. He was selected and sent
all the way across the continent to inRra-
tiate himself in the good opinion and
friendship of the miners at Gem. ] would
not believe him, because he has become
odious all over the land. He is n member
of a profession which demands al his hands
the sacrifice of every principle of
honor known to honorable men;
his profession demands and his CALI
| ing commands. and his chief
invites and orders him for pay for SO many
dollars per day, per month or per annum,
whenever II becomes necessary, to shoul-
der his gun md take part with that side
| which is able to pay and to murder and
shoot down the other side. For such n
| man have you nny respect? DO you he
lieve that he has the conscience of q gen.
| tleman? Any man who can hire himself
out for such business, all that is manly,
all that is honorable, II it ever existed,
must have departed"
And now to the practical part Of 1t. In
/ this profession man cannot achieve o
| reputation until he has proved that he Ii
. liar, not that he can be; that IL funda-
mental essential that Is simply one of the
rudimcnts of the education of a detective.
He must not only be willing to lie, but hc
must be able to tell IL in such n plausable
manner as to deceive reasonable men TO be-
Il
In such a way that lie can go and look in
his face, look him squarely in the eye and
viii per or say aloud TO that man i an
your friend He must be able TO abuse
aud turn 10 us tho grandest word in the
| English language; that which ties honor
| able men together, that which ccments
social institutions together and that which
| makes men. He must be able TO usn and
abuse that word, 50 NJ 10 make his in
tended victim believe that he is his friend.
| Would you believe such n man as that !?
| Will you believe n scoundrcl like that
Will you believe n man who makes busi-
ness of prostituting one Of the mobiles.
| sentiments that inspires the human heart,
| and for pay? A common liar has no Use
| in that profession. To be n detective he
must excel i'm the art. OF what Use, gentle
| men. is IL FOR man TO lie in n case of this
| kind unless he will swear to It? A de-
| tectivc is hired to make evidence where
none otherwise can be found This Is
| Siringos business. will not detain you
long. gentlemen. with n description of an
Infamous profession and an Infamous
scoundrcl in that business.
| "Did Siringo tell the truth? II
so, now do We know it? lie
has told you that he conducted
himself so rs TO make the miners believe
that he was in sympathy with them; that
he was one of them. He took the oath; he
must have; he took II as he would take his
salary. with no more compunctions OF
conscience in pledging that which he
did not have. and there is reason for that.
He pledged his honor, but having none he
had nothing 10 lose. He pretended to
tilese men that he was one Of them; that
he was friendly TO them. He sworc that
he would keep their secrets. and for pay
lie did all this and comes unblushnsly
upon tie stand and said. 4 did all this /!
How can you believe man like that? The
testimony of such cndangers the liberty OF
| every one. there is no security against
| him: the knife OF the assassin We may