The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-07-21
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 ological order MT. Hawley next took up the Independence depot explosion. He ridi- culed the idea that the Mine Owners as sociation was responsible for the outrage and asserted that the evidence shown to be perjurious or utterly absurd upon the face of it. The facts were as stated by Orchard. Steve Adams, whom Orchard implicated, was not called to contradict him.
 Bradley Explosion.
 Bringing his argument down to the at tempt on the life of F. w. Bradley in San Francisco, MT. Hawley reviewed first the testimony as to money sent to Orchard In San Francisco by George Pettibone. As to the motive against Bradley it was to show to the world that the federation did not forget its enemies even after a lapse of years. Bradley had been the manager of the Bunker Hill and Sullivan mine which was blown up in 1899.
 MT. Hawley declared that Orchard s statements as to the Bradley explosion were corroborated and borne out in every detail by witnesses introduced by the de- fense As to the gas theory, Mir. flaw ley said that immediately after the explo- sion no other cause was conceived and it was natural that the gas company should be sued. It was not expected that the witnesses who testified to the belief that gas had been the cause would admit now In the light of Orchards confession that they had been absolutely mistaken and wrong.
 As the lunch recess was ordered at ? o'clock this afternoon, MT. Hawley an- nounced that he would conclude during the afternoon.
 Afternoon Session.
 After he had spoken an hour at the af- ternoon session MT. Hawley finally brought his argument down to the death of Former Governor Steunenberg.
 "He appears to have been particularly obnoxious to the Western Federation of Miners" said the attorney. "The article which have been introduced here from the Miners Magazine show the h>tred which the organization bore i'm. Never has a man been more villifed than he. Frank Steunenberg had been member of a labor union, so when the mining troubles started in northern Idaho. the leader of the Western Federation of Min CTS thought he would be found on their side But Steunenberg thought more or law and order and his firm course in stamping out the disorders aroused the enmity of the miners organization. If there Is one class of men the leaders Of an organization like this. desplsed above others, 1t is those who have been friendly but who turn against them because of their misdeeds."
 When it came to the taking off of Steunenberg, Hawley said It was but natural that Orchard sould be selected He had attained the distinction or being ''the boss killer of the leaders of the Western Federation of Miners"
 Mission of Murder.
 Tracing Orchards movements about the time of the tragedy. MT. Hawley told of his meeting with Jack Simpkins, mem- bor of the executive board of the federa- ton, who agreed to help In the destruc- ton of Steunenberg. The two went to- gether to Caldwell on their mission of murder.
 Simpxlns in company with Orchard was seen time after time about the home of the governor. ''Tell me by your verdict. gentlemen of the jury exclaimed flaw ley, what this man Simpkins, this as sociate of Mover, Haywood and Petit bone this leader of the Western Fed eration of Miners, was doing there, if not to accomplish the death of Steunenberg.
 ''Simpkins was finally called away to a meeting of the federation in Dem yer, leaving the murder to Harry Or chard, in whom he had reason to repose every confidence.
  rible deed was accomplished. The death of Steunenberg was a shock not only to his home community, but to the state over which he had ruled. And when we consider all the evi- dence, how can we arrive at any other conclusion than that Orchard was act uated solely by desire to serve his employers and to earn more money by his misdeeds"
 Reads the Letter. As to the connection of Mover, Hay wood and Pettbone with Orchard at the time of the killing of Steunenberg, Hawley read the letter which reached Orchard in the jail at Caldwell and which Orchard testified was fin the handwrit- ing of George A. Pettibone. The letter read az follows:
 That was sent to Jack for you and should reach you soon." At this time Haywood had admitted sending a draft for s100 to Jack Simp- kins saying the latter had left the money with him when he started out on a pros- pecting trip.
 'Too much stress, gentlemen, cannot be laid upon the connection of Jack SimI- kins with this crime. His failure to ap- pear here, his being a fugitive from jus tice in the face of an indictment charging the grave crime of murder, are proof pos itive that he is a guilty man. Yet in the face of this what do we find-that Jack Slmpkins is retained through two annual elections as member of the executive board of the Western Federation of Min CTS. I ask you in all seriousness. gentle mon of tha tury if voil can ina zine any