Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-07-27
DORAH'S APPEAL
TO HAYWOOD JURY
In Name OF Manhood and Wo-
manhood of Idaho Calls on
Them to Do Their Duty.
AND WITHOUT FEAR OR FAVOR.
Have higher Duty 10 Perform Than
Was Ever Asked Of Jurymcn
- Idaho Before.

Boise, July 2G--Evidence ana arsu-
ment are at an end and tomorrow morn
ing the jury viii be left to decide what
penalty. IL any, William D. Haywood
shall pay for participating in the assinn-
ton Of former Go. Frank Steunenberg.
with which he is charged.
United States Senator William r..
Borah. engaged by the state OF Idaho.
as special counsel for the prosecution
spoke the last word tonight. Tomorrow
morning Judge Fremont Wood will
charge and instruct the jury. which
It is expected Will retire. TO consider
their verdict about IL o'clock.
The crowd seeking admission to the
courtroom tonight broke all records in
murder trial In Idaho. Two hundred
people remained IN the grounds when
the doors were closed after the morning
session and hours before they opened
again all approaches were blocked.
Whom, finally, every seat and inch of
space within the courtroom was filed.
several hundred stood on the lawn I'M
der the open windows that they might
catch sentences from the impassloned
pleading OF the young senator.
Senator Borah laid the foundation for
his argument last night. This morn
ing he began an analysis OF the evidence.
but he confined himself to the murder
of Steunenberg and the conspiracy. He
linked Orchard to Haywood, Haywood
to Simpkins. Simpkins TO Meyer and
Meyer to Pettibone. Then selecting
only the evidence of witnesses for the
defense. and leaving Orchards confess
sion out, he wove the lives and move
ments of the five men together. with
Han a~Nt.
cidentally, clearing up number of sit
nations left somewhat clouded, he
brought these officers and members of
the Western Federation of Miners to-
gether. Then he took Orchard away
from Denver and back again to Dem
yer, to the headquarters of the West
ern of Miners. This was done carefully
and almost monotonously.
Then Borah's voice and manner
changed. He sprang into action. His
voice quivered and hand appraised. fing-
ers outstretched, he shouted:
Watch them now watch the five
conspirators! Steunenberg is TO die in
30 days, andthey are moving on the
scene"
The dramatic utterance and tense
figure of the pleader sent thrill
through the courtroom. For the space
OF 10 seconds there was silence. Then,
relaxing. Borah continued with his
merciless logic. He brought Davis,
Copley. Adams and Easterly. all Off
GERS or members of the Western Fed
Grafton of Miners. into touch with Or
chard Without a pause he drew pic
ture after picture of the men, assoc
ciating together at various points. From
each place and fresh from every crime
he brought Orchard back ''home to
Denver" and then Smiling. leaned to-
ward his Jury to ask:
why. why always back to Dem
yer. unless 1t was to find there the
protection and the pay of his employ
ers?"
ANSWERS SNEERs.
All those things denounced or sneer-
ed at by counsel for Haywood found
bold and brilliant paragraph OF defense
In Senator Borah's interludes. and
counsel for the defense were driven into
a murmur of protest now under the
lash of pointed sarcasm. and again
when under n TRADE OF indignant re-
proach, culture, Christianity, law and
order. refinement, the home and the
country found a ready champion. The
state of Idaho. its people and its chief
executive. each, in turn, was given brill
liant eulogy.
Under 1t all Haywood himself was,
perhaps, the one man In the room who
showed the least emotion. AT times
his face flushed. and more than once
paled under the attack as Borah, reach
ing the climax of the conspracies.
pointed accusing finger at the man
who he said was the criminal force
behind the Western Federation of
Miners"
Mrs. Steunenberg, widow OF the dead
governor, attended the morning ses-
sion, but left early almost Frustrated
by the emotion awakened by Borah's
vivid oratory Haywood's mother also
left the courtroom In tears. but soon