The Mena weekly star., 1907-07-25
PLEADING F|R HAYWOOD
Attorney Richardson Begins Argu. ment For Defense in Steunen-
 berg Murder Case.
ORCHARD DENOUNCED IN ROUND TERml

Use Of Bull Pen by Gov. steunenbere re
 Deprecated by Counsel for West
 ern Federation of Mincrs-Usee
 Without Due Process of Law De
 eIared Mir. Richardson.
 Boise, Idaho, July 23.--The excel lent character and consistent philan thropy of the Western Federation ol Miners; the patient suffering of labor under the lash of capital aml the per jury and perfidy of Harry Orchard were the main points in the opening argument in the defense of William D. Haywood. presented Monday morn ing by E. F. Richardson.
 In spite of the sweltering atmos. phere. every seat in the court room was occupied long before the opening of the session. Haywood's mothe. sat beside the prisoner, the invalid wife. daughter and sister and steI. father composed the family group. and seven of the battery Of Haywood | counsel were in their places.
 Judge Wood announced during tn. argument he will hold two sessions a day, one in the morning and the other from to S.30 p. m.
 MT. Richardson plunged directly into the death of Gov. Steunenberg in his opening sentence. He declared | was Gov Steunenberg's fortune dur ing his administration to stand in tho forefront of labor war in the Occur d'Alenes. Perhaps. he said, the sit uation demanded all that the govern or did. Perhaps 1t did not.
 "I do not know" declared Richard son. and I shall not attempt to say. But at any rate, for the first time in the administration of American jus tice the bull pen was called into being. Men were put in this bull pen, perhaps as matter of necessity. but certainly without due process of law. Gov. Steunenberg's course was con demned on the one side and praised on the other, as the members of two hostile camps viewed the matter.
 When the death of Gov. Steunen- berg was flashed to the world. there was the immediate conclusion in nearly all quarters that there was some connection between the Coe, dAlene troubles and the bomb which was placed at his gate.
 Mir. Richardson then reviewed tho events following the death of former Gov. Steunenberg, saying Harry Orch. ard was caught almost radhanded in the act. A Pinkerton detective came to Idaho and soon had confession from a man who to save his own worthless neck was ready to place the blame upon others. The matter was taken up by that portion of the press which depends upon the prosper ous and capitalistic classes and the leaders of the Western Federation of Miners were adjudged guilty without hearing
 The attorney begged the jurors to lay aside any impression they may have formed from reading the news papers during the past year and to start with him at the beginning of the cause and go through the vari- ous events one by one without feel ing or prejudice.
 Do this" he exclaimed. ESQ we may justly determine. in the light of our consciences, illuminated by high heav- en, If the man here at the bar and his confidantes in the cells below, are guilty of the crimes charged. It Is my intention to carry out my argu- ment. If I am not overcome by heat, In the following order:
 First, I shall discuss the law as applied to this case and to the prose cutting witness.
 Second, shall discuss the history of the Western Federation of Miners as shown here In the evidence.
 Third, shall discuss the general conditions which prevailed in the Occur d'Alenes at the time of the Bunker Hill and Sullivan mill explo- sion. and at Cripple Creek prior to and during the strike in that section.
 Fourth, shall discuss the series of the events relied on by the state to prove conspiracy against the de- iendants, Haywood, Mover and Petit bone.
 Fifth, shall devote myself to the entertainment of the particular or fense the defendants are here on trial TOT, for remember, gentlemen. that while the range of the evidence has covered many fields and many crimes. tnere is but one charge in the indict- ment, but one offense against the state of Idaho.
 Sixth, shall consider MT. Orch ard while under arrest.
 Seventh, shall consider MT. Orch ara while in the penitentiary.
 Eight, l shall devote myself to the impeachment of MT. Orchard.
 Ninth, to the treatment of MT. Hay wood, the manner and method of 1t and the reasons therefor.
 Tenth, shall devote mself, as nave been invited to do, to the reas- ons why certain witnesses did not testify for the prosecution and as to Why certain others did not testify for the defense.
 "Elavanth and finaliv shall dis.