The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-06-25
DEFENSE Of HAYWOOD
To CHARGE Of MURDER
Continued from Page I.

Haywood was but a plain, ordinary
working miner in Silver City. Idaho.
where he lived greater part of his
working life in the snow-capped noun.
tains which can be seen from the Boise
courtroom 1t was not until 1901 that
Haywood became secretary and treas
urer of the Western Federation of Min
erS.
which everybody believes there IS
money in except the man who holds it.
1t is like being mayor or senator.
Meyers position in 1899 was just as OBJ
er's attorney, and as for Pettibone, he
Nas not even a miner at that time: He
ran a little store down in Denver con-
tinued Mr. barrow. selling clothes
wringers. lace curtains. rugs. Bibles and
other novelties on the installment plan
Pettibone had been miner in 1892 in
there and put in jail, and my friend Mr.
Hawley got him out He then decided 10
quit mining.
Haywood Born in Utah.
Mr.. barrow went on to describe the
rnree defendants in the Steunenberg muir
der in detail. He declared that Haywood
was born in Utah-an American citizen
whose forefathers came TO America prior
to the revolution.
ing man." declared MIR. barrow, fight
ing the militia when necessary, fighting
for the rights of the workingman; fight
ing for the protection of the widows and
orphans.
And Meyer. What of Meyer? A plain,
blunt honest man, whose ancestry were
honest men. Meyer was the man who.
at the head of the Western Federation
of Miners. fought every conceivable fight,
as men like him. born of such stock, will
always fight. Meyer was a man whose
sturdy honesty and quiet bravery won
the confidence and held the respect of
And what about Pettibone. George
Pettibone had never been a member of
the Western Federation of Miners. He
had mined and then started his store
A happy, careless, sunny man, with
laugh and a joke for everyone. There
wasn't a man. woman or child on the
street who was not his friend-not a
lame dog or cat but could find home
in HIS wcOdshel. That was George Pet
tibOne."
Pettibone. the attorney said. was never
connected Intimately in any way with
Orchard at Cripple Creek.
Mr. barrow then took up Orchards
life at Cripple Creek. He declared that
orchard burned a saloon and high graded
at the very outset of his career He
went into the story of the alleged at
tempt to wreck the train of the Flor
ence & Cripple Creek railroad, which had
falsely been laid to the Western Fed
Grafton of Miners, and declared the first
time Haywood. Meyer or Pettibone had
seen Orchard was when the man came TO
on RfsS cRef on OF 9ae ef
the Florence & Cripple Creek railroad
AN oily. Shiny fellow" Mr.. Darrow
termed the detective.
Cripple Creek had become the Water
loo Of the Western Federation of Min
ers in Colorado" said Mr.. barrow. The
organization had fine halls, cooperative
doing somethisg until it took a chance
in going out to help the striking shelter
men in Colorado City"
Plot of Railway Company.
Mr.. barrow said the attempt to wreck
train a plot of the railway com
pany and the Mine Owners association
to wreck the union. He said the de-
Tense would show that Orchard was con-
stantly in company with the detectives
of the railroad and the mine owners.
And while honest, Woodworking min
ers We're denied the privilege of passing
the military lines this leper Orchard
went in and out as he pleased. General
orders We're issued that Harry Orchard
should go and come when he wanted to,
said Mr.. barrow.
We will show that Orchard came to
Denver and formed a slight acquaintance
with Haywood, Meyer and George Pet
tibone Later Meyer went to Cripple
Creek to attend the trial of some men
charged with the wrecking of the train.
There he met Orchard, who ingTatiated
himself with Meyer. who trusted him.
I
We will prove that Mover never said the
things to him that Orchard claims were
said. Meyer will tell you this himself
Then when Meyer went down to Tellu-
ride to visit the union there, he took
this man who had won his confidence
along to protect him from the thugs of
the mine owners. No sooner, however,
had Meyer arrived in Telluride than he
was arrested and thrown in the bull
pen where he remained for many
months, unable to take any part in any
further cOnspiracies.'
Blowing Up of independence Depot.
Taking up next the blowing up of the
Independence depot. Mr.. DarrOW said he
did not know whether Orchard blew il up
or not. but he was inclined to believe
that he did not. The depot was a worth
less building-a sidetrack stop for work
ing trains. 1t wasn't worth a white chip,
declared the attorney. But the mh.e
owners wanted the military back in tle
district and about the time that this de-
pot was blown up the word had gone
out that something was coming off. i
won't say that the mine owners or de-
tectiVes wanted 10 kill anybody at this
depot. Killing people was too mussy for
them. This depot was worthless and I'M
used. If the powder could be touched off
just before the train arrived and before
the men got there, il wouldn't kill any
body, but it would be another attempt
in the line of the Western Federation of