The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-07-27
COUNSEL FOR DEFENSE IN HAY
WOOD CASE DRIVEN TO MUIR
MUIR IN PROTEST.
CHAMPION or CULTURE
Christianity. Law and Order, State
and Peopie--Haywood Flushed
When Denounced as Grim
nal Force Behind Fed
Grafton,


dence and arguments are at an end.
and tomorrow morning the jury will
be left 70 decide what penalty, II any
William D. Haywood shall pay for al
spiraey, resulting In the assassination
Of former Governor Frank Steunen-
berg.
/ United States Senator William F.
Borah, engaged BY Idaho as special
counsel for the prosecution, spoke
the last words tonight, Tomorrow
morning Judge Fremont Wood will IN
struct the jury, which Il expected to
iretire about II o'clock.
i The crowd seeking admission 70 the
court room tonight broke all records
in murder trial In Idaho. Two
! bundled remained in the grounds
when the doors closed after the
morning session. and hours before the
doors opened again all approaches
We're bl cked When finally every
seat and inch of space within the
court room was filed several hun
cred S God on the lawn under open
windows that they might catch sen
fences from the impassioned plead
ing of the yc9ng senator.
Borah laid the foundation for his
argument last night This morning
he began the analysis Of the evidence
but &C MINED himself to The murder Of
Governor Steunenberg and the con
spiracy. He linked Orchard TO Hay |
wood. Haywood to Simpkins. Simp |
kins to Meyer Meyer TO Pettibone |
Then. selecting only the evidence Of
witnesses for the defense, leaving |
Orchards confession out he wove the
lives and moments Of these five men
records, incidentally clearing up sew
eral situations, he brought these
members of the Western Federation
Of Miners together. Then he took
brought him back again to Denver,
TO the headquarters OF the Western
Federat ion This was done carefully.
almost monotonousy. Then Borahs
voice and manner changed. His voice
luiyering, hand appraised. fingers out
he shouted:
Watch them nowl Watch the five
Steunenberg is to die
n thirty days and they are moving
N the seene!"
The dramatic mterances and the
ense figure sent thrill through the
ourt room. For ten seconds there
vas silence. Then. relaxing Borah
ontinued with merciless logic. He
rought Davis Copley Adams East
rly. all members of the Western Fed
ration into touch with Orchard
Without pause he drew picture
fter picture of the men, associating /.
{ various points Fresh from every
rime he brought Orchard back
Home 10 Denver" then leaned to
ard the jury to ask: Why always
ack 90 Denver, unless to find there
ne protection and pay of his en-
loyers?' =,
All things sneered at by the coun- =;
Ell for the defense were strongly up /,
cid. Counsel for the defense were /,
riven into murmur OF protest UNI =
or the sarcasm of the senator IN =,
HON culture. christianity law and :,
RIDER, refinement, home and country !.
)und ready champion. The state =,
Idaho its peaple and IT'S chief ex- 10
cutive given brilliant eulogy. In
Under it all. Haywood showed per \.
APPS the least emotion. Al times his h
ice flushed more than once palei q
5 Borah pointed an accusing finger
{ the man who. he said. was the ar
riminal force behind the Wesi ern nj
ederation OF Miners" n,
Mrs. Steunenberg. widow Of the ID
cad governor, attended the morning N
assien. but left early almost pros n.
'ated by emotion. Haywood's moth
r also left the eogrt room in tears -
ut soon returned to her accustomed
ACE beside the invalid wife \
Borah's peroration delivered in Y
liet almost pleading tones. was in
rong contract 10 the harsher voice
which he spoke Of Darrow's argu- A.
enf OF Justification
IL he said. the state has pointed
II to you men who we're concerned
the execution of this awful crime.
zen. ia the name Of manhood and
omanhood Of Idaho do your duty u
iihout fear Of any man or any favor "a
any man. Let MS be brave in this br
IDreme moment II che defendant ny
innocent. Jet him 20 free. bat If it
e. then let him take the punishment "
at the Law prescribes. You have IN
higher dHty to perform than was ~
Ter asked OF any jsFy in Idaho. N