Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-06-27
TEN ATTORNEYS
FOR THE DEFENSE
Western Federation OF Miners Will Not AL
low the Question Of Expense to Deter
Their Efforts to Save Haywood

Boise. Idaho, June 24.-This morn
ing before a crowded court room Clar-
ence Darrow for the defense began the
work of combating the evidence of
the state in the trial of Haywood, and
made telling speech He told the
jury it must keep its collective mind
open as to the guilt or innocence of
the accused until all the evidence was
in and he then argued for the prisoner
the entire morning session.
you have listened to the theory and
evidence of the state" Mr.. Darrow
proceeded. "Mr. Hawley has covered
a wide ground in the opening for the
state and we will have to meet him
step by step The defendant here is
charged nominally with the murder of
former Governor Steunenberg. There
had to be some nominal charge, but
the state has told you the cause rests
upon giant conspiracy of which the
defendant, among others. is a part.
THE states attorney has told you
the murder of Governor Steunenberg
was but an incident. They have told
you the Western Federation of Min
ers was an organization to commit
murder to control politics, to hire
lawyers and other criminal things.
Part of this is true, part not true. 1t
Is true the Western Federation of Min
ers has spent money for lawyers. 1t
was unfortunate but most people have
to employ lawyers at some time or
another. This organization was real
ly born in 1892, right down in
cell beneath this court room, where
Ed Boyce. the first president. was
prisoner and where now three men
charged with this murder. are await
ing the judgment of this jury. To
start out with they hired lawyers and
they hired the best they could"
Boise. Idaho. June 25.-There was
surprise In store for visitors to the court
room this morning, for the defense open
ed the proceedings by asking to recall
Harry Orchard to ask him some ques-
tions. The permission was granted. Or
chard was brought in. Richardson asked
sfNim If he had not told Max Malich in
nFurklsh bath in Denver that Governor
Steunenberg was responsible for him be-
ing poor man and that he intended to
kill him. Orchard denied there had been
been to the baths with Malich. John
ID. Elliott who was in the court was
then asked to stand up He did so and
Orchard was asked If he knew him. Or
chard said he had never seen him before
and denied having conversation with
the man in which he is alleged to have
told Elliott he was in the employ OF
the Mine Owners association.
Boise, June ga new attorney ap-
peared at the defendants council table
when the Haywood trial was resumed
this morning, making the tenth attor-
ney engaged in behalf of the miners.
The new conner is Walter E. McCor-
mack of Chicago. Mr.. Mccormack has
been engaged in search for evidence
for the defense in Colorado and has
been in Boise since the defense opened
its case The first witness of the day
was Mrs Lottie Day who knew Harry
Orchard at the Belmont rooming house
in Denver under the name of ]. d.
Dempsey. Mrs. Day said she met
Orchard Just prior to the convention
OF the Western Federation of Miners
in 1904. Once, while talking to Or
chard, Haywood and a man named Nc
Donald, also connected with the fed
GRAFTON. came in and Orchard intro
away with him. The witness related
conversation with orchard when the
latter told her that poverty had sepa-
rated him from the one woman he
loved and that Steunenberg was re-
sponsible for his being poor and he
would get even with him If it was the
last act Of bis life.