Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-07-23
HE STANDS INCORPORATED
If Peabody, Goddard, Bell and
Others Were Marked for Death,
Why Were They Not Killed?
Defendants Attorney Made Plain
Weakness of Argument That w. ~
VI. Was Employing Orchard.


Harry Orchard was a maniac POSSESSES
ed with a lust for murder--a desire "
glut a disordered brain with the pioou
of this fellow man--Atty. Il. +. Rich
arason continuing today his plea Tor
the life of william d. Haywood. toiu
the Jury today that the defense was
ready and willing to admit that VI
cbard accomplished the taking on oil
GOV Steunenberg in the manner oes-
cribed by him on the witness stand
Orchard was painted as man VINO
fancied there was glory In spectacular
crime. Day after day opportunity was
presented to him TO kin Gov. Steun-
enberr in comparative safety TO nm
self, but rather than shoot man
whose giant stature, the attorney said,
offered target as big as IRE sioe
Of harm door" Orchard planted n
bomb and planned the deed so that
1t might attract the greatest amount
Of attention.
Richardson asserted that Orchard
had a motive against Steunenberg FOR
the real or fancied loss of his interest
in the Hercules mine through being
driven out OF the Occur d'Alenes.
OF Orchards story of his many at
tempts upon the lives of men said to
have been marked for death by the
federation, Mr.. Richardson said 1t was
the most absurd thing on the face of
the earth. He declared that II would
be long time before the law would
sanction a conviction on such testi-
mony as had been adduced against
Haywood and he pleaded with the jury
not to put q halter about the neck Of
his client Eat the behest of the Mine
Owners association and It's represent
atives."
As to the disappearance of Jack
Simpkins following the death OF Gov.
Steunenberg, Atty. Richardson said he,
too. would have fed TO hiding under
similar circumstances, although there
was not an iota of evidence - connect
Simpkins with the crime Simpkins
had had one experience in an idaho
bullpen and felt his only safety was In
flight.
When at 1890 a. m. a recess was
ordered until p. M, Atty. Richardson
announced that he would positively
close HE, address to the Haywood jury
some time tonight.
ORCHARD UNCoRRoBoRATED.
Tracing Orchard back to Denver,
where he made the second attempt on
the life of Gov. Peabody. Mr.. Rich
ardson declared that absolutely no cor
confederation had been offered to
Orchards story OF setting the bomb
under the sidewalk and Its failure to
explode because OF coal cart driving
across the wire. The attorney also
declared that no sufficient explanation
has been offered as to why Orchard
abandoned from time to time the at
tempts on the lives of Gov. Peabody.
Judges Goddard and Gabbert, Sherman
Bell and Hearn.
do you suppose, gentlemen of the
jury asked Richardson. that II a
murderous inner circle of the Western
Federation OF Miners had marked these
men for death and had hired assassins
to do their work, they would have been
so easily and without apparent cause
deferred from carrying out their de-
slgn2 Do you imagine they would stop
until their purpose had been accom-
plished?
HAD MANIA FOR KILLING.
"When you consider all the testi-
mony In this case think you will
reach with me the conclusion that this
man Orchard was possessed of a ma
MIA to so out and kill. Sometimes his
lust was greater than at others and
SO II was that sometimes no was
strong in his purpose and sometimes
wavered. His testimony shows a
desultory. maniacal method of pur~
suing the victims selected for death
for some fancicd grievance against
himself or perhaps the organization
to which he belonged. Why, gcntle-
men, oven Vaughn, the Insurance
agent. who travelled with Orchard.
slept with him and knew him as we'll
as anybody could. tells you that Or
cards talk nj times made him think
the man was 'bughouse' Orchards
Is the most absurd story on the face
OF the earth. He says there was
never any fixed amount to be paid
him for given crimes--he was always.
invariably told not to take too much
as he could get more whenever he
wanted II. In the light OF this testi-
mony what becomes OF Hawley's OPEN
Ing statement to you that the West
ern Federation of Miners had scale
OF prices for crime. so much being
iised for the murder Of governor.
so much for judge and so much for
"A common lhborer?"
Richardson called attention TO the
meaeearness OF Gov. Peabody's tes-
tlmony when he appeared as a witness
and exclaimed In stentorian voice;
win you mon of the Jury put a
halter about the neck OF this man on
such testimony ms this and send him
TO his death nj the behest OF the Mine
Owners nssocin ton and its representa-
tives? II VIII be "A long time tell you,
before the law viii sanction a convic-
ton on any such evidence rs has been
here adduced."
RIDIcuLED MoFFArT STORY.
Richardson ridiculed Orchards story
as 10 being ordered ito get David II.
Moffatt, president OF the First National
bank OF Denver. He declared thar
Haywood deposited all the funds OF the
federation In this bank and WAS a con-
slant visitor there.
Think of that, men, and yet this
creature, covered with the slime OF his
past crimes, comes here and would
have you believe that Haywood was
planning TO commit murder on the man
to whom he was entrusting the funds
OF the organization OF which he uaA
secretary treasuror-upon David ii.
MoIfatt, with whom he was on terma
OF almost Intimate friendship. Every
thing connected with this matter gives
the lie To Orchards mOnstronR story"
Richardson next pointed out how
easy II would have been for Orchard
TO have killed Gen. sherman NJ. Bell
had II been 20 desired and he declared
that II there WAS any man against
whom the federation might feel resent
ment II was Sherman Bell, who was An
command OF the militia during the
strike period in Colorado. But nothing
WIS done 20 Bell. nothing was done
10 Gen. Bulkeley Wells. Not even Or
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