The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1907-06-29
ATTORNEY CLARENCE IS.
? BARROW BOLDLY DE- s..a.=
CLARES MINE OWNERS ..>
ASSOCIATION PLANNED " =.
CONSPIRACY
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things crept in it, but the editors had
no college education and Meyer and
Pettibone paid little attention to it.
I'VE will read to you matter from
the Miners Magazine not introduced
by the state. We will show that they
did not advise violence, and that they
counseled a wise administration and
discussed the economic conditions tenn
perately."
Continuing Mr. barrow said: "This
brings US to 1S9S and the troubles in
the Occur dAlenes, when Steuenberg
was governor. The Western FEEDER
alton of Miners was getting along all
right. Then something happened. An
irresponsible mob of 1000 people,
mace up OF miners and merchants,
preachers and hangers-O on and every
one who wanted a ride went down and
the Bunker Hill & Sullivan mines were
blown up. The powder was furnished
by a rival company. Harry Orchard,
who in this case had been there for a
month carrying a. union card, went
along. Jack Simpkins was in the
Occur d'Alenes.
Then came the call for troops.
Rightly or wrongly, Steunberg called
for troops. Jack Simpkins was ar
rested and thrown into the bull pen'
He was maltreated. He was stood up
at a post by a colored soldier and a
Dayonet was driven into his breast.
Harry Orchard was in the Occur
dAlenes. Harry Orchard was a cheap
soldier Of fortune, a shoestring gamb-
Ter, who had never done a days work
IN his life. He owned a sixteenth
srare of the Hercules mine. but sold
1T because of his needs and continued
gambling. The mine did not yield un-
til 1901. But Orchard, hoping on,
stayed around to get a share Of the
mine.
I'VE don't think that Orchard was
at the Bunker Hill & Sullivan mill.
We will show that he was not there,
and we will show that he was engaged
IN his favorite work Of gambling with
the easiest mark he could find. We
Will show that he did not participate
IN most of the crimes of which he has
mere boasted I don't like to take any
of the bloom Off a peach like that, but
While we will show that he Is not the
murderer he boasts himself, we will
compensate him by proving him to be
the most monumental liar that ever
existed.
Before our first witness leaves the
stand, gentlemen, we will convince
you; we will even convince Mr.. Haw-,
ley himself that this man Orchard
has lied on most of the essential points
of his story. We will have from Is to
80 witnesses who will take the stand
and contradict this man absolutely.
Some Of these witnesses will be min
ers, but others will be emipently re-
spectacle people, who have never done
days work In their lives.''
Here, as at other points in his
speech, Mr.. DarroW's sarcasm caused
wave after wave Of laughter in the
court room. Sometimes the bailiffs
had to rap for order.
Mr.. barrow briefly sketched the
wanderings of Orchard as related by
that with San Francisco. Orchard re-
manned in the Occur d'Alenes, he said,
trying to regain possession of his one
sixteenth interest in the Hercules mine
until he was driven out by fear of ar
rest and confinement in the "bull pen."
Then he wandered from place to
place, seldom working" said Mr.. OAR
row. HE was a sort of gentlemanly
miner who mined the miners. In 1902
he turned up in Cripple Creek But
from 1899 to 1902 this important per-
sonage in American history is all but
lost to view. It is pretty certain, how
ever, that during all that time he
could be found in the back room of
some saloon gambling.
IF Orchard today held his one-six-
teenth interest in the Hercules mine
he would be worth half a million dol
lars; but think he'd rather have what
he's got, because it is more valuable
to the newspapers"
Mr.. Darrow said that when Orchard
left the Occur d'Alenes after the blow
ing up Of the Bunker Hill & Sullivan
mill, Haywood was but plain, ordi-
nary miner at Silver City, Idaho,
where he lived a greater part Of his
working life, in the snow-capped
mountains which can be seen from
the Boise court room. 1t was not until
1901 that Haywood became secretary
and treasurer of the Western FEEDER
alton of Miners.
THAT is a job," said Mr.. barrow,
(which everybody believes there is
money in except the man who holds
It. 1t Is like being mayor or senator"
Meyers Position Obscure.
Meyers position in 1899 was just as
obscure as Haywood's declared the
miners attorney, and as for Pettibone,
he was not even a miner at that time.
He ran little store down in Dem
ver." continued Mr.. barrow, selling
clothes wringers, lace curtains, rugs,
Bibles and other novelties on the in
stallment plan. Pettibone had been a
miner In 1892 In the Occur d'Alenes.
He was arrested there and put in Jail
and my friend, Mr.. Hawley, got him
out. He then decided to quit mining"
Mr.. barrow went on to describe the
three defendants in the Steunenberg
murder in detail. He declared that
Haywood was born in Utah-an
American citizen, whose forefathers
came to America prior to the revolu-
ton.
HE Is plain, blunt, courageous,
fighting man." declared MI. Darrow,