The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1907-07-25
.HAWLEY SAYS HAYWOOD'S
GUILT HAS BEEN PROVEN
Declares That the state Has Fully
corroborated the Story Told by
Orchard, and Appeals to Jury
for Conviction of the
labor Leader.

Boise. Idaho.-James II. Hawley,
leading counsel for the state OF
Idaho. presenting the first OF the ar
gnments to the jury in the case
against William d. Haywood, spoke
for nearly eight hours, distributed
over three sessions of court Even
when the afternoon session Saturday
had extended far beyond the custo-
mary time limit, every seat in the
court room was occupied and re-
mained SO until the last word was
spoken.
None listened more attentively 10
the argument than Haywood, the de-
fendant, and none showed less emo
ton. From time to time he took copi'
GUS notes in a small book and fre-
quently made suggestions to one or
other of his counsel.
During his address Saturday, Mr.
Hawley used an almost conversational
tone. Step by step he followed Or
chard along the road the great Grim
inal had selected after he lett the
Occur d'Alenes, stopping at the Vim
dicator mine and then at the lnde-
pendence depot to count sixteen dead.
In Denver one more was added to the
list and the analysis of testimony in
contradiction of Orchards story con-
cluded frequently with the denuncia-
ton of witness after witness as will
full perjureTs or guilty of unintentional
falsehood.
Mr.. Hawley's peroration was i'm
pressive. There was no attempt at
any fight of oratory, but only a
strong note of deep sincerity and
great earnestness when he pleaded
for an honest judgment from honest
men of Idaho.
I'VE will be charged" he said,
with making war on this Western
Federation of Miners, but | ask for
your honest judgment | do not seek
to hang the scalps of innocent men to
my belt. am here to hunt down the
guilty"
Mr.. Hawley said he did not charge
that majority or even that many of
the Western Federation of Miners
were criminals, but that the evil
deeds of the officers and of the scum
of the organization had brought dis
credit on the rank and file. The time
had indeed come, he said, when right.
thinking men should rise and make
war upon the evil influences that
were the curse of all labor organiza-
tions.
I'VE must show the world" he CON
cluded, that here in Idaho we are a
law-abiding and God-fearing people,
who will deal out even-handed Justice
to the criminal accused of the highest
crime as to the tramp charged with
| some petty breach of the law"
Mr.. Hawley declared that the state
ments made by Orchard had been cor
roborated, and it was time the leaders
OF the Western Federation of Miners
We're brought to the bar of Justice
and shown that there is higher law
in this land than their own desires.
1T is time for u.s." he continued.
ITO show them that here in Idaho we
are law-abiding, "a God-fearing peo-
PIE, who intend to do our duty toward
the leaders of the Western Federation
OF Miners or some lowly tramp with
some minor offense. We believe Won
men OF the jury are impressed with a
Iirm desire to do your duty as Won
see 1t. All that the prosecution asks
is your best judgment, your honest
judgment.
In the argument on the other side
we VIII hear much of capital wapinp
war on labor unions. Nothing could
be more untrue in this case An thai
mas been spent in this inquiry has
come from the Golfers OF the state of
idaho' AS to labor unions. no man
mas higher regard than | have for
theh ana no man believes moro
strongly than do that laboring mon
should band themselves together to
secure shorter hours and higher
wages But the Western Federation
y. Mlhers' under the leadership of