The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1907-06-25

matter from the Miners Magazine
not introduced by the state. We will
show you that they did not advise vio-
lence and that they counselled wise
administration and discussed the eco
nomic conditions temperately.'
Continuing, Mr. Darrow said:
'.This brings us to 1899 and the
troubles in the Occur d'Alenes, when
Stuenenberg was governor. The West
ern Federation Of Miners was getting
along all right. Then something hap
pened An irresponsible mob of 1000
persons, made up of miners and mer-
chants, preachers and hangers-on, ev-
cry one who wanted a ride, went
down and the Bunker Hill and Sulli-
van mines were blown up. The pow
der was furnished by a rival company.
At that time Harry Orchard, who tes-
tilted in this case, had been there for
a month, carrying union card and
Jack Simpkins was in the Coeur
d'Alenes. Then came the call for
troops. Rightly or wrongly, Stuenen-
berg called for troops. Jack Simp-
kins was arrested and thrown into the
bull PEN He was maltreated. He
was stood up at a post by colored
soldier and bayonet was driven into
his breast. Harry Orchard was in the
Couer d'Alenes. Harry Orchard was
a cheap soldier of fortune, a shoe
string gambler, who had never done a
days work in his life. He owned a
sixth share Of the Hercules mine, but
sold it because of his needs and con-
tinued his gambling. The mine did
not yield until 1901. But Orchard,
hoping, stayed around to get share
of the mine.
1--WE don't think that Orchard was
at the Bunker Hill and Sullivan mine.
We will show he was not there and
we will show that he was engaged in
his favorite work of gambling with
the easy marks he could find. We will
show that he did not participate in
most of the crimes of which he has
boasted.
Before our first witness leaves the
stand, gentlemen of the jury, we will
convince you've will even convince
Mr.. Hawley himself, that this man Or
chard has lied in most of the essential
points Of his story. We will have from
25 to 80 witnesses who will take the
stand and contradict this man abso-
lutely. Some of these witnesses will
be miners, but others will be eminent
ly respectable people who have never
done days work in their liyes.''
Mr.. Darrow briefly sketched the
wanderings Of Orchard as related by
that witness himself.
Mr.. Darrow said that when Orchard
left the Coeur d'Alenes after the
blowing up of the Bunker Hill and Sui
livan mines, Haywood was but plain
ordinary working miner in Silver City
Idaho, where he lived a greater part OF
his working life in the snowcapped
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. Mr.. Darrow went
on to describe the three defendants in
the Stuenenberg murder in detail. He
declared that Haywood was born in
Utah-an American citizen whose fore.
fathers came to America prior to the
revolution
"He is a plain, blunt, courageous
fighting man." declared Mr.. Darrow
lighting the militia when necessary
fighting for the rights Of the work
ingmen, fighting for the protection OF
the widows and orphans. And Meyer
What is Meyer? A plain, blunt, hon.
est man, whose ancestors were hon.
est men. Meyer was the man who, at
the head Of the Western Federation OF
Miners, fought every conceivable fight
as men like him born Of such stock
will always fight. Meyer was man
who as the head of the Western Fed.
GRAFTON, whose sturdy honesty and
quiet bravery, won the confidence and
held the respect of every one. And
what about Pettibone? George Petit
bone had never been member of the
Western Federation of Miners. He
had mined and then started his store
Happy, careless, funny man with a
laugh and joke for every one. There
was not man, woman or child ir
the street who was not his friend, moi
a dog or cat but could find shelter
in his woodshed. That was Georss
Pettibone. Pettibone," the attorns,
said, was not connected intimately il
any way with the Western Federation
of Miners or it's officers
Mr.. Darrow then took up Orchards
life at Cripple Creek and declared
that Orchard burned saloon ant
"highgradeds at the very outset of his
career. He went into the story of the
alleged attempt to wreck the train O
the Florence & Cripple Creek railway
which had falsely been laid to thu
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