The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-08-01
HANlEY SAYS HAYWOOO'S
GUILT HAS BEEN PROVEN
Declares That the State Has FUZZY
corroborated the Story Told oy
Orchard, and Appeals to Jury
for Conviction of the
Labor Leader.

Rojse. Idaho.-James II. Hawley
leading counsel for the state o
Idaho. presenting the first OF the ar
guments 10 the jury in the cast
against William D. Haywood, SPOKE
for nearly eight hours, distributed
over three sessions of court Ever
when the afternoon session Saturday
had extended far beyond the custo
mary time limit, every seat III tne
court room was occupied and re
NAMED so until the last word was
spoken.
None listened more attentively &c
the argument than Haywood, the de
PENDANT, and none showed less emo
ton. From time TO time he took copl
Gus notes In a small book and ire
quently made suggestions 10 one oi
other of his counsel.
During his address Saturday, MI
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 dAlenes, stopping at the VIM
dictator mine and then at the inde-
pendence depot TO count sixteen dead.
In Denver one more was added 10 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 perjurers or guilty of unintentional
falsehood
Mr.. Hawley's peroration was inn
pressiye, There was no attempt at
any flight 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 10 hunt down the
guilty"
Mr.. Hawley said he did not charge
that a 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-
tons.
We must show the world" he con-
cluded, that here in Idaho we are
law-abiding and a 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. Hagley declared that the state
ments made by Orchard had been cor
roborated, and it was time the leaders
OF the Western Federation of Miners
were 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.
TO 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 YOU
men OF the jury are impressed with a
urn desire to do your duty as Won
see it. All that the prosecution asks
Us your best judgment, your honest
judgment.
IN the argument on the other side
we VIII near much of capital waging
war on labor unions. Nothing could
De more untrue in this case. All that
mas been spent in this inquiry has
come from the Golfers of the state of
Idaho. AS to labor unions, no man
mas a higher regard than l have for
.hehi ana no man believes more
strongly than | do that laboring men
should band themselves together to
secure shorter hours and higher
wages But the Western Federation
Oh Miners, under the leadership ns