The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-07-27
SENATOR BORAH
THRILLS AUDIENCE
COUNSEL FOR DEFENSE IN HAY
WOOD CASE DRIVEN TO MUIR.
MuR IN PROTEST.
CHAMPION or CULTURE
Christianity, Law and Order, State
and PeopIe--Haywood Flushed
When Denounced as Grim
inal Force Behind Fed
Grafton.

Boise, Idaho. July 2g.--The eyi
dence and arguments are ar- an eni
and tomorrow morning the jury will
be left to decide what penalty II any,
William y. Haywood shall pay for all
legged participation in a criminal con
spiracy. resulting in the assassination
Of former Governor Frank Steunen-
Leri.
4 United States Senator William r.
Borah, engaged BY Idaho as special
counsel for the prosecution, spoke
, the last words tonight, Tomorrow
morning Judge Fremont Wood will in
struct the jury. which is expected to
retire about II o'clock.
The crowd seeking admission to The
court room tonight broke all records
in murder trial in IDAHO Two
+ hundred remained in the grounds
when the doors closed after the
morning session, and hours before the
doors opened again all approaches
were bl cked When finally every
seat. and inch Of space within the
court room was filed several hun
cred ood on the lawn under open
windows that they might catch sen
tenees from the impassioned plead
ing Of the ysgng senator.
Borah laid the foundation for his
argument last night. This morning
he began the analysis of the evidence
but confined himself to he murder of
Governor Steunenberg and the con
spiracy He linked Orchard to Hay
wood Haywood to Simpkins, Simn
kins 10 Meyer, Moyer 70 Pettibone
Then, selecting only the evidence of
witnesses for the defense, leaving |
Orchards confession out. he we've the /
lives and moments Of these five men
records, incidentally clearing up sew
eral situations he brought these
of the Western Federation
of Miners together. Then he took
Orchard away from Denver and
brought him back again to Denver,
to the headquarters of the Western
Federation. This was done carefully.
1
voice and manner changed. His voice
Iuixering, hand upraised. fipr S out
stretched, he shouted
'SWatch them nowllq five
SteuneiN 5 die
n thirty days and thts moving
IN tho scene!'
The dramatic Wterances and the
ense figure sent thrill through the
ourt room. For ten seconds there
vas silence. Then. relaxing. Borah
ontinued with merciless logic. He
rought Davis. Copley Adams, East
rly. all members of the Western Fed
ration into touch with Orchard
Without pause, he drew picture
fter picture of the men, associating A
{ various points. Fresh from every
rime he brought Orchard back
Home 10 Denver" then leaned TO
ard the jury to ask: Why always
ack 10 Denver. unless to find there
he protection and pay of his EN-
loyers?"
All things sneered at by the coun-
el for the defense were strongly up ,
eld. Counsel for the defense were
riven into a murmur Of protest un- !,
er the sarcasm of the senator In q
HON culture. christianity. law and
rder, refinement. home and country
lund a ready champion. The state o
Idaho, its peaple and lis chief ex- /.
cutive given brilliant eulogy. n
Under it ALL Haywood showed per n
APPS the least emotion. At times his )
ace flushed. more than once paled >,
, Borah pointed an accusing finger
{ the man who, he said. was the q,
riminal force behind the West ern n
federation OF Miners" II,
Mrs. Steunenberg. widow Of the a,
cad governor. attended the morning n
essien. but left early almost pros \,
rated by emotion. Haywood's moth
r also Jeff the eoart room in tears.
mt soon returned to her accustomed L
lace beside the invalid wife.
Borah's peroration delivered in '
MET. almost pleading tones. was in
IrOng contract 10 the harsher voice
] which he spoke Of Darrows argu "
Ien' OF justification.
II he said. the state has pointed
nc to you men who we're concerned
the execution Of this awful crime.
len in the name Of manhood and
Of Idaho do your duty of
ithOut fear of any man or any favor ia
any man. Let us be brave in this or
lpreme moment II she defendant NJ
innocent. Jet him 90 free. but II i'
e. then let him take the punishment "
at the law prescribes. You have th
higher duty 10 perform than was ~
-er asked Of any jgry in Idaho. -
'me Of you men stood the fest IN ia