Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-07-24
Denunciation of Mine Owners,
Detectives and State Officials
Feature of Attorney Richard
sons Speech.
CHARGES PLOT TO HANG
FEDERATION LEADERS
Dauow Expected to Talk to
Jury in Behalf of Haywood al
Today's Hearing at Boise
Perjury Charge FizzIes.

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IBy Morning journal special Leased Wire.
Boise. Idaho, July ga Forsakinl
the theory of vengeance as Orchards
motive for the murder Of former Gov
ernor Steunenberg, Il. r. Richardson
argued that Orchard was in the EN-
ploy OF the Pinkerton Detective agen'
cy when he killed Steunenberg ant
that the murder was a part of q con
spiraey to hang Haywood. This sud
den departure was followed by a tre
menduous denunciatiOn of Captain
James Mcfarland and the Pinkerton'
and passionate vituperation of or
chard. Governor Gooding of Idaho
Senator Borah. Governor Peabody OF
Colorado, and. in fact. an who hav,
acted on the side of the prosecution OF
Haywood came In for a share of the
avalanche Of Richardson's peroration
Mr.. Richardson denounced and
charged the Pinkerton Detective
agency with a systematic plot to Sc
cure the conviction of Haywood. Moy-
er and Pettibone as a means to the
desired determination Of the Western
Federation Of Miners
Clarence Darrow will commence his
argument i'm Haywood's behalf when
court meets tomorrow morning. II Is
expected that he win require two days
TO close for the defense.
This morning when the hearing was
resumed. Attorney Richardson revert
ed To the Bradley expls ION briefly 20
call attention 10 the testimony of the
witness. who said that Orchard de-
clared that Bradley got what was
coming to him, and there's chap
named Steunenberg who is going to
get his"
Tracing Orchard back To Denver,
where he made the second attempt on
the life of Governor Peabody, Rich
ardsOn DECLARED that absolutely no
confederation had been offered To or
chard's story of setting a bomb under
the sidewalk, and its failure to ex-
plode.
The attorney also declared that no
sufficient explanation had been Of
fered as to why Orchard abandoned
from time to time his attempts on
the lives Of Governor Peabody. Judges
Goddard and Gabbert. Sherman Bell
and Hearne. He said that II the
crimes We're inspired by the murder
Gus Inner circle" they would not
have been abandoned without some
apparent cause
When you consider all the testi-
mony I'm this case. think you will
reach with me the conclusion that
this man Orchard was possessed of
mania to kin. Sometimes his lust
was greater than at others, and SO Il
was that he was al times strong IN
his purpose and sometimes wavering
He said Orchards story was the
most absurd story on the face Of the
earth"
Richardson ridiculcd Orchards
story as 10 his being ordered "to get"
David II. Moffat. president of the
First National bank Of Denver. He
declared that Haywood deposited all
the funds OF the federation IN this
bank and was a constant visitor
there. He said he was on terms OF
almost intimacy with Moffat
He also pointed out how easy or
chard could have Killed sherman Bel
had he desired. He declared that u
the federation felt resentment against
Bell, who commanded the militia.
and against General Bulkeley Wells.
who was prominent in the militia.
and Mine owners association, 10 was
not made public
Orchard did not even make an at
tempt against the latter. while q was
evident that no serious attempt "
any. was made against Bell.
He said that while every state exc
pected to take care of crimes COM
mitted Within its borders. Colorado
had sent an ocean ~ her dirty linen
here for you gentlemen 10 wash"
Coming again In the course of his
argument to the death Of Governor
Steunenberg. the attorney said that
the defense Is willing 20 admit that
Orchard committed that deed exactly
az he described u. He said Stcunen-
berg's manner of going around the
state and taking long drives each
week 10 the sheep camps made him
an easy mark for @ rifle. n would
have been easy tn shoot him ~ one
wished 10 Kill him in any but a spec
tacuiar manner.
Il say 10 YOU. Orchard had n mania
for crime and FOR committing crime
IN way that would attract atten-
tion"
Richardson then took up the con-
nection of Jack Simpkins with or
'hard. A. 60 the disappearance %
Simpkins after the death ~ steun-
enberg. Richardson said that he. |
too. would have fled under similar I
although there was not I
an lota 81 evidence o. conner Simp- /
kins with the crime Simpkins had 2
one experience in the Idaho bull pen 4
and felt that his only safety was boz i
hight
orchard. Richardson said. wac a 1
man who had motive against S-eun- I
enberg. u mafferef not whether be a
had decided away his property priar t
to leaving Cneur d-Aienes or not. The /
thought was always going through !
his brain that he would have been a /
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