Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-07-23
Opening Address Mastery Pre-
sentation Of Case From the
Standpoint Of the Accused
Federation Leaders.
NOTHING TO CONNECT
PRISONER WITH CRIME
Declares State Has Utterly
Failed to Show That Orchard
Was Hired by Men Now in
Shadow of GaIIoWS,
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Boise, Idaho, July 22-For four
hours and half today E. f. Richard
son pleaded with the jury for the life
of William D. Haywood. Under order
of the court the hours for the day S
session were changed, and in place OF
sitting in the afternoon court met at
six o'clock this evening. Judge Wood
was informed by the jury that the ex-
treme heat of the court room was too
trying on some of the Jurymen and
compiled with the request for a late
evening session.
The preliminary hearing of the case
of DR.. /. L. MCGEE, one of the Wit
nesses for the defense charged with
perjury, came up this afternoon and
win be continued tomorrow Orchard
/ had the stand for over an hour and
was given severe gruelling in the
ss-examination by McGee's coun-
sci, The prisoner witness, however,
maintained his characteristic calm
Throughout. He denied that he was IN
the Occur d'Alenes at the time McGee
swore to meeting him at Caldwell.
c. w. Aller. the other witness for the
defense who Is under perjury charges.
was today bound over for trial in the
district court.
Richardson plunged directly into
| the death of Governor Steunenberg
in his opening spee9h. He said that
during his administrator As governor
the bull pen was called into being for
the first time In the administration of
American justice. Men were put into
the bull pen perhaps as a matter OF
necessity but certainly without due
process of law.
When the news of the governors
death flashed through the world there
was an immediate conclusion In nearly
every quarter that there was a con-
nection between Il and the Occur
d'Alene trouble. Hostile camps arose
Immediately. The mine owners were
| Western Federation and Ii was said
In some quarters that the miners JUS
titled the deed.
II want to say to you. that the de-
fense does not believe there Is any
justification for such an act. We
shall not attempt to justify 1t, we do
not believe II can be justified from
any point" declared the lawyer.
Richardson then reviewed the
events following the death of Steunen-
berg, saying that Orchard was caught
lred-handed In the act. A Pinkerton
detective came to idaho and soon had
confession from the man. who. to
save his own worthless neck, was
ready TO place the blame upon oth-
ers.
The matter was taken up by that
portion of the press which depends
upon the prosperous and capitalistic
classes. and the leaders of the Vest
ern Federation We're adjudged guilty
without a hearing.
Richardson declared that this was
so far-reaching that 1t extended even
to the White House. The attorney
begged the jury to lay aside any lm-
preston they may have formed during
the past year and start with him at
the beginning and go through the va
rious events, one by one, without pre-
| tudlce.
at Is my intention to carry out my
argument. II l am not overcome by
heat. In the following order;
First, I shall discuss the law as
applied to this case and to the pr0se-
cutting witness.
Second. | shall discuss the history
Of the Western Federation as shown
BY the evidence.
Third, l shall discuss the general
conditions which prevailed at Occur
d'Alene and at Cripple Greek
Fourth, l shall discuss the series
of events relied on by the state 10
prove conspiracy
Firth, / shall devote myself 10 the
ascertalnment Of the particular offense
the defendants are here on trial for.
sixth. shall consider Orchard un-
der arrest.
sixth. | shall consider Orchard
aE,chth ehait aevote mvaelf 10
the Impeachment OF Orchard.
ninth. to the treatment Of Hay
wood the manner. the method, and
reasons therefor.
tenth. / shall devote myself 10 N :
reasons why certain witnesses did moi
testify for the prosecution and others
did not testify for the defense.
Eleventh. and finally I shall dis
cuaa this case a. L appears before this
court When I have finished these
eleven subdivisions / viii have done
all can to assist the jury in arriving
at a proper and Just verdict IN this
case"
AZ the evening session OF court Mr..
Richardson said he would do all he
could to abridge his remarks owing
to the intense heat. and believed he
would be able to conclude some time
tomorrow.
Inc contention OF Iut utttHsti NlrH7
ardaOn declared. # that no matter
whether Orchard committed the crime
to which he confessed or not. no con-
IHecfl0n has been shown between Or
ehard and The defendant At the bar
Concluding his discussion Of The Yindl.
Gator mine explosion. Richardson Dc.
elared again that the prep0nderunce
Of testimony showed It 70 be an accl.
dent.
Orchards testimony na 10 receiving
Imoncy from the Western Federation y
Miners for crime WIS not cuFf0hornfed
- a single Witness.
A. 10 the coming or The militia +
ITflpple Creek AII8fnry HIehafdaaf
lsald they came # the behazl and Il