The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-07-25
GALLOWSOR L|BER-
TYDEMANDEDFOR
HAYWOOD
barrow Eloquent In Plea For
HaywOOd's Acquittal
HURLS SARCASM At WELLS
In Mine Owners Association We
Have Real Iron Hand IN THIS
Prosecution"

BOISE. Ida, July -. Clarence bar
row Of Chicago began the closing ad.
dress for the defense 10 the iiug Ia the
Haywood case. The courtroom WAS
crowded TO lts capacity. In opening
Mr.. barrow launched into q lengthy,
bitter. vltupcratiyc denuncintion uf At.
torney James H. lInwlry, the leading
counsel FOR the state. lie assaulted
him ns hired man actuuicd boy po
other motive than 90 get the money
OF the state 81 Idaho that he might
build another addition 10 his house.
The defendant Ia this ease aud the
men In the jail below" declared Mr.
barrow. 'havc been brought 10 trial In
the home Of q man who was killed In
the most cowurlly. the most brutal
way that any man was ever sent 90
death. Many of you men on this jury
voted for Governor Stcmcuhcrg One
Of you had business relations with
him. while ln the house Of another ~
you he made his home Tor two years
You are almost the family circle NJ the
murdered man. aud none Of you has
ever had any community 81 Interest
with these defendants Under these
circumstances eau but ask you 10 lay
aside as much ~ the passion and Vp'l
udico as you can aud look NJ ~ n n
We were one of you. Give NJ the fair
aud impartial trial you would give u
you had not known the decreased.
Imagine yourselves. men. taken
frorg your farms aud set down before
a jury Ia Chicago 10 be- tried for your
lives. aud then YOU can iu some way
feel AZ this man does iu this casr
This murder was cold hloulcd. Dc
lberate and cowarily' In the cNirrmc
II this mnn sitting ln his oiiirr in Den.
yer. i.ihO miles away employed nn as.
sassln 10 10 this cowurily act. then you
ought 20 hang him by the nerk until be-
IL dead. For Gels sake. men. DO not
compromise n you believe the story
that has been told against this man
beyond al reason :, lc doubt then take
him aud hang hin Iic has fought
many n fight against the por-cruioS
who are bounding him into this court
lie has fought them on the open bat.
ilehcid aud be- u not q coward n be-
has 10 die. be- will die us d. has lived.
with biz face a. the foe. 1911 Haywood
IL either inuocrnt or guilty n Boz BE-
guilty. have nothing a. Say: but men.
this case i ease n OrrhHni from b..
ginnlng 70 end. There u nothing NJ all
left In tie evidence without him"
barrow denounced the state aiinr
neys FOR allowing William Dewey. who
testified that be- iopk part ln the mohs
attack ou the Bunker Hill and sullivan
min. 10 return 60 Colorud' uuhindcr.d
after confcssing 20 murder on the wit.
ness stand
Were you asleep" he demanded ~
the attorneys. turning ~ the counsel
table. where they were seated. 'or was
your witncss lyiugi We're you uegli-
gent Of your duties. or were you trying
TO deceive this iuryi Are you honest
Ia this prosecution. or u there some
damnable conspiracy 90 pick out the
president " the Western Federation ~
Miners aud the secretary aud treasurer
Of the federation aud hang them by
the neck for the pleasure and benefit
Of the Mine owners association
There. gentlemen 81 the jury, We
have the real. strong. iron hnnd be-.
hind this prosecution. The mine own
ers Of Colorado arr pulling the wires to
make you dance like puppets.
They gathered these officers ~ the
Western Federation ~ Miners and
sent them here 10 b. tric.. aud banged.
Idaho 10 hold the bag Idaho has
hnc privilege IN this trial-io pay for
| n Aud you men Of this jury viii have
the pleasure Of working 20 pay up the
deficiency warrants
Back OF the prosecution. too. you
will End General Bulkelcy Wells, the
adjutant general Of Colorado. who
brought these men here. There he II
with epaulcts aud biz Harvard accent
cruel tyrant With nll his culture, for
that II what culture Is for 10 get rid
Of the humanity there ~ In u man."
When Darrow reached the Colorado
labor troubles be- grew eloquent In his
dcnunciailon " capital aud his defense
Of the worhlngman. "Of course u II
Unconstitutional" he exclaimed. "io
pass q law taking away from the Gug
/ genhems the right 10 take twelve
hours work out of the hide Of their
worklngmcn instead 81 eight what
are constitutions for except ~ be- used
for the rich and destroy the laws made
for the poorf Gold IL stronger than
the pen and stronger than the law"
Think Of the darling ~ Colorado.
Buckley Wells. toollng around the
Back Ray of Boston aud spending his
golden plenty. Think ofBulkclcy Wells.
the man who tied a worker 10 tclc.
phone pole IN zero weather because
he WIS not wrlnglng out Df the vie.
Tins carcass all the golden guinens he
would like 10 spend In Boston or In
England. Think you Of Buckley Wells
and the others Of his TX. other oilers.
whose families are clothed In silk.
/ spOnged with the llfe's sacrifice Of
worklugmen: think Of them. | tell you.
and give them some responsibility In
the events OF Colorado"
Mr. Darrow ln Glazing tho arorttnant