Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-06-24
DEFENSE OFHAYWOOD
Clarence Darrow Will Make Opening
Statement This.Morning.
HE WILL DENY ALL CHARGES
Counter Conspiracy on Part of Mine
Owners to Be Charged.
PLOT TO BREAK UP UNION
PLOT TO BREAK UP UNION
Will Attempt to Trace Orchards
Crimes to Other Organization.
WILL SPEAK THREE HOURS
Attorney win Say that the Per-
Sonni Character Of His Client
Has Not Deen As
sailed.

BOISE, Idaho, June 2S.-william d. Iav-
wood having already pleaded not guilty
10 the charge OF murder, and having heard
me evidence the state Of Idaho has placed
peiore the jury in support Of It's charge.
wiz tomorrow morning formally assert his
entire Innocence and outline the ovidrnce
ne proposes TO produce in order that the
presumption Of innocence still resting IN
the mind OF the jury may become q fixed
judgment. Clarence Darrow. as attorney
TOT haywood. will say that his client is not
only not guilty Of conspiracy TO assaesinate
Frank Steunenberg, former governor ~
Idaho, but that Haywood is in fact the
victim OF conspiracy to disrupt the West
ern Federation OF Miners and under tho
guise OF legal procedure condemn 70 death
the chief officers Of the federation OF which
Haywood Is the secretary and one Of his
cooetendants under the indictment is the
president.
Mr.. Dsrrow's address to the Jury present
ing the outline OF the evidence he proposes
to introduce and the position he homes 20
be able to prove probably will take nm
most or the day. Court meets at 10 O'Clock
ana takes recess at noon. Mr. Darrov saws
that ne expects his speech will occupv at
Ieast three hours and possibly more. II
VIII pe an exhaustive presentation He
VIII assert that Haywood by sheer forcs
or character rose from the humble pos,tIon
or miner working for days wnges n
become the secretary and treasurer of n
labor organization with upward OF 5Oo
members. He will show that Haywood
was elected to office by the members Of the
Western Federation OF Miners through suc-
cessve terms Of office because Of his ability
ana his honesty. He win point ont that Tho
personal character of the mon had not boen
, assalled, but that a conspiracy has been
charged
MI Darrow viii not attempt 10 deny
that many foul crimes have been com.
mltted He will not deny that Steunenberp
was assassInated but he win maintain that
his client had nothing to do with thi sor
any other murders and that the state has
not connected Haywood with any con-
spiracy. lie will charge conspiracy on
the part OF the Mine OYners' association,
with a large membership and unlimited
money behind IL. who, finding the Western
Federation os Miners ihimical to the mine
owners. plotted to wrecit the federation and
by conspiracy with detectives and others
create such feeling against the federation
that governors of states and even tho
FEDERAL government would be willing TO
help tho mine owners to drive the members
Of the federation from the land
IT will be asserted that the Orchard story
Is true only in that the crimes were COM
mitted. In his speech to tn ecourt on Sat-
urday last Mr.. barrow intimated that there
was not even proof, other than the state
ment OF Orchard. that Orchard committed
the crimes he has enumerated.
Orchards Alleged Motive.
II will be asserted that the conspiracy
as between Haywood, Meyer, Pettihone
Orchard and Adams was q fabrication OF
Orchards, who. in order to save his life.
brought the others into II and that tho
price of the confession was the pardon
OF the actual murderer OF steunenberg
The motive OF thts murder. It will bc
asserted, is to be found IN Orchards
desperate poverty, and the fact that he
saw hts old partners in the Hercules mine
rich and prosperous while he. a hunted
criminal robbed tills and attempted burg
larry IN order to repienish his pocket. II
will be charged that Orchard borrowed
money from August Paulson in Wallace IN
order that he might have enough money
TO go to Caldwell. kill steunenberg ana got
away
The taking of the testimony for the
defense may begin on Monday, but 1t is
dc abtfu1 ~ after Mr.. Darrow has finished
his address the court will take up this
phase of the case. Counsel for the de-
fense are of the opinion that the first
witness will be called on Tuesday morn
ing. Judge Wood, however, is anxious to
push the case TO completion and 1t may
be that from now on he will extend the
hours
The defense expects to take not more
than ten days with the Introduction of
evidence, but counsel for the state will
90 into a close examination Of all the
witnesses Brought to upset the Orchard
, story, and for this reason II Is thought
, that the case for the defense may take
up a longer time than was occupied by
the state. The rebuttal testimony will
/ take probably a week. The speeches and
verdict may take the greater part OF an
other, so that IL Is not thought that the
conclusion will be reached before the end
Of July.