The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1907-07-19
EVIDENCE COMPLETED
Haywood Deferse Rests Without
Offering Any Rebuttal.
MATERIALITY OF TESTIMONY

Attorney Darrow Insists on the Right
to Show Conspiracy of Mine Own
ers and Detectives Against the Fed
Grafton of Miners.
Boise. Ida, July 19.-The evidence
Is all in, analysis arguments have be-
gun and within the next seven days
the fate of William ID. Haywood will
be in the hands of the jury. The de-
Tense rested without calling single
witness in rebuttal.
Phe morning session was given up
10 Clarence Darrow, who in behalf OF
Haywood argued that the showing of
the deportation from Cripple Creek
during the strike period and connec-
ton of the Pinkerton detectives and
hired "gunmen" should be allowed to
go to the jury.
Mr. Darrow reviewed the Colorado
situation. He charged the mine own
ers and the detectives with planning
q
Creek railway, with blowing up the
Independence depot and with creating
riot through hired men.
Darrow was impassioned and hurled
invective without stint at the detec-
tiyes and at Orchard. He closed with
a whirlwind appeal for the right to
show conspiracy against the West
elm Federation Of Miners.
Coeur d'Aiene Troubles.
Beginning with the Occur d'Alene
troubles of 1899 Mr.. Darrow called the
courts attention onoe more to the
fact that William D. Haywood at that
time had nothing to do with the gen
eral organization of the Western Fed
Grafton, but was an obscure member
of local union in Silver City. many
hundreds of miles from the scene OF
the dlsor iers.
AS to the employment Of detectives
Mr.. barrow declared that most or
practically all Of the testimony In this
case was secured by Pinkertons and
1t would be impossible to disassociate
them and their methods from the Is
sue. Taking up Orchards crimes as
confessed by him Mr. Darrow said the
defendant at bar was compelled, In
refutation Of charge OF having MUIR
derad Frank Steunenberg, to meet all
sorts and conditions of allegations.
The state was allowed through Or
chard to bring in something about an
alleged attempt to wreck a train and,
of course, this defendant was held up
as the guilty party. Was it inmate
rial for us to show that the attempt
was made by detectives In the en-
ploy of the railway company and the
Mine Owners association? | think
not. Neither is 1t incompetent for
us to show that the men who perpe-
trated the crime merely wanted to
create an impression or appearance OF
a train wreck so as to trump up an
other charge against the Western Fed
Grafton of Miners"
Have Right to Contradict.
AS to the Bradley explosion.
was entirely competent to produce tes-
timony that the explosion was caused
by gas 1t was also the proper course,
he said, to show that the Vindicator
mine incident might have been an
accident rather than the result OF de-
sign.
Mr.. Darrow spent some time In dis
cussing and citing authorities as to
the materiality of the evidence show
Ing threats on the part OF Orchard
against Governor Steunenberg. He de-
clared that ii there was any question
as to the relevancy Of any Of the tes-
timony in the case the doubt should
be resolved in favor Of the defendant.
Mr. Darrow charged the lndepend-
ence explosion directly to 4. G. Ster-
ling, the detective OF the Mine Owners
association. Three undisputed wit
nesses, he declared, had told of see-
Ing Orchard sneak" into Sterling's
room at night on at least fifteen occa-
sions. The explosion was part Of
the conspiracy, the attorney asserted.
of the men who were engaged in the
laudable occupation OF driving out
every man who had ever shown any
sympathy with the Western Fedora
tion OF Miners" The men who defied
sheriifs and courts and set themselves
40 as the only competent judges.
Sterling Was Not Called.
Sterling sat In the courtroom for
week and was not called, said Mr..
Darrow, and this he took as an admis-
sion OF the testimony OF three wit
nesses who saw him so frequently In
consultation with Orchard.
Arguing as to the competency OF
the testimony given as to conditions
and deportations in Colorado Mr. Dar-
row held that the defense should be
allowed equal latitude with the state.
"A man defending his life.' he ex-
claimed, should have even a wider
latitude than is given to those who
are seeking 10 send him to his death.
We claim the things charged against
Haywood, Moyer and Pettibone were
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