The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-06-07

Boise, Idaho June 4-Ihioo5h
lanes II. Hawley, senior or the group
of prosecutors, the state OF ldaho TO-
dav made the opening statement
against william D.. Haywood, VINO Is
charged with the murder of Frank
S~teuenberg, testimony by which 1t
homes to prove the indictment lald
AGAINST him was then begun. The
Opening statement was a sweeping IL
rairnment of the leaders of the Wes-
t ern Federation Of Miners, VINO "er
charged with plotting wholesale muir
der and hiring assassina, all IN a giant
conspiracy of vengeance on those VINO
ohstructed their sway, to destroy OPP
nosition nv Terrorism, to control the
noIitical destinies of the communities
covered by their organization and TO
p~erpetuate their own power Wlthln
h organization.
It is charged a widespread con-
spiracy dated in inception from the
North Idaho disturbance fifteen years
ago down to the, murder of Frank
S~teuenberg. and whose murdere"
victims. nv bullet and bomb, number
ed scores. Hawley declared that
wherever in the mining sections OF
the coast states the federation had
been in control there and had lett a
trail of blood to mark its operations.
OF the hired Assassins he cried: L
, them murder became a trade and as
s~assination a means of living"
AS to the general conspiracy, Mr..
1T l.@xrn cnS1 "nntIa
men, it has part of their object ana
policy to control the politics OF the
various sections where they have lived,
they have existed, where their organl-
e Yation, their subordinate lodges nave
had control. This conspiracy, TINS
collision, these crimes, this under
andin between the leaders of this
organization, together with some that
were associated with them in subOr-
dinate roles, and at other times with
others on the outside who were nee
sssarily brought into their confidence,
has as I have stated before, caused
the death and been the real cause OF
the death of Governor Steuenberg. II
is we'll to go into the objects of thes
leaders in accordance with the prin.
ciples tina actuated them in effectins
this organization so far as least as i
is necessary in order to enlighten u:
~ this particular crime that it i:
charged, and on this, gentlemen I will
say that we expect to prove, that thi!
Was not the only object of this organi
zaion: that although the persons com
posing the executive committee so ia
as their personality was concerned
have changed at various times thei
objects, the ideas of the leaders of tn,
body lave never changed. By mutua
agreement and understanding Of thes
leaders at the very inception of thi
organization certain objects were aim
ed at and it has always been the OBJ
jsct of the inner circles of this or
ganizatiOn to accomplish them. L
fact we will prove to you, gentlemel
of the jury that at the inception 0
this organization a conspiracy wa
formed b. the members of the 'inne
circle the subject of which was t
perpetuate their own power, influ
ence and ontro both in the federa
ton itself and in the governments
matters of the different sections c
the mining country where these ha
control by employing desperat
criminals to commit murder and othe
atrocious crimes, by unusual an
alarming methods against those WI
in official positions refused to be II
fluenced by their wishes and thoS
who in private life ran counter
their interests.