The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1907-07-31
THE HAYWOOD TRIAL.
Darrow Tells Jury if Haywood is
Hanged a Million Hands Will Seize
Banner and Bear it ON to Victory.

Boise, Idaho, July e4.-Clarence
Darrow of Chicago for two hours and
a half of the morning session Of the
Haywood trial today proclaimed the
innocence Of his client and the plaus-
ibility Of. his conviction upon the
uncorroborated evidence Of Harry Or
chard. ]. H. Hawley, leading counsel
for the State, and Orchard were fig
ures around whom most Of the storm
of the morning session centered:
Throughout the ten weeks of testi-
nnony taking Hawley and DarroW
have clashed almost daily and there
have been frequent exchanges on an
cry words until during Hawley's ar
gument the lie was passed. This
morning Darrow vented his accumu-
lated wrath. There was no attempt
at refinement of attack, it was straight
vituperation and angry denunciation.
For two hours and half Darrow rang
the changes on Orchards past, his
prsent and his future, and on Or
chard ne heaped every word Of abuse
and contempt that the least possible
show Of respect for the court would
permit
The court room was crowded to its
limit. the day was hot and the atmos-
phere heavy, but the Chicago lawyer
held his audience tc close attention
throughout the morning. He pleaded
with voice and gesture. addressing
each Of the jurymen in turn and al
ways pleading that an Idaho jury
would never find verdict against
Haywood upon the testimony Of Or
chard. who he said was "corroborated
only by a dog, a wall-eyed horse and
j. H. Hawley.''
Mr.. Darrow in closing the argu-
men+ Of the morning session, said
that if the jury should hang Bill Hay
wood, 81, 100000 willing hands will
seize the banner OF liberty by the
open grave and bear it on to victory.
The career OF Frank Stunenberg,
the murdered governor Of Idaho, was
discussed at length this afternoon by
Clarence Darrow in his plea in behalf
, OF William D. Haywood, charged with
the murder. Justifying the articles
pr blished in the Miners Magazine,
the official organ Of the Western Fed
Grafton, Mr.. Darrow said the action
of Steunenberg in asking for United
States troops to quell riots and the
/! esta blishnaent Of martial law in 1898
was unjustifable and had properly
stirred up intense feeling in labor cir
cles against the governor.
Mr.. Darrows argument unfinished
tonight, developed into an appeal for
labor as against capital and denun-
citation of all opposition to labor
unions. He held his audience startled
and open-mouthed as one after an
other of the sentiments poured from
his lips. His attack on Orchard was
anticipated, and in this respect he ful-
filed and surpassed the limit Of eN-
! pectation.
/ Three hours We're given to Orchard,
I
and it was only whe1 vituperation,
physical forces and words were spent
that Darrow turned to James Il. Haw-
! ley, the leading counsel for the State,
and the Pinkerton detectives for
something on which to pour the less
er volume Of abuse. The state OF
Idaho came. in for a large share oi
: Darrew's defamation for the part i
has played on the prosecution. Cui-
tlre. education, the constitution, the
supreme court and wealth, each in
turn was described as constituting q
part of the combination against the
working man.
Mr. Darrow sneered at universities
And what is a cultured man., ne
exclaimed. but a cruel tyrant, al.
ways?"
Reaching the climax of sympathy
for the working class and hatred fo1
the rich. he assailed the constitution
OF the country and said:
The constitution-the constitution
i-it is here only to destroy the law!
made for the benefit OF the poor
Mr.. Derrow's support Of labor IN
ions and Of union men was passionate
and his eulogy of the Western Fedora
ton eloquent. Lovingly he touched
on the beauty OF self-sacrifice foun'
in the struggle for humanity wacr'
only the workingman is found" While
in the bitterest sarcasm, his voic'
pitched in its highest note and nj
arms upheld, he heaped abuse on th'
selfish rich and upon the admlnlstra
ton 'of the state Of Idaho.
Mr.. Darrow had begun detailet
review Of the evidence in the case a.
court adjourned at 8 o'clock tonlgh
until tomorrow morning.
Long Live the King.