Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1907-07-28
BORAH DRAMATIC.
Endeavors to Prove Orchard 10
Tool of Haywood.


Boise. Ida, July 27.-"watch these
five men. simpkins. Orchard. Haywood.
Meyer and NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Is
10 die In thirty days. Watch them. We
have got them together. They're NOV
ing TO the scene"
This was the dramatic climax reach
ed Friday morning In the Haywood
trial when. for an hour and half. Sen
ator Borah. making the last argument
had woven crafty the mesh OF his net.
The theme was conspiracy. the essence
OF the case OF the state OF Idaho In
fits efforts to show that Harry Orchard
was only the tool OF Haywood when he
killed the former governor.
Now watch this quintettc. he cried
triumphantly. having laid his founda
ton piece by piece. using only the tes'
timony Of the witness OF the defense.
picking II from the mass OF mixed ma.
terial. he showed the intimacy between
Orchard and the highest officers OF
the Federation
The dramatic utterances and tense
figure of the pleader sent a thrill
through the court room. For the space
OF ten seconds there was silence. Then
relaxing. Borah continued with his
meKciless logic. He brought Davis.
Copley, Adams and Eastcrly. all Off.
GERS or members OF the Western Fed.
GRAFTON of Miners. into touch with Or.
chard. Without a pause he drew pic.
ture after picture OF them. associating
them at the various points. From each
place. and fresh from every crime he
brought Orchard back "home TO Den.
YER" and then. smiling. leaned toward
the jury TO ask: Why Why always
back to Denver. unless II was To find
there the protection and pay OF his
employers" All these things d..
nounced or sneered at by counsel for
the defense found a bold and brilliant
defense In Senator Borah's intcrludes
Counsel for defense were driven into q
murmur OF protest. now under the lash
OF pointed sarcasm. and again when,
under satire OF indignant reproach,
culture and Christianity. law and order.
refinement. the home and the country
found a champion. The state Of Idaho,
its people and its chief executive. each
In turn. were given a brilliant eulogy.
Mrs Steunenbcrg. widow of the dead
governor. attended the morning ses-
sion. but left early. almost FRUSTRATED
by the emotion awakened by Borah's
vivid oratory. Haywood's mother also
left the court room. hut soon returned
10 take her accumstomed place beside
the invalid wife Senator Borah's pc.
roration was delivered in quiet. almost
pleading. tones. In contrast To the hard.
er voice In which he spoke OF Clarence
Darrow's argument OF Justification
III. he said the state has pointed
out TO you the men who were concern
ed in and executed this awful crime.
ten. In the name of the manhood and
the womanhood OF Idaho. do your duty
without fear OF any man or any favor
TO any man.
Let ms then he brave In this su.
preme moment. II the defendant IL In.
nocent let him go tree; hut II not, then
lei him take the punishment that the
law prescrihcs.
You have a higher duty TO perform
than ever was asked Of jury In Idaho
Some OF you men have stood the test
IN the protection Of your wives and
your flag. but YOU have never faced
duty that required a higher courage
than now.
At the close of the senator's speech
he was surrounded and congratulated
by nearly every one In the court room.
including counsel for the defense.