Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1907-07-22
CLOSING SCENES
ARE DRAMATIC
Richardson Makes
lmpassioned
Appeal
OUTLINES DEFENSE TO JURY
Intense Heat Prevents A.
ternoon Sessions in Hay
wood Case.

| Boise, July 22.--"The event Of De.
cember 30, 1905, resulting in ths
death Of Governor Frank Stuenen.
berg cast CONSERVATION over the en-
tire civilized world
In these words, e. +. Richardson
began today the opening address to
the jury for the defense in the Hay.
wood murder case. On account of
the intense heat Judge Wood an
nounced he had abandoned the idea
OF holding three court sessions a day
and had decided instead to hold only
morning and evening sessions and
none in the afternoon. For fifteen
minutes before Richardson began to
speak the court room had been closed
against the throng which sought ad.
| mission.
Richardson plunged directly into
the death Of Governor Steunenberg
in opening his address. He said that
during his administration as COVER.
nor the bull pen was called into being
for the first time in the administra.
ton of American justice. Men We're
Put in this bull pen, perhaps as a
matter of necessity, but certainly
without due process of law. When
the news Of the governors death was
flashed to the world there was imme.
diate conclusion in nearly every quar-.
| q
tween it and the Occur d'Alene
troubles Hostile camps arose imme-
diately. Mine owners were strong in
their condemnation of the Western
Federation of Miners and it was said
in some quarters that the miners jus
titled the deed
Act Not Justified.
II want to say to you, that the de-
fense does not believe there is any
justification for such an act We shall
not attempt to justify it. We do not
believe it can be justified from any
point of view"
Richardson then reviewed the
events following the death of Steun.
enberg saying that Orchard was
caught red handed in the act. "A Pink
erton detective came TO Idaho and
soon had confession from this man
who, to save his own worthless neck,
was ready to place the blame upon
others. The matter was then taken
up by that portion of the press which
depends upon the prosperous and cap
| italized class and the leaders of the
Western Federation of Miners were
adjudged guilty without hearing"
Richardson declared this was so far
reaching that it extended even to the
White House The attorney begged
the jury to lay aside any impression
that they may have formed during
the past year and to start with him at
the beginning of the cause and go
through the various events one by one
without prejudice.
Outlines His Argument.
! 1T is my intention to carry out my
argument, If am not overcome by
the heat in the following order:
"First-I shall discuss the law as
applied to this case and to the prose.
cutting witness.
"Second-I shall discuss the history
of the Western Federation OF Miners
as shown by the evidence.
| "Third-I shall discuss the general
conditions which prevailed in the
Occur d'Alenes and at Cripple Creek.
FOURTH shall discuss the series
of events relied on by the state to
prove conspiracy.
"Fifth--I shall devote myself to the
ascertainment of the particular Of
fense Of the defendants here are on
trial for.
SIXTH shall consider Orchard
while under arrest.
Seventh shall consider Orchard
while in the pen.
"Eighth--I shall devote myself to
an impeachment of Orchard"
"Ninth--To the treatment of Hay
wood the manner, method and reas-
ons therefor.
Tenth shall devote myself to the
reasons why certain witnesses did
not testify for the prosecution and
others did not testify for the defense.
Eleventh and finally-I shall dis
cuss this case as 1t appeared before
this. When have finished these eley-
en- subdivisions I will have done all
I can to assist the jury in arriving
at a proper and just verdict in this
case"
Richardson then began elaboration
of the subdivisions of his argument,
| Court adjourned at HAS O'Clock I'm.