The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1907-06-27

Clarence Darrow, outlined to the
Jury the defense of William d.
Haywood to the charge that he
plotted the murder of former Gov
ernor Steuuenberg. In a broad
description it is to be denial of
every material count in the testi-
mouy of Orchard, with a showing
that Orchard killed Steunenberg
because of Il private grudge borne
for the loss of a rich share in the
great Hercules mine, and the ex-
planation of Independent circum-
stances that tend to connect the
three co-defendantS with Orchards
life and operations.
Attorney Darrow denied the ex-
iStcnce of the great conspiracy to
murder alleged by the state with
Orchards testimony us a basis; de-
MED that the federation was any-
thing except an earnest fighting
labor organization, with higher
wages, shorter hours tolerable
working conditions and the care
and safety and education of its
members and their wifes and chill
drcn. as its high and only motives:
denied intimacy with the three CO.
defendants that Orchard had even
committed many of the crimes Of
which he had boasted and pro
missed 10 make proof of his con-
tcmtionS with many of the men
named by Orchard when on the
the stand, and many witnesses of
credible character not connected
by any tic with the federation or
its leaders.
lie charged that the agents of
the mine owners association of
CoIorada, and Pinkerton detectives
had joined hands in Il conspiracy
1" di>credit the Western Fedora
OF miners. The agents of the mine
owners had he asserted, committed
many minor crimes to diScredit the
frd"rttlon, and promised that the
defense would show that it was a
reasonable inference that they had
engineered the Independence depot
outrage ;s an "attempt" that had
mi>carricd into n tragedy He as
serted that this trial was the culmi-
nation OF conspiracy to kill the
"oIrganlzation by killing the leaders,;
mat the organization and not
'hlll" Haywood was on trial and
That Harry Orchard, under the
manipulation of Detective Part
land, was trying to kill Mover,
haywood and Pettibone that he
might save his own life.
In explanation of the draft for
100 which Haywood sent to Jack
>impklnS on December 81, 1903.
arrow promised that he would
show that Simpkins had an ex-
ienSe account for 1923 against the
federation and that on the after
noon SImpliinS himself had cashed
Il check for that amount in Denver
ne gave Haywood 500 with the
request that he mail the amount to
nun at his home in Spokane. AS
!" The personal relations between
'fchard and Pettibone, Darrow
declared, any one could make
trends with Pettibone and that
ie'libone fed Orchard as he would
any other dog" AS to the fin
"ilcial relations, Darrow said when
prchar'i left Denver for Wyoming
ne gave Pettibone his money, his
Masonic badge and other trinkets
I.l" some papers for safe keeping.
rom time to time Pettibone for
Narded parts of the money to him
rs requested.
me registered package that
went TO San Francisco contained
,ne Masonic pin, the trinkets and
me papers, and the money that
Iettlbone set to Orchard at San
francisco was sent in a manner
ana under assumed names that
orcnard directed and suggested in
'eleSram he sent to Pettibone.
me use of the assumed names the
counsel declared was a common
practice among union miners OF
o4ofauo, made Il stern necessity by
Iie black listing of union miners
Mhom he declared had been abused.
tiouhded, denied justice and driven
from the state.
barrow said that defense would
ironably not undertake and show.
ing rs to the nnSiupaI lnftar -,