The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-07-26

mary circumstance had caused the law
-GIs TO put Meyer on the stand. The first
was that there was not q scrap OF evidence
against him. The eco was that he was
the head Of the federation and wanted to
bear the brunt OF the fight IL he could. The
lawyer predicted that IL Meyer ever was
really brought to trial he would be allowed
to 20 free wit bout ever being called upon to
submit any evidence in his own defence.
Mr.. barrow emphasized once more the
theory OF the defence that the Mine Owners
Association and the Pinkerton detectives
plotted the Independence depot explosion In
order that the blame might he thrown Oh
the federation men TO the end that public
sentiment might he iniamed against them
10 such an extent that they would be run
out of the district. The lawyer admitted
why nobody knows. that he did not believe
there was any intention to kill those four
non-union men. That he thought was a
mistake, but he said he bad no shadow Of an
explanation a. TO how il came about
Up to this time Darrow's bile had not
boiled over since last night, but 10y now he
had worked himself up again pretty nearly
TO the raving pitch. He shook his long
ragged hair until IL struggled down into his
eyes. He tramped up and down before the
Jury box and moved his long arms and
shouted until the sweat ran down into his
eyes and his emotions began TO brew. And
then he gave IL TO the mine owners and
Citizens Alliance people for this disregard
OF law and order IN their treatment OF the
union miners:
He omitted to mention the fact that in
deporting federation men their enemies
were merely putting IN practice the prin-
ciples Of violence the federation had taught
them. He merely denounced the lawless
dolngs OF the federation enemies, to which.
of course, nobody could take exception:
but what relation does IL bear on the murder
Of Gov. SteunenbergH
barrow had not been going very long
In the afternoon when he was interrupted
by a juror. For a day and half the lawyer
had been prowling mp and down close az
he could get Ia the front row Of the jurors
and shouting almost into their ears, He
begen his remarks by saying that he would
hnish tins afternoon, whether he was
through or not. Ii was al thus point that
Juror Lee Scrivener spoke up for the OPP
pressed. though he sits in the back row
himself. Said he:
Will you please stand back a little FUR
Their, Mr.. barrow Some OF the jurors ia
the front row complain OF headaches he
cause you stand so close
Thank yon." said barrow. visibly dis
concerted. Then he backed on a step or
two and started in again on the outraEes
that the employers OF colorado have per
petrated on the federation say
ing; no
record OF lawlessness OF the Western Fedora
ton Of Miners with that Of the Mine Owners
Association OF Colorado
He went on to compare those records
himself at great length at the top OF his
husky voice. The habeas corpus decision
in the case Of Meyer furnished the text for
a denunoistion OF the Colorado courts h a
lasted a quarter OF an hour.
Poor Buckley Wells got his once more a
little later on. Wells has a harvard ac-
e Darrow says. m he can't forgive u.
According. TO barrow; Wells IL another one
OF those chaps who demonstrate that cui.
ture liz an instrument devised by the devil
to crush the humanity. out OF man. but
what vas worse than Weiss Harvard ac-