The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-06-05

DOloE, ludHO, June f.-1HFOuBn
James H. Hawley, senior of the
group of prosecutors. the state of
Idaho today made the opening state
ment against William Haywood,
whom it charges with the murder of
Frank Steunenberg, and then began
the presentation of the testimony by
which it hopes to prove the indict-
ment against him.
The opening statement was a
broad, sweeping arraignment of the
leaders of the Western Federation of
Miners, who were charged with plot
ting wholesale murder and hiring as
sassins, all in a giant conspiracy of
vengeance upon those who obstructed
their sway, to destroy opposition by
terrorism, to control the political des-
TIMES of the communities covered by
their organization, and to perpetuate
their own power within the organiza
ton.
1t charged a widespread conspiracy
dating in inception from the north
Idaho disturbances Is years ago,
reaching down to the murder of
Frank Steunenberg, and whose mur-
dered victims, by bullet and bomb,
numbered scores. Hawley declared
that wherever in the mining sec
tions of the coast states the Fedora
tion had been in control there had
been left trail of blood to mark it's
operations. Of the hired assassins
he cried:
ITO them murder became a trade
and assassination a means of living"
AS to the general conspiracy, Mr..
Hawley said:
Il have said, gentlemen, it has
been part of their object and policy
to control the politics of the various
sections where they have lived,
where they have existed, where their
organization, their subordinate
lodges have had control. This con-
spiracy, this collusion, these crimes,
this understanding between the lead
ers of this organization, together
with some that were associated with
them in a subordinate role, together
at other times, with others, that upon
the outside played into their hands,
who were necessarily brought into
their confidence, has, as | have stated
before, caused the death, and been
the real cause of the death of Gov
ernor Steunenberg. 1t is we'll, then,
for us to inquire as to the objects
of this collusion, this understanding
and this conspiracy. 1t is well to go
into the objects of the leaders in
connection with the principles that
actuated them in effecting this organ
ization, so far at least as is necessary,
as to enlighten us as to this par
ticular crime that is charged, and on
this gentlemen, | will say that we
expect to prove, and | have been
exact in this matter and will call it
to your attention with words that
have considered, that this was not
the only object of this organization;
that although the persons composing
the executive committee, so far az
their personality was concerned, have
changed at various times their OBJ
jects, the ideas of the leaders for the
body have never changed. By mu-
tual agreement and understanding of
these leaders at the very inception
of this organization certain objects
were aimed at, and it has always
been the object of the inner circle
of this organization to accomplish
them In fact, we will prove to you,
gentlemen of the jury, that at the in
ception of this organization a con-
spiracy was formed by the members
of the Inner CIRCLE" the object of
which was to perpetuate their own
power influence and control both in
the federation itself and in the gov
ernmental matters of the different
sections of the mining country,
wherein they had control, by employ
ing, gentlemen, desperate criminals
to commit murders and other afro
cious crimes by unusual and alarm
ing methods against those who, in Of
fetal position, refused to be infiu-
enced by their wishes and those who
in private life ran counter to their
interests.
1--WE will go further, gentlemen of
the jury, and prove as part of our
case, and as showing who is respon-
sible for the murder of Frank Steun-
enberg, and the circumstances sur
rounding that murder and VINO
caused it to be committed, that the
leaders of this federation, the men
who composed the Inner circle,
have for more than eight years past
made a record of deeds of violence.
and that their CHOSEN methods and
course and custom has left trail of
blood in the mining sections of this
entire coast, wherein they have had
control We will show that the lead
ers who comprise this elmer circle"
have traded in blood, employed hired
assassins to take life and destroy
property as their interests seemingly
required, and as part of their gen.
eral practice of protection have
raised by assessment levied upon the
members of their order, large
amount of money as an emergency
fund and from it not only squander-
ed large sums for their own personal
purposes and in criminal methods
but have also from it retained the
best legal talent to defend those OF
their number charged with crimes.
After re-telling the story of the
Caldwell crime, the arrest and con-
fession of Orchard and part of the
history of the Coeur d'Alene trouble,
Mr. Hawley said:
mower of this federation of the in
ner circle at least of the federation,
could best be perpetuated by the
murder of those who in official life,