Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-07-24
Denunciation of Mine Owners,
Detectives and State Officials
Feature Of Attorney Richard
sons Speech.
CHARGES PLOT TO HANG
FEDERATION LEADERS
DarroW Expected TO Talk to
Jury in Behalf of Haywood at
Today'S Hearing at Boise,
Perjury Charge FizzIeS.
IBy Morning journal special r.easea wIre.I


IBy Morning journal Special Leased Wire.
Boise, Idaho. July 2s.-- Forsaking
the theory of vengeance as Orchards
motive for the murder of former Gov
ernor Steunenberg, e. f. Richardson
argued that Orchard was in the EN-
ploy of the Pinkerton Detective agen-
cy when he killed Steunenberg and
that the murder was a part of o con-
spiracy to hang Haywood. This sud
den departure was followed by a tre-
menduous denunciation of Captain
James Mcfarland and the Pinkertons
and passionate vituperation of Or
chard, Governor Gooding OF Idaho,
Senator Borah, Governor Peabody OF
Colorado, and In fact all who have
acted on the side of the prosecution Of
Haywood came In for a share of the
avalanche of Richardson's peroration.
Mr.. Richardson denounced and
charged the Pinkerton Detective
agency with a systematic plot to se-
cure the conviction of Haywood. Moy-
er and Pettibone as a means to the
desired determination Of the Western
Federation of Miners.
Clarence Darrow will commence his
argument in Haywoods behalf when
court meets tomorrow morning. II is
expected that he will require two days
TO close for the defense
This morning when the hearing was
resumed, Attorney Richardson revert
cd TO the Bradley exnl0elon briefly to
call attention to the testimony of the
witness, who said that Orchard de-
clared that Bradley got what was
coming to him, and there's a chan
named Steunenberg who Is going to
get his"
Tracing Orchard back to Denver,
where he made the second attempt on
the life of Governor Peabody Rich
ardson declared that absolutely no
corroboration had been offered 10 Or
ehard's story of setting a bomb under
the sidewalk, and Its failure to ex-
pl0de.
The attorney also declared that no
sufficient explanation had been Of
fered as to why Orchard abandoned
from time to time his attempts on
the lives Of Governor Peabody, Judges
Goddard and Gabbert, Sherman Bell
and Hearne. He said that II the
crimes were inspired by the murder
Gus Inner circle" they would not
have been abandoned without some
apparent cause.
When you consider all the testi-
mony In this case, I think you will
reach with me the conclusion that
this man Orchard was possessed Of
q mania to kill Sometimes his lust
was greater than at others, and so II
was that he was AT times strong In
his purpose and sometimes wavering."
He said Orchards story was the
most absurd story on the face of the
earth"
Richardson ridiculed Orchards
story as TO his being ordered ito get"
David II. Moffat. president OF the
First National bank Of Denver. He
declared that Haywood deposited all
the funds of the federation In this
bank and was a constant visitor
there. He said he was on terms OF
almost intimacy with Moffat.
He also pointed out how easy Or
chard could have Killed Sherman Bell
had he desired. He declared that n
the federation felt resentment against
Bell. who commanded the militia,
and against General Bulkeley Wells,
who was prominent IN the militia,
and Mine Owners association. It was
not made public.
orchard did not even make an at
tempt against the latter, while Il was
evident that no serious attempt, II
any. was made against Bell.
He said that while every state ex-
pected To take care OF crimes COM
mitted within It's borders, Colorado
had sent an ocean Of her dirty linen
here for you gentlemen TO wash"
Coming again In the course OF his
argument to the death OF Governor
Steunenberg. the attorney said that
the defense Is willing TO admit that
Orchard committed that deed exactly
as he described lt He said Steunen-
berg's manner OF going around the
state and taking long drives each
week TO the sheep camps made him
an easy mark for a rifle. 1t would
have been easy to shoot him II one
wished 10 XIII him IN any but a spec
tacular manner.
Il say 10 you. Orchard had mania
for crime and for committing crime
In way that would attract atten-
ton
Richardson then took up the con-
neetion Of Jacks slmpkins with Or
rhard. A. to the disappearance OF
slmpklns after the death Of sleun-
enherg. Richardson said that he.
too. would have fled under similar
although there was not
an Iola OF evidence 10 connect slmp-
klna with the crime. elmpiklns had
one experience In the Idaho bull pen
and felt that hla only safety vas In
flight
Orchard, Richardson said, was n
man who had a motive against s.eun-
eHherR Il maticred not whether he
had decided away hIa property prior
b leaving Cnenr d'Aienea or not The
Thought Wae always going through
his brain that he would have been q