The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1907-07-29
DARR0W ENDS PLEA
Makes Final Appeal for the Ac'
quittal Of Haywood.
DEFENDS JACK SIMPKlNS

Attorney commsnds Missing Man for
Remaining in Hiding and Declares
That a Year Hence a Man May Get
Fair Trial In Idaho.
Boise, Ida., July 2 Final pleading
for tho acquittal Of William D. Hay
wood by Clarence Darrow was con.
sauded during the afternoon. United
States Senator Borah then began the
closing argument 1OT Ine sIAte.
Mr. Darrow confined himself more
closely to q review Of the evidence,
but through the theme there contin-
ued the strong note Of abuse Of Or.
ohard and condemnation for Pinker-
tons. Mr.. Darrow defended the &C.
ton Of Jack simpkins In disappearing.
He argued to the Jury that at the time
Of Steunenberg's death no man 40
cused Of the murder would have been
given a fair trial. He commended
simpkins for remaining in hiding dur
ing the present trial and brought bold
accusation against the jury he was
addressing when he said:
"Possibly q year hence every man
who has not been hanged can get a
fair trial In Boise"
He explained the action Of the West
ern Federation of Miners in re.elect'
ing Simpkins q member Of the execu-
tive board upon the ground that, as
"brave men and brothers We should
stand by him until he Is tried and con-
victed."
In resuminE his address Mr.. Darrow
took up q defense OF Jack simpkins
flight after the arrest OF Harry Or
ohard.
They ask us why Jack simpkins is
not here" said Darrow, "and l will
tell you. The reason he Is not here Is
that he Is afraid to be here. don't
propose to go around the question and
give any fantastic reasons. He Is
afraid, that's the reason. Hawley tells
you that simpkins' flight proves that
he Is guilty. With that statement
take serious Issue. II the fact that
Jack simpkins ran away proves he Is
guilty then by the same token the fact
that Haywood, Moyer and Pettibone
did not run away proves that they are
innocent. One Is just as true as the
other, but neither is true. used to
think could toll whether q man was
guilty or not by the way he acted,
but got over that long ago. Some Of
the guiltiest men I ever knew have
acted In the calmest and most inno-
cent manner, while many an innocent
man has had to take refuge from the
mob.
Have Faith In sImpkins.
"EIawley blames us for re-electing
simpkins to the executive board. 1t
might have been better to have left
him OF. This is a cowardly world.
It might have been better for the 40,-
900 members .0fi the Western Fedora
ton OF Miners to have turned their
back on him when he was accused,
but II we had done that Hawley would
have told you that the fact that the
Western Federation dropped simpkins
showed beyond shadow Of doubt that
the man was guilty. But that is not
the stuff the brave men Of the West
erp Federation Of Miners are made of.
Till Jack eimpkins is convicted every
man Of the federation will stand by
him and will not Judge him until he
has had his day in court"
Mr.. Darrow here went into a lengthy
discussion as to why the defense had
not put Steve Adams and George A.
Pettibone on the stand. He demand
ed to know why the state had not put
K. 9. Sterling. the detective of the
Mine Owners association, on the
stand. Adams, the attorney explained,
was on trial for the murder OF q man
In Northern Idaho. Under these cir.
oumstanoes, Darrow said, he would
rather out of his right arm than al