The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-08-01

WIN uuluSiudnit anu hau Property
stirred up feeling In labor circles
against the governor.
Darrow's argument, unfinished to-
night. developed Into an appeal for
labor rs against capital and denun-
citation OF all opposed To the unions,
He held IN audience startled and
open mouthed rs one after another
the sentiments poured from his lips.
His attack on Orchard was expected.
and IN this respect he fulfilled aud
surpassed the limit Of sensation.
Darrow's defense OF labor unions
and OF union men was passionate and
his euioey Of the Western Federation
LOT Miners eloquent. Lovingly he
touched On the beauty of self-sacri-
dee. found In the struggle for hu-
manity when only the workingman
Is found.
| And then with the bitterest sar-
casm, mis- voice pitched to It's highest
tone aud arms appraised, he heaped
abuse upon the selfish rich aud on
the administration OF the state OF
Idaho.
In opening Mr.. Darrow impressed
the Importance OF the case upon the
twelve men In the box and declared
the defendant Is In Idaho as an alien,
brought 1880 miles from home into
a community aud before a Jury which
does not view life or industry rs men
accused Of the murder OF former Gov.
Steunenberg have been taught to
look AT IL.
THE defendant In this case and
the men In the jail below" declared
Mr.. barrow, "baye been brought 10
trial In the home OF a man who WAS
killed In the most cowardiy, the
most brutal way that any man was
ever sent TO death. Many Of you men
on this Jury voted for Gov. stennen.
berg. One OF you had business reia-
tions with him, while IN the house
OF another of you he made his home
for two years.
"You are almost the family circle
OF. the murdered man aud none OF
you has ever had any community OF
interest with the defendant. Under
the circumstances can but ask you
TO lay aside as much Of passioL and
prejudice as YOU can and look at VI
as II we were one Of you.
give us the fair and impartial
trial you would give II you had not
known the deceased, For the yeal
past you have had your minds pois
oned by the local newspapers and got
have sat here for more than tw,
months and have heatd the tes,i
mony and have been fed on poison
and lies. Lay aside as much as yot
can OF this poisonous stun; try Il
yet your mind free and he guided
only by the evidence.
THE prosecution In this cast
knows IL cannot convict on the exac
evidence, but IL relies upon strained
forced circumstances 10 get verdict
from you. This defendant VAS takei
by force from his home, brought
500 miles and set down before
hostile jury to be tried for bis life.
"Imagine yourselves, men. takei
! from your farms and set down befor
a jury In Chicago TO be tried for you
lives and then you can ia some va
. feel as this man does In this case
D believe that under these cIrcnm
stances you will hesitate to act OF
the rotten testimony given In thi
case 10 take away the life OF fcllo'
e citizen.
: "But some Of you will say, per
: baps, that while there Is not enoug
q here 10 warrant sending man :
y death there Is perhaps enough eyI
c dence as to crimes having been con
o mItted In the western country 10 vui
!, TO put william Hsy.ood In jail. I
y compromise on verdict OF mar
d slaughter or murder In the secon
J. degree. You have that rIRbt, ger
x tlemen OF the jury. but ] want
say. that whatever else you are,
n not believe you are towards.
l. And I want 10 say that wbstey'
" else Bill Haywood may be, be Is NJ
l. a coward. | would not thank tn
II jury II II returned verdict OF Al
ssult and battery and assessed iir
,e of o. against this defendant
!. This murder was cold-bloode'
}. deliberate and cowardly In tile ei
Nc IRENE. II this man sitting Ia b
oGice 10 Denver. 900 miles ava
employed an assassin 10 do this Coz
sfdiy act, then you ought 10 hat
or him by the aeek until he is dead.
d FOR Gods sake. men, do d
IT compromise. II yod believe the st0
Is that has been told against this ma
10 teyond ali reasonable doubt, TIM
s. take him and hang him. lie b
Re fought many hght against the ~
10 secutors wbo are bouDding him In
=. this court. lie has fought them ,
Of the open battlefield and be Is so CO..
ID ard. II be has TO die. be viii die
De be has lived, ~ith his face 20 the "a
- "Bill Haywood Is either inpocel
OF guilty. II he ~ guilty, ] ha
nothing TO say. hut tDen, this ca