The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-06-24
Will Maintain Defendant Is
Victim of Conspiracy by
Mine owners.
4 SCHEME TO DISRUPT
FEDERATION OF MINERS
Confession of Orchard Price of
Pardon for Murder of
Steunenberg.

BOISE, Ida. June 29.-Wil6am n
Haywood, having already pleaded NOT
guilty To the charge of murder and
having heard the evidence the State
or Idaho has placed before the iurv in
support of its charge. will tomorrow
morning formally assert his entire in
nocence and outline the evidence he
proposes 10 produce in order that The
presumption of innocence still resting
IN the mind of the jury may become
fixed Judgment. Clarence Darrow.
as attorney for Haywood, win saw that
ms client is not only not guilty of con
snIracy 10 assassinate Frank Steunen-
berg, former Governor of Idaho. but
that Haywood is in feet the victim of
a conspiracy to disrupt the Western
Federation of Miners. and under the
guise or legar procedure condemn 10
death the chief officers Of the Fedora
ton. Of which Haywood is the secre-
tary, and one Of ms co-defendants un.
der the Indictment is the president.
Mr.. Darrow s address 70 the Jury
presenting the outline Of the evidence
he proposes to introduce and the posi-
tlnn he hopes TO be able to prove, prob
ably VIII take up the most Of the dav
Court meets al 10 clock and takes
recess at noon. Mr.. Darrow SAYS that
he expects his speech viii occupy at
least three hours and possibly more.
II VIII be an exhaustive presentation.
Haywood s Record.
He will assert that Haywood bv sheer
force of character rose from the hum
.bc position OF q miner working for
Il = l.,
and treasurer of labor organization
with upwards OF 10000 members lie
will show that Haywood was elected
TO Office by the members Of the West
ern Federation Of Miners through sue
ccssive teams of office because of his
ability and his honesty. He will point
out that the personal character Of the
man has not been assailed, but that
conspiracy has been charged Mr..
Darrow Will not attempt 10 deny that
Steumenberg was assaSsinatcd, but he
will maintain that his client had moth.
ing TO do with this or any other murder
and that the State has not connected
HAYWOOD with any conspiracy; VIII
charge a conspiracy on the part of the
Mine Owners association, with large
membership and unlimited money be
hind IL. who. finding the Western Fed.
GRAFTON of Miners inImical TO the mlne
owners, plotted 10 wreck the western
cderation and by conspiracy with de
tectives aud others create such feeling
against the Federation that Governors
Of States and even the Federal Govern
ment would bc willing 10 help the mine
owners TO drive the members OF the
Federation from the land
II will be asserted that the orchard
story is true only in that the crimes
were committed. In his speech TO the
court on Saturday last Mr.. Darrow IN
timatcd that there was not even proof
other than the statement oi Orchard
that Orchard committed the crimes ne
has enumerated.
Price of Orchard Confession.
II will be asserted that the con
sniracy as between Haywood, Meyer,
Pettibone. Orchard and Adams was
fabrication Of Orchard :. who, IN order
TO save his life. brought the others mt"
IL and that the price of the confession
was the pardon Of the actual murderer
of Steuncnbcrp. The motive of this
murder, il will he asserted, IS TO be
found in Orchard s desperate poverty
and fhc fact that he saw his old part.
ncrs i'm the Hercules mine rich and
prosucrous while he a hunted criminal,
robbed tills and attempted burglary IN
order 70 replenish his pocket. II VIII
be charged that Orchard borrower
money from NuShob ''h'''N'' 80
lace. in order that he might have enough
money 10 90 80 Caldwell, Kill Steunen-
berg and get away.
The taking of the testimony for the
defense may begin tomorrow, but IT IS
doubtful if. after Mr.. Darrow has I'm
ished his address, the court Will take
no this phase of the case. Counsel for
the defense are Of the opinion that the
first witness will be called on Tuesday
morning. Judge Wood however. Is
anxious 10 push the case 10 completion
and ii may be that from now on he
will extend the hours.
The defense expects TO take not more
than ten days with the introduction OF
evidence. but counsel for the state VIII
90 into n close examination OF all the
Witnesses brought TO upset the Orchara
story. and for this reason II is thought
that ihc case for the defense may take
M = longer time than Was occupied
nv the State. The rebuttal testimony
viii take probably n week, The speeches
and verdict may take the greater part
of another. so that IT rs not Thought
that the conclusion will b. reached be
fore the end Of July.
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