The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-07-24
RICHARDSON
CONTINUES
Lawyers Voice Impaired by
His Long Effort
SCORES STORYBY PEABODY
Declares That the Testimony Of Former
Colorado Governor Cannot Put
Moose About the Prisoners
Neck.
SCORES STORYBY PEABODY

. Boise, idaho, July 24---In bis fight to
save William T. Haywood from the gall
lows in the murder of former Gov. Frank
Steunenberg, Of which he declares he is
innocent, Atty. Richardson Of the Hay
wood defence, yesterday resumed his
plea.
Richardson reverted to the Bradley
explosion in San Francisco briefly, TO
call attention to the testimony Of g
witness who said Orchard declared
Bradley got what was coming to him,
and there's IA chap named Steunenberg
who Is going to get his /.
Richardson dwelt upon the lack Of
corroboration of Orchards story, and
said the delays in attempting to kill
Peabody, Goddard, Gabbert, Bell and
Hearn did not bear out the contention
of the prosecution that the timer cir
cle' of the Western Federation Of Miners
was persistent and determined to kill
its opponents. He said Orchard merely
was possessed with a mania to kill, and
added that Orchards story was absurd.
Calling attention to the meagreness of
Gov Peabody's testimony, Mr. Richard
son exclaimed:
"Will you men Of the jury put hall
ter about the neck OF this man on such
testimony as this and send him to his
death at the behest OF the Mine Owners
association and its representatives 1t
viii be long time, tell you, before the
law viii sanction conviction on any
such evidence as has been here adduced."
Mr.. Richardson continued 70 riddle the
story told by Orchard whom he desig-
mated "the creature covered with the
slime Of past crimes" He declared that
everything connected with Orchards tes-
timony gives the lie to his "monstrous
story
Pointing ont that II there was any
man the federation had reason to feel
resentment against, that man was Sher-
man Bell. commanding the militia dur
ing the strike period in Colorado Mr..
Richardson said nothing was done to
Bell, neither was Gen. Bulkely Wells in
jured
Mr. Richardson declared that the de-
i fence would admit that Orchard had
killed Steunenberg exactly as Orchard
had described the deed.
Several matters concerning the per-
Jury charges brought against witnesses
Abt Nhf NNANHAN aAA W w ANAtA III NVhA
today by Judge Wood, and it is possi-
Bile that they may be taken up at the
forenoon session, II Mr.. Richardson
should end his plea by that time.
For over four hours yesterday Mr.
Richardson addressed the jury. lie ar.
gued that there was some funny work
on the part Of the prosecution, but con-
tended that il had failed to connect the
accused man in any way with the crimes
Mr.. Richardson said that the Stand
ard Oil company owned an interest in
Imany Of the mines, and declared that
wherever that concern was in influence
labor trouble was sure to develop. The
laboring class, be said, were just as sure
to lose.
Orchard he said, Is the real criminal
and was caught red.handed, but through
Ia peculiarly obtained confession tried 70
\ shunt the crimes on to the shoulders Of
some innocent men.
i DR.. Il L. MCGEE, a Haywood witness
charged with perjury, was given a pre-,
liminary hearing yesterday, which will
be continued today. McGee's counsel put
Orchard on the stand and piled him with
Questions for an hour.