The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-06-25
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whom ne declared had been abused,
bounded, denied justice and driven
from the State
Mr.. Darrow said the defense would
probably not undertake showing as
TO the unsigned letter received by Or
chard at Caldwell iail-the letter that
said that had been sent 10 Jack :
on December 2l. and which Orchard
swore Pettibone wrotc--and at the close
both sides would probably argue their
respective construction of it,
The defense will call its first wit.
ness at $3.50 tomorrow morning and
promises, unless cross examination is ex-
ceptionally long. to make all Of its
proof within seven or eight days
Great Throng Attends,
great crowd gathered this morning
in the room where William -. Haywood
Is on trial, TO hear the speech of Clar-
ence Darrow OF Chicago. outlining the
purposes OF the defense In combating
the evidence put IN by the State. The
formalities Of opening the session at AN
end, Mr. Darrow OF once took up his
place directly in front OF the twelve
solemn -visaged men In the jury box and
began in The slow. mellow drawl char
acteristic of him 10 state the theory and
plan OF Tie defense TO be offered for his
client.
Mr. Darrow reminded the jurors of the
instruction given them hv the court that
they are TO keep their minds entirely
open as Ia the guilt or innocence of the
accused man until all the evidence from
both sides has hcen introduced.
You have listened TO the theory and
the evidence OF the State" Mr.. barrow
proceeded. MIR. Ha wiley has covered a
wide ground in his opening for the State
and we viii have 10 meel him step by
step, The defendant here is charged
nomipalv with The murder of former
Gov. Steunenhers. There had 10 be some
nominal chsrge; Bpt the s,atS , has told tod
spirsey OF which the defendant. among
Others. IS q part.
The states attorney has told YOU the
murder OF Gov. Stcunenberg vas hut an
incident. They have told YOU the West
ern Federation of Miners was an organ
ization 10 commit murder - control poi,
tics. 20 hire lawyers and other criminal
things.
Part OF this is true: part Of Il is not
true. II is true there is la Dor organ
ization known as the Western Federation
oil Miners. 1t is true the Western Fed
Grafton OF Miners has spent money for
LAWYERS. II was unfortunate. hut most !
people have 10 employ lawyers al some |
time or another.
Birth of the Federation.
This organization was really oorn in |
1892 -93. right down in cell beneath this |
courtroom where ed Boyce. the first |
president was a prisoner, and where now
the three men charged with this murder |
are awaiting the judgment Of this jury. |
To start out with they hired lawyers. and |
they nired the best they could. They |
hired MIR. Hawley nov the leading coup-
sci for the State. Mr Hawley laid out
the plan OF their organizat tion for them
he advised them; he was the godfather (
OF the Western Federation of Miners, and
the men who formed the oreanza ton
thought it was an nnocent undertaking.
Mr.. Hawley was their FIRST attorney and
continued as their attorney for long
time. II there was anything criminal in
their appropriating money for 2 lawyer
the miners did not know H.
The Western Federation Of Miners is
an industrial, not 8 nlurderous crganlza-
,lon. IL has from time 10 time taken
q hand in politics. but We are not going
to hang every organzs ticn which has
none such q thing. " did, no cor
pore;on would he safe The Western
Federation Of Miners 6id all II could 10
pass the -eight-hour law in Colorado. Utah
bud Montana. " tried 70 elect friendly
United States Senators. II tried elect
Mr.. HawleY. but unfortunately, failed
Mr. Darrow Went on to say that there
was no claim that the Western Fedora
ton Of Miners was an organization of
angels. ANGELS do not work in the