, 1907-07-25
FIRST ARGUMENT
STATES ATTORNEY IN HAYWOOD
CASE REVIEWS TESTIMONY.
SAYS LABOR AGITAToRs BAD
Organization Of w. r. M. Might Have
Been Power for Good In Devel-
cpina the West, He Declares.

Boise, Idaho.-James H.. Hawley,
leading counsel for the state of Idaho,
presenting the first of the argument 10
Haywood, spoke for nearly eight hours,
distributed w three sessions of
court Even when the afternoon ses-
sion Lad extended far beyond the GUS
tomary time limit, every seat in the
court room was occupied and remained
so until the last word was spoken.
No one listened more attentively to
the argument than Haywood, the de-
fcndaht, and none showed less emo
ton. From time to time he too copi-
Gus notes in a small book n fire.
uIently made suggestions to one or
ether of his counsel, seven of whom
were In court today.
Throughout the day Mr.. Hawley
used an almost conversational tone.
The aDale Isis of testimony in c%ontradic-
ton cf orchards story concluded fire.
1uently with the denunciation of wit
ness after witness as a wilful perjurer
or guilty of unintentional falsehood.
When he had spoken for five and a
half hours Mr.. Hawley reached Cald.
well, where, at the close of the year
1905, the preparations for the murder
OF ~Steunenberg were afoOt. His voice
Low found a sympathetic note, n as
he told of the last moments of h gov
ernor the crowd leaned forward to
catch the speakers every word.
Mr.. Hawley's preparation was i'm
pressive. There was no attempt at
n flight of oratory, but only a strong
note of deep earnestness when he
pleaded for an honest judgment for
honest men of Idaho.
MIR Hawley said he did not charge
that a majority or even that many of
the Western Federation of Miners
were criminals, but that the evil deeds
Of the officers and the of the or
ganization had brought discredit on
the rank and file. The time had in
decd come, he said, when right think
ing men should rise and make war
upon the evil influences that were TIE
curse of all labor organizations.
On the eve of the new year the ter
rible deed was accomplished. The
death of Steunenberg was a shock not
only to his home community, to the
state over which he had ruled, but to
the entire nation. 1t vas for this act
the killing of Frank Steunenberg by
Harry Orchard with the assistance of
Jack %Simpkins and at the instigation
OF Wlll1am ~. ffayWOOu, Charles II.
Meyer and George A. Pettibone-.hat
this trial had been had, declared the
prosecutor, who then continued:
"And after we consider all the evil
dence, how can we arrive at n other
conclusion than hat Orchard was
actuated solely by a desire to serve his
employers and to earn more money
by his m~isdeeds?"
Death Of S~teunenberg.
Nearing the close of his address Mr..
Hawley dwelt for some time upon the
rush of the federation attorneys to 1c-
fend Harry Orchard. He old of the
$500 retainer paid to Fred Miller of
Spokcne and demanded to know why
the federation should defend its men,
bers accused of crime any more than
the Masons, Odd Fellows or any other
organization defends its members.
Il tell you, gentlemen of the jury.
that if Harry Orchard had killed a
man who had not been prominent in
political life, a man h had not in
Cured the ~displeasure, the enmity of
Meyer, Haywood and P~ettibone, he
Western Federation of Miners would
not have spent 1900 cents in his de-
Tense, much less 81 500.
Too much stress. gentlemen, can