The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1907-07-27


5cathingly. without mincing of words |
he denounced witness after witness |
as willful periurers or guilty of in |
territorial falsehoods and showed the |
strength of the contradictory testi- |
mony, he reiterated with great force |
the statement made on the previous
day that In no material matter had
the confession of Harry Orchard been
disputed except by persons directly
interested as parties to the charge of
or by persons whom the
stao had proved to have given per-
iured testimony.
When Mr.. Hawley had spoken for
5 y hours he reached Caldwell where
at the close of the year 1905 the
preparations for the murder of form
er Gov. Steunenberg was afoot. His
voice now assumed sympathetic
note and as he told of the last move
ments of the Ex-Governor the court
room was hushed and the members
of the jury gazed upon the speaker
as If fascinated. Mr.. Hawley's speech
was impressive. There was no at
tempt at any flight of oratory. 1t
was all simple and impressive be-
cause it was so simple. All through
there sounded a strong note of deep
sincerity. He was pleading for JUS
tice-for an honest judgment from
honest men of Idaho. I'VE will be
charged" he said, with making war
on the Western Federation of Min
ers, but / ask only for your honest
Judgment. l do not seek to hang
the scalps of innocent men to my
belt, but | must hunt down the gull
ty." Mr.. Hawley did not charge, ne
said that majority of the Western
Federation of Miners were criminals
but that the evil deeds of the officers
and of the scum of the organization
had overshadowed and brought dis
credit on the rank and file. The time
had indeed come, he said, when socie-
ty should rise and make war upon
the evil influences that were the curse
of all labor organizations. I'VE
must show the world" he concluded.
that here in Idaho we are law
abiding and a God fearing people,
who will deal out even handed JUS
tice to the criminals accused of the
highest crime as to the tramp charged
with some petty breach of the law"
Court here adjourned until Monday
at $50, when Mr.. Richardson
opened for the defense. He first de-
fined many phases of the law which
he said would come up before the
jury In making their decision; he
then reviewed the Bunker Hill and
Sullivan Mill explosion in which he
tried to prove that the Union miners
were not responsible any more than
many other of the citizens. Then
the Vindicator and it's attendant cir
cumstances were taken up and he
tried to prove that the explosion In
that mine was an accident. On &C.
count of the extreme heat he got nc
| further in his arguments as court
was adjourned until 6 P. M. anf
such hours were to prevail until the
extreme heat was over. In regard
to the independence depot explosion
Richardson declared 1t to be the re
suit of plot to Weed out root ant
branch from the face of the earti
all the members of the Western Fed
Grafton of Miners" He claimed !
was the worst thing that could hav
happened to the union. Mr.. Richard
son had considerable to say abou
Rockefeller and the Standard OIL In
terests-blamed them for much Q
the trouble In Colorado. Under tn
stimulus of Mr.. Richardson's talks t
the Jury the defendant Haywood
frightened up great deal but tn
deep lines which have been CROWN
all the time during this trial wer
; still quite apparent. Court adjourn
ed until 800 Tuesday. Mr.. Richard
son resumed his argument prompt
at o, He seemed to dispute his ow
theory in regard to the motive Oh
chard had in committing the Grim
I Of killing Ex-Governor Steunenberi
: He arst asserted with all the ell
! ouence at his command that orehar
: had killed Steunenberg from pc
r sonal motive. He urged that II WI
: true that Orchard hated Gov. Ste'
: nenberg because of the part he ma
: taken In quelling the disturbance
: the Occur d'Alenes when he had a.
!. yanced this theory and had paintt
go to the jury Saturday, The att
y pen to, he then announced that u
d murder was all plot of the PinKe
. .on aa4ao+iya agency And that