Montana news. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-191?, 1907-03-21

i'm Court
Judge Wood Rules Against Defense
Greatest Trial in History of
Organized Labor Is Begun

and Hawley were charged with enter
ing into conspiracy to hdnap Meyer,
Haywood and Pettibone from their
homes. A grudge was held against
Pettibone for the active part he took
in the Occur d'Alens trouble in 1892,
when he was sentenced in Idaho, sent
to the Federal prison in Detroit, Mich.
dgan, and Afterwards released with
Others on appeal The Daily States
man and the Capital News Of Boise
were arraigned with other papers in
the state and nation that were named
and accused with Publishing matter to
vitiate the pubke mind against the
Federation men The minds Of the
citizens were 80 warped by these
means that many had stated il was
dangerous to show sympathy with the
defendants as some had lost their jobs
for this reason and others in no way
connected with the ease This was
all manifested in the affdavits. The
grand jury returned its findings amid
great excitement, the first sixteen
questioned said they had formed no
opinion from the general talk, the
statements of Orchard, the self con-
fessed murderer, were the only testi-
mony that influenced them. The pa
pers said the friends Of the accused
were socialists and anarchists. The
business men of Caldwell had held
meeting and advised all persons, men
and women, not TO discuss the subject,
only those in the employe OF the pro
secution could gdt thor statements
into the papers AMI the Statesman
was looked upon as the special organ
of Governor Gooding.
A statement was given out explain
ing the positions of the defendants as
opposed to the mine owners only as
employers of labor in their efforts TO
better conditions and how in that ca
pacity they had been bounded and
abused. As supporting these conten-
tions of the motion an exhibit was
presented that certainly was a monu-
ment of care and industry, it was a
collection of hundreds Of newspaper
clippings largely from the statements,
regarding the case. These exhibits
were a mammoth thrown upon the
helpless prosecution who sat under it
in helpless misery. Attorney Nugent
was suffering from a cold and sore
throat so Attorney Fred Miller read
the extracts. Practically all the blood
curdling revelations made by the gov
eminent and the mine owners on this
gigantic conspiracy ,o crush out labor
rising TO its own, were marshalled to
the front to preseut the full com
pleted plot to a gazing public. Moth
ing that the prosecution can present
hereafter can be new or unexpected.
The thunder is all stolen and the en-
emy stand convicted out Of their own
mouths. 1t was all there, the approval
by Mckinley OF Steunenberg policy
ana the president congratulations OF
him as the upholder Of claw and or
der" The sinister methods in details
used by Mcfarland to get Orchard 3
confession. The let of the alleged
awful crimes Of the Federation and
their dates, the date Of the formation
of the "inner circle" with a dozen
men running it. The histories Of Ed.
Boyce and Meyer, tales fearfully and
wonderfully made, full accounts Of
'Hell fire Pettibone dope" all the
fareical buryings and throwing and
diggings of the whole thing. The er-
hibition became amusing, a ripple Of
laughter ran around. Even the pris-
oners caught the infection. Miller
read and read and read The prosecu-
tion gave imploring looks but Richard
son was memorable. The defense is
certainly prepared.