The evening world., 1907-06-19
Prisoners Counsel Hold That
Miners Magazine Articles
Are Not Pertinent.
DID NOT ADVISE FORCE.
Prosecutor Contends They
j Have Important Relation
to Steunenbeg Murder.

BOISE. Idaho. June 1s,--Edwara
xsoyce. for many years President os the
western Federation OF Miners and now
. rloh min. owner was the first Wit
ussa on the prosecutions roll at to-
-day.E eeasson OF the trial OF William
Haywood. charged with completely in
the murder Of ex-Gov. steunenberg.
Wrltlsas TO Prove Plot.
Boyce whose connection with the
miners Organization ended in 1901. was
expected to pave the way TO get before
the jury many articles published In the
artners Masaxine, their ofieiAl organ
.asd 10 be lnfammatory and inciting TO
vaolenee. Some OF these articles tho
state tried TO show were written By
HAYWOOD and the other accused ofii-
Gals
Boyce's testimony. however, was de-
Serred. the counsel on both sides pre-
seating arguments on the admission OF
fhe articles.
Senator Borash began the days proceed
tnEH by offering and specifically naming
ttn Articles In the various numbers OF
Mlnert Magazine which he offered an
evidence To the introduction OF each
eiisss.t the defense made general obiee-
tien. and stated that they would pre-
sent specific objection to each. The gen
errl nbsocuon was that the evidence
faiied 20 connect the defendant with the
unirder of SteunenberE.
Ehe manning and describing OF the ar
fieles themselves will be read TO the
jury later II the Court admits them as
evidence E. r. Richardson presented
che argument for the defense agninst
the admission or the magazine articles
- evidence, He maintained that those
offered by the State failed TO show
that the defendant had, through these
articles, contributed anything that
might lead TO the murder OF ex-GoV.
Htnnnenberg. He admitted that some OF
tiiH articles were intesnpenate in tone
bes we're nothing more than Ordinary
neEsInaper abuse
kir. Richardson quoted from .he rec
ord Of the case OF ''spies W the Peo-
pie and the ruling as 10 the ADM szion
OF DNnepaper articles. In the case OF
tl1e Miners Magazine. he said the ar
tkeleH did not compare In tone with the
xtplenee of tho articles In the Spies
c4se. Richardson read at length from
til evidence an the Spies case, the lei,
tefs from Herr Most TO Spies and other
violent matter published al the lime.
Thropghout there letters and other
matter force. dynamite murder and
Wholesale revolution were counselled
Af Richardson pointed out that These
letters were printed In anarchist news
papers published by the defendants IN
she famous anarchist trials reEultlng IN
conyieste1 snd sxeoution.
Murder Intent Not Shown.
Continuing his argument. Mr.. Rich
ards0n said that In none OF the articles
IL the Miners Magazine was there dl-
@ murder sp q GeT ssansabsrr sssshsesa III Ss' ss
Tnltied haywood'E prejudice againsl
Htennenberg because ~ his course IN
Idaho. but he pointed out that ten;
81 thoutAnds and hundreds OF ihous.
demned OF approved the course adopt-s
by steunenberE, and that those whS
dondemned should not be held respon
sele for the Governors murder
that tae Miners Magazine should be al
HI'tted because Il showed TIE enuilty .
e. organization OF which the q fenda p
Haywood and othcs dssson iants We
9mta did Mt offer the articles as evi
dGDoe relying on them TO prove t1ei
charge OF uiurder. but N order 20 hsi
the Jury IN determining among all th'
circumstances wTAt Was the aninua o
she Western Federation of Miners o
which la ywood s. the secretary an
treakurer and the Miners Magazine tss
ofTeial organ.
Senator B1rah without quoting from
IN articles. said that these articles dii
advocate force, and thai they advise
tle members ~ the organization 10 arm
thcfTsHflves win rinns He maintasnef
thai n the evidence of neWspaper arti
eles wns admitted In the Spies case IN.
ev4dence N articles IN the Miners Mag
AHnt should be admitted. because Il
foth cases-lu fhe present case, no Lee
thar an the case tried twenty Yesf
aEo anlmua NaH E1oWn and yiolcnl
advocated