The Mena weekly star., 1907-06-06
IR|A[ BEGINS IN EARNEST
MT. Hawley Makes the Opening Statement for the Prosecution
 in Haywood Case.
FEDERATION SCATHlNGlY AUHAlGNED
The Prosecutor Said the State Ex-
 poets to Prove that Officers and
 Executive Committee of Miners Union Responsible for Many Deaths Besides That of Gov. Steuncnberg.


 Boise, Idaho, June 5.-The court room filled up quickly Tuesday morning with those who came to hear the opening statement of the prosecution and the first witnesses in the famous case. The jury filed in promptly at 9:30 o'clock. but Judge Wood was trifle late in ar irving
 MT. Hawley began his address five minutes later. He declared he had no intention of going into the details of the states case to any great ex- tent. Mir. Hawley said he clung to the notion that the jury after all is the best judge of the effect and the weight of the evidence as well as any theories The evidence he de- the state wished the jury to con slider.
 Mir. Hawley then briefly went over the events immediately pre- ceding the death of Former Governor Steunenberg, whom he described as one of the foremost figures of the state of Idaho He told also of the positions held by Mover. Haywood and Pettibone in the Western Fed eration of Miners. He said that Harry Orchard who is said to have confessed to placing the bomb which blew Gov Steunenberg into eternity was also a member of the Western Federation of Miners as was Jack Simpkins. who has never been apprehended
 MT. Hawley told the jury that while Haywood, Pettibone and Mover are specifically charged in the indict ment with having thrown or ex- plodcd the bomb. it is not the pur pose of the prosecution to prove that they were even in the state of Idaho at the time of the crime. Under the laws of this state, however, ac- cessories before the fact are not recognized as such. but must be charged with the crime as principals. Those who aid, advise. abet or as- sist in crime are recognized under the laws of Idaho, whether present or not, as principals in the crime.
 Tt is cur purpose the leading attorney for the state went on, "to show that the death of Steunenberg was the result of conspiracy, an understandings and collision between the leaders of the Western Fedora ton of Miners and other persons
 Hawley said that they expected tive committee of the Western Fed eration of Miners was responsible not only for the death of Steunen- berg, but scores of others besides. Defense objected but the objection was overruled.
 In reply to a question from the court Hawley said he expected to prove everything he said and that in his opening statement he would keep far within the scope of credence"
 Mir. Hawley said the inner circle of the Western Federation of Miners always aimed at controlling not only tho organization of the Western Federation of Miners, but the gov ernment of the different states where the organization existed
 He said he would prove that the Western Federation of Miners left trail of blood--traded in blood. hired paid assassins and collected huge sums of money which they used and squandered to carry out the ob- jects of the few men of the inner circle" He said he would show that the inner circle used this emergency fund 10 hire the best legal talent to defend those of their circle charged with crime.
 Mir. Hawley drew an affecting word picture of the assassination of Frank Steunenberg on the night of Decem Der 30, 1905 and described the ar rest of Orchard.
 He said they would prove that after Orchards arrest he received a telegram signed M" which was fol lowed by the presence at Caldwell of Mir Miller, one of the counsel LOW defending Haywood He said the prosecution would produce letter from Pettibone to Orchard when the alter was in jail.
 Mir. Hawley announced that Or chard had made full confession" to Mcfarland and that Orchard md Mcfarland would be on the stand.
 He said that he would prove that the inner circle of the Western Federation of Miners was responsi- ble for the death of Arthur Collins at Telluride and of many other peo pie in Colorado and elsewhere
 He charged the blowing up of the Independence depot. causing the death of IA people, to the direct in stigation of Haywood He said hat Orchard and Adams committed this ani other crimes on the specific re- quest of Haywood.
 Mir Hawley concluded his address at ll:06. MT. Darrow announced that the defense would reserve its opening statement until the states case had been closed c. F. Wayne was the first witness called at HOS