Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-07-23


| cry state In expected to take care Of
| the crimes committed within it's bor-
| ders, Colorado had sent IAN ocean OF
her dirty linen here for you gentlemen
10 wash.
KILLING OF sTEuNENBERG
Coming again In the course OF his ar
gunent TO the death of Gov. Steunen-
berg, Haywood's counsel said the de-
Tense was ready ana willing to admit
that Orchard committed the deed ex-
aetly as he described Il.
Richardson declared that Gov. Steun-
enberg's immense stature and the free
dom with which he went about the
country made him a shining mark for
assassination.
HE could have been shot by any
body able to hit the side OF q barn
door" asserted the attorney. "and Or
chard himself tells you that Steunen-
berg each week took long drives to the
sheep camps across plains where he
could be seen and be mark for rifle
ball for miles. There was not a week
in his life that he could not have been
safely killed, had there been a desire
for his taking off In anything but a
spectacular manner. say to you again
that Orchard had mania for crime
and for committing crime In way
that would be sure to attract atten-
ton"
ORCHARD CoURTED SUSPICION.
MIR. Richardson said that when Or
chard came to Idaho to kill Gov. Steun-
enherg he seemed to so order his move
ments that the finger OF suspicion
would constantly point at him. After
stalking the governor for several days
he apparently abandoned the mission
on which he says he was sent.
did he have cold feet? No. There
is no claim here that Orchard has feel
ing of any sort. He sat here and told
his story reinorselessly. without q
word of compassion for any of his
victims. ! tell you there was working
In that maniacal mind the proposition
of Cutting his desire with the killing
of Steunenberg. But he wavered and
went away to Portland only to return
later and accomplish his purpose when
the fires were famed into brighter
fame"
Richardson here took UP the con-
nection of Jack Simpldns with Harry
Orchard. Orchard tells you himself
that neither Haywood, Meyer nor Pet
tibone suggested that SimpkIns should
help In the crime. Jack Simpkins was
a man who had been conflened In the
bullpeu In the Occur d'Alenes. Hawley
has told you that he has fled from
Justice L am not here defending Jack
iota of guilt has been established against
Mr.. Jack Simpkins except that when he
was making an ofiiciel trip TO the mines
OF southern Idaho in response TO LETT
ter from Haywood and a request from
the local union. he was inveigied OF
the train at Caldwell for day or Two
by Harry Orchard to fasten suspicion
upon him.
Now / will say to you. gentlemen,
that If / had been here in 1905, II 1
had been incarcerated In the ldaho Dull
pen in 1899, II 1 had suffered the IN
dignities practised upon the prisoners
In that bullpen; If on the Soth day OF
December, 1905. Gov. Steunenberg had
been assassinated and / had connect
ed with that fact the time ] had spent
in the bullpen, II / had added the fact
that I was a member of the executive
board of the Western Federation OF
Miners and added the further fact that
/ had been in Caldwell with the man
subsequently arrested for the crime
would have done, and ! believe you
would have done precisely that whlcn
was done by Jack Simpkins-would
have fed to cover to preserve your Id
erty."
SAYS ORCHARD HAD A MOTIVE
Orchard. said Mr.. Richardson. was
a man who had motive against Gov.
Steunenberg, 1t mattered not whe-
Their he had decided away his property
beyond redemption prior to his leav-
ing the Occur d'Alenes or not The
thought was always going through his
brain that he would have been rich
man II it had not been for Steunen-
berg This thought was expressed to
many witnesses and Richardson denied
that those witnesses were lying or
that the circumstances point TO any
thing but the absolute truth of their
testimony. Richardson reviewed Or
chard's movements just prior to the
killing of Steunenberg and said his
Strengthened financial condition, when
he was reduced to the necessity of
robbing a cash register. of burglariz-
ing railroad station and borrowing
money from a friend, gave the lie to
the theory that the federation was
paying for the crime and that he
coulG get money whenever he de-
sireI.
suffered indignities in the bull pen,
for his alleged participation in the
steunenberg murder, Mr.. Richardson
declared that mems animosities did not
increase with the passing of years, but
generally died out. Simpkins had pleu.
ty of opportunity before the arrival OF
Orchard to kill Steunenberg had he SO
desired.
AS court took recess at 11:2o o'clock
until 8 p. m. Mr.. Richardson an
nounced so the jury would not fan
dead" that he would positively con-
clude tonight.