The Ordway new era., 1907-07-26
DEFENSE TALKS
HAYwooos LEADING ATTORNEY
BEGINS SPEECH.
INTENSE INTEREST SHOWN
The Lawyer Graphically Por,rays Con,
ditions Leading Up to the
Foul Murder.

Boise, ldaho.-"The event of Decem.
ber 30, 1905. resulting in the death of
doScrnor Frank Stcunenberg, cast con
sternation over the entire civilized
world"
In these words T.. +. Richardson
began today the opening address for
the defense OF the jury which holds the
tate OF William d. Haywood In It's
hands. On account of the heat Judge
wood announced that he had aban.
doned the idea OF holding three court
sessions a day. IL was arranged TO
hold morning and evening sessions I'M
III the case goes TO the Jury for final
decision.
MIR. Richardson plunged directly into
the death OF Governor Stcunenberg In
his opening sentence. lie declared II
was Governor Steunenberg's fortune
during his administration to stand in
the forefront of labor war In the
Occur d'Alenes. Perhaps. he said, the
situation demanded all that governor
did: perhaps 1t did not.
Il do not know" declared Richard
son, "and shall not attempt to say.
But, at any rate, for the first time in
the administration OF American JUS
tice. the bull pen was called into being.
Men were put in this bull pen, per-
haps as matter OF necessity. but Ger
tainly without due process of law. Gov
ernor Steunenberg's course was con.
demned upon the one side and praised
upon the other.
when the death OF Governor Steu.
ncnberg was flashed TO the world there
was the immediate conclusion in
nearly all quarters that there was some
connection between the Cocur d'Alene
troubles and the bomb which was
placed AT his gate.
Again hostile camps arose. On the
one side II was said the act must have
been done by some man in whose
breast personal hatred ranked. The
mine owners, however. were strong in
their condemnation Of the Western
Federation of Miners. II has been said
here that In some quarters there was
even an attempt TO justify the deed.
81 want TO say to you, gentlemen
that we OF the defense do not believe
there is any justification for such an
act. We shall not attempt to justify
1t: We do not believe II can be justi
fed from any point Of view"
Mr.. Richardson then reviewed the
event following the death of former
Governor Steunenberg, saying Harry
Orchard was caught almost red
handed in the act. A Pink
erton detectice came to Idaho
and soon had confession from
man. who, to save his own worthless
neck. was ready to place the blame
upon others. The matter was taker
up by that portion Of the press which
depends upon the prosperous and cap
italistic classes and the leaders of The
Western Federation of Miners were
adjudged guilty without a hearing.
$50 far-reachinG was this influence,
declared Mr.. Richardson, that 1t ex
tended even to the White House.
''It is my intention TO carry out my
argument. if ] am not. overcome b!
heat. in the following order
"First-I shall discuss the law II!
applied TO this case and to the prose
cutting witness.
Second shall discuss the histor!
of the Western Federation of Miner:
as shown here in the evidence.
"Third-I shall discuss the genera
conditions which prevailed in thu
Coeur d'Alencs at the time of thu
Bunker Hill and Sullivan mill explo
sion and at Cripple Creek prior to ant
during the strike in that section.