The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-06-20
RULES FOR STATE
Judge Wood Admits Articles in
the Miners Magazine
To Evidence in the Trial of
William ID. Haywood.
SOME HOT STUFF READ
Obituary Notices of Steunen-
berg Was Bitter in Tone.
Name of Eugene v. Debs Comes
Into the Case. J

OF SL6unen berg
and other figures of the labor wars of
Idaho and Colorado published in the
| Miners Magazine were this morning
read to the jury that is trying Villa m
d. Haywood for murder. Judge Wood
permitted the Introduction of almost
all of the articles offered by the state
as showing the animus toward Steun-
enberg of Haywood and the other
leaders of the Western Federation of
Miners and excluded all of the articles
published after Steunenberg was
killed.
The most important of the articles
read to the jury by Senator Borah was
| entitled THE Passing of Steunen-
berg. 1t appears in the magazine is
sued for January, 1901. 1t begins:
"On the 10th day of January, 1901,
Frank Steunenberg of Idaho, will sink
into obscurity from public view
where he shall forever lie buried
damned for the outrages he commit
ted upon the workingmen of the
Occur d'Alenes during the past 20
months"
Continuing it says:
-Four years ago when the president
of the Western Federation of Miners
helped make this monstrosity gov
| ernor of Idaho, he said he did not
nave $50 III cash, but four years later
in 1900, he was able to spend $4,000
TO manipulate the Democratic state
convention
In conclusion the article ssvs:
When men and women will bless
the name of Paul Corcoran, the
model husband. the honest man i'm
prisoned by this filthy reptile, Steun-
enberg's name will be uttered with
loathing. Farewell, Steunenberg,
T
cal career is ended. You have done
everything in your power to send the
men who made you governor to the
penitentiary and worse than all you
stand before the world a convicted
perJurer before congressional in
vestigating commission But your cheek
has long since lost the blush of shame
and your damnable deeds will never
appeal to your manhood for such you
never possessed. Your sole ambition
was money, which in your estimation
WAS superior to honor, but you are
gone and upon your political tomb
stone shall be inscribed the indelible
words: Here lies a hireling and a
traitor" ,"
Proceedings in Detail.
Boise, Idaho, June 20.-When court
opened this morning, Judge Wood an
nounced his decision on the admis-
sibility of articles in the Miners maga-
zine as evidence. He said the court
missibility of the articles appearing in
the magazine. showing the animus
of the Western Federation of Miners
during the period of the commission
of the series of crimes confessed by
Orchard and alleged by him to have
been melted by officers of the Western
Federation of Miners. Articles ap-
pearing after the period, the court
said, would not be admitted
The jury was not brought into court
this morning until after Judge Wood
had handed down his opinion.
1.-The evidence in the case on trial."
said Judge Wood. "shows considera BILE
difference from the case cited yester-
day by counsel for the defense and
known generally as the anarchists
case. In that instance the state relied
upon a chai of circumstances and
many of the publications there admit
ted were published by the defendants
themselves and were assailed for the
specific purpose of showing the inten-
ton of the defendants to commit the
crime charged and their animus to-
ward the police.
"In the case on trial the evidence
of the state purports to come in part
from one of the parties to the defense. |
That witness has stated that not only
has he committed the crime here
charged, but several others as well, !
and he is relied upon to show that the
crimes were committed at the instance |
of this defendant and other defendants |
said to be the managing officers of the
Some Are Admissible
"The magazine offered in evidence ap-
pears to have been under the control
of those officers. The court is convinc- |
ed that after showing the attitude of |
the organizati ton and the attitude of |
the managing officers their animuS and |
feeling toward these against whom the |
crimes were committed or attempted |
certain of the publications cited by the |
state are admissible. The court will |
admit the articles bearing on former |
Governor Steunenberg, Governor Pea |
body, Judge Garbert and Goddard and |
several others. AS to the articles fol- |
court has some doubt and will resolve |
that doubt in favor of the defendant"
ITO which ruling" interposed At
torney Richardson, we desire to pre-
serve an exception.
at will be noted" said the court
"And We also would like the ruling
to state that defense may introduce
auv articles, it desires from the maga-
zine" added Attorney Darrow.
''The court will pass on that when it
comes to IT, said Judge Wood.
Senator Rorah then read from a CODY
article written by Ed Boyce in which
ne outlined the policy of the magazine
as proposing to stand for the interest
of the Western Federation of Miners
and in q general way for the laboring
1.asses against TIE predatory classes
The second exhibit, a letter from Eu-
gene Debs and published in the issue of
February H. was also read by Senator
Borah In the article Debs greeted the
aEaz zine and paid a tribute to the an
of its policy by Boyce. He
went on to 5enounce Governor Steunen-
berg and the officials of Idaho in the
severest terms as men who should go
back to their native hell" and who