The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-08-01

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placed at his gate.
again hostile camps arose. vi
the one side 1t was said the act must
have been done by some man In
whose breast personal hatred ranked
The mineowners, however, were
strong In their condemnation OF the
Western Federation of Miners. IL
has been said here that In some
quarters there was even an attempt
TO Justify the deed. want TO say
to YOU, gentlemen, that we OF the
defense do not believe there Is any
| Justification for sucE an act. we
shall not attempt to justify IL; we
do not believe 1t can be justiheo
from any point of VIEW
| Mr.. Richardson then reviewed the
event following the death OF former
Gov. Steunenberg. saying Harry Or
chard was caught almost red-handed
In the act.
A Pinkerton detective came TO
Idaho and soon had confession
from man who to save bis own
worthless neck was ready to place the
blame on others. The natter was
taken up by that portion OF the press
which depends on prosperous and
capitalistic classes, and the leaders
of the Western Federation OF Miners
were declared guilty without a hear
Ing.
SO far-reaching was this influence,
declared Mr.. Richardson, that 1t ex-
tended even to the White House.
The attorney begged the jurors to
lay aside any impression they may
have formed from reading the news
papers during the past year and to
start with him at the beginning OF
the case, and go through the various
events, one by one, without feeling
or prejudice.
"Do this he exclaimed, $50 we
may justly determine In the light OF
our conscience, Illuminated by high
heaven, IL the man here at the bar
and his co-defendants In the cells be-
low are guilty OF the crime charged.
1t Is my intention TO carry out my
argument, II l am not overcome by
heat, In the following order:
"First-I shall discuss the law as
applied to this case and to the prose
cutting witness.
"Second-I shall discuss the his
tory OF the Western Federation Of
Miners.
"Third--I shall discuss the genera
conditions which prevailed In th'
Occur d'Alenes at the time OF thu
Bunker Hill and Sullivan mill explo
sion and at Cripple Creek prior Il
and during the strike In that sec
tion.
"Fourth--I shall discuss the serie
, OF events relied on by the state t.
, prove conspiracy against the de
! PENDANTS Haywood, Meyer and Petit
, bone.
"Fifth--I shall devote myself t.
the entertainments OF the particula
o otiense the defendants are here Oh
: trial for, for, remember, gentlemen
that while the range OF the evidenc
/. has covered many fields and man.
I crimes, there Is but one charge II
+ the indictment, but one offens
4 against the state Of Idaho.
!. "Sixth--I shall consider Mr.. Or
: chard while under arrest.
o SEVENTH shall consider Mr.. Or
o chard while In the penitentiaIy.
"Eighth-I shall devote myself t
the impeachment of Mr.. Orchard.
!. "Ninth-To the treatment of MI
n Haywood, the manner and method Q
Z II and the reason therefor.
8 "Tenth--l shall devote myself, a
L | have been invited to do, to the Iea
$ sons why certain witnesses did no
q testify for the prosecution and as t
II why certain others did not testif
!, for the defense.
o "Eleventh--Andh nally 1 shall dis
II cuss this case as 1t appears befor
II this jury.
!, when | have finished these eleve
|. subdivisions l will have done a
q that | can do tn assist the jury Il
/, arriving at proper and just veIdic
= In this cause"
IS Discussing the law as applied t
Q Orchard, Mr.. Richardson said tn
evidence 10 support of confessin
witness must be so strong tina
e standing by itself, separated an,
e apart from the witnesses story, 1t /
v sufficient to remove all REASONABLE
. doubt as to the defendants guilt.
I, Court adjourned at IL AS a. m. unit
b q p, m.
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