The Ordway new era., 1907-07-26


"Fourth-l shall discuss the series
OF the events relied on by the state to
prove a conspiracy against the defend
ants. Haywood. Meyer and Pettibone.
FILTH shall devote myself to the
ascertainment of the particular offense'
the defendants are mere on trial for.
for. remember. gentlemen, that while
the range OF the evidence has covered
many fields and many crimes, there is
but one charge In the Indictment. but
one ohense against the state Of Idaho.
sixth shall consider Mr.. Orchard
while under arrest.
Seventh shall consider Mr.. Or.
chard while in the pen.
"Eighth-l shall devote myself to
the impeachment OF Mr.. Orchard.
"Ninth-To the treatment of Mr..
Haywood, the manner and method OF II
and the reasons therefor.
''Tenth-l shall devote myself, as ]
have been invited to do. to the reasons
why certain witnesses did not testify
for the prosecution and as to why GER
tain others did not testify for the de-
fense.
Eleventh. and finally. l shall dis
Gus this case as IL appears before this
jury.
"When have finished these eleven
subdivisions will have done all that
| can to assist the jury in arriving At
a proper and just verdict in this case"
Discussing the law as applied to Or
chard. Mr. Richardson said the corrob'
Grating evidence In support of Il con.
Tossing witness must be SO strong that
standing by itself, separated and apart
from the witnesses story, 1t is sufii'
rtA IN oil IN
as to the defendants guilt. He charged
tat the state had no corroborating
circumstances OF this character as to
the murder OF Governor Steunenberg,
and for the reason that a general con
spiracy was charged and all the events
OF the Colorado labor wars were gone
into.
Richardson described Orchard as de.
claring that he was a dime novel hero
He wanted to be known as bad
man." He had his picture taken hold
ing n smoking revolver over cOmpaa
ion lying in a position of death over q
card table. This photograph. said the
lawyer, depicted the character OF
Harry Orchard. the 'tinsel hero and
blood: an uncle committed suicide
blood; an uncle committed suicide
while worrying over some imaginary
crime.
Orchards testimony to receiving
money from the Western Federation o
Miners for crime was not corroboratct
by single witness. Mr.. Richardson as
serted.
As to the coming of the militia Il
Cripple Creek, Attorney Richardson
} said they came at the behest and IL
| the service of the Mine Owners assu
: citation,
MIR. Richardson declared that Will,
he was not allowed to discuss the de
, portatlOns from Cripple Creek or tn
: employment OF detectives in the va
: rious miners unions. he wanted t,
= dwell as much as possible on condition
In Colorado.
what | want you men TO know Il
that II these men were guilty of tn
crimes charged against them in Colo
rado they would long ago have beel
called to account to Colorado law"
l Next in the consideration of the Al
+ torney came the blowing up of the Ir
2 dependence depot. He demanded {
, know why young Nevill. who was sal
by Orchard to have been with him tn
day of the explosion, was brought t
: Boise but never put upon the stand t
corroborate the confession of the wi
! ness.
= Answering Mr Hawleys taunt in hi
opening address as to why the defens
5 had not put Steve Adams on the stand
= Richardson declared he wanted to b
perfectly frank. at would have been
: case of dog eat dog and Hawley an
S Borah knew IL. Under the same in
nuences that worked on Orchard.
| cnpfpGGinn Sarurnl from Adam
2 which he repudiatcd. They have tn
e confessions and we have the repudia
= tion. The whole truth. gentlemen. i
l that one was afraid to put him on TIL
stand. and the other didn't dare to-"