The Washington times., 1907-07-26

when he ascended the scanold- Other
men have died II the same cause Men
OF strong devotion 70 duty have gone
to the scafOld, the flames, and the rack
He can die II he must but he is not
alone concerned. speak for the poor.
the weak and the weary.
Remember. IL you hang him you
the world. The eyes OF the world are
on you twelve men OF Idaho. II you
klll him you VIII be applauded among
the great railroad officers From the
men who control banks and from the
vultures and spiders OF Wall street will
come paeans Of praise But II you ac-
quit, out on the broad praiTies, through
all the factories and from under the
ground where hundreds OF thousands
WORK Will come prayers Of thanksgfv-
Ing. These are standing with out
stretched hands imploring you to save
uaywoOd's life"
Mr.. Darrow was exhausted in voice
and vitality when nc finished. For two
days ne had walked up and down in
front OF the jury driving home his
points. During all the time he shook
dress was slOuchy and he wore no
waistcoat- He tossed back his light
coat and he stopped over within few
inches Of the jurymen IN the first row
them how they could live IN peace and
settle with their consctences II they
hung Haywood on Orchards testimony.
The confidential atmosphere between
the pleader and the jury was rudely
disturbed in the afternoon when Lee
Scnr1Neners q ranchman, IN the back
row. addressed Mr.. Darrow and. stat
ing that two Of the Jurymsn suffered
from headache. requested him 70 stand
further back while delivering his
Fpeech.
sides that Mr.. Darrow made a most
enectiVe plea. He plausibly explained
all the suspicious circumstance con-
meeting Meyer, Haywood. and Pettibone
with Orchard He ridfculed the God
dard bomb that was in the earth nine
mOntlts- 1he Independence depot eX-
plosion he charged 10 a detective con
spiracy.
show Orchards motive for killing
Steunenberg. One by one he read the
names OF thirty witnesses, many women
had fold them he was going 10 an
Steunenbcrg- Almost all had testified
that Orchard had asserted SteuuenberE
had driven him out OF Idaho. as he was
on the eve Of becoming a millionaire
Are all these liars. and IS Harry the
only spotless and truthful one9" he
asked.
Envy, hatred and malice on the part
Of Orchard were pictured when he ar
all his Old friends millionaires, made 80
by the Hercules Mine
Letter From Petitions.
The letter received by Orchard IN the
Caldwell jail. and which he said was
from Pettibone. was. he admitted. a
suspicious circumstance, but" said
he, suppose It was from Pettibone and
suppose 800 had been sent 70 Simp-
kins 10 give 70 Orchard, that does not
mean that IL was 70 pay for murder
Mrs. Day swore that Orchard told her
he had placed money with Petubone for
safekeeping-"
AIr. DITrOw argued that because
5impkins ran away, that was not evi-
dence OF guilt.
There was an agitator and disturber
who walked the earth 100 years ago.,
he said, WHO aroused the mob and ran
away and hid He was betrayed By
one or his disciples, and because he was
an agitator the mob killed him The
mob today has not changed much from
that time.
'Simpkins had reason TO run. He
may return when passions cool. but
ne had one experience in prison. and
he did not want 10 try another"
Mr. DarrOW explained why PettIbone
and Adams were not put on the stand;
they would JeOpsrdiZe their own trials
by subJecting themselves TO cross-ex-
animation.