Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-07-23
Attorney Richardson for
Haywood Makes a
Strong Plea.
STORY PARTLY TRUE
Conceded Chief Witness Killed
Steunenberg In Most Public
Manner Possible.

ment in the Haywood trial this morn
ing Attorney Richardson reverted II
the Bradley explosion in San Fran
cisco briefly to call attention to the
testimony of the witness who said
Orchard declared Bradley got what
was coming to him and there is a chap
named Steunenberg whose going 10
get his" the attorneys voice was
quite husky today as a result of yes
terday's effort.
Give Orchard Credit.
Declaring Orchard was a man pos
sessed with the lust for murder-a de-
sire to glut his disOrdered brain with
the blood of his fellow man-Richard-
son told the jury the defense was
ready and willing TO admit Orchard ac-
complished the taking off of Governor
SteunenberG in the manner described
by him on the witness stand. Orchard
was painted as a man who fancied
there was glory in spectacular crime.
Had Many Chances.
Day after day the opportunity was
presented TO him to kill Steunenberg
in comparative safety to himself. but
rather than shoot the man whose giant
stature, the attorney said, offered
target as big as the side of a barn
door," Orchard planted a bomb and
planned the deed so it might attract
| the greatest amount of attention.
Richardson~assert Orchards motive
against Stemenberg was the real or
fancied loss of his interest in the Her
cules mine through being driven out of
Occur d'Alene.
Declares Story Absurd.
Of Orchards story of many of his
attempts upon the lives of men said to
have been marked for death by the fed
Grafton, Richardson said it was the
most absurd thing on the face of the
| Garth
He said it would be Tong time be-
| fore the law would sanction conviction
on such testimony as had been adduced
against Haywood, and pleaded with the
jury not to put the halter about the
neck of his client "at the behest of the
Mine Owners association and its rep
resentatives."
| Talks Over -Four Hours.
Boise, Idaho. July 2S.-For four
hours and a half yesterday f. F. Rich
ardsOn pleaded with the jury for the
| life of William d. Haywood Under
order of the court, the hours for the
days session were changed and in
! place of sitting in the afternoon, the
court met in the evening Judge Wood
was informed by the jury that the ex-
treme heat of the court room was too
trying on some of the jurors and corn
piled with the request for an evening
session.
Members of the federation of mil
ers and friends of Haywood expire IS
some apprehension as to the jury's yer
dict. which will probably be reached
before the end of the week, under the
instructions to be given by Judge
Wood.
BY ruling out the testimony regard
ing the deportation of miners aud
other testimony which the defense
sought to introduce the courts in
favorable TO the prosecution. say some
of those who have followed the trial.
/ Glad End Is Near.
Every person connected with thu
trial. even the good people of Boise,
who are deeply interested in the re-
suit, express a feeling of relief that
the long. wearisome story of murder,
crime and lawlessness, which has been
coming from the lips of witnesses Oh
the stand for two months. and will be
reviewed and emphasized for the next
few days by counsel will come to an
end this week