Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1907-06-24

poISE, Idaho, June z4.-Ine open
i. statement for the defense in the
usvwood case was made this morning
4 Attorney Darrow. knowledge Of
NJ fact that the defense would oper
- case drew large crowd ito the
oourtroom, and interest was unabated,
though the attorney spoke the better
part Of the day.
barrow reminded the jury that they
had been instructed to keep their
minds on the guilt or innocence of the
accused until all the evidence was in
troduced. He said the prosecution had
covered wide ground and the defense
would have TO meet it step by step.
The defendant, said Darrow, had
been charged nationally with Steun-
snberg's murder. but the state charges
this murder was but an incidental part
Of a great conspiracy and that the
Western Federation of Miners was an
agent to commit murders, control poll
tics, hire lawyers and other criminal
things going into the history of the
organization.
Darrow stated. "It was organized in
Q cell beneath this courtroom" and
II was organized under the advice of
Hawley, now leading counsel for the
prosecution. Hawley, he declared,
was the godfather of the western
Federation of Miners, and the men
who organized it thought it was an
innocent undertaking.
The attorney said the Western Fed
Grafton was an Industrial, not a muir
derous, organization. 1t had taken
part in politics, but, said he, 1--WE are
not going to hang every organization
which has done such a thing. If we
did, no corporation would be safe"
He said the Federation had tried to
secure the enactment of eight-hour
awsi tried to elect friendly United
States senator's, tried to elect Mr..
Hawley, but, unfortunately, had fail
cd. There is no claim that the Fed
eration,' he said. was an organization
Of angels. Angels don't work in mines;
they are mine owners"
barrow next went, at some length,
INTO the purposes of the organization,
ueclaring 1t had nothing to apologize
lor, and contrasted the condition of
miners previous to. organization with
tnelr present condition. He spoke of
tne troubles which had been encoun-
Tered by the union since it's inception
ana the hostility of the mine owners to
'ne organization and of the efforts the
NINE owners have made to destroy the
union and the accidents and casualties
win which it was accused and of
which it was innocent
Every illegitimate child" Darrow
SAD west Of the Mississippi river
nau been wrapped in its swaddling
Ol0tnes, hurried to Denver and laid on
'ne uoorstep of the western Fedora
aon Of Miners"
turing to the Miners Magazine,
Dalrow admitted that many foolish
anu Incorporate things had appeared
~ nut said that Meyer and Petit
rone mad paid little attention to it.
Darrow said the defense would also
.sau some of the things the prosecu-
0n Ialled to. which showed the maga-
uld not counsel violence.
ne went into the Occur d'Alene
nOuoies In 1899 and declared that the
SuiiNer Hill and Sullivan mine was
s saown up not by the union. but by a
oaey crowd OF miners, merchants,
seaeners and hangers-on, and that the
pany.
ne spoke Of the horrors of the bull
pen' ana then, in scathing terms, de-
uneed Orchard. Orchard was not a
'ef' ne was gambler. Darrow said
e ueiense would prove that Orchard
- 'ne day of the explosion, was moi
sent' but was engaged in his IA
write pastime of gambling.
we win show" the counsel con.
naa' aueo' that he did not participate ii
ho Os, OF the crimes which he has her,
ool.y lwenty or thirty witnesses would
Sfadiet S,o. would stand and contra.
,,, Sone Of these witnesses win b.
uers' MN said Mr. Darrow, 'but other
wha oe eminently respectable people
,h., M nave never done days work II
,n. row next sketched the wander
u.s. ,,., OF Orchard, and then followe,
MN n . description OF defendants
ny ne declared were plain homes
rs.s Fettibone was not. he said. /
eoau oen Of the Moderation and no
e'ed intimately in any way wit