Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-07-26


pie Greek troubles. Darrow declared
that 'when some day the people get
the right angle of this case and look
back upon the Colorado labor strug-
giles. they will have had one of the
most important and pregnant chap
tiers in the history of the United
States"
Darrow dwelt for the last hour OF
the morning session upon the Bradley
ley explosion in San Francisco. He
declared that all the evidence pointed
to a gas explosion and described the
testimony in support of Orchards
story as to the bomb as rmanufac-
tured in Pinkerton McPartlands per-
jury factory"
The attorney asserted that II was
impossible for Orchard to have gained
the roof of the Bradley apartment ex-
cept by climbing the gutter pipe.
"And you don't catch Harry climb
ing any pipes" he went on "Oh, no,
no chance like that for Harry He
might fall down and hurt his finger,
and II he hurt his finger he might
not be able to play the harp in king
dom come"
Before passing the Colorado trou-
bles in which the federation was in
volved. Attorney Darrow accused Gov
ernor Peabody Of trying to murder
Meyer, Sherman Bell Of having tried
to assassinate him, and the Mine Own
ers' association OF having had him ar
rested on false charges. AS oppor-
tunity afforded, the attorney con-
tinued to inveigh against the newspa-
pers and the "capitaiistic Glass;
Leaving Denver with Orchard, Dar-
row followed him through Idaho up
to Portland and Seattle and back to
the Coeur d'Alenes in 1905.
Here at Wallace Darrow again ar
gued, the inspiration of the motive for
the killing of Steunenberg lay in the
finding of all his old partners in the
Hercules mine rich, while Orchard
himself was poor. Ignoring entirely
the argument of Richardson that Or
chard was in the employ Of the Pink
ertons at the time he killed Steunen-
berg, Darrow asserted that the posi-
ton of the defense was that Orchards
sole motive for the murder of Steun-
enberg was to pay off the old grudge
and revenge for having been driven
out of the Coeur d'Alenes and the loss
Of the opportunity to get rich like his
old partners.
Running rapidly through the list Of
witnesses who have testified to threats
made by Orchard against Steunenberg,
Darrow had a good word to say for
each, and argued their credibility as
against Orchard General Engley, Of
| Colorado, former attorney general.
afforded an opportunity for eulogy Of
the former governor Waite. who Dar-
row said would be revered by the hum
dreds of thousands Of people through
kI.sa 8. ~. -
he took for the cause Of labor.
And so this man, filled with hat
red" Darrow continued, went down
to Caldwell to kill Steunenberg, whom
| he hated, and he borrowed the money
from his old partner, Paulson. in or
der that he might be able to do the
deed Jack Simpkins was at Cald-
WE'LL too, and he went from there to
| Spokane and then TO Denver. He
! travelled on Orchards ticket. | prom
| Used to prove this to you, but | haven't
done so. I'm not permitted to tell
you why, but | may say that one Of
our witnesses was killed in the night
time In Denver, when he was starting
recently for Boise to testify on this
subject"
barrow admitted that the letter
written by Pettibone TO Orchard and
received by Orchard after his arrest,
in which Pettlbone said that s100 had
been sent to Simpkins by Haywood,
was a suspicious circumstance, but
not discriminating. In any event, he
said. that outside Of orchard. there
was no direct evidence to show that
PettibOne sent the letter.
The letter from Haywood to Mrs.
| Orchard and the sending of money by
Pettibone TO Orchard In San Fran
cisco. Darrow said, were perfectly
legitimate transactions. This evidence.
he said, like the other evidence
brought by the state, failed utterly to
incriminate his client.
AT five minutes after o'clock,
after having spoken altogether for
nearly eleven hours, Darrow reached
his peroration.
II lack the voice and the strength"
he said. "to discuss with YOU the many
things / would like to call TO your at
| tention."
He paid tribute to Senator Borah
as "the able counsel who would follow
and plead for law and order" and
speak of the flag and the country.
"But / tell you, gentlemen, that
there IS nothing in this case but Or
chard.
II am confident that you will real
lie this, and in this confidence leave
the case with you and may peace be
with you.
"Mr. Hawley says that he believes
In this case. believe in II as / be-
lieve in my life. I've given thirty
years of my life for the poor. have
plead cases for them, but never be-
fore have l plead a case in which
felt such an interest. and never did
hope for a verdict in favor Of my
client as hope for this"
EloQuently Darrow appealed for
mercy and justice. He said he had
4 known Haywood for many years, and
that the day Of his conviction would
be a sad day for him. The sun would
not shine and the birds would not
sing.
"But It is not for BIZ Haywood l
plead" he cried cor for his widow or
his orphans. II he dies ten thousand
who work In the mines will send their
mite to support the widow and the lit-
tie ones. aud million people send
their message OF sympathy. I don't
plead for Haywood. Don't think for
a moment that II you kill Haywood
you will XIII the labor movement Of
the world or the hopes and aspirations
lOf the poor. Haywood can die II die
lhe must. but there are others who Will
Hive n he dies. and they Will eone 10
take his place and carry the banner
which he lets fall. / plead for the
lpoor and the weak and the weary. The
eyes OF the world are on you twelve
men OF Idaho. and wherever the Eng
llsh tongue Is spoken, and through
the Civilized world. they are N0nder-