Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-07-22
ATTY. RICHARDSON
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covered many fields ana many crimes.
there Is but enc charge IN the indict-
ment but one offense against the state
of Idaho.
sixth shall consider Mr.. Orchard
while under arrest.
SEVENTH shall consider Mr.. Or
chad While In the penitentiary.
"highth--I 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 therefore.
Tenth 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
certain others did not testify for the
defense.
Eleventh, and finally, shall dis
cuss this case as 1t appears before this
jury.
when / have finished these II sub
divisions / will have done all that
can do to assist the jury In arriving at
n proper and Just verdict IN this cause =
ORCHARD UNCoRRoBoRATED.
Discussing the law as applied to Or
chard, Mr. Richardson said the cor
roborating evidence in support OF a
confessing witness must be no strong
that standing by itself, separated ana
apart from the witnesses story, 1t Is
sufficient to remove all reasonable
doubt as to the defendants guilt. he
charged that the state had no corrop-
Grating circumstances of this charact-
er as to the murder OF Gov. Steunenberg
and that for the reason that a general
conspiracy was charged and all the
events of the Colorado labor wars were
gone into.
But gentlemen of the jury" said
Richardson the general conspiracy
that the prosecution complains of is a
lawful conspiracy. II this be a conspir-
acy then you are In conspiracy II you
are Democrat and vote the Demo-
cratic ticket The Western Federation
OF Miners was In a conspiracy to elect
Its men to Office, to shorten hours and
to fix wages, and every one OF those
objects Is lawful yet in this country
Taking up next the history of the
Western Federation of Miners. MT.
Richardson said that while much was
heard nowadays as to the equal DIS
tribution of wealth. the motto OF al
would be, so long as men are consti-
tuted as they are. to Get all you can
while you're Citing, says l." This say
ing from. The Hoosier Scnoolmaster.'
applied alike TO capital and TO labor.
Delving into the Occur 'Alene troub-
les, Mr.. Richardson declared that most
the Standard Oil company and he pro-
claimed that wherever conditions were
such as to create u Rockefeller at one
end of the line and a man with gaunt
dinner pail at the other, more or less
friction and trouble is bound to occur.
The Bunker Hill property had turned IN
for taxation at 100000 but after the mil
was blown up a loss OF sSoo.o'V was
claimed.
NO APOLOGY FOR NIscREANTs-
II am not going to explain or apollo
gize for the men who blew up that
MILL" said the attorney. 1T Is sum-
cient for us to say that Haywood was
not Il part OF It, Meyer was not part
of it, and Pettibone was not part OF
II. You are not going TO convict these
men for what was done that day, so
the matter requires but little thought
or attention. After the mill was de-
stroyed II is shown tho men returned
10 their homes and their work. There
was no more disorder, no insurrection,
but Gen. Merriam and his negro troops
were ordered into the district. Be II
said to his credit, that GOV. Steunen-
berg was not on the ground and did
not see personally what was done but
gentlemen OF the jury IL you were driv-
en- out OF the country. II you were In
carcerated In bull pen, " you were
held there and blistered In the heat OF
midsummer II you we're subjected y
the insults Of negro soldiers, wouiu
there not have been hatred and resent
mcnt In your breasts against all wnt
had had part or a parcel In tbs
treatment meted out to you? An.
say it is to the credit of every man put
In that bull pen. without charge OF
trial, that there was no result from il
disastrous TO the leaders securing theil
Incarceration be he great or small.
say that this fact speaks volumes In my
mind for the control OF this orsaniza-
ton over Its members"
Before taking up the Cripple Greek
troubles. Mr. Richardson returned &c
the history OF the Federation OF Min
| ers and pointed out what his objects
| had been--to better conditions. 10 care
for lis sick and dying, the widows ant
| orphans OF It's members. He ridiculec
the idea. that anyone could claim thai
/ 10000 working men organized for theii
| betterment could be termed 10000 Grim
inals.
AS 20 Cripple Creek. Mr.. Richardson
| dwelt again uyon the fact that many o.
the mines were owned by the STANDARD
| oil company. Wherever that company
operates. be II Colorado or Michigan
the attorney asserted there was always
some sort OF labor trouble.
LABOR ALWAYS woRsTED.
"And labor" he exclaimed. always
| gets tho worst OF IL. don't know whether
labor Is always right on sometimes wrong
| but | do say that II Is not right that
the lahoring man should bear the brunt OF
vi hat he doesn't do,'
Richardson next told OF the coming Of
Harry Orchard into the Cripple Greek
district He recalled the early crimes &
which Orchard onfessed--selilns short
weight cheese, burning the cheese fac
tory gambling, etc,
Gle even gambled away his interest
| In the Hercules prospect~aceording e
his own story," said the attorney.
| THE defense claims Orchard lost his
interest In this mine by being driven ou
OF the country, and II was for this thai
| he murdered Rteunenberg. Mr. Richard
son went on 10 explain his statement NJ
20 the gambling that orchard went on
70 explain his statement a. TO the gam