Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-07-27
Draws Dramatic Picture Of All
legged Assassination Con-
splracy, Using Only TeSti-
mony of Defense Witnesses.
EUL0GlES FOR THOSE
ATTACKED BY DARROW
Counsel for Prisoner Join in
Congratulating Senator on
Brilliant Presentation Of His
Side Of the Case.

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IBy Morning Journal Special Leased wlraI
Boise, Idaho. July 2G.--I1vIdence
and argument Is at an end and tomu--
morrow the jury will be left to decide
what penalty, II any William ID. Hay
wood shall pay for participation in 4
criminal conspiracy, resulting in the
assassination of former Governor
Frank steunenberg, with which he Is
United States Senator William E.
bOrah, for the prosecution, spoke the
last word tonight Tomorrow morning
Judge Fremont Wood will charge the
jury.
The crowd seeking admission to the
court room tonight broke all records
IN a murder trial In Idaho. When, hn-
any every seat and inch OF space
within the court room was llled sew
eral hundred stood on the lawn under
the open window that they might
catch sentences from the lmpassloned
pleading of the young senator.
Senator Borah laid the foundation
i Tor his argument last night This
lmorning he began an analysts OF the
evidence. He linked Orchard to Hay
wood, Haywood to SimpIxins, EimpklnH
10 Meyer. and Moyer to pettihone
Then, selecting only the evidence or
witnesses Of the defense he w0ve the
lives and movements Hf the five men
together. Then he took Orchard away
! from Denver and back again fn Den-
iver to the headquarters 1f the West
ern Federation Of Miners. Borah'p
voice quiyeriAg ana hand upfalaed.
ihngers 0utsEetched ne shouteds
Watch them now watch the nva
conspirators. Steunenbera Is to die IN
thirty days and they are moving ON
the scene"
The dramatic presentation sent a
thrill through the court room. For
the space OF ten seconds there was 81
lence. Then. relaxing. Borah c0ntln-
} lued with his mefelless logic. He
brought Davis, Copley. Adams and
Easterly. all officers or members of
the Western Federation OF Miners into
touch with Orchard. Without a pause
he drew picture after picture OF the
men assooiating together at various
points From each place and fresh
from every crime. he brought Orchard
back home to Denver and then
smiling, leaned toward the Jury to ask
why? Why always back to Denver.
unless there 1t was to find the protec-
tion and pay of his employers ?"
All those things denounced by coup-
sci for the defense found q bold and
brilliant paragraph Of defense In Sen
ator BOrah's interludes and counsel for
the defense were driven into a muir
mur OF protest The state Of Idaho. It's
people and its chief executive, each In
turn, were given brilliant eul0ey.
Under It all Haywood himself, was,
perhaps the one man IN the room who
showed the least emotion. At times
his face flushed and more than once
paled under the attack Of Borah, as,
reaching the climax Of the consDIra-
cles he pointed an accusing finger al
the man who he said was "the crlmi-
nal force behind the Western Federa-
tlon of Miners"
Mrs. steunenbere. widow OF the
dead governor, attended the morning
session but left early. almost pros
trated by the emotion awakened BY
Borah'n vivid 0ratofy. Haywood'a
mother also left the court room IN
tears but soon returned to take her
accustomed place beside the invalid
wife.
Senator Borah's perorallon was de-
livered In quiet, almost pleading tones
In strong contrast to the harsher voics
7 In which he spoke Of Clarence Dar-
rows argument Of Justification.
'If," he said, 'the state has pointed
out TO you the men who were con-
cerned In and who executed this aw-
ful crime. then IN the name Of man
hood and the W0mnnhood Of Idaho.
do your duty without fear OF favor
"As listened to the eloquent voice
OF counsel pleading for their client.
there came to me the memory Of an-
ether scene and another time. re-
membered again that night IN Decem-
ber. IN l905.--a night that added ten
year 10 the lives Of some here now ~
this ROOM l felt again the ley chlll
and faced the driving sieel And I
stood again beside the body of my dear
friend whose life blood stained the
snow.
u felt again the disgrace that had
come to Idaho. / saw q murdered
man that meant more than murder
for II meant the first blow fhat on-
,archy had aimed It ny state And
on that night | said - myself can time
unteach the lesson # thIa hanrf
Let us then be brave II this SUI
preme moment # the defendant Il
innocent. then let him so free. but II
not, then let him take The punishment
that the law prescfIheH
You have q higher duty 70 perform
than ever was asked - 3 jury n
Idaho. Some Of xau men have stood
the test IN the past II the protection
Of your homes and .ouH Has. hut yon
have never faced = dnlf that required
q higher courage than now.
TN every home II Idaho the
mineilnE with thoughts 81 things that
made these homes possible and II eve
cry home throughout this broad land
men and women tonight look II Fou
~ brave men who HEana faH FIahk ami
the naR.r
Al the close 8E Senator Hnfah'H 81.
ldre~ and the adIoaTHmHHs f court
ne was auffaHnHea HHH Congratulated
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