Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-07-27

This Is not a hattie Of the rich against
the poor, or the poor against the rich.
We are here in the interest Of law, Of
Justice, of fairness
Senator Borah here plunged directly
into the assassination Of Governor
Steunenberg. He declared Orchard had
planted bomb as he had done many
times before. He was an old and ax.
perienced criminal. and he was not
alone in the commission Of crine.i
1T he cried, you stand at the gate
of Frank Steunenherg, broken and
stained with his own blood, and II
from there you follow the devious
way Of Harry Orchard you will flnd
that the trial Of blood passes up the
stairway In Denver up which Orchard
ran that day while the darly held
his horse at the curb below
The defense would have you be-
lieve that, notwithstandi what Moy-
er may have done, what Pettibone
may have done. what Simpkins may
have done, or what Orchard may have
done, Haywood is not guilty. But tho
law, gentlemen Of the Jury, says that
when men knowingly join togethef
to commit a crime, the act Of one ID
the act of the other, no matter where
that other may be at the time of tho
commission Of the crime.
Holds Conspiracy Exists.
1T is not an answer In our charge
for the attorneys for the defense ia
say: We care nothing for Jack Simp-
kins; let him go overheard. We cara
nothing for what Petttbone may have
done; we will take care Of him later
! tell you, and / think the court will
instruct you, that in case OF this
character the acts Of Pettibone are
the acts Of Haywood; the unexplained
letters and kilograms Of George Petit
bone and Jack simpkins are the ur-
explained letters and telegrams OF viii
liam d. Haywood
The only question here is as to
whether or not the evidence has been
adduced to satisfy you that there was
q conspiracy. Counsel for the defense
has said we have not shown an inner
circle or an organized bureau for
crime. Well, I could pretty nearly
rest the proof of that proposition on
| the argument Of Mr.. Darrow himself.
| The evidence in this case shows
that somewhere in the Western FEEDER
alton of Miners there is power which
controlled-a power which commits
crimes-.-it is proved as clearly as the
fact that Frank Steunenberg Is dead.
Take the 29th Of April, 1899, when
the members Of the Western Fedora
tion Of Miners walked boldly from
their work. organized with military
| precision, went to Wardner and there
blew up the Bunker Hill and Sullivan
mill.
Agrees Orchard Is Devil.
Mr.. Darrow tells you himself that
the miners went back next day to their
york In the mines. Why did they?
Because they believed there was no
such thing as law and order In the
state Of Idaho. Oh no, gentlemen Of
the jury, this was not criminal act;
| this was not the Western Federation
Of Miners. What was 1t? Was It an
accident? Jim Shayne was killed; oh,
yes, but he was scab, Darrow tells
you. The Bunker Hill mine was blown
up? oh, yes but 1t employed nom
union men. Darrow says that when
ever YOU get a thousand men together
to go and do a thing it is something
that ought to be done. That may be
the rule in Chicago, but it does not go
in Idaho.
"Darrow has painted Harry orchard
to you as a veritable devil and agree
with him"
Senator Borah declared that Attor-
ney Darrow in his address to the Jury
had offered subtle justification for ev-
erything charged against the defense
He set himself up In defiance Of all
4 the laws of public decency.
If the doctrine that Darrow preach
ed to you be true, / am not surprised
that these men committed murder"
said Senator Borah, who then turned
upon Attorney Richardson and declar-
ed that If Orchard is crazy it was no
compliment to one Of the greatest law
yers in the west that the maniac did
not disclose any of his insanity In q
| weeks cross-examination.
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