The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-07-25

men of the Mine Owners association. you men who are seeking the life of 1 Bill Haywood, not because he is Hay wood but because he represents a class, | do not be so shortsighted, so foolish as to believe that you will strangle the l Western Federation of Miners when you tie rope around Bill Haywood's neck i do not be so blind as to believe when you make three fresh new graves here 1 in Idaho that you have killed the labor | movement in this world. When Bill Haywood is gone millions of other willing hands will carry on his work l of victory to the end"
 1 At 11:40 a. m. recess was taken un- l til 6 D. m. when MT. Darrow will con | tinue.
 A Living Lie.
 When Clarence Darrow hnishhed his plea in defense of Haywood at the even l inS session of the court which opened at l 6 O clock, he resumed his arraignment of l Orchard and McPartland
 | The attorney begged the pardon of the l jury for dwelling so long upon the char acter of Orchard, but he said it was nec- I essary to point out just what sort of man it was who was condemning Mover, Pet | tibone and Haywood. so that the jury l might determine whether it would be safe 1 even 10 whip a dog on such testimony as 1 he gave much less to hang a human be- | ing. Mir. Darrow described Mcfarland as a lying. decetful scoundrel-the very l life of a detective, he declared was liv- l ing lie.
 MT. Darrow began to discuss some or l the evidence in the case, the taking up of | the troubles in the Cour. d'Alenes district | of Idaho in 1899, when, he declared. that ] Governor Steunenberg sowed the seeds of more strife and struggle than was ever sown by the governor of any state down to the present time.
 No Justification.
 "There was no justification for it.' ex- 1 claimed the attorney. When such a 1 course is taken by chief executive of a l state, it is high time that all government l the law of might. There is not man liv ! ing who can defend it. Doubtless Gov ernor Steunenberg felt that what he was the only thing he could do l am not ! here to discuss him or his motives, but l l know that both inside and outside of labor 1 unions, in all walks of life, there were i those who denounced and always will de nounce the acts of Steunenberg so long as we pretend to have a government by law in these United States
 ] Defending the articles printed in the l Miners Magazine. denouncirg Steunen- 1 berg. Darrow said they were written by Ed Boyce, the first president of the West
 
 the smelters and not o. the colleges-but an honest man for all that, and a man 1 who had a right to express his honest l opinions of the unwarranted herding of men in q bull pen surrounded by lice, Pinkerton detectives and other vermin.''.
 Bought With Blood. 1 With flaming words. the attorney pie turer to the jury the differences between the owners of the mines and the smelters , who rolled up their wealth and bought their way into the United States senate in the blood of the men who worked for them and the miners and shelter men | who. when their days of usefulness ] through age, injury or disability were over. were thrown out on the scrap head | to perish and die.
 Darrow denounced tho states attorneys for allowing William Dewey. who testified | for the prosecution. that he took part in the mob's attack upon Bunker Hill and 1 Sullivan mill. to return to Colorado un- | hindered, after confessing to murder on the witness stand.
 Were you all asleepy" he demanded of the attorneys. turning to the counsel l table, where they were seated, "or were your witnesses lying? Were you doing your duty or were you trying to deceive the jury? Are you honestly in this prosecution or is there some damn able conspiracy to pick up the president of the Western Federation of Miners and the secretary and treasurer of tn e federation and hang them by the neck for the pleasure and benefit of the Mine Owners association? There, gen tlemen of the jury, we have the real | strong iron hand behind this prosecu- tion. The mine owners of Colorado are pulling the wires to make you dance like puppets. They gathered these of ficers of the Western Federation of Miners up and sent them here to be tried and hanged. Idaho to hold the bag. Idaho has a fine privilege in this