The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-06-25
Will Personal De.
nial Of Orchards Ac-s
cusationofC Crime.
ID DARROVV MADE
ELOQUE Il II IA
Lawyer Enters General Denial
Of Every Charge, Placing
Conspiracy on Minc-Own-
Pays Tribute to the
~ Man Assailed by
+ Murderer.

J. : H. i s.
BOISE, IDAHO June 24.--1n an ad-
dress that occupied two sessions OF the
District Court to-day. Clarence Dar-
row, of Chicago. outlined to the jury
the detailed defense Of William y.
Haywood to the charge that he mur-
dered former Governor Stcunenberg.
In broad description, 1t Is to be q de-
nial OF every material count In the
testimony OF Orchard, with q showing
that Orchard killed steunenberg be-
cause OF private grudge borne by
the loss OF rich share in the Her
5cules mine and explanations OF the
independent circumstances that tend to
connect the co.defendants with Or
3chard's life and operations.
Haywood Will take the stand to
make personal denial OF Orchards ac-
5cusations Meyer may be called to tes-f
$tify solely to events and circumstances
affecting the Western Federation OF
Miners. but Psttibone probably will
not be a witness in this case. Darrow
explained that Meyer and Pettibones
must stand trial for this same crime,
and declared that every lawyer knew
!te H6eT, WHalePeI tHsa HsaClIcuHlstdHCes
of exposing men awaiting trial under
like circumstances. 81
Denied the Conspiracy.
Darrow denied the existence OF the
great conspiracy to murder alleged by.
the State. with Orchards testimony as
basis; denied that the federation was
anything but an earnest Agt gtting labor
organization. with higher ages. short
er hours. tolerablc working conditions.
and the care, safety and education Of
Its members and their wives and chill
Edren as Its high and only motives; !;
denied the intimacy with the three
d #co-defendnntst that Orchard laid claim
TO; denied the several con ferences and
\ conversations that Orchard sworeS 4 to.
+ denied Orchard had even committed
many OF the crimes he had boasted OF
and promisedgto make proof Of &hisscotl-
Ftentions with many OF the men named
by Orchard when on the stand and
many witnesses OF creditahle charaot ter
not3connected by any tie With the Jed
Grafton or its leaders.
Charges It to Mine Owners.
Darrow charged that agents OF the
Mine owners Association of Colorado
and the Pinkerton detectives had Joined
hands in conspiracy to dlscrfpstt and
destroy the Western Federation OF
Miners. II
Agents ct the Mine Owners had. he
asserted. committed many minor
crimes to dscredit the federation, an6
+ he promised that the defense woul6
show that 1t was reasonable In
ference that they had engineered tbs
Independence outrage as IAN attemp,
that had miscarried into tragedy
He asserted that this trial was thu
culm1nation Of the conspiracy to Kill
the organization by killing the leaders
that the organization and mot "Bill'
Haywood was on trial. Harry Orchard
under the manipulation OF Detectiv,
Mcfarland. was trying to kill Meyer
Haywood and Pettibone that he Nigh
4 save his own life. sss
In explanation OF the draft for 500
which Haywood sent to Jack Simpkin
lin December 81 Il j 905. Darrow promise,
that the defense would show tha
Simpkins had an expense account 70
$223 against the federation, and tina
&c after Simpkins himself had cashed tn
check for that amount In Denver h
gave Haywood 500, with the reques
that he mail the amount to Spokane.
Fed Him ns Dog.
OF the personal relations betwee
Is Orchard and Pettibone, Mr.. Darro,
declared that anyone could max
friends with Pettibone, and that Pet
tibone had fed Orchard ii as he wout
''any other dog" III Ss.S IL {iis5
AS to their final relation, Darro,
said that when Orchard Sleft Denve
for Wyoming he gave Pettlbone Iii
money, trinkets and some papers &c
safekeeping. From time to time, Pei
tibone forwarded part Of the money
Orchard as he requested.
The registered package that went |
San Francisco contained trinkets an
papers, and the money that Pettibor
sent to Orchard at San Francisco we
sent In a manner and under the a.
sumed names that Orchard had d
rected and suggested In a telegram
Pettibone. 81
Use OF assumed names, counsel dt
clared. was a common practice anon
the union miners OF Colorado, made
stern necessity by the blacklisting
union miners who. he declared. ha
been abused, bounded, denied justie
and driven from the State.
The Unsigned Letter.
Darrow said the defense you'd prot
lbly not undertake a showing as to tt
4, nnsigned letter received by Orchal
Mt Caldwell Jail, the letter that sa.
'that" had been sent young Jack E
December 21st. and which Orchar
vwore Pettihone wrote. At the clio.
both sides would probably argue the
prospective constructions of It. 3e
Tho defense will call Its first wltne
tomorrow morning. and promises. vi
less cross-eXanlination is exceptional
long, to make all OF Its showing With
seven or eight hours. a5sf &
LADOR UNIONS APPEAL. KS ls5
~, 10 PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT.