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said the senator "for he was eight miles
from the Scene when called Off,

! said the senator, "for he was eight mile
| from the scene when called off,"
Let the jury say as to what they belev,
| as to the dog" interrupted Attorney Rich
| ardson.
"Oh. no. said Borah, IT am going t.
have something to say as to that right
now. There was a time when the testi.
| mony Of bloodhounds was acceptable, bu
that was before Abraham Lincoln signed
the Declaration of independence"
The senator was interrupted by ripple
Of laughter in the crowded courtroom. Evi
IDENTIFY intent upon his argument. he die
not see the mistake for some moments
Then he laughed, too.
Il should have said the Proclamation OF
Emancipation" he explained, but all the
same it was a declaration Of independence
to some 2O,OOO.0O0 people,
The Testimony Of Dogs.
Reading from authorities as to the ad-
instability Of the action of bloodhounds,
Senator Borah quoted from one which said
that. while the testimony Of such dogs had
been acted upon by mobs, 1t had been
accepted in a court Of law only once-in
Alabama-and then as expert testimony, the
foundation for which had been laid by a
thorough qualification OF the dogs as to
what they had done in the way Of tracking
prisoners. The dog put on the trail after
the Independence depot affair was not Ques-
toned by the defense.
With regard to the Pinkertons' connection
with the case. Senator Borah said there
was absolutely nothing in the testimony OF
the witness Friedman or In the documents
he stole from the archives from the Pinker-
ton Office to connect the detectives with
any Of the crimes under Investigation;
Friedman admitted that the Mine Owners
Association was not q client Of the Pinker-
tons. Some individual mine owners were
clients. but that was all.
THE defense makes much Of the fact that
Pinkerton operative Ridell went down to
Telluride and Joined the union and talked
anarchy. He did not go there until after
Arthur Collins had been killed and two
men had disappeared, and the more he
talked anarchy the higher he climbed in the
union.
"Riddell talked because he believed in
doing what the Romans do. But where is
there one bit of evidence to show that Rid
dell was connected in any way with any
crime hereunder given or any crime what
soever?"
Senator Borah said the state did not wish
to strike out any Of the evidence introduced
by the defense as to Bradley or the Vinui-
he said there was nothing in support of
the contention that the Mine Owners As
ISOLATION had been responsible for any of
the crimes alleged.
Says Haywood Employed Orchard.
Upon Senator Borah's conclusion At
torney Richardson arose to make the clos
ing argument for the defense.
He said that very little had been heard
In the case of the actual issue involved
the assassination of Gov. Steunenberg. II
there had been evidence directly to con-
meet with this offense the Colorado troubles
would never have been heard of. But the
state was reduced to the claim that the
killing Of Steunenberg was but mere in
cident Of the giant conspiracy, and in an
effort to prove a conspiracy had to go to
oil do md rot boil Of f6nlN Tod
circumstances.
Orchard was not a member of the con-
spiracy set up by the state, Richardson
Declared, but all he claimed was that he
was the instrument selected from time
to time to carry out some individually
given instructions
Orchard said Haywood had employed
him to do certain things and the state
cumstances Haywood comes in and says
I will show set of stronger circum-
stances against some one else. I claim
and urge it upon your honor that all Of
this evidence should get to the jury or
none OF It, You cannot convict these men
Of the killing Of steunenberg for what
happened in Colorado"
said the Independence depot explosion
meant suicide to the Federation of Miners
in the Cripple Creek district-it meant
suicide to the Mine owners' Association in
what they desired and all they could wish
for-but the most foolish, most unwise
that anybody connected with the fedora
ton could devise.
Leaving Orchards uncorroborated testi-
mony out OF the proposition, he said the
circumstances indicated far stronger
motive on the part Of the Mine Owners As
ISOLATION than the Federation Of Miners.
Mr.. Richardson concluded at 1896. Judge
Wood announced that he might be pre-
pared to decide the matter in the morning.
Court then adjourned until today.