The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-07-23

Boise, Ida, July 22.-FOr four hours
and q half today f. F. Richardson
pleaded with the jury for the life of
William D. Haywood. Under order of
the court the hours for the days ses-
sions We're changed, and in place of
setting in the afternoon, court met at
6 o'clock this evening. Judge Wood
was informed by the jury that the ex-
IRENE heat Of the courtroom was too
trying on some of the jurymen and
complied with the request for late
evening session
The prelim mary hearing of the case
of DR.. l. L. MCGEE. one Of the wit
nesses for the defense, charged with
perjury, came up this afternoon, and
will be continued tomorrow. Orchard
was on the staTd for over an hour and
was given Il severe grilling in the
cross-examination by McGee's counsel
The prisoner witness, however, main
tanned his characteristic calm through
out. He denied that he was in the
Occur d'Alenes at the time MCGEE
swOre to meeting him at Wallace.
c. w. Aller, the other witness for
the defense, VINO is under perjury
charges, was today bound over for
trial in the district court
Federation Defended.
The excellent character and consist
ent philanthropy of the Western Fed
Grafton of Miners, the patient suffer-
ing of labor under the lash of capital
aud the perjury and perfidy Of Harry
Orchard were the main points in the
opening argument of the defense.
In spite of the sweltering atmosphere
every seat IN the courtroom was oc-
cupied long before the opening of the
10 q h.AT
the prisoner, the invalid wife daugh-
ter and sister and stepfather composed
the family group and seven of the bat
teIy of HaywOOd's counsel were in
their places.
Mr.. Richardson has divided his argu-
ment under eleven heads. which he
enumerated to the jury this morning.
It is probable that the opening argu-
ment will take two days.
Richardson's Address to Jury.
The event of December So 1905. result
ing in the death of Governor Frank
Steunenberg cast CONSERVATION over tie
In these words r. F. Richardson began
today the opening address for the defense
TO the jury which holds the fate of VIII
liam d. Haywood in its hands. On &C
count of the heat, Judge Wood announced
that ne had abandoned the idea of hold
ing three court sessions a day. The views
ment with those of counsel ii was ar
ranged TO hold morning and evening ses-
sions until the case goes to the jury Tor
final decision. The evening session VIII
continue from 6 to $3.50.
For fifteen minutes before Mr.. Richard
son began to speak the courtroom had to
be closed this morning against the throng
which sought Ambulance. One woman
who came early and secured an advan-
tageOuS position in the first row, attract
ed considerable attention because OF the
large black field glasses she held almost
constantly to her eyes.
Killing of Steunenberg.
Mr. Richardson plunged directly into
the death of Governor Steunenberg in his
opening sentence. He declared it was
Governor Steunenberg's fortune during
his administration to stand in the fore
front of labor war in the Occur
d. Alenes- Perhaps, he said. the situation
demanded all that the governor did. Per
haps it did not.
4 do not know" declared Richardson,
and | shall not attempt 10 say. But al
any rate for the first time IN the aoni MN
istration of American justice the bull
pen was called into being. Men were pul
in this bullpen, perhaps, as matter oil
necessity, but certainly without due proc
ess of law. Governor Steunenberg course
was condemned on the one side and
praised on the other as the members OF
two hostile camps view the the matter
Conclusion Jumped At.
when the death of Governor Steunen-
berg was flashed to the world, there was
the immediate conclusion in nearly all
quarters that there was some connection
between the Occur d Alene troubles and
the bomb which was placed at his gate.
Again hostile camps arose. On the
one side il was said the act must have
been done by some men in whose breast
personal hatred ranked. The mine own
ers. however. were strong in their con-
demnation of the Western Federation OF
Miners 1t has been said here that in
some quarters there was even an at
tempt TO justify the deed.
I want to say to you, gentlemen, that