The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-07-21
Attorney for the State in the
Haywood Case Insists That
The Star Witness Dealt in
Facts.
CIRCUMSTANCES PROVE 1T
THE SPEAKER INSISTS.
Does Not Attempt to Defend
Orchards Double Dealing
---Picks Testimony of De-
tense to Pieces.

Boise, Idaho. July ao.-Continuine
State in the case OF William ID. Hay
wood, which after two months and q
half of hearing, is about TO be submit
ted TO the jury, James III. Hawley. CHIEF
prosecutor. first devoted his attention
to the alleged attempt to wreck train
on the Florence 4 Cripple Creek rail-
road This was one of the incidents
of the Colorado labor troubles testified
TO by Harry Orchard
This matter came out in Orcharu-s
testimony" said Mr.. Hawley. but it
was absolutely immaterial to the issue
here involved. But the defense has
taken this incident and has tried TO
build up out of it a conspiracy on the
part of the mine owners against the
Western Federation of Miners. Or
ehard admitted that he had reported
the alleged attempt to detectives in the
employ of the Mine Owners associa-
tion, and TO the railroad The defense
has brought two women witnesses
here to testify that they saw Orchard
in one of the detectives rooms on.
vany occasions. These women saw
this man but casually over five years
ago, but they come here and swear pos.
itively as to Orchards identity and TO
the number of his visits Such evil
dence as this speaks for itself
Orchard Was After Money.
Orchard undoubtedly was trying 70
secure money from all the sources he
could. and l am not going TO defend
him for his double dealing in taking
money from both the Western Fedora
tion of Miners and the railroad com
pany am not here to paint Harry
Orchard in anything but his true coll
ors. There is but one claim we make
for him. and that is that he told You
the truth. This fact has been indelibly
fixed by all the circumstances in the
case"
Mr. Hawley said that Immediately
after the train wreclSing incident. Or
chard was found again in the Western
Federation of Miners. Taking up the
matter OF the attempted assassination
OF Governor Peabody, Mr.. Hawley re-
peated much of the testimony of Or
chard as to the plans he and Steve Ad-
ans laid to kill the governor. Or
chard's testimony was amply corrob-
GRATED. counsel declared, Mrs. Pea
body herself taking the stand to testify
to one OF the most important incidents.
Darrow Turns White.
Hawley took up the Orchard story
OF his experiences and criminal record
in Idaho, his trip to Wyoming and the
attempt on the life of Fred Bradley. OF
San Francisco. With the utmost de-
the leading counsel for the
State charged wilfuI perjury against
several witnesses. He argued the
truth of Orchards story and said that
two men in particular might have been
brought to contradict him, but that
the defense was afraid to produce eith-
er Pettibone or Adams, and he said
Adams had been brought to Boise from
jail in Shoshone county in order that
the defense might use him as wit
ness.
White to the lips, Clarence Darrow
sprang into action. THE statement is
false, and counsel knows it," he shout
ed
Hawley took a step closer to the de-
fense table and. shaking his finger
close to Darrow's face, said: When
says that, he utters delib-
crate falsehood.''
Judge Wood, with sharp command
and insistent warning, patched up a
temporary peace.
Mr.. Hawley suspended his argument
at 1885 a. m. and finished this after
noon.