Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1907-12-27

the defense In the trial Of George
Pettlbone, charged with completely
in the murder of Ex-Governor Steun.
enberg, sat in his chair yesterday az
ternoon as he outlined his case, He
spoke with effort at times and never
raised his voice above a converse
tional tone. The members of the
jury and an audience that crowded
the courtroom listened to every word
from the Chicago attorneys lips as
he explained the theory of the de-
Tense. Darrow's statement made it
evident that to great degree the
same line of defense would be made
as in the Haywood trial.
On the converting of the court this
afternoon barrow asked permission
to remain seated, as he addressed the
jury and his request was granted.
He reviewed briefly the early life
OF Pettibone in Pennsylvania and of
his coming west and engaging in
mining in the Occur d'Alenes where
he became president of the Gem
union. In 1892, barrow said, the de-
PENDANT left the Occur d'Alenes and
never engaged in mining again. ct
was a number of years after he went
to Denver" continued barrow, that
Pettibone heard of the Western Fed
Grafton of Miners. But one day he
learned of a convention that was to
be held and he attended it, becoming
acquainted with the officers and lead
Ing members. He was later made an
honorary member of the organize
ton. He never attended a meeting
of the local union in his life, never
paid any dues and never had any
thing to do with forming the policies
of the organization.
Reviews Grievances.
barrow called attention to the al
legged indignities to Simpkins in the
Occur d'Alenes"bulI pen," and of the
bitterness that he had always retain
ed. He said that Haywood lived in
Idaho at the time and had consider
able feeling over it, but Pettibone
and Meyer had nothing to do with
the troubles of 1899 and had no feel
ing in the matter. He told of the
passing of the eight-hour law in Col
orado, of the supreme court decIar-
ing 1t constitutional, of the adoption
of a constitutional amendment, of
the failure of the legislature to act
and of the smeltermen's strike at
Colorado City and the resulting
strike at Cripple Creek, which he
characterized as the greatest labor
war in the history of the country and
the most disastrous to organized lab
or
Scores Orchard.
Harry Orchard was referred to by
barrow as a man always looking for
easy money, who never stuck co any
thing except gambling, and who al
ways made friends everywhere.
whether in the mining camps or in
the penitentiary." He told of Or
ehard's transferring his interest in
the Hercules to Gardener, from
whom he always had the hope of get
ing his claim back. and said the de-
Tense would show that he tried to
sell this interest year after he had
disposed of IL to Gardener
We will prove to you by Is or 20
witnesses" said Darrow. that Or
chard swore vengeance on Steunen-
berg for the alleged loss of his rich
Hercules interest. The only other
man who had any interest in taking
the life of Steunenberg was Jack
Simpkins, and should have to be
shown that he had anything to do
with 1t before would believe it.
Independence Explosion.
He said that while Orchard was
drawing BENEFITS from the miners
union he was being paid AZ a detect
I've for the other side and that he had
Claimed credit for q good many
crimes with which he had nothing
% do. The defense viii show" he
Said, that the Vindicator explosion
as a pure accident and that Orchard
pad nothing whatever to do with IL
Taking up the Independence de-
Pot explosion, barrow said he did not I,
ish TO charge the mineowners with ..
tentionally killing anyone. but that h
rs explosion occurred while Or