The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-06-25
BANKER TO ORCHARD
PettibOne. 1t Is Said, Held
Slayer'S Money.
BARROW BEGINS DEFENSE
Paints Glowing Picture of Western
Miners Officers - Contends that
Crimes TO Which lie Confessed.
Says Trial l. Not Murder Case.

Boise, Idaho, June 2l-In a speech to
the jury that lasted all day long. Clarence
Darrow, of Chicago. to-day outlined the
evidence that will be offered by the law
yers who are trying to persuade the JURY
TO acquit William ID. Haywood, secretary
treasurer Of the Western Federation OF
Miners. Of the murder of ex-Goy. Steunen-
berg.
1t was an able speech, even brilliant at
times. and replete with those touches Of
sarcasm and irony OF which the Chicago
lawyer is such a master
But there were no great surprises. The
case that the defense will offer has al
ready been pretty we'll foreshadowed by
the cross-examination of Orchard and
other witnesses. Mr.. barrow divided the
responsibility for the prosecution of the
labor leaders about equally between the
Mine Owners Association OF Colorado
and the Pinkerton Detective Agency He
ran the gamut Of infercntial invective
against these two organizations, and
went az length into the history of the
labor war in Colorado in 1903 10 1905. de-
scribing the hardships that the Fedora
ton men were made 10 suffer and tho
bruialities OF which their enemies were
guilty
Calls Orchard Shocstring Gambler.
He said that it would be proved that
Orchard had nothing 10 do with many of
the crimes that he had confessed. and
declared that it would be shown that his
motive I'm killing Steunenberg was one of
personal revenge. in that Orchard believed
that he had lost his interest in the valu-
able Hercules mine because he was driven
ont Of the Occur d'Alene district by the
martial law that Steuueubcrg proclaimed
in 1899
He declared that most OF the violence
all through the West where the Fedora
ton has been organized. has been done
/ by the employees OF Pinkerton's detective
agency for the purpose OF discTediung
the Western Federation. lie character
| lied Orchard as "shocstring gambler,
and said:
! Before the witness leaves the stand We
/ will convince even Mr.. Hawicy that or
/ Chsrd lies iu q most vital part IF his
story, and we will bring twenty-five OF
| thirty other witnesses who VIII testify %
! the same thing. and not all Of them vii
/ he miners. Some Of them viii De emf
nently respectable persons.
Lands Haywood and PettiBone.
| Mr.. Darrow traced the career OF Hay.
wood from the time he didn't have any
idea Of making a living without working
! poor fellow" and declared that BIZ Hay
wood is q plain. blunt. vigorous, rasolute
and honorable man. with the gift Of
speech"
/ As 20 Pettibone, De termed him "a kind
/ hearted map the soul OF generosity. I'll
/ admitted he could moi show that tE'
/ indicator explosion in which McCounic,
/ and Beck were blown up was an acct
dent. hut De expected To- produce tesu
mony that indicated that the station wa
blown up az the iusuga,ion Of the Min
! Owners Association detectives and tina
Sterling called of the maa who was run
Ming down q fugitive with bloodhound
by telling him that ne knew who did Nh
lob Orchards relations with Mover Wer
! lightly touched upon. Mr. barrow admit
ted that Mercer knew Orchard we'll
Mr Darrow made quite point o
| stating that i'm 1874 Meyer. at least. wa
for a time where he could not conspira
because ne was still held In the "bul
pen by Buckley Wells.
Says Pettibonc Was Orchards Bank
barrow tackled one Of the TOUCHES
problems that confronted the defeuse-th
explanation of the money sent % Orchar
al various times by Pettibone. II an
pears that the defense will contend tina
Orchard being Of uncertain habits. mad
Pettibone his banker. and deposited wiz
him when he was in luck certain sum
/ Of money on which, when he was in need
he could call
Mr.. Dawow further on declared tina
the defense had taken dispositions in Sa
Francisco that would show that Orchar
never blew up any house in San Fran
cisco, that that story was another pip
3 dream. Mr.. Darrow made much of III
fact that Dave Coates. ex-Heutenant gov
ernor of Colorado. would testify tina
Orchard was a liar when he said Coate
proposed TO him that they should kidna
Paulson's children.
In conclusion Mr.. Darrow said.
I'VE viii show You that this IS not
murder case; that Bill Haywood is not o
trial. but that the State Of Colorado ha
sent him and his codefendants here tina
the Mine Owners Association might tr
and execute and kill the Western Fedora
ton of Miners. forever and forever"
The taking Of evidence for the defens
viii begin tomorrow morning