Long Valley advocate. (Lardo, Idaho) 1904-1907, 1907-08-08

iioHn Ihe prosecution o.,
oe1ense OF William d. HAYWOOD ano
oeen limited by Judge Wood NJ "as
accession handed down on Frida. III
moved from consideration of tbo
All evidence bearing on the Ally H.,
conspiracy by mine owners and oths0
against the Western Fedaro+;os
Miners. Judge Wood decided thu VI
defense of Haywood had made ~ 'ie
gal connection of the Mine o.
ASSOCIATION, the Citizens Alliance a.
Colorado and the Pinkel'ton detectivo
agency as laying foundation for tho
evidence introduced by the defonso
10 snow that the charge against How
WOOD and his co-defendants is tho out
come of conspiracy to exterminato
the federation.
Immediately following the announce-
ment of this decision argument com.
menced. Judge Hawley, leading conn.
sci for the state, spoke for two hour,
and fifteen minutes of the afternoon.
session, the morning session having
been adjourned to enable the Judge to
prepare his decision.
Every seat in the courtroom was oc
cupied. Outside the Enclosure re-
served for. attorneys and newspaper
men, were many persons prominent in
public and private life and sprinkling
of women in summer costumes added
color to the auditorium space Cover
nor Frank Gooding, Ex-Governor Nor
risOn, a number of the officers of the
state administration, Captain James
MCFARLAND, Julian P. Steunenberg, a
son of the murdered ex-governor, and
a large gathering of members of the
bar of Idaho and adjoining states were
present. Haywood sat behind six of
his counsel. His wife, in her invalid
chair, was placed on his right and his
eldest daughter sat beside her mother.
HaywOods half-sister and stepfather
occupied seats close to the defense
group.
Opening Address by Mr.. Hawley.
Mr.. Hawley, who has been i'll for
several days as the result of the strain
of the long trial, commenced his adj
dress in voice almost inaudible TO
anyone except the jury. He apollo
gized for this, however, explaining that
he had feared he would be unable,
owing to ill-health, to deliver pro-
longed address. Mr.. Hawley is the
Nestor of the Boise bar. He is man
of impressive presence and aggressive
speech Warming to his subject FRIDAY
afternoon, his voice after the opening
statement, in which he explained tnat
he had none of the grace OF woros
that constitute an orator" was at tinleS
eloquently impassioned, but wltnal
plain analysis of the evidence. no
characterized the case as the lno''
important ever given to the jury ~
the United States" and urged the july
to a serious consideration OF the
sponsibility placed upon them MS ~
nunciation of the defendant anu h'.
co-conspirators as the worst Danu u
criminals that ever infested any %.
of this country" was forcefui anu M
eulOgy of Ex-Governor Steunenp1,
eloquent in the extreme. MT. ,sf,l
described Orchards story as tru'n' ~
not only because of the mannei ID
which it was told, but because ant
been corroborated in every lhpol ason
detail. Then when he founo ie" If
for the confession in the consclenS n
the criminal stirred by menoii1o so,ne
happy boyhood in a virtuouS n the
there was waver of emotioh ~ enc
pleader's voice and more than
picion of tears among his auuionotodIy
Counsel for the defense repoatocts
interrupted Mr. Hawley WIN poamed
and objections, but these only Once
to stir him to greater ehol. OAR