The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-06-05
"FEDERAT|0NL left
TRAIL OF BLOOD
So Declares jill. Hawley,,
Senior Counsel Against
Haywood.
ASSASSINATION
MEANS OF LIVING
Thus He Refers to Men Who, He
Alleged, Were in Employ Of
Inner Circle Many OBJ
jections by Counsel to
Hawley's Opening
Statement.

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BOISE, IDAHO, June 4.-Through
James H. Hawley. senior Of tho group
OF prosecutors, the State Of Idaho to-
day mado the opening statement against
William D. Haywood, who Is charged
with the murder OF Frank Steunenberg.
Testimony by which it hopes to prove
the Indictment laid against him was
then begun. Tho opening statement 4
was sweeping arraignment of the
leaders Of the Western Federation Of
Miners, who were charged with plot
ting wholesale murder and hiring as
sassins, all in a giant conspiracy OF
vengeance upon those who obstructed
their sway, to destroy opposition by
terrorism. to control the political des-s
tinies Fof the communities covered by
their organization, and to perpetuate
their Z own power within the organ
ization.
1t charged widespread conspiracy
dating in inception from the North
Idaho disturbance fifteen years ago
down to the murder Of Frank Steun-
{enberg and whose murdered victims,
oSON
Hawleys declared that wherever in the
mining sections Sof the coast States the
federation had been in control there &
1T had left trail OF blood to mark its
operations. OF the hired assassins, he Il
cried: "To them murder became q
trade and assassination @ means OF
living
s.Cnuse OF Governors Dcatli.''
AS to tho general conspiracy, Mr..
Hawley said: II have said, gentlemen
it has been part of their object and Il
policy to control the politics Of the
various sections where they have ived, ii
where they have existed, where their
have control. This conspiracy this
tcolluson, these crimes, this under
standing between the leaders of thisS
organization, together with some that
| were a ssociated with them in subordi-.
nate roles. and at5other times with Q th-S
ers on the .odtslde who were re necessari-
ly brought into their confidence, has,
| az have stated before, caused the
death and been the real cause Of the
death OF Governor Steunenberg.
1T is well to go into the objects OF
these leaders in accordance with the
principles that actuated them in effect
| ing this organization, so far. at least,
as it is necessary in order to erlight-s
en- us as to this particular crime that
will say that we expect to prove that
this was not the only object Of this
organization: that, although the per-
sons composing the executive commit
tee, SO far as their personality was
concerned. have changed at various
|, times their objects, the ideas Of the
leaders Of the body have never
changed. BY mutual agreement and
understanding Of these leaders at the
very inception Of this organization,
certain objects were aimed at, and 1t
has always been the object Of the in-i
ner circles Of this organization to
accomplish them. In fact. we Will.
prove to you. gentlemen Of the jury,
that at the Inception OF this organl-;
Ezation, a conspiracy was formed by the
members of the inner circle, the object
OF which was to perpetuate their own
power. influence and control both IN
the federation itself and in the govern
mental matters Of the different sec
tions Of the mining country wherein
these had control by employing des-
perate criminals to commit murder and
other atrocious crimes by unusual
and alarming methods against those
who In official positions refused to be
:: influenced by their wishes. and those
i who in private life ran counter to their
l Interests.
4 Show Who Is Responsible.
/ I'VE will go further and prove, by
showing who is responsible for the
murder Of Frank Stounenberg, that the
4 leaders Of this federation, the men
| who compose the inner circle have for
moro than eight years made q record
} of deeds Of violence and that their
chosen methods and course and custom
!, havo loft trntl OF blood In the min
Z | In Of ct
6 in they have had control. We will
, show that the leaders who comprise
this inner circle have traded in blood,
employed hired assassins to take life
. and destroy property, as their interests
& seemingly required. and as part Of
: their general practice of protection.
! have raised by assessment levied upon
5 the members OF their order large
, amount OF money as an emergency
, fund. and from 1t not only squandered
/. largo sums of money for their own
{ personal purposes and criminal meth
!. DDS, but have also from 1t obtained
the best legal talent to defend those
OF their number charged with crime"
After repeating the story of the
\ sion OF Orchard. and part OF the his.
\ tory of tho Coeur dAlene trouble, Mr.
!; Hawley said:
!. THE original proposition and theory
that the power of this federation. 81
tho inner circle at least OF the fedora.
ton. could best be pcrpetuated by thS
murder OF those who in official life OF
4 In private situation ran counter ia
their interests. became intensified
seemingly after those gentlemen as,
suned the entire control, The Inner
CIRCLE composed as 1t was, OF this de-,
fendanr and his co-defendants to d
great extent brought around them q
few choice E2irits and to them murder
: became a trade and assassination a
i means of living. We Will show, gem
; tlemen, that q scale of wages was even
devised fixing the amount to ba paid
J for different crimes by this Inner. cir
crimes and chief among those who
We're doing tho >-actual work thai
? was planned by tho Inner clr-5
4 Gle, and paid for by the members OF
the innAr nircla' MAS this nan to whou