Montana news. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-191?, 1907-07-25

| boiSeJ Jury 10
We are now in the beginning of the
end of the great trial. Thursday
morning the defense rested its case.
Judge Wood had informed counsel
that he would hear arguments upon
the advisability Of accepting the evil
dence presented by the defense upon
the happenings in Colorado. He wished
to consider the materiality of this evil
dence.
Attorney Darrow opened the argu-
ment for the defense and spoke an
hour and half in the morning.
The point argued was the PROPOSE
tion to exclude from consideration by
the jury proof of the deportation of
miners from and the employment of
detectives in the Cripple Creek dis
trict; that a conspiracy was former
among the mine owners and citizens
of the district to put the Western
Federation out of business.
Borah announced that the state
woud not oppose the striking out
of Orchards testimony which dealt
with Adams going into northern Idaho
"to get rid of some claim Jumpers {"
Mr.. Darrow then began his argu.
ment, the most brilliant and earnest
which he has delivered in the course
of the trial.
lie said no intimation was given by
the court as to the question of the ma
teriality of the evidence introduced
on the other side as to the murderous
conspiracy alleged against the Fedora
tion of Miners. He pointed out that
only because the charge was gen
eral conspiracy coull the state have
brought into the case evidence concern
ing thp IAdoPondoaso deFot Sxplogiap,
the killing of Mccormick and Beck
in the Vindicator mine, the Bradley
explosion and the Lyte Gregory mur.
der.
'In order to make any one of these
crimes of value TO the state as evi-
dcnce, il is absolutely necessary that
some evidence be brought before the
jury from which it may be inferred
that this defendant was, because Of
the alleged conspiracy, connected
Herewith. Unless some such connec-
tion can be shown the specific crime
cannot be considered in the case.
"on every bit of evidence introduced
by the state the finger marks of the
Pinkerton detective agency can be
seen. The work of the detectives is SO
woven into the fabric of the state s
ease that anything the defense might
show regarding the Pinkerton methods
must certainly be relevant as evidence
"The defense has a right to bring
anything available before the jury
that will tend to show the real facts
and conditions. We are charged with
an attempt to blow up Fred W. Brad
ley by placing a bomb at the door TO
his home in San Francisco. Is there
any question as to the competency ot
our evidence upon the gas explos.oni
Evidence has not got to be conslus.
i've to be admissible. IL is wortn what
it is worth as far as il goes and is
material so far. Is there any question
as to the competency of our howing
il was an accident in the Vhdicator |
casel
"The attempted wreck on ne Flor
ence and Cripple Creek road las been
charged to us. Is it incomptent for
us to show by the engineer, the man
who would have been first to meet |
death in case of a wreck, tht the de.
tectives Scott and Sterling were the
men connected with that circmstan nce9
That these who had conspire, together
to make people believe that he West.
ern Federation Of Miners did,he deedl
II the detectives were guilless why
did the prosecution refuse tocall Ster.
ling to the stand when he ,as herei
"They have no right TO harge us
with crimes committed by THEMSELVES.
"This has been Piuktton ease
from start to finish, your hnor. The
Pinkertons have even invded this
court house and stood gual at this
trial. They have even triA to get
on the stand as our witnesses. The
man Riddell, the Telluride Pinkerton
who had worked himself into the
unions there, has has been be of the
trial guards at the door of his court
room. Not to show up the Erts taken
by these scorpions would 9 not to
present the case.
"Can one side collect ai put TO.