Albuquerque evening citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1907-07-22
RICHARDSON OUTLINES
ARGUMENT FOR
DEFENSE
Impeachment of orchard the
Principal Point Which
He viii Discuss.
WILL ALSO REVIEW
HAYWOOD'S HISTORY

Boise, Idaho, July 22.-"The event
of December 80, 1905, resulting in
the death of Governor Frank Steu-
nenberg, cast CONSERVATION over the
entire civilized world" In these
words Attorney f. +. Richardson be-
gan today the opening address for
the defense in the Haywood case.
On account of the heat, Judge
wood announced that he had aban-
doned the idea of holding a session
today. He had decided to hold a
morning and evening session and
none in the afternoon.
For fifteen minutes before Judge
Richardson began to speak the court
room had been closed against the
throng which sought admission.
Richardson plunged directly into
the death of Governor Steunenberg
in his opening speech. He said that
during his administration as govern
or the bull pen was called into be-
ing for the first time in the admin
istration of American justice. Men
were put into the bull pen perhaps as
matter of necessity but certainly
without due process of law.
When the news of the governor s
death flashed through the world
there was an Immediate con-
| there was a connection between ii
and the Coeur D'Alene trouble. Hos
| tile camps arose Immediately. The
mine owners were strong in their
condemnation of the Western Fed
GRAFTON and it was said in some quar-
ters that the miners justified the
deed.
~ want to say to you, that the de-
fense does not believe there is any
! justification for such an act. We
shall not attempt to Justify it, we do
not believe IL can be justified from
| inf Iat ha 1a
Orchard Caught Red Handed.
Richardson then reviewed the
events following the death of SteI-
nenberg, saying that Orchard was
caught red handed I'm the act A
Pinkerton detective came to Idaho
and soon had a confession from the
man, who, TO save his own worthless
neck, was ready to place the blame
| upon others,
The matter was taken up by that
portion of the press which depends
upon the prosperous and capitalistic
class s, and the leaders of the West
ern Federation were adjudged guilty
witht ut a hearing.
Richardson declared that this was
so far reaching that 1t extended ever
to the White House. The attorney
begged the jury TO lay aside any i'm
PRESTON that they may have formed
during the last year and start with
him at the beginning of the cause
and &C through the various events
one By one without prejudice.
Order of Defense's Argument.
at Is my intention to carry out
my argument. If l am not overcome
by heat. in the following order:
"First, l shall discuss the law a:
applied to this case and to the prose
cutting witness.
second. / shall discuss the history
of the Western Federation as shown
by the evidence.
"Third, / shall discuss the general
conditions which prevailed at Coeul
u, ,Alene and at Cripple Creek.
Fourth, ! shall discuss the series
of events relied on by the state tC
prove conspiracy.
Fifth, ! shall devote myself to the
ascertainment of the particular Of
fense the defendants are here on tria
for.
under arrest.
seventh, shall consider Or.
chard while In the pen.
Eighth, | shall devote myself &c
the impeachment of orchard.
ninth. To the treatment Of Hay.
wood, the manner, the method and
reasons therefore.
Tenth, l shall devote myself tC
the reasons why certain witnesSe!
did not testify for the prosecution
and others did not testify for the
defense.
Eleventh and finally, / shall dis
CUss this case as II appears before
this. When ! have finished these
eleven subdivisions | will have done
all | can to assist the jury in arriy'
ing at a proper and just verdict II
this case"
Richardson then began an elabor'
alton of the sub-divisions Of his ar
gument Court adjourned at ll:4'
until o'clock this evening.