The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-06-04

co-defendants, gathered about them a
| few choice spirits. Murder was their
| trade and assassination a means of
livelihood. They even had a scale of
| wages, fixing price for different crimes.
Among those who committed the crimes
| at the behest of the inner circle and
who were paid for them from the emer-
gency fund, were one Harry Orchard
and one Steve Adams. The crimes were
out mere incidents of the larger pur-
pose and objects of the big conspiracy.
We will show that the inner circle is re-
sponSfble for some of the most f1endish
crimes ever committed anywhere-all to
carry out the purpose of the circle. We
will show you that these men were re-
sponsible for the murder of Collins at
Telluride, of Leigh Collins upon the
streets of Denver -"
At once Mr.. barrow was on his feet
with an objection, declaring that the
crimes committed in Colorado had moth
ing to do with the Steunenberg case.
Judge Wood overruled the objection.
He said he would hear counsel further
when it came time to object to the testi-
mony.
Mr.. Hawley went on to say that the
inner circle was responsible for the
blowing up of the Independence depot
at Cripple Creek; the blowing up of the
Vindicator mine and other outrages. He
said that the state would show that
Haywood and his co-defendants had at
tempted many times to assassinate eX-
ION0InOF FedDOQy Oh III the
same way as the murder of Steunenberg
was accomplished and for the same rea-
sons. All of these crimes Mr.. Hawiey
declared were committed by Orchard
and Adams as the hired and paid as
sassins of Haywood and his co-defend-
ants. isi
Making of the Bomb.
Mr.. Hawley reverted once more to the |
killing of Governor Steunenberg and |
declared that witnesses would be pro- |
bomb and as to all of Orchards move |
ments of his communication with the |
defendants. AS to Orchards confession |
he declared it's details would be cor |
roborated by the findings of bombs at |
various places where crimes had been |
contemplated but abandoned for some |
reason or another and by various other |
circumstances which seemed to point to |
the truth of all his statements.
Mr.. HaWley, coming to the close of |
his remarks asserted that the evidence |
to be adduced would go much farther |
than had his opening statement. He |
believed the proof would satisfy the |
jury as to the guilt of the accused I'M |
der the statutes, despite the fact that |
Haywood himself may not have been |
in the state of Idaho for years. The |
attorney closed by thanking the jurors |
for their attention. AS he sat down |
that the defense would reserve it's |
opening until the states case is fin
ished.
Judge Wood said he had been re-
quested by the attorneys of the de-
Tense to instruct the jury once more
that the defendant is presumed to be |
innocent until proved guilty beyond a
doubt. Judge Wood instructed the |
jurors to keep their minds as clear as
possible and to confine their judgment |
to the evidence and not to the remarks
Of counsel.
The attorneys agreed that an order
excluding witnesses was not necessary.
First Witness Called.
C. F. Wayne then was called as the
first witness. Mr.. Wayne formerly
resided in Caldwell, the home Of Gov
ernor Steunenberg and next door to
the governors place. Wayne said he
was working on the Steunenberg place
on the night of the explosion, Decem-
Der 80, 1905. He had just gone into
his own house when the explosion oc-
CURED. The lights of his house were
eXtinguished. He rushed out and,
hearing a noise near the governors
house, went there and saw the results
of the bomb. The governor was bad
ly mangled, both legs being broken,
right arm nangled and his clothing
torn off from the waist down. The
fence and gate were shattered. Wayne
rushed for doctor and friends of the
dying man. Governor Steunenberg
died within half an hour. The ex-
plosion occurred about $50 o'clock
Wayne said he had been through
the gate to which the exploding string
of the bomb was attached, just / 5
minutes before the governor. The
string evidently had been made fast
but few minutes preceding the gov
errors arrival. The defense did not
desire to cross examine the witness
and he was excused to make way for
DIR. J. W. Cue. of Caldwell, who at
tended the dying man. He described
IN detail the fearful injuries wrought
by the bomb. The bones were shat
tered by conclusion, the physician de-
clared.
DR.. Cue was also excused without
ross examination and John c. Rice.
IN attorney was called. He lived near ,
Governor Steunenberg. Rice testified
o seeing Harry Orchard passing his
home almost every day for a month
preceding the tragedy. He was either
yoing toward or returning from the
direction of Governor Steunen beFg's {
esidence. The man, known under the
lame of Thomas Hogan, seemed to {
ave no business One day Rice said
logan inquired of him if a vacant
louse near the governors residence
vas for rent. Rice said he did not c
NOW. The defense objected to this I
ortion of Rice's testimony but was \
verruled. Rice declared that Hogan t