The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-07-23

from which money could have been paid.
AS to the value of their testimony, the
attorney said Meyer and Haywood stand
IN practically the same light as Harry
orchard and are entitled 10 the same be-
lief
Mine Owners Put up Money.
As to the coming Of the militia to
cripple Creek. Attorney Richardson said
tney came at the behest and IN the serv-
ice of the Mine Owners association,
whose members were assessed so much a
month to buy the certificates of indebted
ness issued by the state
referring to Meyers arrest at Telluride
Tor dissertation Of the flag, Richardson
declared the thirteen statements Meyer
had had printed on the folds of "Old
Glory were indubtiable truths and would
De shown as truths when applied in the
evidence in the Haywood case.
And as to Old Glory l want TO tell
you men that the flag is as much thought
OF and as much revered by the Western
Federation of Miners as any combination
of capitalists who use it for their pur-
poses In the world.
Conditions in Colorado.
Mr.. Richardson declared that while
under the ruling of the court he was not
allowed to discuss the deportatiOns from
Cripple Creek or the employment of de-
tectiVes in the various miners unions,
he wanted to dwell as much as possible
on conditions in Colorado
want to weave into your minds the
thought that will come to you when we
reach the tragic event at Caldwell; SO
you viii understand why we have on the
one side Harry Orchard, finely dressed
and clothed and in safety although he is
the confessed murderer of YOUR late gov
eTnor, and on the other the effort to take
the blood OF these men-tO get them out
of the way at the instigation and for the
benefit of those whose names ] shall
mention hereafter What | want you
men to know is that if these men were
n "a rriu oh f1,av.
IN Colorado, they would long ago have
been called to account to Colorado law"
Mr.. Richardson dismissed the murder
of Detective Lyle Gregory in Denver.
ing was Shown 10 connect the Western
Federation with the crime.
Attorney Tells a Story.
The attorney here said that such eorro-
boration of Orchard as had been produced
reminded him of the story of a Chicago
man. who, during the worlds fair re-
manned away from home all night When
taken TO task by his wife he declared
amid hiccoughs that he had gone up in
the Ferris wheel and the wheel had
got stuck. His wife said she could not
accept such, an explanation.
Why, my d-ar, If you don't believe ii,
said the man, I'll take you out and show
you the wheel.
Next IT. the consideration of the at
torney came the blowing up of the indie
pendence depot. He demanded to know
why Young Neville who was said by
Orchard to have been with him the day
of the explosion, was brought to Boise,
but never put upon the stand to corro-
borate the confessing witness.
There is something behind the prose-
cutiOn," declared Richardson. But 1 do
not mean Mr.. Hawley or Senator Borah.
] have no fault to find with them.
think that the jury. the court and every
one will say that in the main this case
has been tried fairly and decently by the
attorneys of both sides. But somewhere
there is influence which kept young Ne
vile off the stand"
Richardson charged the Independence
depot explosion was the result of plot
by the Mine Owners to extirpate root and
branch, the Western Federation of Miners
which was trying to control wages and
secure work for its members under prop
er conditions.
Whu Adams did Mot Taetifv