Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-06-25
HAYWOOD DEFENSE
OPENS IN TWO
HOUR SPEECH
BYDARROW
Case as Outlined to Jury In
Guides General Denial Of
Every Material Point in
Orchard Story.
PRISONER WILL TAKE
STAND IN OWN BEHALF
Counter Charge of Conspiracy
by Mine Owners Association
Aided by Pinketons to Des
troy Federation

fhNNN ~ l'NNi 'Ni'o W A~N@
troy Federation,
lBy Morning journal special Leased Wire
Boise, Idaho June 24--in an address that
occupied two hours In he district court tn-
dny Clarence barrow OF Chicago. outlined
to the Jury the detailed plea and defense of
William D. Haywood 10 the charge That ne
murdered Former Governor Sttunenhctg,
IN broad description. It Is 10 be denial
OF every material count in the testimony of
Orchard. with showing that Orchard
killed Steunenberg because of private
grudge borne by the loss uf rich share 'n
the great Hercules mine, and explanations uf
the Independent circumstances that tend TO
connect the three co-defendants with or
ehard's life and operations Haywood viii
take the stand 90 make personal denial 81
Orchards accusations, Meyer maY be ealled
TO testify solely to events and circumstances
affecting the Western Federation of Miners
hut Pettibone viii not be witness Ia this
case Mr. barrow explained Tint Maycr and
pcttbone must stand trial for this same
crime. aud declared that every lawyer knew
the danger whatever The circumstances &c
exposing men awaiting trial under like cir
cumstantes
Mr. Darrow denied the existence ~ the
great conspiracy TO murder alleged by the
state with orchards testimony as a basis
denied that the federation was anything hu'
an earnest fighting labor organisation with
higher wages. shorter hours. tolerahie work.
ing conditions and the care ana safety and
education Of it's members and their wives
and children as It's highest and only mo-
tves denied the intimacy with the thrcc
co-dcfendnnts that Orchard laid olam tof
denied the several conferences hat orchard
swore ta. denied that orchard had even
committed many Of the crimes he had
hoasted of and promised to make proof of
his contentious with many - the mon men
Toned ia orchards testimony
Mr. barrow charged that agents ~ the
mime owners association ~ Colorado andlhe
pmkenn detective association md iolet
hands In a conspiracy to diseredlt and de-
stfoy the Federation OF Minors Agents of
the mine owners had. he asserted, commit
ted minor crimes TO dscredt the fedora
tion, aud promised that the defense would
show that t&yas "A reasonable Inference that
they had engineered the Independence depot
outrage as an attempt that Il had mis-
carried into tragedy He asserted that
this trial was the culmlnation Of the con
spiracy TO XIII the organization by killing
the leaders. that the Organization and not
"Bill" Hasweud was on trial and that
Harry orchard under tho manipulation ~
Mcfarland wus trying To KIN
MnNtft tilAM uNu ieiNthuhf thhi h1
might save his own life.
In explanation of the draft for Sl00 which
Haywood sent to Simpkins On December 2l.
1906 whore Darrow said that the defense
would show that SimplIins had an expense
account Tor S223 against tie federation and
hat after simpkins himself had cashed the
,heck for that amount In Denver he gave
Haywood 500 with the request that he matt
he amount to him at his home In spo-
zone.
ON the personal relations between or
hard and Pettibone Mr. Darrow declared
hat any one could make friends with Pet
bone and that Pettibone had fed orchard
~ he would "nny other dog As TO their
financial relations, Mr. Darrow said that
when Orchard had left Denver for Wyan-
ng he gave Petl ibone his money his Ma
ionic badge and other trmkels. and some
,apers for safe keeping. From time te dime
'ettihone forwarded parts of the money
o him as he requested
The registered package that wont to Sau
Francisco contained the Masonic pin ,rinkets
md papers. and the money that Pettibone
ent TO Orchard at San Francisco was gent
n a manner ana under assumed names that
orchard had directed ana suggested Ia a
elegram he sent to Pettibone The use OF
ssumed names. counsel declared was a
ommon practice among the union miners
4 Colorado made stern necessity by tho
.acklisting OF union miners, whom he de-
Jared had been abused. bounded denied
nstiee and driven from the state
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