The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-06-24
OarroW in Address to Idaho
Jury Today Plead Inno-
cence of the Miner.
ACCUSES THE MINE OWNERS
LAWYER SAYS THE ATTEMPT TO
BLAME THE UNION FOR THE
STEUNENBERG MURDER is A
CONSPIRACY.

Boise, Idaho, June 24-Wllllam ID.
Haywood, having already pleaded
not guilty TO the charge of murder,
and having heard the evidence the
state of Idaho has placed before the
Jury in support of its charge. this
innocence and outlined the evidence he
proposes to produce in order that the
in the mind of the jury may become a
fixed judgment. Clarence Darrow, as
attorney for Haywood, said that his
client is not only not guilty of conspir-
acy to assassinate Frank Steunenberg
a former governor of Idaho, but that
Haywood is in fact a victim of con-
spiracy to disrupt the Western Fedora
ton of Miners, and. under the guise of
legal procedure, condemn to death the
chief officers of the federation of
which Haywood is the secretary and
one of his co-defendants under the in
dictment is the president.
Mr.. Darrow's address to the jury,
presenting the outline of the evidence
he proposes to introduce and the po-
sition he hopes to be able to prove,
will take up most of the day
Mr. Darrow asserted that Haywood,
by sheer force of character rose from
the humble position of a miner work
ing for days wages to become the
secretary and treasurer of labor or
ganization with upward of 10000 men,
bers He showed that Haywood was
elected to office by the members of the
Western Federation of Miners through
successive terms of office because of
his ability and his honesty. He point
ed out that the personal character OF
the man has not been assailed. but thai
a conspiracy has been charged.
Did Not Deny Crimes.
Mr. Darrow did not attempt to deny
that many foul crimes have been COM
mitted. He did not deny that Steu-
nenberg was assassinated, but he did
contend that his client had nothing to
that the state has not connected Hay
wood with any conspiracy. He chars-
ed conspiracy on the part of the Mine
Owners association, with a large mere-
bership and unlimited money behind t.
who finding the Western Federation of
Miners inimical to the mine owners,
plotted TO wreck the Western Fedora
tion and by conspiracy with detec-
tives and others create such feeling
against the federation that governors
of states and even the federal govern
owners to drive the members of the
federation from the land.
1t was asserted that the Orchard sto-
ry is true only in that the crimes We're
committed. In his speech to the court
on Saturday last. Mr. Darrow intimat-
ed that there was not even proof. other
than the statement of Orchard, that Or
chard committed the crimes he has
enumerated.
Conspiracy Fabrication.
1t was asserted that the conspiracy
Orchard and Adams was a fabrication
of Orchards, who. in order to save his
life brought the others into il and .hae
the price of the confession was the pa
don of the actual murderer of Steunen-
berg The motive of this murder, ii
was asserted. is TO be found in Or
chards desperate poverty and the facE
that he saw his old partners in TIE
Hercules mine rich and prosperous.
while he. a hunted criminal, robbed
tills and attempted burglary in order
to replenish his pocket. Ii was
charged that Orchard borrowed money
from August Paulson in Wallace in or
der that he might have enough money
TO go 10 Caldwell. kill Steunenberg
and get away.
The defense expects to take not more
than ten days with the Introduction of
evidence. but counsel for the state will
go into a close examination of all the
witnesses brought TO upset the Orchard
story. and for this reason ii is thought
the case for the defense may take up a
longer time than was occupied by the
state. The rebuttal test Will take
probably a week. The speeches and
verdict may take the greater part of
another week so that it is not thought
that the conclusion will be reached be-
forethe end OF July.