Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1907-07-19
HAYWOOD TRIAL
Review Of Eviderce Thus Far
Introduced In Fam us Case
THE CONSPIRACY CHARGES

Testimony Introduced by State Is Re-
futed by Defense, Which Claims
That Efforts Are Being Made to
Crush the Federation of Miners a
Boise, Ida, July 15.-The end of the
trial of William ID. Haywood, secre-
tary and treasurer of the Western Fed
GRAFTON of Miners, charged with the
murder of and conspiracy to murder
Frank Steunenberg. Is now within
measurable distance. The case today
entered its 10th week of hearing before
Judge Wood. Both sides have rested
and the rebuttal has begun.
Evidence has been introduced in sup
port of the charge brought by the state
of Idaho that conspiracy existed
among high officers of the Western
Federation of Miners to intimidate all
persons who ran counter to the pur-
poses of the union. with IA view to eS-
tabliShing members of organized bodies
of workingmen us masters of the Situa-
ton, thus commencing Il political and
industrial organization, which, having
its initiative in the west should spread
with irresistible force throughout
every section of the country. Evidence
has been introduced to show that in
pursuance of this conspiracy Is men
were murdered.
In defenS, of the man Immediately
concerned and of the officers of the
Western Federation of Miners who are
charged with participating in the plans
for murder rs Il means to the desired
ends. evidence has been introduced to
show that counter-conSplracy existed
among employers of labor in the west
looking to the humiliation of the West
ern Federation Of Miners in particular,
because the federation represented the
cause of organized labor.
Evidence has been introduced to
show that in furtherance of the con-
spiracy among actual employers and
capitalists IS innocent men We're killed,
the Constitution of the United States
was violated. and the conspiracy culmi-
mated in the state of Idaho becoming u
rarty to an attempt TO compass the
death of the leaders of the Western
Federation of Miners, whose secretary
is now on trial.
The state has produced Harry Or
chard, who swears that he is the actual
murderer of the Is men whose death;
are not disputed. He swears that he
was employed by William ID. haywood.
secretary: Charles II. Meyer. president.
and others of the Western Federal ton,
to murder for a price. The Western
Federation of Miners has produced
witnesses to contradict the testimony
Of the self-confessed murderer and
other witnesses to show that il he
murdered, he murdered because he was
employed by detectives in the employ
ment of the owners of mines and
wealthy citizens of Colorado to commit
crimes that might be laid to the doors
Of the Western Federation.
The state of Idaho will argue to the
jury within the next two weeks that
Orchards story is true and that there
did exist the widespread conspiracy to
terrorize what is called by the defend
ants in this case 1.-THE capitalistic class"
The Western Federation of Miners
will argue that Orchard is a perjuror
for reward, the reward being immunity
from punishment for the murder OF
Steunenberg. and that Il conspiracy now
exists on the part of the mineowners
and employers of labor to iiScredit tie
Western Federation, even though Hay
wood. Meyer and Pettibone should
hang in pursuance of their plans.
Two arguments on each side will be
made. The rebuttal for the state so fan
is directed against the witnesses pro
Guced by the defense to discredt Or
chard. At the end of the first day OF
rebuttal a warrant was issued for Dr.
|. l.. MCGEE. who swore that he saw Or
chard in north Idaho at Il time when
Orchard swore he was in Denver.