Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-07-26
HAYWOOD CASE WILL
REACH JURY SATURDAY
Attorney barrow Concludes His
Seven Hours Speech and sena.
TT BOrah Begins His Address.
JUDGE WILL CHARGE TOMORROW
barrow in His Closing, Despite a
Warning from the Court, Continued
His TRADE Against the State, the
Mine Owners and the pinkcrtons.
Takes Fling at Jury.
(Dy Assoclated rressl

bOioE. IDAHO, July 21.-Ihc case
oil the State of Idaho against William
y. Haywood, charged with the muir
der of Frank Stcuncnbcrg. a former
Governor OF the state. will rest with
judge and Jury by tomorrow night.
Clarence Datrow after speaking for
II hours concluded the final plea for
lIaywood's life mt i:2o u. m. and at
o'clock this evening United States
Senator Borah opened The closing ar.
gumcnt for the prosecution. He will
speak for three sessions. or about
seven hours.
Judge Fremont Wood will instruct
and charge the Jury on Saturday
morning. AT least 1000 people were
unable to find seats in the courtroom
tonight. Two hours before The hour
set Tor the third session of the day
crowds began 10 arrive. and within
half an hour the doors were closed
To all but court officials and news.
paper men. 1t was an audience com
posed almost entirely of Boise people
gathered To hear the speech OF the
young man who. was recently elect
ed by the people of Idaho TO repre-
sent them in the United States Sen
ate and who has been the assistant
counsel for the prosecution In the
case against Haywood.
Aside from the unaccustomcd
crowd in the court room and the
large number of women present. the
scene was much as il has been at
each of the sessions during The last
IL weeks.
Mrs. Stcuncnbcrg, the widow of
he murdered Governor appeared in
he court room for the first time
since the trial opened She occupied
seat inside the railing beside her
Youngest son, Julian. Governor Good
Ing. with number of the executive
stan and large representation of
the state judiciary and bar were
among the audience Haywood was
surrounded by his counsel and his
wife. in her invalid chair, was as
usual by his side
AT the prosecutions table. when
Senator Borah rose TO speak. were
seated two associate counsel but
James II, Ilawlcy. leading counsel for
the State, was not in his place owing
to serious illness.
barrow Continues Bitter Speech.
Attorney barrow in his final plea
for the acquittal of Haywood confined
himself closely TO review of the evil
utiCc, DIt throughout the theme
there continued the strong note of
abuse of Orchard and condemnation
for Pinkertons.
Extreme hoarscncSs mt first in
terfered somewhat with the speakers
flights of oratory, hut liberal use of
| lozenges affected some relief by the
| time Mr.. barrow reached the labor
troubles in Colorado he threw all re-
straint aside and in spite of n re-
mindcr from the court, he rose TO
even greater heights than yesterday
In his assault upon the existing or
der, past md pnesent. He would
speak he said. upon the subject of
deportations and await the instruc
tons TO the jury later.
| Mr.. barrow defended the action of
Jack Simpkins in disappearing. He
argued to the jury that at the time
of Steunenbcrgs death no man ac-
cuscd of the murder would have been
guaranteed fair trial. He commend
ed Simpkins for remaining in hiding
during the present trial and brought
in the accusation against the jury he
was addressing when he said: "Pos-
sibly year hence every man who
has not been hanged can get fair
trial i'll Boise"