Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-07-23
Opening Address Mastery Pre-
Sentation of Case From the
Standpoint of the Accused
Federation Leaders,
NOTHING TO CONNECT
PRISONER WITH CRIME
Declares State Has Utterly
Failed to Show That Orchard
Was Hired by Men Now in
Shadow of GalIoWS,

Shadow OF Gall0WS,
IBy Morning journal Special Leased wireI
Boise. Idaho, July 22-For four
hours and a half today T.. II. Richard
son pleaded with the jury fof the life
of William ID. Haywood. Under order
of the court the hours for the days
session were changed, ana In place Of
sitting I'm the afternoon court met at
six o'clock this evening. Judge Wood
was informed by the jury that the eX-
trying on some Of the turymen and
complied with the request for late
evening session.
The preliminary hearing of the case
of Dr. /. l.. MCGEE, one of the Wit
nesses for the defense charged with
perjury, came up this afternoon and
will be continued tomorrow. Orchard
had the stand for over an hour and
was given a severe gruelling in the
cross examination by McGee's couu-
sci. The prisoner witness, however,
maintained his characteristic calm
throughout. He denied that he was n
the Coeur d'Alenes at the time McGee
swore to meeting him al Caldwell.
G. w Aller. the other witness for the
defense who is under perjury charges.
was today bound over for trial In the
district court.
Richardson plunged directly into
the death OF Governor SteunenbetE
in his opening speech He said that
during his administration as governor
the bull pen was called into being for
the first time in the administration or
American justice. Men were put into
the bull pen perhaps as a matter of
necessity but certainly without due
process of law
When the news of the governors
death flashed through the world there
was an immediate conclusion in nearly
every quarter that there was a con-
nection between II and the Occur
d'Alene trouble. Hostile camps arose
Immediately. The mine owners were
strong i'm their condemnation of the
Western Federation and it was said
in some quarters that the miners jus
tilted the deed.
Il want to say to you. that the de-
fense does not believe there is any
Justification for such an act We
shall not attempt to Justify II, we do |
not believe il can be justified from
any point" declared the lawyer.
Richardson then reviewed tn" /
events following the death of Steunen- |
berg, saying that orchard was caught /
red-handed i'm the act a Pinkerton !
detective came to Idaho and soon had |
"A confession from the man, who, To /
save his own worthless neck, was I
ready 10 place the blame upon oth-
ers.
The matter was taken up by that |
portion of the press which depends 1
upon the prosperous and Capitalstic |
classes. and the leaders of the West !
nrn Federation were adtudged guilty /
without hearing.
Richardson declared that this was
so far-reaching that it extended even
10 the White House. The attorney
begged the jury to lay aside any inn
preston they may have formed during |
he past year and start with him at
The beginning and go through the va
rious events, one by one, without pre-
Iudice.
1T is my Intention to carry out my
argument. II I am not overcome by
heat in the following order;
First | shall discuss the law "a
applied TO this case and To- the prose
'uting witness.
second. l shall discuss the history
lf the Western Federation as shown
~ the evidence.
Third. / shall discuss the general
which prevailed az Cpeur
l'Alene and at Cripple Greek
Fourth. ! shall discuss the series
n events relied on by the state io
prove conspiracy.
Fifth. ! shall devote myself 90 the
lscertainment of tho particular uffense
he defendants are here on trial for.
sixth. / shall consider Orchard un-
Ter arrest.
sixth. shall consider Orchard
while IN the pen.
Eighth. I shall devote myself to
he Impeachment Of orchard.
"Ninth. TO the treatment of Hay
wood. the manner the method. and
easons therefor.
tenth. / shah devote myself 90 th
easons why certain Witnesses did not
ostify for the prosecution and other,
i'd not testify FOR thu defense.
Eleventh. and finally. ] shall dis
uss this case - Il appears before this
curt When ! have finished these
leven subdivisions . win have done
m ] can 70 assist the Jury IN arriving
i proper and just verdict In this
ase"
At the evening session ~ court Mr..
richardson said he would do an he Z
o the intense heat and believed he
would be- able 20 conclude some time
The contention Of the defense. Rich
rdson declared. b. that no matter
whether Orchard committed the crime
Iectiou has been shown between Or
hard and the defendant 90 the bar. Z
his discussion of fhe Niudl- Z
ator mine explosion. kichardEun de-
Jared again that fhe prel'underance
q testimony showed Do o. D. an acci-
ent
Orchards testimnnr as to receiving ;
money from the Wesfrrn Federation ~ !
finers for crime wns uuf rurrnburatei !
- single wifness-
AZ 60 the coming ~ the militia g. ?
ripple Creek. Attorney liirhardsuu 7
aid they came 10 ihe behezt and ln a