The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-07-22
WILL GO TO JURY
NEXT SATURDAY
Verdict in the Case of William
D. Haywood Expected the
Present Week.
RICHARDSON SPEAKS TODAY
BARROW FOLLOWS AND THEN
COMES 6oRAH.
RICHARDSON SPEAKS TODAY

Boise, Ida, July 21.-Argument in
defense of William D. Haywood will
commence tomorrow morning and for
the next two or perhaps three days
E. F. Richardson and Clarence OAR
row win plead for the life of their
client, who, they assert, is innocent of
any connection with the murder of
Frank Steunenberg. and falsely &C
cused by the state of Idaho of con-
spiracy to kill the former governor.
The Denver lawyer who, with Clarence
Darrow of Chicago, has taken a lead
ing part in the defense,\ expects to
speak eight or ten hours. 1t is prob
able, therefore. that Mr.. barrow Will
not commence his closing argument be-
fore Wednesday morning. The last
word viii come from Senator Borah,
who Will speak probably on Friday
closing up the states side of the case
Judge Wood will charge the jury on
Friday afternoon or more likely on
Saturday morning, and a verdict is
expected by Saturday night. Opinion
is divided as to the probable result.
The decision Of Judge Wood taking
from the jury all evidence relating TO
deportations in Colorado and the en-
ployment of detectives to harass the
tuting the showing by the defense of
q counter conspiracy, has necessarily
limited the arguments for the defense
TO the evidence introduced by the state
corroborative of Orchard, and the i'm
parchment of Orchard by the defense.
Review of the Evidence.
Mr.. Richardson will take the posi-
ton that his client. Haywood. has not
hsC Wit a nv Of llR rV-iF11
to which Orchard has confessed, and
that the alleged cOnspirator has not
been CorrODOrated as required by the
law of conspiracy. This will involve
a review of all the evidence, from the
period of trouble in the Occur d'Alene
district of Idaho in 1899 down to the
murder of Steunenberg by Orchard in
1905. He will present the legal side Of
the position of the defense at every
point and disassociate Haywood and
the Western Federation from all
knowledge of or participation in the
crimes by which Orchard earned the
title of boss killer Mr. Richardson
win argue from the evidence that Or
chard was not present at the blowing
mp of the concentration at the Bunker
Hill and Sullivan mine I'm 1899, and
that therefore his evidence in this mat
ter is impeached and worthless. He
win argue that the explosion at the
VindicatOr mine in Colorado and the
killing of Beck and Mccormick, was
an accident, with which Orchard had
no connection; that the blowing UP of
the Independence depot in Colorado,
where fourteen men were killed, was
the result If a scheme to create pub
Tic feeling against the striking miners
and that the killing of the nOn-union
miners was not Intentional; that Or
chard had no connection with il, or
if he had that Haywood had no knowl-
edge beforehand of what was going on.
Orchards Hope for Immunity.
The killing of Lyte Gregory in Dem
Yer, Mr. Richardson viii lay to the
d Dor OF personal enemies of Gregory,
who was engaged in strike breaking.
The Goddard and Gabbert bombs, con-
corning which SOC much has been said,
will not be considered by the defense
as seriously bearing on the case, but
a the same time if such bombs were
made and planted the Western Fedora
ton of Miners had nothing to do with
them. The same disavowal of connec-
ton will be argued as to the Bradley
explosion and the Steunenberg murder
itself. From first to last Mr.. Richard
son will take the ground that Orchard
having fOully murdered Steunenberg
has woven the members of the West
ern Federation into his story at the
behest of Captain James MCFARLAND,
and Governor GOoding of Idaho, I'M
der promise of immunity.
As the end of the case approaches
the town of Boise is even more quiet
than 1t has been at any time during
Tic trial Most of the witnesses have
been paid off and dismissed, but many
people are coming from long distances
10 hear the argument. This is especial
" true of members of the bar from
neighboring states.
Boise People In Doubt.
The people OF the town themselves
are also taking much interest in the
arguments and the courtroom is filled
at every session. There is, however,
the same absence of discussion of the
case in public places and the same de-
termination to avoid anything that
might create feeling or in any way
bring discredit on the community.
Among the permanent residents OF
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