The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-07-21

pute them. Now why was this high officer
OF the federation here on this murderous
errand2 Why did he return after he had
once gone awayP u could have been for
so it goes on until the holiday season
arrives. Orchard plants the bomb by the
Governors gate and blows the Governor
n eternity. That was an act that shocked
the civilized world. There was the fore
most citizen OF Idaho, retired years ago to
private life, killed in this cowardly manner
in the presence OF his family.
Ana, gentlemen continued Hawley,
this man was killed by Harry Orchard,
with the assistance Of Jack Simpkins.and'
he went on, shaking his fist at the inscrut-
able Haywood, not ten feet away, this
horrid crime was done at the instigation
OF William D.. Haywood, Charles Meyer
and George P~ettibone."
Mr.. Hawley told of Billy Easterly's testi-
mony that Orchard had written to ask him
just before the murder to come and help
him on a certain job and argued hat when
Easterly. read OF S~teunenberR's murder
he must have known it was Orchard and yet
he told nobody. He proceeded:
This shows the bon that unites these
leaders and ex-leaders of this federation,
a bond that was so strong as to prevent
this man from giving the authorities the
slightest help in bringing to justice tbis
man whom he knew to be the red handed
murderer Of the foremost citizen Of this
State"
Mr.. Hawley made a strong point Of the
fact that Jack Simpkins was a fugitive
from justice and declared that the guilty
knowledge he had Of the murder Of Steunen-
have been shared by Meyer and Haywood,
since he was In Denver only a fortnight
before the murder and only a week or two
before that had been in Caldwell helping
Orchard In his murderous plans.
And this man. he cried, who by fight
haQ aImnaf rpnIaeaad hin u,,ilt hna haan
retained In high Office by the Western
Federation OF Miners for two successive
elections since he disappeared. and shame
be to the federation for that"
The prosecution wiped entirely Of the
map the defence's theory that Orchard
blamed S~teunenberg for driving him out
OF the C1ur d'Alenes and 80 forcing him to
sell his interest in h Hercules mine by
reviewing the evidence which proves in
disputably that Orchard sold absolutely
and outright his interest in this mine over
a year before he was driven out Of the
Caur d'Alenes.
Hawley brushed aside the various wit
nesses who said they heard Orchard threaten
Steunenberg by saying hat all Of them
were either federation sympathizers or
so nearly strangers to Orchard as to make
II most unlikely that he would tell them
he intended to commit murder.
But 1t was necessary he said afor the
defence TO give Orchard a motive for kill
u obtulitIDttk us an dDtuIIlLE. III
got his honey from somewhere. He had
the assistance Of Jack Simpkins. a high
federation leader, and | take il these threats
appear absolutely unworthy Of your further
consideration.
"You rave been told that no member
Of the federation ever ascended the scafold
and that one 10 now serving a sentence
for crime. IL Ia time a change came about
IL il time the stenc Of this organizations
crimes should be done away with. II is time
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law about us all. 1t is time that the leaders
OF he Western Federation Of Miners be
shown that we are a law abiding and God
fearing people
And all we ask Of you in any way is to
remember your oaths and we shall be
satisfied with whatever verdict you may
bring. All we want lie your best judgment.
II we get that counsel for the State will
be content.
we shall doubtless be accused Of war;
ring on labor. That charge will be false.
We believe in honest organized labor,
but the Western Federation cannot be
classed with those honestly organized. l
do not say that the Western Federation
members are most Of them dishonest,
but I do say that this organization has
fallen into the hands OF a band OF criminals
and that IL should be warred upon and
obliterated until IL shall have mended it's
ways.
True it 10. that at the inception Of this
organization was consulted by the men
who formed it. I have no apologies to
make for that. II that organization had
been carried on upon the ines on which it
was formed. IL would ave been for good
instead of for evil. | believe il proper for
me to say that this Federation as at present
constituted is not an American body; that
il is not in harmony with the spirit Of our
laws and customs, and that it is the duty OF
all good citizens to so frown upon its evil
deeds or to compel il to quit its present
course or terminate its existence