Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-07-25
Leading Attorney for Hay
wood Amazes by Bold
ness of Address.
USES PERSONAL ABUSE
Scouts at Fair Trial For any
Accused Man in Boise
Near the Close.

Boise, July 25.--Clarence Darrow,
who is having the last word for the de
tense, resumed his address to the Hay
wood jury this morning. He took up
the defense of Jack Simpkins flight
after the arrest of Harry Orchard.
Darrow's voice was very hoarse. as a
result of hours and 40 minutes speak
ing yesterday. He spoke today with
the greatest effort.
Kept Close to Evidence.
Darrow confined himself most close,
ly today to a review of the evidence,
but throughout the theme there con-
tinued a strong note of abuse of Orch.
ard and condemnation of the Pinker.
tons.
He rose to even greater heights than
yesterday in his assault upon the eX-
isting order, past and present. He
would speak, he said, upon the subject
OF depOrtatiOns and await instructions
tC the jury later
Defended Jack Simpi,ins.
Darrow defended the action of Jack
Simpkins in disappearing. He urged
to the jury that at the time of Steunen-
berg's death no man accused of the
murder would have been given a fair
trial He commended Simpkins for
remaining i'll hiding during the pres
ent trial, and brought bold accusa-
ton against the jury he was address.
ing when he said: "The time is possi.
bly, near when every man who has not
been hanged can get a fair trial i'll
Boise"
stand By TIL Convicted.
He explained the action of the West
ern Federation of Miners in rejecting
Simpkins a member of the executive
board upon the ground that as "braye
men and brothers we should stand by
him until he is tried and convicted
Darrow will conclude this afternoon.
Tells of SteuncnberE.
Boise, Idaho, July 25.-The career o.
Frank Stucnenberg, the murdered gov
ernor of Idaho, was discussed q
length yesterday afternoon by Clarence
Darrow in his plea in behalf of vii
liam ID. Haywood. Justifying articles
published in the Miners magazine tn.
official organ of ehe Western FEEDER
alton, Darrow said the action .
Steunenberg in asking for United
States troops TO quell riots and the es
tabllshment of martial law in 1898
was unjustiffable and properly stirre.
up intense feeling in labor circle
against the governor.
Labor vs.. Capital.
Darrow's argument, unfinished las
night, developed into an appeal 70
labor against capital. and Il denuncil
ton of opposition to the union. II
held his audience startled and ope
mouthed as, one after another, thes
sentiments poured from his lips
DarTow's attack on Orchard was e,
pected and in this respect. he su
passed the limit of sensation. Thrn
hours were given to Orchard and
was only when vituperation by phys
cal force was spent that DarrO'
turned to James II. Hawlcy, the lea
ing counsel for the state, and to tn
Pinkerton detectives for something O
which to pour a lesser volume {
abuse
state Got Share.
The state of Idaho came in for
large share of Darrow'S denunciatiH
for the part it played in the prOsec
ton. Culture, education and wealt
Were described as constituting a cor
bination against the working man; I'll
uneducated and the poor must be eve
protected. Darrow sneezed at unive
stiles.
And what is a cultured man." !
cried, 'but a cruel tyrant always"
Reaching the climax of sympatt
for the working class and hatred f
the rich, he assailed the constitute
of the country and cried:
1.-The constitution, it is here only
destroy laws made for the benefit
the poor"
Eloquent ut Times.
Darrow's support of labor unio
and union men. particularly OF t
Western Federation was passionate
eloquent. He touched on the beau
of self-sacrifice found in the "struge
for humanity where only the wol
man is found" and in bitterest 81
casm, his voice pitched in its highe
note. and his arms upheld, he heap
abuse upon the selfish rich and up
the Idaho administration.