The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1907-07-25
SCATH|NG ATTACK
| ON THE P|NKERTONS
INsTIoATEp THE sTEuNENBERo
MURDER, SAYS RICHARDSON.
PLOT TO HANG HAYWOOD
Orchard, Borah, Goodlng and Peabody
4 Come In for Share Of the
lawyers Tremendous
| ;. penunclatlon. II

Boise, Idaho, July 24.-Forsaking
the theory Of vengeance as Orchards
motive for the murder of former Gov
iSteunenberg. E. F. Richardson argued
Tuesday that Orchard was In the en-
ploy of the Pinkerton detective agency
when he killed Steunenberg, and that
the murder was part of conspiracy
to hang Haywood.
This sudden departure was fol.
lowed by tremendous denunciation
of Capt James Mcfarland and the
Pinkertons and passionate vitupera-
tion Of Orchard, Gov. Gooding Of Ida
hu, Senator Borah, Gov. Peabody Of
Colorado; in fact. all who have acted
on the side of the prosecution of
Haywood came in for q share of the
avalanche of Richardson's peroration.
Clarence Darrow will commence his
argument in Haywoods behalf when
court meets Wednesday morning 1t
il expected that he will require two
days to close for the defense.
Calls Story Absurd,
In the morning Mr.. Richardson pic.
tured Orchard as man possessed
with lust for murder, who fancied
there was glory in spectacular crime.
OF Orchards story of many of his
attempts upon the lives of men said
TO have been marked for death by the
federation, Mr.. Richardson said 1t
was the most absurd thing on the face
OF the earth. He declared that 1t
would be long time before the law
would sanction a conviction on such
testimony as has been adduced
against Haywood, and be pleaded
with the jury not to put halter about
the neck Of his client "at the behest
OF the Mine owners association and
its representatives"
Orchard at Caldwell.
Mr.. Richardson in the evening took
up the Incidents connected with Or
chard's visit to Caldwell when he was
making preparations to Assassinate
Steunenberg. -.
Orchards conduct az Caldwell be-
fore the murder of Steunenberg," said
Mr.. Richardson, leads inevitably to
the conclusion that this man was de-
termined to draw the attention of the
whole population to himself. Whether
he was In the employ OF the Pinkerton
agency at the time or not does not
appear In the record, but think can
show before this argument is over
that before and after the murder the
purpose of Orchard and of-others was
to create evidence such as might lead
to the arrest and conviction of West
ern Federation of Miners officials"
Mr.. Richardson traced the move
ments OF Orchard at Caldwell, and
coming to the arrival Of Fred Miller
to act In his defense, he said:
The reason Miller was retained by
the Western Federation of Miners to
defend Orchard was that at the pre-
iiminary trial there was not sufdcient
evidence 70 convict or connect him
with the murder OF Steunenberg"
sees the Hand OF Pinkerten.
AFTER reading lengthy extracts from
tne denver newspapers printed At the
time OF the arrest OF orcnard' all OF
winch, ne SAID, showed the hand OF
the PinRerton detective agency In an
endeaVor 10 INK the name OF the
western peoeratlon OF Miners with
tne murder. Richardson said that the
governor Oh idano ana the Pinkerton
agency knew. when steunenberg was
murdered ana orchard was arrested,
tnat ne would make the confession.
For years the Pinkerton detective
agency nad permeated the locals OF
the western Federation with secret
operatives, put naa never been able
10 fasten q single crime upon the or.