The Washington herald., 1907-07-26

Boise. Idaho. July 25.-Lawyer Clarence
Darrow finished the final appeal to the
jury for the life Of William D. Hay
wood late this afternoon, after speaking
eleven hours and a half
Tonight at o'clock Senator William
W. BOrah began the closing argument for
the State.
Darrow's speech to-day. as on yester-
day. was bold and slashing attack on
the financial interests OF the country. All
day long Darrow was engaged in the
fascinating task OF painting for the jurys
benefit a vivid picture Of Darrow's mind.
II was a sociaHstc harangue from begin
ming TO end
The lawyer did. indeed. depart from his
oratorica1 style long enough 10 review a
good deal Of the evidence In the case. but
he could not keep at this sort OF thing
I long at one time He had 10 leave on
every now sand then long enough to fling
a dart of sarcasm OF Of denunciation az
the Western employers Of labor, OF 70
make a fervid appeal for the downtrod-
den workmen.
Arrays Class Against Class.
He arrayed class against class before
| the tury's eyes and practically appealed
TO them in the end to save his client be-
cause he represented one class against
another, These were his closing words:
When Meyer and Haywood can no
longer speak to you the voice Of the ae-
cuser viii be heard know that he viii
talk. to you of law and order and Of the
flag which these mine owners have desc
Grated. and 1 know the net OF suspicious
circumstances that his skilIful brain viii
weave while I am compelled 10 sit still
and listen But I ask you 10 answer him
for me, and 10 remember that there IS
nothing In this case from beginning 10 end
but Orchard. the perjured villain. the
unhanged scoundrel. and murderer. II
you can vote TO XIII Haywood OF his testI-
mony, then peace be with you.
7 know that in this case I am biased.
/ For thirty years I have been giving my
efforts in the cause Of labor. but this I
know: That never in this world were
twelve men called upon to decide issues 50
momentous as these that depend upon
your verdict
Wants Haywood Spared.
1t VIII be a sad day for 1ae If you de-
eide that Haywood must ascend the .scaf-
fold It viii be a sad day for the crippled
woman whom your action will make
widow, and for the children that will be
made orphans.
But they are not my chief concern.
| Thousands Of hands will delve in the
mines for their support. But don't you
/ think for a moment that II you hang him
+ you can cruelty the labor movement.
Thousands more hands will take Nd
the banner where he lays IL down
am speaking for the poor, the weak.
and the weary when I say that the
/ eyes Of the world are on you twelve
men of Idaho tonight
Wherever the English language IS
/ spoken, men are wondering and talk
+ ing and dreaming about the verdict
I you twelve men are to give II you
( kill this man. the railroad officers OF
/ this country viii chant your praise
/ Down among the vipers and the vuI-
lures Of Wall street many will an
| prove your course IN almost every
bank in the world where men hate
/ Haywood because he is the champion
Of the poor, they viii applsSd your
/ action.
Duty Is TO AcGuit.
But If you acquit him, there viii be-
men who viii reverently bow their
heads and thank God for twelve men
who dare to do their duty. Out on
the prairie. underneath the ground.
out upon the seas. men who labor and
suffer. women and children pale and
worn with toll; the poor. the weak. and
the suffering Of the world, stretch out
their hands to this jury and implore
them to save BIZ HaywoOd's life"
At this point Mr.. Darrow's voice failed
him, the tears streamed down his cheeks.
and he choked and sank into his chair.
Haywood sat sternly In his chair, all the
while with face ike that Of a craven
image At his side, his wife was weeping
quietly behind her fan. His mother. too.
was visibly affected The jury betrayed
no more emotion than Haywood himself.
Their countenances remained as they
have been from the first. impasgive, illegi-
Bile. They did not even blink.
The crowd that came 10 hear Senator
B0rah's opening a. Z o'clock, began to
gather outside the courtbause doors at 5
O'Clock. Ten minutes aftef the doors were
open. the courtroom wasS packed Hun
dreds were turned away and the lawyers
had to so up the back stairs to get in at
ali.
BOrnh RebuISes DaFroyy,
Tho Senator started of with a general
rebuke Of Darrow for the attack he made
on the motives Of the prosecutors in the
case Immediately thereafter he sounded
with unmistakable elearness the senti-
ment that no graver duty could possibly
rest upon the State than the protection
Of the lives, the liberty. and the property
Of its citizens. This task the prosecution
thought they were trying to discharge.
1T ought to be sufficient to attack the
argument of a lawyer" said Borah. But
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