New-York tribune., 1907-06-25
DENIAL, BOISE DEFENCE
OUTLINED By D4RROW.
Haywood WiU Go ON the Stand an
His O7on Behalf,


! this morning in the room where William D. Hay
| wood is on trial, to hear the speech Of Clarence
! Darrow OF Chicago. outlining the purposes of the
! defence in combating the evidence put in by the
state. The formaiities of opening the session at
an end, Mr. Darrow at once took up his place d.
rectly in front of the twelve solemn visaged men in
the jury box, and began In the slow. mellow drawl
characteristic of him to state the theory and plan
| of the defence be offered for his client.
Mr.. Darrow reminded the jurors of the instruc-
ton given them by the court that they to keep
their minds entirely open as to the guilt or inno
| cence of the accused until all the evidence
from both sides has been introduced.
You have listened to the theory and the evil
| dence of the state" Mr.. Darrow proceeded ''Mr
Hawley has covered a wide ground in his opening
for the state. and we will have TO meet him step
by step. The defendant here is charged nominally
with the murder of former Governor Steunenberg.
| There had 10 be some nominal charge. But the
state has told you the rests upon giant con-
spiracy of which he defendant, among others, is
THE states attorney has told you the murder
| of Governor Steunenberg was but incident.
| They have told you the Western Federation Of
| Miners was organization to commit murder. 10
control politics, 10 hire lawyers and other criminal
! things
Part of this true; part of It Is not true. It is
! true there is labor organization known as the
| Western Federation of Miners II IS true the
| Western Federation of Miners has spent money for
lawyers. It was unfortunate, but most people have
| to employ lawyers at some time or another.
| This organization really born in 1892 49,
right down in cell beneath this courtroom. where
| Ed Boyce the first president. was a prisoner. and
| where now the three charged with this murder
are awaiting the Judgment of this jury. To start
| out with they hired lawyers. and they hired the
| hest they could They hired Mr.. HawIey, now the
| leading counsel for the state. Mr.. Hawley laid out
the plan Of their organization for them; he advised
| them, he the godfather Of the Western Fedora
| ton Of Miners, and the men. who formed the
ganization thought it was an innocent undertaking.
/ Mr. Hawley was their first attorney, and continued
as their attorney for long time. II there was
anything criminal in their appropriatlng money for
| a lawyer the miners did not know It,
FEDERATION INDUSTRIAL. NOT MURDER
OUs."
The Western Federation OF Miners is an indus
! trial not a murderous organization.
ut has from time to time taken hand in poll
tics but we are not going TO hang every organiza-
ton which has done such thing. II we did no
| corporation would be safe. The Western Fedora
ton Miners did all 1t could to pass the eight
hour law In Colorado, Utah and Montana 1t tried
to elect friendly United States Senator's 1t tried
to elect Mr. Hawey. but unfortunately failed"
| Mr.. Darrow went TO that there was
| claim that the Western Federation of Miners was
an organization of angels.
! Angels do not work in the Mines declared the
| attorney; they the mine owners"
Mr.. Darrow went on at length to outline the or
! ganzation OF the Western Federation OF Miners.
! He declared It was nothing but beneficial as
| ISOLATION, trying uplft its class. II not
until ten years after the organization Of the union
| that either Haywood Meyer took Office IN It.
We are not here apologize for anything that
! the Western Federation OF Miners has done" de-
clared Mr. DarTow. 1T has been n hghtlng or
ganization from the first. and II It dies It will die
| a fighting organization. It has had "A troublous
career 1: has been opposed by every device OF tho
| mine owners. but II has prospered. Before the
Western Federation OF Miners came into existence
! the miners had TO work from twelve to fourteen
| hours day When they wanted food they had
| 10 buy 1t at the company stores. When they were
injured they were taken TO the company hospitals.
where there was little difficulty in getting state
| Inent releasing the company from all damage.
! Tho conditions are vastly different to-day. The
union alone paid
| tho widows ana orphans OF its memberships dur
! Ing the time this alleged criminal conspiracy
! isted."
Mr.. Darrow went on some length show the
trouble and opposition tho union has had since It's
inception. In some communities. he declared, tho
president OF the organization. when he went to
visit tho miners, refused board and lodging
| by the mining companies.
Arrests have thick and fast" the attorney
continued. Some of the charges purely Inn
| ag!nary and in nnety-nine cases out OF hundred
| the men have not been given the grace Of
| trial AS soon as the Western Federation Of Min
| ers born the mine owners went about 20 de-
Rtroy f. and as the chief means OF destruction they
hired tho Pinkerton Detective Agency. with
MCFARLAND at its head. We will show you that
| this agency has been busy seuthinG following.
working and lying 10 get these We will show
| you that they have hired detectives and placed
them IN positions OF responsibility secretaries
and presidents OF local unions; that these hired
men constantly advised tho miners 70 strike, and
that when a strike counselled violence,
| dynamite and murder They did II at Telluride.
| they did II Rt Cripple Creek and at many other
places.
| "PINKERTONs CHIEF FACTOR IN CASE"
We will show that tho Pinkerton Detective
Agency has been a chief factor in this case from
| the very beginning. They have organized them
selves into a band 70 spread calumny against the
Western Federation OF Miners We will show that
In one case where a cage fell because OF defective
| machinery and sixteen killed It was laid
| 10 the Western Federation OF Miners The burning
OF the Moscow University was laid to the leaders
OK the Western Federation OF Miners Every ie-
giumate child born west of the Mississippi has
been wrapped in its swaddling clothes, hurried 10
Denver aud laic at the doorstep OF tho Western
Federation OF Miners"
Mr.. Darrow turned his attention to THE Miners
Magazine" He said probably many foolish and
1ntemperate things crept into It, but the editors
had no college education. and Meyer and Pettibone
| paid little attention TO II.
We will read you matter from The Miners
Magazine not introduced by the state. We will
J show that they did advise violence and that
they counseled a wise administration and dis
cussed the economic conditions temperately."
| Continuing. Mr. Darrow said: This brings us to
| 1899 and the troubles in the Cuur dAlenes when
| steunenberg was Governor The Western Fedora
| tion Of Miners getting along all right Then
something happened. An irresponsible mob OF one
thousand people. made up OF miners and merchants
preachers and haugers-on. and every one who
wanted ride, went down, and the Bunker Hill
! and Sullivan mines were blown up. The powder
was furnished by a rival company. At that time
| Harry Orchard had been there for a month carry
! ing union card. Jack Simpkins was in the Coeur
! dAlenes.
Then the call for troops. Rightly or
wrongly Steunenberg called for troops. Jack
| Simpkins arrested and thrown into the bull
pen. He maltreated. He was stood UP at a post
| by colored soldier and bayonet was driven into
! his breast.
Harry Orchard in the Ceur d'Alenes
Harry Orchard cheap soldier of fortune, a.
shoestring gambler who had never done days
| work in his life. He owned q sixteenth share OF
the Hercules mine but sold IL because of his needs
| and continued his gambling. The mine did not
yield until 1901 But Orchard. hoping on. stayed