Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-07-23

a month to pay for service. but the
certificates of indebtedness were is
sued by the state.
Mr.. Richardson declared that while
under the ruling Of the court he was
not allowed to discuss deportatlons
from Cripple Creek or the employment
of detectives In the various miners
unions, he wanted to dwell as much
as possible on conditions IN Colorado.
Il want to weave into your minds
the thought that will come to you when
we reach the tragic event at Caldwell,
so you viii understand why We have
on the one side Harry Orchard, finely
dressed and clothed, and in safety.
while he is the confessed murderer of
your late governor, and the other the
effort to take the blood of these men
Ito get them out of the way at the
instigatlon and for the benefit of those
whose names shall mention hereaf-
ter. What / want you men to know
is that If these men were guilty OF
the crimes charged against them ~
Colorado they would long ago have
been called to account to Colorado
law"
Mr.. Richardson dismissed the mur-
der Of Detective Gregory in Denver,
with the statement that absolutely
nothing was shown to connect the
Western Federation with the crimes.
Next In the consideration of the at
torney came the blowing up of the
Independence depot He demanded to
know why young Neville who was said
by Orchard to have been with him
the day of the explosion, was brought
to Boise but never put upon the stand
to corroborate the confession Of the
witness.
"There IS something behind this
prosecution" declared Richardson.
"But ! do not mean Mr.. Hawley or
Senator Borah. | have no fault to
find with them. think that the jury,
the court and everyone will say that IN
the main this case has been tried
fairly and decently by the attorneys
on both sides. But somewhere there
"a influence which kept young Neville
off the stand"
Richardson charged that the Inde-
pendence depot explosion was the result
of plot by the mine owners to extermi-
nate, root and branch the Western
Federation of Miners which was try.
ing to control wages and secure work
for its members under proper condi-
tions."
Answering Mr.. Hawley's taunt In
his opening address as to why the de-
fense had not put Steve Adams on the
stand. Richardson declared he wanted
to be perfectly frank, ut would have
been case of dog eat dog and Haw-
leyand Borah knew it," Under the same
influences that worked on Orchard
they secured a confession from Adj
ans which he repudlated. They have
the confessions and we have the re-
pudiation, he said. "The whole truth,
gentlemen, is that one was afraid TO
.stf l. f.s. nm lta oNn ataH tho nfhnF
didn't dare to.
I'm passing here / want also to
say that the only reason Meyer was
put on the stand Is that not one scintilla
of evidence was brought here TO con-
meet him with any crime except the
unsupported word of Orchard. As 70
George A. Pettibone, he Will take the
stand at his own trial and explain sat-
isfactOrily the transaction which he
had with Orchard"
Mr. Richardson said there was no
Independent evidence whatsoever to
connect Haywood with the attempts
(if the were any, on the life of Fred
Bailey In San Francisco. AS TO Petit
bone sending Orchard money while
there, that was something to be ex-
planned at the trial Of Pettibone. The
defense contends that Orchard left
some of his own money with Petit
bone.
Richardson who spent the last half
hour of the evening session In provld-
ing an explanation of the explosion at
the Bradley residence In San Fran
cisco. He argued the impossibility Of
a bomb explosion but insisted that a
reservoir for escaping gas had been
formed in the walls and under the
flooring and that when 1t came In con-
tact with the lighted cigar the explas
sion occurred and at the point OF least
resistance under the mat In the outer
porch the flooring was torn up. He
scoffed at the evidence that a lighted
cigar would not ignite the gas and
told the jury that In the east II was
possible to run the finger down the
carpet and then put It to the gas Jet
and light 1t.
In conclusion counsel said that In
his opinion Orchard. the typical wan-
derer and tin horn gambler, read Of
the explosion and adopted 1t as his
own. In any case Mr.. Richardson
said In this as In every other part Of
Orchards testimony. there was no
scintlla of evidence to connect Hay
wood with the incident
At this point court adjourned at
S:45 until tomorrow morning, when
Mr.. Richardson will continue.