Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-07-26
Senator Borah Declares En-
phaticaIIy Nothing Can Save
Orchard From Death on CAL
lows Richly Deserved,
COURTROOM THR0NGED
AT CLOSING SESSION
Danow'S Impassioned Plea for
Lives of HapIeSS Prisoners
Brings Tears to Eyes of
Many Listeners.
IBy Morning journal Special Iea.ed wire.I


Boise. July 25.-The ease OF the
state of Idaho against William ID.
Haywood. charged with the murder Of
Frank Steunenerg, a former governor
of the state, will rest with Judge ana
jury by tomorrow night.
Clarence Darrow, after speaking for
eleven hours, concluded the final plca
for Haywood's life at 1920 p. m, and
at O'Clock this evening United States
Senator Borah opened the closing ar
gument for the prosecution. He Will
speak for seven hours Tetls,e Fremont
Wood viii instruct and charge the jury
on Saturday morning.
Al least 1000 people were unable to
ma seats In the court room tonight
Two hours before the hour set for tn"
thlrd session of the day. crowds began
TO arrive within half an hour the doors
were closed To all but court officials
and newspapermen.
IL was an audience composed al
most entirely of Boise people gathered
70 near the speech Of the young man
VINO recently appointed hy the people
OF idaho to represent them IN the
united States senate haa been the ass
70. isate counsel iof tnt' Prosecution
against Haywood.
the court room. and the large number
oi women present the scene was much
itS II mas been at each of the sessions
during the last eleven weeks Mr..
Steunenberg, the widow of the mur
dered governor, apDeared I'm tba cour.
room for the first time since the trinI I
opened She occupied a seat inside I
the railing. beside her youngest son.
Julian. Governor Gooding. with a /
inunlper inr OF the executive stan and y
large representation of the state Judi
clary and bar, We're among the audf-
ence Haywood was surrounded hy
seven OF his counsel and his wife i'm
her invalid chair was as usual. bv his
s'ue. Al the prosecutions table. when
senator soa,aS borah rose up TO speak. were
aueu Ta,u Two associate counsel. but
James n. Hawley. leading counsel for
the STATE, was not In his place. owln.
to serious illness.
senator Borah's speech was n SON
sailon. From time To time he turned
on counsel for the defense fierce de-
hunclhtlon pouring from his Inns and
al times brought protest from Rich
aruson ana Darrow. but with blazing
Eyes ana not words he silenced every
- ~ ar.tempt To break the rush Of words.
~, ny cIiinaN was reached when In be-
hat OF the state of Idaho. its neonIc
Its governor and himelf he disrIoin,r.i
M intention or desire 10 give inmun-
ny 10 Orchard. Finally his face paIe
ahu voice qulvering with emotion the 3
senator raised his arm and said. "Tf I F,
l,,,,,ui llI,puiu ever loln or give approval ~ .
IN ~, nunity to this man ] hope the great
socket" 81 W !" '"' :
narrow was very hoarse as a re- :
-uIt OF speaking five hours and forty 4,
Ininules yesterday. and spoke today /,
win the greatest effort.
re SAID that the reason Simpkins
afraid To be IN Roisa Ue ,iia aat !
KNOW whether Simpkins Is innocent or !
not put took issue with the statement y
u prosecutor Hawley that his flight y
proved his guilt.
tie said that n that be true. the I,
act that Haywood, Meyer and Pet
none did not flee proved their inno-
'onse. put neither proposition IS true / -.
HaWley blamed the federation =
or the reelection Of simpkins fo !,
ne executive board. but n he had y
ioi been reelected. Hawley would y
laNe said that showed beyond y
,ouoi that the man was guilty" said
he attorney
;, Darrow here went into a lengthy ?
llscusslon as TO why the defense had y
lot put steve Adams and George 4.
'ettibone on the stand. He demand n
~ 10 know why the prosecution had l,
lot put c. X. Sterling. detective OF y
he Mine Owners association. on the p
tand Adams. the attorney ex-
'lained, is on trial for the murder Of y,
man IN northern Idaho. Under the |
circumstances. Darrow said. he would 4 ~
ather cut off his right arm than al Y,
'w Adams TO go on the stand. much y
s ne desired the acquittal OF Hay "a
rood. "
Il am not afraid ~ what he would "
ay against Haywood but am "l
iraid 10 let Adams. my client. turn y,
lmself wrong side out under the y.
unning cross-eNamiuation Of senator ~
'orah. and then have his testimony ~.
sed against him when the second =,
nal for his life begins. No lawyer -
mo would permit his client 10 do y.
lch thing would be- worthy Of the -
anne" W
~ 20 Pettibone. Darrow said the -
lme thing was true 80
The reason he had put Meyer on -
be- stand while he. too. is awaiting -
-ial. narroW said. is that there is no -
violence 81 anv sort for Meyer o. ex- -,
lain. He expressed the belief that -,
loycr would never b. tried.
Darrow demanded 20 know why -
IcParfianf and Sterling have not =,
zen Indicted. He charged the Mine -
wners' association directly with the
lowing up - the Independence -
epoi. - that they might take the -.
~ Ia their own hands and drive -
~ the federation ard all the men. {