Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-07-27
returned to take her accustomed place

returned TO take her accustomed place
beside the invalid wife.
Senator Bornh's peroration was de-
Iivered IN quiet, almost pleading tone.
IN strong contrast to the harshcr voice
IN which he spoke OF Clarence OAR
rows argument OF Qualifications
"If," ne said, the state has pointed
out to you the men who were con-
cesned In and executed this awful
crime then In the name of the man
hood and the woinnnhood of Idaho, do
your duty without fear of any man or
fayoy Of any man
las | listened 20 the eloquent voice
of counsel pleading for thcr client
there came ca me the memory of am
other scene and another time ] re-
nembered again that night In dark
December I'm 19l5--a night that added
10 years to the lives OF some here now
in thls room-~I felt again the ley chill
and faced the drifting slcet- And !
stood ngaln beside the body Of my dead
friend, whose life blood stained the
snow
u felt again the disgrace that had
come to Idaho ! saw a murdered man
that meant more than murder for u
meant the first blow that anarchy had
AHMED at my state. And on that
night said TO myself. can time an
teach the lesson OF this hour
''r-ct us then be brave IN this SUI
premc moment, II the defendant Is
innocent, then let him 20 free, but II
not, then let him take the punishment
that the law proscrlbes.
you have higher duty to perform
than over was asked OF jury In Idaho.
Some of you mon have stood the test
In the past in protection Of your homes
and your nag but you have never faced
"A duty that required higher courage
thsn now.
I'm every homo In Idaho the thoughts
OF our people are with you inngllng
with thoughts OF the things that made
those homes possible aud In every
home throughout this broad land men
and women tonight look to you as the
brave men who stand for right and the
flag"
AT the close of Senator Borah's ad-
dress and the adjournment OF court he
WAS surrounded and congratulated by
nearly every one In the courtroom, in
Guiding counsel for the defense.
BoRAH's CLOSE.
At o'clock Senator Borah COM
menced the last stage of his argument
with the announcement that he would
conclude tonight.
He devoted himself at first TO the
proposition of the defense that Orchard
was Pinlterton detective. Far from
having any such connection as that
the senator insisted that Orchard.
through four years of crime and con-
spiracy, was perfectly loyal TO thu
Western Federation OF Miners and the
leaders Of the organization. If Orchard
had had any sinister motive again
Meyer, Haywood or Pettibonc, II II had
been his purpose to gather evidence
against them, he had almost unlimited
opportunity to do so. But. on the con.
trary. It had been shown that every
piece of evidence which came into Or
chards hands was destroyed by him,
even TO the letter received from George
A. Pettibone in the Caldwell Jail. Never
MT any time did Orchard undertake to
build up case against the defendant
Haywood or any of his associates.
Discussing briefly the Colorado situa-
tion, Senator Borah said the crimes and
disturbances in Cripple Creek and Tel
luride were brought into the case only
to show the motive. the conspiracy. the
combination and the understanding
which finally led to the murder of ex-
Gov. Steunenberg. The jury was not
asked to convict upon any other crime
than the last.
AS to the alleged kidnapping" of the
defendants in Colorado and bringing
them to Idaho, Senator Borah said:
If these men We're not legally here
they would not be here. You gentlemen
are not concerned with how they got
here or any other question than wheth-
er or not this defendant was connected
with the event at Caldwell III he was
then II was our law which was violated.
II he was. IL was our citizen who was
murdered. If he was. 1t was in our
jurisdiction that he raised the red hand
and 1t Is proper that he should be here
TO answer TO an Idaho jury.
And you know as well as 1 do. that
while he Is a stranger TO you, his life
and his liberty are just as safe in your
hands as they could be with any jury
In their home state of Colorado. Bill
is In no more danger of be-
ing convicted in Idaho--unless the evil
dence shows his guiit beyond a rea-
sonable doubt-than he would be In
Colorado. The court, the attorneys for
the state, and everybody connected
with this case have extended to Mr..
every right every privilege
every courtesy known to the law as
the right of the defendant. Haywood
and Meyer on the witness stand were
allowed TO tell all they wanted to tell.
In violation of all the laws of evidence
and without single objection from
myself or my associates"
Senator Borah scathingly arraigned
the defense for not putting Steve Adj
ans on the stand. Adams. the assoc
ciate OF Harry Orchard. could. If any
body could, prove that Orchard was
not telling the truth. especially about
the Independence depot affair.
"Darrow gives you as an excuse for
the beating up OF old man Stuart at
Cripple Creek the fact that he was a
'scab.' There, gentlemen, lies the mo-
tive for the Independence depot explo-
sion. The IA men blown TO atoms that
fateful 9th Of June were 'scabs.
Nearing the close of his argument.