Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-06-04
lIAYNOOD'S TRIAL
Begins N EARNEST
lHawley, of Counsel For thestate,
Makes Opening Statement
For the Prosecution
MURDERS INSPIRED BY LEADERS
MURDERS INSPIRED BY LEADERS

wood and Associates Are Responsible
for Other Deaths Than Steupenbers's
-Defense's Objection to Statement
ovprruled by Court.
N Boise. June 4.-The trial OF William
III u. Haywood, secretary treasurer of the
western Federation Of Miners, charged
With the murder Of Frank Steunen-
turg, former governor Of Idaho, be-
san In earnest today, when James N.
IIawley, leading counsel for the prose-
cution. made the opening address to
! ! the jury.
When court opened at $40, Hay
wood was in his place near his coun-
sci, looking trif1e pale, but he de-
clared he felt quite Well" The court
room was well filled with spectators
when Hawley began his address.
Hawley said they expected to prove
that the officers of the executive COM
nlittee Of the Western Federation Of
Miners were responsible, not only for
tile death Of Steunenberg, but scores
OF others besides. The defense object
ell. but the objection Svas overruled.
Hawley said he expected to prove ev-
el,ything he said in his opening state
nlent, and that he would keep far
" thin the scope of credence."
Hawley declared he had no intention
oil going into the details of the states
c;fse to any great extent. He said he
dung to- the notion that the jury, after
al.is the best to judge the effect and
v eight Of the evidence, as well as any
theories The evidence. he declared,
would fully develop events the state
wished the jury to consider.
Hawley then briefly went over the
events Immediately preceding the
death Of Steunenberg, whom he de-
st:ribed as one of the foremost figures
J ir & the state OF Idaho. He told of the
positions held by Meyer, Haywood and
Pettibone, in the Western Federation
Oh Miners. He saad Harry Orchard,
who is said to have confessed to piac-
ing the bomb which blew Steunenberg
iIto eternity, was also member Of
tile Western Federation of Miners, as
was Jack Simpkins. who has never
been apprehended.
Hawley told the jury that while Hay
N ood, Pettibone and Meyer are specif-
/ itally charged in the indictment with
having thrown or exploded the bomb,
"a - <nf& tho.
ton, to prove that they were even in
tile state OF Idaho at the time ofs the
n clsime Under the laws of this state,
8 h owever,, accessories before the fact
are not recognized as such, but must
b,a charged with the crime as princi-
pals. Those who aid, advise, abet, or
assist In crime are recognized under
the laws Of Idaho whether present or
MT, as principals In the crime.
TT is our purpose" Hawley said,
.to show that the death Of Steunen-
berg was the result of a conspiracy,
understanding and collusion between
& the leaders OF the Western Federation
Of Miners and other persons. We
CHIN the leaders Of this union are
responsible for this outrage and it
will be our purpose to prove them
So"
EIawley then went into the formation
fof the Western Federation of Miners,
saying It was organized in 1893. The
executive committee, he explained was
given almost absolute control of the
body. but few men being in command
Of the big organization. He said the
ra nix and file OF the organization knew
little Of what was going on among
those few men, and We're guiltless Of
tbs crime alleged
4 shall not go outside OF the record"
de clared Hawley. "Our object will be
to show that from the very inception
OF the western Federation of Miners
there has existed a conspiracy among
its leaders It is the inner circle the
object Of which was not only to per-
pc .uate their own power and control
of the Western Federation Of Miners,
but of governmental functions of those
sections Of country wherein members
OF the union were employed"
lie would prove, he said, the feder-
alton 'left a trail Of blood-traded in
blood, hired paid assassins, collected
huge sums Of money, which they used
ami squandered to carry out the OBJ
jects of g few men of the Inner cir
cle'" He said he would prove the
elmer circle used this emergency
furld to hire the best legal talent to
defend those in their circle charged
with crime.
IIawley then drew an affecting word
picture Of the assa assination OF Frank
Ste.nenberg on the night Of December
80, 1905. and described the arrest Of
Orchard. He said they would prove
tht.t after Orchards arrest he received
q telegram signed IN" which was fol-
lowed by the presence at Caldwell Of
Nj. Miller, one of the counsel now de-
feIidfng Haywood. The prosecution
would produce letter from Pettibone
to Orchard. when the latter was in
Jail, and Hawley announced Orchard
hal made "a full confession" to Nc
Pa rland, and that Orchard and Nc
Parland would be on the stand.
Attorneys Clash.
When Hawiey declared that the
lea ders OF the union had employed
desperate criminals from time to time
= DO away with those who may have