Connecticut western news., 1907-06-06
HAYWOOD IS ASSA|LED
Prosecutor Says Murder Was Trade of Miners Inner Circle.
HAD A SCHEDULE OF PRICES

Killing of Fourteen Persons Instigated
 by Defendant, but Nothing Is Brought
 Out to Connect Him With Murder of
 Governor Steunenbers.
 Boise, Ida, June Civilian D. Hay wood, accused of the murder of Gov ernor Frank Steunenberg, has heard the elaboration of the states charge against him, and witnesses have taken the stand to give testimony against him. James H. Hawley made the statement, and It's burden was that the timer circle'' of the Western Fedora tion of Miners planned and procured the murder of Frank Steunenberg as one of the steps in a far reaching con- spiracy that embraced many murders. The statement consumed an hour and twenty minutes and was delivered to a crowded courtroom without attempt at oratorical effort. It met fire of ob- tections from the defense, first against the assertion of MT. Hawley that the leaders of the Western Federation of Miners were responsible for scores of murders" and next against the charge that the great conspiracy extended back to the infancy of the federation. Murder Was Their Trade.
 Then there were repeated objections on the ground that Hawley was argu- ing the case. By agreement the de fense was given a general exception to any part of the opening statement that it objected to.
 In his address Hawley said:
 we will show you, gentlemen of the Western Federation of Miners, com posed of this defendant and his CO., defendants, gathered about them few choice spirits. Murder was their trade and assassination means of liveli hood. They even had a scale of wages, fixing a price for different crimes"
 Hawley charged the blowing up of the Independence depot causing the death of fourteen persons, to the direct instigation of Haywood. He said Or chard and Steve Adams committed this and other crimes on the specific re- quest of Haywood.
 Haywood an Accessory.
 MT. Darrow, for the defense, protest ed that MT. Hawley's remarks were thrown in solely for the purpose of prejudicing the jury.
 "It is nothing of the sort" retorted Hawley. Tt is a part of the evidence and basis of this case"
 MT. Hawley told the jury that, while Haywood, Pettibone and Mover are specifically charged in the indictment with having thrown or exploded the bomb, it is not the purpose of the pros ecution to prove that they were in the state of Idaho at the time of the crime. Under the laws of the state, however, ognized as such, but must be charged with the crime as principals. Those who aid, advise, abet or assist in crime are recognized under the laws of Idaho whether present or not as principals in the crime.
 Orchard Posed as Thomas Hogan.
 A number of witnesses were exam ined, and there would have been time for three or four more if they had been available. The witnesses were all from Caldwell, and those who did not tell of the crime itself were called to locate Harry Orchard, who registered as Thomas Hogan at various hotels in town, and to show that two months before the crime John l.. Simpkins, d member of the executive board of the Western Federation of Miners, had L. l Il for several days in the same room.
 c. F. Wayne, who passed outward through the gate twenty minutes be- fore Steunenberg was blown up, told of the explosion and the shocking con dition of the victim when he, respond ing to Mrs. Steunenberg's calls, had run to him. J. w. Cue, the surgeon, described the body. He found leg bones broken to fragments by the ex- plosion, while the skin was unmarked.
 John C. Rice, N. S. Ellis and A. Bal lentine, residents of Caldwell, traced Orchard about the town at various times before and after the crime, and then Julian Steunenberg, son of the dead governor, was called to tell how Orchard had three days before the murder inquired of him about his fa- ther's movements.
 Inquired For Governor.
 ''I was at the Oregon Short Line de pot one day." said Steunenberg "when Orchard came to me and asked if my name was Steunenberg. I said yes, and he then asked when my father would be back in the city. He said his name was Hogan and that he and my father had had some business in regard to the sheep. I told him father would be home Friday, and he then wanted to know where he could find him on his return. I told him where our residence was and where my fla ther's office was.''
 Attorneys for Haywood then said they did not desire to cross examine the young man.
 Simpkins With Orchard.
 l.. J. Bowman, a laborer resident of Caldwell, testified to the presence of Hogan at the Saratoga hotel in Cald- xuolI ip Ootobor 1Q05 Bowman idnn-