Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-06-25
UhANUW OlAIENVAOE
Attorney for W. D. Haywood Outlines
Theory of Defense
PLOT TO BREAK UP UNION
Conspiracy on Part of Mine Owners
is Alleged.
REAL MOTIVE OF ORCHARD
Says He Killed Steunenberg Out Of
Desire for Vengeance.
NOW PLANS TO SAVE NECK
Hopes by Swearing Falsely Against
Defendants at Instance of
PinkertOns TO Secure
Pardon.
NOW PLANS TO SAVE NEcl

WOOD Is on trial. TO hear the speech OF
Clarence s. Dsrrow, defining the purposes
OF the defense in combating the evidence
put In by the state.
The formalities OF opening the session at
an end, Mr.. Darrow at once took up his
place directly in front of the twelve solemn
visaged men In the jury box and began IN
the slow. mellow drawl characteristics of
him to state the theory and plan of the
defense to be offered for his client
Mr. Darrow reminded the Jurors Of tho
Instructions given them by the court that
they are to keep their minds entirely open
as to the guilt or inpocense of the accused
man until all the evidence from both sides
has been introduced.
You have listened to the theory and the
evidence OF the state" Mr. Darrow pro-
ceeded. Mr.. Hawley has covered a wide
ground in his opening for the state and we
will have to meet him step by step. The
defendant here is charged nominally with
the murder of former Governor Steunen.
berg. There had to be some nominal
charge. But the state has told you the
case rests upon a giant conspiracy Of which
the defendant, among others, is a part.
THE states attorney has told you the
murder of Governor steunenberg was but
an incident. They have told you the West
tion to commit murder. to control politics.
to hire lawyers and other criminal things
Birth of the Federation.
Part Of this is true; part OF It is not
true. 1t is true there Is o labor organiza-
tion known as the Western Federation of
Miners. 1t is true the Western Federation
OF Miners has spent money for lawyers. II
was unfortunate, but most people have to
employ lawyers at some time or another
This organization was really born IN 1892
1893. right down IN a cell beneath this court
room, where Ed Boyce. the first president.
, was a prisoner and where now the three
men charged with this murder are await
ing the Judgment of this jury. To start
out with ithey -hired iawyers and they hired
the best they could. They hired Mr.. Haw-
ley. now the leading counsel for the state
Mr.. Hawley laid out the plan OF their or
ganization for them; he advised them he
was the godfather OF the Western Fedora
tion OF Miners and the men who formed
the organization thought It was an inno-
cent undertaking. Mr. Hawley was their
first attorney and continued as their at
torney for a long time. II there was any.
thing criminal in their appropriating money
for q lawyer the miners did not know IT,
'"The Western Federation of Miners is an
Industrial. not a murderous organization"
Work OF the Federation.
The Western Federation of Miners did
all II could to pass the eight hour law In
Colorado, Utah and Montana. II tried to
elect friendly United States senators, Il
tried to elect Mr. Hawley, but unfortun-
ately failed"
Mr.. Darrow went on TO sey that there
was no claim that the Western Federation
OF Miners was an organization OF angels
- - 10. NhA mir de-
clared the attorney. they are the mine
owners"
Mr.. Darrow went on at length TO outline
the organization OF the Western Fedora
tion OF Miners. He declared II was noth-
ing but a benoncial association, trying 70
upitft its class II was not until ten years
after the organixation OF tho union that
pither Haywood or Moyer took office In IT.
I'VE are not here TO apologize Tor any
thing the Western Federation OF Miners
has dome" declared Mr. Darrow. II hai
been a fghtinE organization from the trs'
and N Il dies II will die fghting organiza-
ton. II has had q troublous career; 1t has
been opposed by every device OF the min'
nU,ners but II has prospered. Before tht
Western Federation OF Miners came into
existence the miners had to work from
tvyslys To fourteen hours day. When theI
Yantsd food they had 10 buy At the
company stores When they were injured
lhey were taken to the company hospitals
where there was little difhculty getting &
Itateunent releasing the company from al
damage
"The conditions are vastly different To-
Aay. The Butte union alone has produced
moro than 81. 10000 to the widows and or
uhans Of its memberships during the time
mis- alleged criminal conspiracy existed"
Opposition to Union.
Mr. parrow went at some length 20 show
me trouble and opposition the union hsI
lad sinca it's inception. In some communi
lies. ne declared. the president OF the or
xaniEaAion when he went 20 visit the miner'
was refused both board and lodging by th'
mining companies.
4 ARRESTS have come thick and fast" tn,
attorney continued. Some OF the chargei
- are purely imaginary and In ninety-nin'
hases out OF a hundred the men have no
Vvsn been given the grace OF trial. Al
loon as the Western Federation of Miner
vas born the mine owners went about e
destroy II and as the chief means OF de
Itruction they hired the Pinkerton detec
tive agency. with one Mcfarland at IL
head. We will show you that this agenc!
has been busy sleuthing, following. work
ing and lying 20 get these men. We VIII
show that they have hired detectives an'
placed them in positions Of responsioilit!
as spies. secretaries and presidents OF locs
unions; that these hired men constantl'
advised the miners TO strike and when
strike was on they eounseied violence. dy
Mantle and murder They did It at Tellur
de, they did Il at Cripple Greek and man!
other places
PinkertOns chief FaStOr.
eve win show that the Pinkerton De
tecRivs agency has been a chief factor Il
this case from the very beginning. The'
have organised themselves into band y
spreaa ealumny against the Western Fed
aration OF Miners. We viii show that Il
one case. where a cage fell because OF de
fectiVe machinery and sixteen men wer
killed, Il was lAid TO the Western FEEDER
Icsatinusd on ssOOOd SNsNl