Show r I HAWlH SAYS S HA WOODS GUIlT HAS BEEN PROVEN Declares That the State Has Fully Corroborated the Story Told by Orchard and Appeals to Jury for Conviction of the Labor Leader Boise Idaho James H Hawloy leading cqunsel for the state of Idaho presenting the first of tho arguments ar-guments to the jury in the can against William D Haywood spoke for nearly eight hours distributed over three sessions of court Even when tae afteinoon session Saturday had extended far beyond tho customary custo-mary time limit every seat in tho court room was occupied and remained re-mained so until tho last word was spoken None listened more attentively to tho argument than Haywood the defendant de-fendant and none showed less emotion emo-tion From time to time he took copious copi-ous notes In a small book and frequently fre-quently made suggestions to one or other of his counsel During his address Saturday Mr Hawley used an almost conversational tone Step by step ho followed Orchard Or-chard along tho road the great criminal crim-inal had selected after ho left the Coeur dAlenes stopping at the Vindicator Vin-dicator mln and then at tho Independence Inde-pendence depot to count sixteen dead In Denver one more was added to tho list and tho analysis of testimony In I contradiction of Orchards story concluded con-cluded frequently with the denunciation denuncia-tion of witness after witness as willful will-ful perjurers or guilty of unintentional falsehood Mr Hawleys peroration was Impressive Im-pressive Thero was no attempt at any flight of oratory but only u strong note of deep sincerity and great earnestness when he pleaded for an honest judgment from honest men of Idaho Wo will bo charged he said with making war on this Western nr Federation of Miners but I ask for your honest judgment I do not seek to hang tho scalps of innocent men to t my belt I am here to hunt down the guilty Mr Hawley said ho did not charge that a majority or oven that many of tho Western Federation of Miners were criminals but that the evil 1 deeds of the officers and of tho scum of the organization had brought discredit dis-credit on the Tank and file Tho time had Indeed come he said when right thinking men should 1 rise and make war upon tho evil influences that were the curse of all labor organizations organiza-tions We must show tho world he concluded con-cluded that hero In Idaho we are a lawabiding and a Godfearing people + who will deal out evenhanded justice to the criminal accused of tho highest crime ns to tho tramp charged with some petty breach of the law Mr Hawley declared that the statements state-ments made by Orchard had been corroborated cor-roborated and It was time tho leaders of tho Western Federation of Miners were brought to the bar of justice and shown that there Is a higher law In this land than their own desires It is time for us ho continued l to show them that hero In Idaho w tare t-are a lawabiding a Godfearing people peo-ple who intend to do our duty toward the leaders of the Western Federation cif Miners or some lowly tramp with borne minor offense We believe you men of tho jury are Impressed with a firm desire to do your duty as you fceo it All that the prosecution asks Is your best Judgment your honest Judgment In the argument on tho other side wo will hear much of capital waging war on labor unions Nothing could he more untrue in this case An that has been spent in this Inquiry has come from tho coffers of the state of Idaho As to labor unions no man has a higher regard than I have for them and no man believes inn rnoro strongly than I do that laboring nnc n bhould band themselves together to secure shorter hours and high er wages Hut tho Western Korterat on l of Miners under the leadership J jf I Moyer Hnywood T null pc not lo classed with PrtUb ° 4 organizations that we any K 0 f the Ii 1 t which will bo referred S ob 01 to by for the labor i COU organIzation lc0p know nro not in criminal has tl nro not criminal in latent anl pose Neither lire the S and of the Western Fedrratlon rank an d but the orgttnlztltlon has of 11b sinister hands t all I n ht I Boise Idaho The field t mont both from the pmL per r Jlroect defense of William D prnsecntloj lIaylo been limited by Judge 1 oOd a decision handed down on t nt 0 moved from consideration n al of nil evidence lh e bearing on time conspiracy by mine owners all against the Western pCQenill and Miners Judge Wood decided fi defense of Haywood hal Jd that t made gal connection of the ao Mine n pi association the Citizens Colorado and tho Plnkorton dfi eel t et agency as laying n foundation evidence Introduced by tho d for doh to show that the charge e against wood and his n codefendants Is I that come of t a conspiracy to extern lcrffliM the federation Immediately following the annollt ment of this decision argument menced Judge Hawley leading sel for the state spoke for two he and fifteen minutes of the alto session the morning session hat been adjourned to enable the judge prepare his decision Every seat In the courtroom 11 cupled Outside the Inclosure served for attorneys and newsp men were many persons prominent public and private life and a spring of women In summer costumes add color to the auditorium space Cor m nor Frank GoodIng oxGovernor Vi risen n number of the officers ott state administration Captain Ism McParland Julian P Stcunenberg son of tho murdered exgovernor > a largo gathering of members of t bar of Idaho and adjoining states i present Haywood sat behind six his counsel His wife In her Inn chair was placed on his right and eldest daughter sat beside her moll Haywoods halfsister and stepfif occupied seats close to the data group Opening Address by Mr Hawley Mr Hawley who has been III t f several days ns the result of the sir of tea long trial commenced his i dress In a voice almost Inaudible anyone except tho Jury He apt glzed for this however explaining ft he had feared ho would be unit owing to 111health to deliver a p longed address Mr Hawley Is u I Nestor of tho Boise bar He Is a mot m-ot Impressive presence and aggressl speech Warming to his subject Mi afternoon his voice after the open statement In which ho explained tl he had none of the grace of TO that constitute an orator was at Ua eloquently Impassioned but vlthl plain analysis of the evidence I characterized the case as the n c Important over given to the jury the United States and urged the Ju J to a serious consideration of the sponslblllty placed upon them illsd d nunclatlon of tho defendant and Ij I coconspirators ns tho worst band criminals that ever Infested any tit of this country was forceful and H t eulogy of exGovernor Steunentti eloquent In the extreme Mr Haw described Orchards story as tnitt not only because of the manner I which it was told but because It kz h been corroborated in every Import detail Then when ho found reaso fur the confession in tho conscience the criminal stirred by memories < a happy boyhood in a virtuous boa there wan a waver of emotion In 1 pleaders voice and mow than a it plcion of tears among his audience Counsel for the defense repeated Interrupted Mr Hawley with prole and objections but these only seen to stir him to greater effort ncr n-cr twice ho turned to Clarence Di row and faced him with n roar of aw and another time he said It does 10 in the mouth of counsel to flnJf f CUBe for these awful crimes |