Show SCORES Of CRIMES LAID TO MOHR NAYWOOD rfnmO Opening Statement of james H Haw ley Senior Attorney for the State In the Steunenberg Case ci Boise Idaho Through James H Hawley senior of the group of prosecutors prose-cutors the state of Idnho on rues day made the opening statement against William C Haywood whom it charges with the murder of Frank Steunenberg and then began the presentation pre-sentation of the testimony by which it hopes to provo the Indictment laid against him The opening statement was a broad sweeping arraignment of the leaders of tho Western Federation of Miners who were charged with plotting wholesale murder and hiring assassins assas-sins all in a giant conspiracy of yen geanco upon those who obstructed their sway to destroy opposition b > terrorism to control tho political destinies des-tinies of tho communities covered by their organization and to perpetuate I their own power within the organization I organiza-tion It charged a widespread conspiracy dating in Inception from the north Idaho disturbances fifteen years ago reaching down to the murder of Frank Steunenberg and whose murdered mur-dered victims jy bullet and bomb numbered scores Hawley declared that wherever In the mining sections of the coast states the federation had been In control there had been left a trail of blood to mark Its operations Of the hired assassins he cried To them murder became a trade and assassination as-sassination a means of living Mr Hawley told tho jury that while Haywood Petti bono and Moyer arc specifically charged in tho indictment In-dictment with having thrown or exploded ex-ploded the bomb it Is not the purpose > pur-pose of the prosecution to provo that they were even In thQatate oLIdaho at tho time of the crime Under the laws of the state however accessories acces-sories before the fact arc not recog nlzed 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 tho crime It is our purpose the leading attorney at-torney for tho state went on tc show that pie death of Steunenberg was tho result of a conspiracy an understanding and collusion between tho leaders of the Western Federation Federa-tion of Miners and other persons As to the general conspiracy Mr Hawley said I have said gentlemen it has been part of their object and policy to control con-trol tho politics of the vailous sec lions where they have lived where they have existed where their organization organ-ization their subordinate lodges have had control This conspiracy this i collusion these crimes this understanding under-standing between the leaders of this organization together with some that were associated with them In a sabot dlnato role together at other times with others that upon the outside played into their hands who wore necessarily brought Into their contl deuce has a6 I have stated before caused the death and been the real cause of the death of Governor I Steun onberg Hawley spoke for nearly an bout and a half to a court room crowded but silent to a jury which sitting bolt upright watched for every word to a prisoner who with his family around him was several times moved to deep emotion as the prosecutoi pronounced the charges Counsel for tho defense opened fire before the statement had proceeded ten minutes and tho repetition of objections from them led to three or four sharp exchanges ex-changes Eight witnesses were examined and there would hove been time for three or four more If tho available supply of the state had not unexpectedly unexpect-edly run out enforcing an adjournment adjourn-ment soon after 3 oclock The witnesses wit-nesses wore all from Caldwell and those who did not tell of tho crime Itself were called to locate Harry Orchard who went to the town as Thomas Hogan at various local hotels and around the Steimonberg home and to show that two months before the crime John L SlmpUlns a member executive board of the her of the of Miners had Western Federation ftj joined Orchard and had lived with him for several days In the fame room |