| Show BOTH SIDES CHARGE I 1 conspiracy miners abuse mine owners of crimes laid at miners door boise idaho the end of the trial of william D haywood secretary and treasurer of the western federation of miners charged with conspiracy to murder is now within measurable dis tance the case on monday entered on its tenth week of hearing before judge diemont wood in the district court of ada county both sides have rested aad the rebuttal has begun tes has been introduced in support of the charge brought by the state of idaho that a conspiracy existed among high officials of the western federa tion of miners to intimidate all persons who ran counter to the purposes of union labor with a view to establish members of organized bodies of work ingmen as masters of the situation thus commencing a political and indus trial reorganization which having its initiative in the west should spread with force throughout every section of 0 the country testimony has been introduced to show that in pur fuance of this conspiracy eghte eighteen en men were mere murdered in defense of the man immediately concerned and the officers of the N W est ern federation of miners who are charged with participation in the piano plane for murder as a means to the desired end testimony has been introduced to show that another and counter con existed among employers of labor in the west looking to the annl anni hi lation of the western federation of miners in particular bicaise the fed aeration represented the cause of organ iced labor testimony has been intro deuced to show that in furtherance of he conspiracy among actual employers and capitalists eighteen innocent men were billed killed the constitution of th united states was violated ar at the conspiracy culminated in the state of idaho becoming a part to an attempt to compass the death of the leader leaders of the western federation of miners whose secretary is now on trial |
