The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-05-11
|C. Il. MOVER
| IS ACCUSED
Western Federation President
Charged With Old Crime.
NOT TRUE, SAYS PRISONER
Judge Wood viii Reopen Trial Of
" D Haywood on Monday
Afternoon.
NOT TRUE, SAYS PRISONER

BOISE. Ida. May 1l.-sheriff Shad
Hodgin started out to summon a spe-
cial panel OF 100 men. ordered by
Judge Wood OF the district court when
the regular term panel was exhausted
In the effort to secure a Jury to try
William ID. Haywood. hrst OF the OH.
GERS OF the Western Federation OF
Miners called 70 the bar 90 answer the
charge OF conspiracy and completely In
the murder OF former Governor Frank
steunenberg.
The trial will reopen at 2 o'clock
next Monday afternoon, when II Is
expected the new panel will be In at
tendance. Counsel on both sides were
confident that a jury Will be obtained
by Thursday or Friday at the latest.
and they believe the taking Of testi-
mony may be begun before the week
ends.
The task Of summoning 100 men In
this big county II by no means an easy
one.
An effort has been made TO confne
the personnel Of the new panel 20 a
radius Of ten miles from Boise. thus
making the work outlined for Sheriff
shad. as he Is known hers. q tribe
less arduous.
A Chicago dispatch says that Charles
II. Meyer. In Jail at Boise. was at one
time a convict In Joliet penitentiary.
IL appears that the Pinkerton detec-
i've agency soon after the arrest Of
Meyer became aware that n man nam
I'd Charles II. Meyer had been In the
penitentiary nj Joliet. and officers at
once set 20 work 10 collect evidence ne
TO the Identity OF the convict, Charles
/ III. Meyer. for tho purpose OF introduc-
Ing II nj the trial Of the president Of
the Western Federation OF Miners In
certain contingency. No evidence on
the subject can be introduced except
an attempt IL made TO show good char
/ acter. II this be done NJ the trial Of
Meyer witnesses win b. on hand %
show that the president OF tho Western
Federation Of Miners IL the Charles II.
Meyer who served q term In Joliet pen.
ltsntiary for burglary. II Meyer was
al work In the Black Hills In 1885 and
can produce proof 20 show this fact the
Jury will have before them the de-
cision Of the question OF preponderance
Of evidence.
A Denver report says the story that
Charles II. Meyer. president Of the
Western Federation Of Miners. served
a term In the Joliet penitentiary for
burglary 10 discrcdited nj the federa'
ton headquarters there.
g. Il. Mahonsy. vice president and
acting president. said be had no record
u Mr.. Meyers entire career. but was
positive that the man who served q
term In the Joliet penltentiary was not
the man who IL now president Of the
Western Federation q Miners.
Several members OF the Western
Federation OF Miners now In Boise
watching the progress Of the case do
not Join In the belief existing In some
quarters that Orchard will refuse TO
testify. They believe he VIII make his
statement on the stand. On all sides
Nutt. Ne.stts - eNW 49,
Orchard will he allowed 10 90 In bis
statement, which. Il In alleged. impli.
Gates Haywood. Meyer and Pettibone.
n Il around this evidence that the
whole case undoubtedly will center.
The story charging that one Charles
Meyer was In 1898 sentenced 30 one
year In Joliet penitsntiary printed here
reates much discussion. That g. II.
Meyer. the prisoner. now In jail here.
charged with the murder % former
Governor steunenberg. II one and the
same man IL denied by the prisoner
and his counsel
Meyer when interviewed said be was
working In the mines In the Black hills
country OF South Dakota at the time OF
incarceration. which IN given NJ be
tween Feb. 4. 1880. and Jan. 4. 1887.