Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-05-10
MOYER, HEAD OF WESTERN
MINERS, ONCE A CONVICT?

day by Judge Wood when the regular
term panel was exhausted in an effort
to secure a jury today to try William
ID. Haywood on the charge of conspir-
acy and completely in the murder of
former Governor Steunenberg.
Adjourned Till Monday.
The trial adjourned late yesterday
until Monday afternoon, when it is eX-
pected the new panel will be in at
tendance. Counsel on both sides are
confident today the jury will be secured
by Thursday or Friday of next week at
the latest They believe the taking of
Testimony may be begun before the
week ends. The task of summoning
100 men in this big country is no easy
until the last minute allowed by the
court.
COnfine the Radius.
An effort has been made to confinc
the personnel of the new panel to a
radius of 10 miles from Boise, thus
making the work outlined for the sher-
iff a tTifle less arduous. The laws of
Idaho require there shall be u tales
men in the jury box at all times dur
ing the selection of trial panel, and it
was this provision of the statutes which
caused halt yesterday after three men
had been passed without challenge for
cause from either side, although there
We're eight others in the box awaiting
cross examination by the attorneys for
the defense.
Obscures Real Progress.
Under the system of jury eXamina-
ton in vogue here it is impossible to
tell at any time just what real pro-
gress has been made. Twelve chairs
will first be filled with men who have
passed the searching examination of
the prosecution and the defense with
out challenge for cause such as bias,
expressed or implied. and then each
side has a right TO exercise 10 peremp-
tory challenges.
No Juror Accepted.
No juror was finally accepted yester-
day, but substantial progress was made.
A striking feature of the day was the
entire absence of crowds or of DEM
onstratiOn in any form. At no time
was the court room more than half
filled. The case was halted shortly be-
fore o'clock by exhaustion of the jury
panel.
The questioning of the defense took
much wider range than that of the
state and its most striking feature
dealt with the possible effect upon the
| the letter of President Roosevelt in call
ing Haywood and his associates ''unde.
sirable citizens" the speeches i'll Idahc
of Secretary Taft, the message of Gov
| ernOr Gooding TO the legislature oi
Idaho, the speech in Boise of eSnatol
Hepburn, and the action of the Idaht
! Legislature in passing a resolution ap
propriating money for the prosecution
of the prisoners.
Probe on Many Subjects.
Richardson who conducted the eX
amination of the talesmen was alsc
particularly anxious to ascertain thei
latitude toward socialists and member.
Iof labor organizations, and whethe
they could give them fair trial; alst
if they had any professional. personal
fraternal religious or political aftilia
tiOns with any of the counsel for state
lany connection with detective agencies
lany experience in the pursuit or prose
cution of criminals, or were member
of mine workers association; if the
had contributed to any fund for tn
prosecution of the prisoners, if the
were members of the Citizens All
ance," if they remembered the old Ii
Dor troubles in Idaho, and if they ha
taken sides in labor troubles at an
time.