Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1907-06-06

40 the Irlal Proceeds u ls Expected
that some Very Startling Develop.
msnts VIII Be Made Union Labor
Figures Prominently.
Boise. Idaho, June 5.--The trial Of
William D. Haywood, secretary and
treasurer Of the Western Federation
OF Miners. charged with the murder
OF Frank steunenberg. former COVER
nor OF the state OF Idaho, commenced
"a earnest Tuesday morning when. at
$3.50 O'Clock james II. Hawley the
heading counsel for the prosecution,
made his opening address to the jury
on Monday TO try what Is probably
the most important case brought into
q court In this country,
Up to the present the charge against
Haywood has been one OF murder. In
that he conspired with the man or
chayd VINO, by his own confession
80 Is alleged, committed the crime.
Bnt, with this first address to the
jury the scope Of the case was reveal
ed, at least In part The charge
IS that Haywood as one Of the high
officers of powerful labor organiza-
tlon, having been given authority by
members to use his Office and the
FUNDS OF the Western Federation OF
Miners to promote It's interests pure
" Is labor organization, so used
hia oflice as to become, one Of the Sc
cret leaders in the gigantic plot to
aevolntonize society and by murder
and teriorlzement, bring about eondi-
tlons In this country that threatened
the upheayal OF all existing forms OF
government Haywood Will be tried
zor the murder Of S,eunenberg.
The state Of Idaho has yet TO reck-
on with the actual murderer-he who
laid the bomb at the gate of the res
tdence Of the governor, who had re-
aired from politics and was pursuing
his way as a sheep farmer. but who,
when the chief executive OF his state
IN spite OF bis allegiance to nnlon la
cor, throughout a hard working life,
had by word and deed shown that he
stood FIRST and last for the law and
Its observance within the borders OF
idaho
1t was the murder Of steunenberg
aud the assassin, Orchard. that laid
bare the plots and counter-plots that
ied to the arrest OF w d. Haywood,
together with Meyer, president Of the
Western Federation. and Pettlbone,
one OF the / 500 members.
The case has been discussed every |
where in this country for more tnan
a year. But the side of the prosecu-
tion has never been revealed, and
even now Il Is said that much viii be
left to the evidence, and that from
AS commencement the case will be
fun OF surprises. Counsel for the
defense claim that the development
OF the case Will show plots OF much
larger dimensions than those hinted |
at b the prosecution. They assert
IA behalf OF their clients that the
'capitahstic class" hopes by the arr
ress OF these heads Of q powerful la
bog union TO arouse sentiment against
labor unions and by the conviction Of
Haywood crush out the cause OF union
aabcr. They eharge at the outset
aud without revealing their defense,
thai the whole confession Of Orchard /
who they admit IL the murderer and
the case outlined by the state lie
fabrication, built up by the aid OF
che detectives: that their clients are
lnnocent OF wrong-doing or any COM
parIty in the murder or series Of MUIR
ters charged against Haywood, MOy-
81 and rettibone.
TIE case az The state, 4 IL charged,
viii show that no less than 20 muir
asrs. each one OF them as dassardly
e. that OF Governor steunenberg,
we're conceived BY what Is known as
fhe elmer Circle" Of the Western
Fedsqation OF Miners, This MINER
elrcie VII win be claimed. acted IN
tependcnily and without knowled
eependonily ard without the knowl-
nsee Of the members AZ no stage
~ the proceedings viii an eaou b
made 10 show that more ihsn score +
81 men had any knowledse q VhA