The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-06-04

BOISE, Idaho. June 3-Twelve mcn
10 try William D. Haywood for his life
on the charge that he murdered Gov
crnor Frank Steunenberg, have been
chosen and bound by oath 70 honestly
deal the laws Justice between State
and prisoner. Haywood, has heard the
Indictment cha1 ginG hun with the crime
nj tomorrow, after Tire State has re-
cited its case and made promise Of
proof, the FIRST chapter of the quicken
ing tale of the Caldwell crisis will be
retod
The wear:some work Of Jury selection
ended Lu;akly and unexpectedly this
morning. Alfred Eoff, the first tales
man examined, was declared qualified
after strong and repeated protest from
the defense. Eoff said that he hal an
opinion; that he would carry his opln-
ION into the trial. that he could not
presume the defendant innocent, and
tnat he would not like to be tried him
self by man who had any opinion,
but despite these conditions Of MIS- nina
be thought that if sworn rs Juror he
could fairly try the case according tn
the law and evidence. Four challenges
for cause against him failed, but the
minute he was passed the defense ex-
pended It's tenth and last challenge to
get rid Of him.
Next Talesman the Last.
o. Y. Sebcrn, the next talesman
called, proved the last one needed.
When n resident Of Wyoming, Sebern
served as a member Of the Tom Horn
Jury. and the defense went into the
question quite thoroughly, but in the
end the taIesman qualified in q manner
satisfactory 10 both sides the defense
had contemplated making a request for
permission To reopen the examination
Of certain jurors. but this plan WAS
abandoned, and when Judge Wood or
dered the jury sworn, 20 objection came
from either side.
The court room hushed to silence as
the twelve men arose III their places
and, facing the clerk s desk on the left,
raised their right hand in solemn asseY
Grafton OF their pledge TO do exact Jus
ticc by the accused. 1t was an inn
prcssivc scene, and there came another
Two hours later when, after the midday
recess Haywood listened to the reading
of the indictment against himself,
Mover, Pcttibone and Simpkius. Hay
wood had come TO the court room. whit.
encd somewhat in color by his illness of
Saturday, but as the clerk walked in
front of the Jury box and began reading
the Indictment, Il little tide of blood
came up along his neck and spread over
his cheeks. He looked away from the
scene directly in front of him for
few moments, and then more self-pos-
scsscd. returned his gaze to the Jury
box. His wife and daughters sat at his
side during the brief afternoon session
at which the indictment was read. Hay
wood talked with them and his ccun.
sci after the statement was read, and
then as he rose to return TO his cell,
n -, 70. Itsfn
sitting near the end OF the bench.
Opening Statements Today,
Tomorrow morning mt $50 o'clock
James II. Uawlcy, for the State, VIII
address the court with the State S open
ing statement. He has prepared no
and said today that he
would be very brief. ~ am going now
TO think the matter over and jot down
some headings, he snid, ''and from
those headings / viii talk. l may write
one portion of The opening statement,
aud If | do | shall read 1T when | come
TO it.
Broadly speaking, the State will
charge that HAYWOOD, conSpjrIng with
Meyer, Pettibone, Simpkins and others
Of the alleged Sinner circle y Of the
Western Federation of Miners, plotted
of terrorism chat had for its
double purpose the removal by assas-
,ination of those opposed to the organ
yation and the retention and increase
If control and power within the organ
zatiou. 1t will allegc that the eXplos-
ON at the Vindlcator mine, the blow
ng up of the Independence depot, the
nurder of Light Gregory detective
If Denver; the murder Of Arthur Col
ins of Telluride, the alleged blowing
~ of Fred Bradley Of San Francisco,
md the alleged attempts ON the lives
# former Gov. Peabody and Judges