The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1907-05-10
Hurried Conferences Are Held
BY the Attorneys for the
Defense in the Trial of Hay
wood at Boise
ADJOURNMENT WAS
TAKEN TO MONDAY.
Little Progress Has Been
Made Thus Far in the Work
Of Securing a Jury-Spe-
CiaI Panel Ordered.

Boise, Idaho, May 10.-There were
sensational developments in the tria
of Haywood today that were KEEP
decidedly under cover First was Z
hurried conference of the ATTORNEYS
for the defense and agents of the
Western Federation of Miners There
also was held conference by the de
fendant's attorneys and several mys
terious strangers who crept into towr
last night and left early this morn
ing.
The opening of the trial on Thurs
day went through to its conclusion in
quiet harmony, unmarked by unusual
incident. Its striking feature was the
entire absence of crowds or demon
stration ir. any form
At no time, morning or afternoon
was the court room more than hall
filled. and the streets forming court
house square contained not a single
loiterer
The case was halted shortly before
3 O'Clock by the exhaustion of the
jury panel and adjournment was TAX
en- until Monday. Meantime the sher-
If will summon a special venire of
100 men. The eleven men under ex-
animation, but not yet finally accept
ed or rejected. We're locked up and
Will be closely guarded
Leaves il to His Lawyers.
Haywood took practically no part
in the selection of jurors and seems
content TO ;cave the matter entirely in
the hands of his lawyers. Haywood
gave no sign of any feeling or emo
ton. but sat quietly throughout the
day. Mrs. Haywood and the older
daughter stood the ordeal apparently
well. but the younger child cried af-
ter the examination of talesmen be-
gan. Mrs. Haywood or her children
did not attend the afternoon session.
The questioning of the defense took
much wider range than that OF the
~.ate and its most striking feature
dealt with the possible effect upon
the minds and attitude of jurors of the
letter of President Roosevelt in call
ing Haywood and his associates
undesirable citizens the speeches
in Idaho of Secretary Taft, the mes
sage of Governor Gooding to the iegis-
1ature of Idaho. the speech in Boise
of Senator Hepburn and the action
of the Idaho Legislature in passing
a resolution appropriating money for
the prosecution of the three prison
ers.
A remarkable feature of the exam
3nation was that most of the ta:esmen
questioned by the defense swore that
they had not been influenced by the
letter of President Roosevelt or the
speeches of other officials of the ma
tional or state governments. and a
majority of them said they were re-
publicans.
Questions of the State.
The chief concern of the counsel for
the state in the examination of tales
men. as indicated by their questions.
was their attitude toward circum-
stantial evidence, the absence of the
accused from the state when the
crime was committed. the effect of
the manner in which the prisoner and
his companions were brought from
Colorado view of the talesmen to the
death penalty for murder in the first
degree. and union labor
iHt tuSloiu VI tIt luduo COuttS III
selecting juries for criminal cases is
10 call twelve talesmen to the jury
box and 10 keep the box full by inn
mediately filling any vacancies that
occur. The state first conducts a COM
plete examination that continues un-
til twelve men have been passed
when the body of talesmen pass to the
defense for examination. The state
passed twelve men early and the gem
eral examination is in the hands of
the defense OF these eleven men
are remaining in the box. Only three
have been passed by both sides. They
have not been finally accepted and
sworn and still subject to peremptory
challenges.
They are 4. l.. Ewing. carpenter.
and veteran of the civil war: William
VanOrsdale, grocer, of Boise and
Samuel D. Gilman. a farmer, who lives
in the country ten miles from Boise.