The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-06-04

men to try William ID. Haywood for
his life on the charge that he murr
dered Governor Frank Steunenberg,
have been chosen and bound by oath
to honestly deal the laws justice be-
tween state and prisoner. Haywood
has heard the indictment charging
him with the crime and tomorrow
after the state has recited its case
and made promise of proof the first
chapter of the sickening tale of the
Caldwell crime will be retold.
The weariSome work of jury selec-
ton ended quickly and unexpectedly
this morning. Alfred Eoff, the first
talesman examined, was declared
qualified after strong and repeated
protest from the defense. Eoff said
that he had an opinion that he
would carry his opinion into the trial
that he could not presume the de-
fendant innocent, and that he would
not like to be tried himself by man
who had an opinion, but despite
these conditions of his mind he
thought that if sworn as a juror he
could fairly try the case according to
the law and evidence. Four chal-
lenges for cause against him failed
but the minute he was passed the de-
fense expended its tenth and last
challenge to get rid of him.
o. V. Sebern, the next talesman
called, proved the last one needed
When a resident of Wyoming Sebern
strved as a member of the Tom Horn
jury and the defense went into the
question quite thoroughly, but in the
end the talesman qualified in a man
ner satisfactory to 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 ordered the jury sworn
no objection came from either side.
The court room hushed to silence
as the twelve men rose in their places
and facing the clerks desk on the
left, raised their right hand in SOL
emn observation of their pledge to do
exact justice by the accused. 1t was
an impressive scene and there came
another two hours later when after
the midday recess Haywood listened
to the reading of the indictment
against himself, Meyer and Pettibone
and Simpkins. Haywood had come
to the court room whitened some
what in color by his illness of Satur-
day, but as the clerk walked in front
of the jury box and began reading
, the indictment, 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-possessed, returned his
gaze to the jury box. His wife and
do cot at tbic Ci1n Whiln the
indictment was read. Haywood
talked with them and his counsel af-
ter the statement was read, and then
as he rose to return to his cell,
smiled friendly greeting at friend
sitting near the end of the bench.
Tomorrow morning at $3.50 O'Clock
James H. Hawley for the state will
address the court with the states
opening statement. He has prepared
no manuscript and said today he
would be very brief.
81 am going not to think the mat
ter over and jot down some head
ings,' he said, "and from those head
ings | will talk. | may write one
portion of the opening statement and
if | do shall read it when ! come to
it,
Broadly speaking, the state will
charge that Haywood, conspiring
with Meyer, Pettibone, Simpkins and
others of the alleged Inner circle,
of the Western Federation of Miners.
plotted a campaign of terrorism that
had for rs double purpose the re-
moval by assassination of those OPP
posed to the organization and the re-
tention and increase of control and
power within the organization. 1t
L. Loot nf
Vindicator mine, the blowing up of
the Independence depot, the murder
of Light Gregory, dtective of Den
yer. the murder of Arthur Collins of
Telluride, the alleged blowing up of
Fred Bradley of San Francisco, and
the alleged attempts on the lives of
former Governor Peabody and Judges
Gabbert and Goddard of Colorado are
all acts in a single great conspiracy
to which the murder of Governor
Steunenberg was incidental. 1t will
be charged that Haywood was the
genius of and the strength behind the
great plot and that Steunenberg, was
added to the list because of his part
during the labor troubles in north
Idaho. 1t will be alleged that Hay
wood and his assistants standing and
working in the background planned
the long list of crimes and sent Harry
Orchard and Steve Adams forth as
hired eXecutioners.
In sequence the states testimony
will begin with rehearing OF the
grim Caldwell tragedy in which
Frank Steunenberg. was blown 10
death bv a bomb on the night of De-
cember 80, 1905, and then the pres
ence at Caldwell of Harry Orchard
and John l.. Simpkins, member OF
tbe executive board of the Western
Federation of Miners, will be shown
After that Harry Orchard, who actu
ally murdered steunenberg, will be
connected with the scene and crime
and then Orchard will be called te
the stand to retell the confession
which it is alleged he has made
After that will come the states effor
to corroborate the Orchard story an'