Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-05-17
HOPE To COMPLETE
JURY BY SATURDAY
OUTLOOK BRIGHT FOR EARLY
ENDING OF SELECTION OF
HAYWOOD TALESMEN.
DEATH CAUSES BRIEF
DELAY IN THE TRIAL
Court at Boise, Idaho, Adiourns Out
of Respect to Deceased District
Judge-OnIy One Peremptory Chal-
enge Thus Far.

Boise, Idaho, May 17.-Out of re
spect for the memory of Howard
Nugent, the first judge of the Ada
county district court, after Idaho be-
came state, the court over which
he presided as one of the predeces-
sors of Judge Fremont Wood, did not
proceed with the preliminary stages
of the trial of William d. Haywood.
The funeral took place Thursday
morning at ten o'clock and was at
tended by a committee appointed by
Judge Wood in open court. The com
mittee consisted of five members of
the Ada county bar.
The motion for adjournment of
court was made by James III. Hawley,
prosecution of Haywood, and sec
onded by Edgar Wilson of counsel
for Haywood.
Hope to Have Jury by Saturday.
There still is every reason to hope
that a jury will have been selected
before court adjourus on Saturday
afternoon. The state has exercised
one of it's peremptory challenges.
Clarence Darrow of Chicago, who
examined George T. Nav, the tales
man taking the seat, announced that
he had finished with him, but would
not pass him for cause until Thurs
day. 1t is believed that the defense
proposes to make some investigation
as to alleged conversations which the
talesman admitted with neighbors
and relatives on the subject of the
case against Haywood, Meyer and
Pettibone.
Nav is a former resident of Ne
braska and a Democrat, who has lived
in Idaho for the last six years. He is
a powerfully built young fellow of %,
not afraid to express his opinions.
He said in reply to questions that he
makes up his own mind and sticks
to it whether it be in politics or re-
Hgion.'
Many Not in Church.
1t is somewhat remarkable that a
majority of the talesmen so far ex-
amined have said that they belong to
no church. One of the most intelli-
gent admitted that his parents went
to church, but he did not know what
the church was, although he knew
there was church in the village.
The opening of the peremptory
challenge period begins a most inter
esting exhibit of skirmishing. Both
sides have been preparing for this for
many months. Members of the local
bar on both sides evidently know the
talesmen and their prejudices fairly
well. The defense is provided with
a typewriter list containing short
account of the circumstances, sur
roundings and opinions, if any, of
each talesman so far called. This list
frequently is scrutinized and at times
is handed to Haywood for his inspec-
ton.
Haywood Undergoes Change.
Haywood himself has changed
greatly in his demeanor within the
last two days. At first he left his
counsel severely alone and appeared
to be taking little or no interest in
the selection of jury. Now, how
ever, he scans each talesman closely
and is almost continually in confer
ence with his counsel.
He watches the proceedings intent
ly and whenever anything happens
that brings out a laugh in the court
room, Haywood joins in the merri-
ment.
1t has been evident since the hear
inc commenced that JudSa Wood iS
determined to allow the defense every
latitude in the selection of a jury.
On one occasion when Mr.. Darrow
said: I'VE would be sorry to lose
a juror" the court promptly declined
to excuse the talesman.