The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1907-05-24
THE ORCHARD INTERVIEW
CREATES A SENSATION
Trial Judge Directs the County A,
torney TO Take legal Action "
Inquiry Warrants H.

Boise. Idaho Judge Fromon
Wood. who is presiding at the steu
nonborg murder trial. ON Friday a
rectrd the prosecuting attorney o
Ada county 10 make an investigated,
Of the circumstance under which
Harry orchard WIS interviewed FOL
publication Thursday and TO tax,
any lcgal' steps that his lnaulp
showed 10 ho warranted
When the Haywood trial was about
10 begin Friday morning. Judge Wood
caused a decided sensation by an.
nonncing that be- had read In the
morning papers several articles COZ.
corning an interview with the statc's
most important witness against the
defendant Judge Wood declared the
publications were highly improper
coming ae they did during the iru
pancllng or the jury
While they appear "a the court aa
not precisely No contempt" continued
Judge Wood they aro nevertheless
calculated 10 Influence the jury In
this casf Something must be done
10 prevent q recurrence of this n va
are eve! to gct jury The court 10
much surprised nt this publication al
this time and win b. glad TO heat
from counsel ON the subject"
James ~. lilwlcy. leading counsel
Tor the. prosecution. deeply regretted
any occurrence that might prcjudlc3
the case. but dsolalmod any rospon. |
siblliiy' in the matter. and claimed |
mat n anyone had been Injured bv /
the publication Ut the interview. h /
was the prosecution
Mr Richardson. Of counsel for IIavll
wood declared that the publication of II
me interview with Orchard was done h
Tor the express purpose OF influencing
IN" Jurors To give crodence 10 thlf
witness, meaning Orchard
Mt Richardson added. 1T waa IA
da8iardly outrage on this defendant
Anything that the count can do To pro.
tect Itself and this defendant and I'm.
sure Ia him the fair trial to which ho
IL entitled. Will be heartily seconded
by u.s."
We do not believe the attorneys
.0r the prosecution are Responsible
we have been watching them closely
aud they think they have done
anything that We do not know thew
lro much mistaken. I call on them
now To denounce these things as EN-.
phatlcally as We have done.
We especially object 10 the purl
ported Interview OF the governor say
ns what he had done 10 establish the b
'redenco Of the Witness. Ill,
III II was not patent before that thfpn,
GOVERNOR NJ this state never intende, :,
nat THIS defendant should have az
ar trihl, u IN very evident now ~
senator borah said he dld not L. Oh
l"Ne II was the Intention OF nnyom n,
O control or Influence the Jury n
MS way u will say this. thoum M
nat " this man Orchard had ben ne
u my keeping | would have put hin i,
M exhibition long ago and kent hin
mere Nothing has passed from u1 u'
onirul oi the prosecution calculated 'li
o hurt the man hero ON trial. N an OF
arm has been done II has been dote ue
b the prosecution" w
The prosecuting attorney helm. ~
resent in the court room Judr h'
Wood said u call his attention 10
evernl articles In this mornings %,
erH one reporting the details OF M -
lsli OF the newspaper men 10 tht IN
ehii'nillry two others signed bill
No correspondents. and giving thod
plnlon Of Orchard. and another puril
orung 10 have been sent out by The mi
ssoclatcd Prcss. or,
~ after careful Investigation IN,
iihout fear or favor. he conclude
nat an attempt has been made In pa
ny way 10 influence jurors he win wo
Ne such action as the law seems 10 auI
Istiy have every confidence I'm DEF
10 prosecuting attorney" oh