The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-08-08
WHAT THE HAYWOOD TRIAL
WILL COST THE TAXPAYERS
enormous Sum Expended In the Trial
Of Labor Leader for Completely In
Murder Of Ex-Governor steun-
enberg.
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Boise, Idaho. The Boise Statesman
presents some interesting statistics
regarding the Haywood trial. which
haa caused almost worldwide interest,
because OF the gravity of the crime
charged and the prominence, in labor
circles. at least. OF the man ON trial
for completely in the murder of ex.
Governor stennenberg, Of Idaho.
II 10 exceedingly dliiicuIt to yet even
estimate closely what the expense OF
tho great trial will have been when
all IL closed up Up to date II IL
known that II has cost Canyon county
u trifc over ,20.000--its share. which
does not include more than about one
Nth OF the cost 10 the prosecution.
The expense to the defense has been
q great deal more xhan To the state. II
has been stated BY those who have
been close 70 the defense that so far
the defense has spent Very close 10
$4,000 in defending william d. Hay
wood.
On June 9 u settlement was had be-
tween Canyon county and Ada county
Tor the amount spent by the latter
county on account OF the Haywood
trial and Canyon county issned war.
rants To Ada county totaling w.
s56.27, the amount spent 10 that date.
This included all per diem witness
| fees and mileage only from state lines.
| The mileage outside the state and
other out-of-state Witness expenses to
| the state line were paid from state APP
| preparations From the same fund at
torney fees were paid. also the pay OF
certain deputies. detectives fees, ETC.,
all Of which amounted up TO some
thing over $4,000.
II III interesting 10 note that much
| OF the expense has been on account
of the Jury. All jurors summoned,
| while ON duty and until excused were
allowed "a per day That amount has
meant that twelve men for rs days,
/ OF the trial, received S36 per day
and that In all 2ss persons summoned
az Jurors each received 50 per day
| for days running from one up to an
average OF six days each. All OF the
time since May .. Ave bailiffs have
each received IS per day and there
have been number OF special depu
ties drawing each 81 per day. Several
Of these have been paid directly by
Canyon county. but most of them have
drawn their pay In state warrants
from the appropriation fund.
All OF the time since the trial ths
Jurors have been housed In dwellins
house especially fitted up for them
The house has cost Canyon county In
| 10 asr
feed the Jurors up to June s. II has
taken groceries to the amount O
s477.60. That included the purchase
OF some tableware and cooking nten
sils. The meat bill up to that time
amounted to $1t9. There were othe
household expenses--a man to Tool
after the house, a woman 70 keep tn,
homework up, a cook and servants.
! started ON May 0.
There were altogether 2fS venife
: men summoned of whom thirty-nin
were excused for statutory excuse
and OF whom twenty-three were finall
! excused without being examined. ha,
. Ing been left over after the Jury wa
secured.
or the Jurors now In the box. tw
tl0sV nttu sBRNtuh ar 1NthtN 0Ahtt ~
, first day OF the trial. They are San
, uei r. Russell and Samuel ID. Gilman
These two were called 10 tho jury bo
on May g. They are the only juror
left OF the original panel which n
: ported May y.
\ On May Is there reported for dut
. the first special panel of venirome'
!. 100 In all There are serving ON tn
( jury ak men selected from that pane
+ they being Levi Smith. Lee Schri
ener. Thomas II. Cess. George Powell
Daniel Clark aud A. p. Burns
/. On May % the second special ventl
: Of sixty taiesmen reported. From thu
!, whole panel but one Juror was selec
. ed That one who Is serving Is III
Z ley Mclean. II was ON May III tn,
e the ANAL panel OF exty.one reports
q and the remaining Jurors were seles
u I'd from that panel They are J.
y Robertson. o, " Sebern and II.
i Messecar
4 The Jury was finally completed al
a accepted by both sides on June III
: The following day the defense b
gan us introduction OF evidence iinI
2 " resting on July 10. The state beg,
y It's rebuttal the same day. closing
., July II, In all elghty-nine witness
n. were placed on the stand BY the sta
a, | aud e.ghty-seven by the defense