Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-05-15
sM0YER HAYlN0 CASE.

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Character Study Of the Three Defend
ants on Trial at Boise, Ida.
Of the three officials of the Western
Federal lon &C M liners now on trial at
Boise, Ida. for their lives on the charge
Iof having conspired to cause the MUIR
1 der Of ext Governor Frank Steunenberg
of Idaho, W.; D. Haywood, !, secretary
and treasurer Of the miners. organiza-
| tion, makes the best impression on first
acquaintance says Oscar King Davis
the Boise correspondent Of the New
4 York Times. He Is a big, sturdy fellow,
with d square head and solid jaw. He
has lost the sight of his right eye and
has developed curious trick Of turn
/ ing his face away as IL to conceal his
| misfortune and rolling his left eye
around to keep track Of Whatsls going
on. It gives him a queer, unna turally
furtive expression, not at all in keeping
with his straA chtforward manner when
personally addressed
Haywood Is a Socialist and an ideal
list. He is fond Of reading and devotes
much of his time to 1t, making it both
recreation and study. His friends say
that although he is deeply concerned In
making the most vigorous fight possi-
BILE to escape conviction, he has not
lost sight Of the fact that the death
penalty in this case would make him
martyr Of organized labor.
But Charles 81. Meyer, president Of
the federation, and George a. Petit
bone find no such comp nsation In their
situation. They are both more prac-
teal men, desperately intent on max
Ing a winning defense, Meyer was the
brains of the Western Federation OF
Miners and its chief organizer. He is
Of the labor leader type and always ex-
tremely popular with the regular labor
union man. he makes a fiery speech
and carries his audience with him. He
has the reputation of being the best
man on his feet in the ranks Of organ
lied labor today. Pettibone In appear
ance fits the description reported to
have been given Of him by Harry Or
chard. He is slight man, below the
average height ultra weak chin and
the good natured grin that goes with it.
When saw the three defendants In
the county Jail the other day Haywood
had just come down from the court
room, where he had listened to the adj
verse ruling Of Judge Fremont Wood
In court he was very nervous and had
difficulty in maintaining an outward
show Of composure. He seldom faced
the judge, but continually rolled his
left eye toward the bench, while seem
Ing to look the other way. But in his
cell he is different man. He had
nothing to say about his case Of course,
but manifested lively interest in what
was going on outside and particularly
In the effect Of the undesirable citi-
zen" expression of the president.
Pettbone was busy at his favorite
amusement, typography. He had lot
Of specimens Of his work and one
1 which afforded no little amusement.
It was a big piece of leather on which
he had burned the motto, So live that
every day you can look every man In
the face and tell him to go to h.
j The signature Pettibone has adopted
j for his artistic effects in the burned
wood and leather line is a goat. He
1 signs all his work with that symbol,
| and there Is an irresistible suggestion
Of appropriateness about 1t, for Petit
1 bone is not In the class with Meyer and
4 Haywood. He is the sort Of man found
In all small towns the good natured,
handy man who can do q job Of tinker
/ Ing, carpentry, painting, general all
around usefulness in the small way
mechanic line.
Meyer is a tall, dark man, with a
narrow face and small. deep set eyes
and high, long nose. His long lower
jaw ends in q sharply pointed chin,
4 and altogether his face gives the Inn
preston Of incisiyeness which accords
4 with his reputation. # (.