Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1907-06-07
After Fifteen Days of Work
Twelve Men Are Accepted
by Both Sides.
Most OF the Jurors are Men OF Mid.
die Age, Seven Being Farmers,
Three Ranchmer, a Carpen-
ter and a Real Estate
Dealer.

Boise. Ida.-Twelve men to tr,
William d. Haywood for his life or
the charge that he murdered Govern
or Frank Steunenberg, have been
chosen and bound by oath to honestly
deal the laws Justice between State
and prisoner Haywood has heard
the indictment charging him with
the crime, and after the State has
recited its case and made promise of
proof. the first chapter of the quick
enlng tale of the Caldwell crime viii
be retold
The jury. as finally accepted by
both prosecution and defendant, aft.
er fifteen days of strenuous examina
ton. is as follows: Thomas II. Cess,
So real estate; Finlay MBean, 81,
ranchman; Samuel d. Gilman, 81,
farmer; Daniel Clark, 30, farmer;
George Powell, 5S, ranchman; o. V.
Sebern, 50. farmer; II. f. Massecar,
81. farmer; Lee Schrivner, SO, farmer;
J. A. Robertson. 70. farmer; Levi
Smith, SO, carpenter; A. p. Burns, 81,
ranchman; Samuel f. Russell, 6S.
farmer.
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 its double purpose the remov-
al by assassination of those opposed
TO the organization and the retention
and increase of control and power
within the organization. Ii will al
lege that the explosion at the Vindi-
Gator mine, the blowing up of the In
dependence depot. the murder of
Light Gregory, detective of Denver;
the murder of Arthur Collins of Tel !
luride. the alleged blowing up of Fred
Bradley of San Francisco, and the al |
legged attempts on the lives of former
Gov. Peabody and Judges Gabbert !
and Goddard of Colorado, were all |
acts in a single great conspiracy TO |
which the murder of Gov Steunen.
berg was incidental It will be |
charged that Haywood was the gem
ius of and the strength behind the |
great plot, and that Staunenberg was
added to the list because of his part
during the labor troubles in north
Idaho.
IL win he alleged that Haywood
and his associates. standing and work
ing 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
VIII begin with a rehearsal of the
grim Caldwell tragedy ine which
Frank Steunenberg was blown to
death by a bomb on the night of De.
cember so. 1905, and then the pres.
snce at Caldwell OF Harry Orchard
and John L. Simpllins. member of
he executive board OF the Western
federation of Miners, will be shown
After that Harry Orchard. who ac
ually murdered Steunenberg. will be
with the scene and crime,
Ind then Orchard will be called to
he stand to retell the confession
which. il is alleged. he made to De.
ective Mcfarland After that will
ome the States effort to colroborate
he Orchard story and to clinch by
ther testimony the general part OF S
he Western Federation of Miners. I
be particular part of William ID. 5
haywood. alleged in connection with [
he murder OF Frank Steunenberg 1