The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-07-10
M%OYER-HEYWOOD CASE.
Character Study Of the Three Defend.
ants on Trial at Boise, Ida.

OF the three of1icia ais of the Western
Federation OF Miners now on trial a:
Boise, Ida, for their lives on the
charge OF having conspired to cause
the murder Of Ex-Governor Frank
S~teunenberg of Idaho, w. D. Hey.
wood, secretary and treasurer OF the
miners organization makes the best
impression on first acquaintance. says
Oscar King Davis, and Boise CORES.
pendent of the New York Times. He
is a big, sturdy fellow, with a square
head and solid jaw. He has los, the
sight Of his right eye and has de.
veloped a curious trick OF turning his
face away as il to conceal his misfor-
tune and rolling his left eye around
to keep track of what is going on. II
gives him queer, unnaturally ~furtive
expression, not at all in keeping with
his Straightforward manne when per.
sonally addressed.
Haywood is a socialist and an ideal
list. He is fond OF reading and de.
votes much of his time TO it, making i!
both recreation and study. His friends
say that although he is deeply con-
cerned in making the most vigorous
fight possible to escape conviction, he
has not lost sight of the fact that the
death penalty in this case would make
him q martyr OF organized labor.
But Charles H. Meyer, president OF
the federation, and George A. Petit
bone find 20 such compensation iu
their stu alton. They r both more
practical men, desperately inten; ou
making a winning defense. Meyer
was the brains of the Western Fedora.
ton OF Miners and its chief organizer.
He 10 of the labor leader type and a.
ways extremely popular with the re.
gular labor union man. He makes a
fiery speech and carries his audience
with him. He has the reputation Of
being the best man on HE feet in the
ranks OF organized labor today
Pettibone in appearance fts the de-
scription reported to have been giver
Of him by Harry Orchard. He is q
slight man, below the average height
with . weak chin and the good naturet
grin that goes with it.
When l saw the three defendant il
the county jsil the other day Haywood
had just come down from the cour
room, where he had listened to the sd
verse ruling Of Judge Fremont Wood
In court he was very nervous and hat
difficulty in maintaining 90 outward
show of composure. He seldom facet
the Judge, but continually rolled hi
left eye toward the bench, while seem
ing to look the other way. But in hi
cell he is q different man. He ha'
nothing to cay about his case o
course, but manifested a lively inter
est in what was going on outside an
particularly in the etfec: OF the "unde
sirable citizen" expression OF tn
president.
Pettibone was busy at his favorit
amusement, typography. He had
lot of specimens of his work and on
which afforded no little amusement
1t was a big piece Of leather on whic'
he had burned the motto, $50 liv
that every day you can look ever
man in the face and tell him to 60 I
h"
The signature Pettibone has adopte
> for his artistic effects in the burne
wood and leather line is q goat. II
signs all his work with that symbo,
and there is an Irresistible suggestio
of appropriateness about it. for Pett
bone is not in the class with Moye
and Haywood. He is the sort Of ma
found in all small townsville goo
natured, handy man who q do q 10
Of tinkering, carpentry, painting, GEL
8 eral all around usefulness ia the sma
o way mechanic line.
e Meyer is . tall, dark man, with
Q narrow face and small. deep set eye
and high, long nose. His long lowe
jaw ends in Q sharply pointed chill
and altogether his face gives the in
4 preston OF incisiveness which accorc
y with his r%enutAtiOn.