The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-05-10

Five Hours Consumed in
Examination of Pros
pective Jurors.
ENTIRE ABSENCE
OF DEMONSTRATION
Marked Feature of Opening
Day of Trial at
Boise, Idaho.
SUBSTANTIAL PROGRESS MADE
AND 1T is BELIEVED JURY WILL
BE SECURED BY THE END OF
NEXT WEEKlLEeAL BATTLE
WILL BE FIERCE AND TO THE
FINISH.
7y Associated Press.

Boise, Idaho, May William d.
Haywood was to-day placed on trial
fo- his life for alleged participation
IN the svenging conspiracy by which
the assassination of Frank Steunen-
berg was plotted and executed.
Counsel for, state and the prisOne.'
entered at once upon the examination
o. prospective Jurors and continued 1t
the task for five hours without final
~ accepting one, but substantial
progress was made and the indica-
tions are that jury may be obtained
by tho md of next week.
The opening day of The trial was
earnest and business .ike, the absence
OF any demonstration being a marked
fuature. At no time, morning or after
loon, was the court room more than
half filed, and the streets forming the
court house square contained not a
single loiterer.
Court adjourned until Monday.
Four conspirators.
Haywood is one of four defendants
charged with the murder. The othC-s
are Charles II. Meyer, president If
4 the federation: George A. Pettibone.
"a former member of the executive
'consnittee of the federation, and Har-
Try Orchard. The last named is ex-
pected to be the most important wit
Meyer and Pettibone. He is said to
have made a confession and it has
bern the task of the prosecution to
endeavor to corrobate his confes SION
wherever possible. The fact that
Haywoods case is the first called tor
trial is regarded as indicating Chat
the prosecuting attorneys believe
their strongest evidence is against
the secretary of the federation. The
onto ONE of his case will determine
the action to be taken with regard to
Meyer and Pettibone. Should there
be a conviction of Haywood, Moyer
anG Fettibone will be called for trial
IN the order named. On the other
hand an acquittal of Haywood I'M
dcuO;edly would mean an abandon
m ant of the cases against the other
accused officers of the miners organ
izaticn Orchard will rot be tried
until all of the other cases are dis
pose9 of.
On Change of Venue.
CSsvell. where the murder was
committed, is the county seat of Can
yen county. A change of venue to
Boise, the capital city of Idaho, and
comfy seat of Ada county. was grant !
ed on the motion of the defense, it be !
ing alleged in behalf of the prisoners |
that fair trial in Canyon county !
would be an impossibility. Haywood. |
Meyer and Pettibone were transferred |
tn the county Jail here which com
rTises the basement floor of the coun- |
" court house. The court for which /
the cases were set IS known as the |
district cturt for the Third judicial |
district. The presiding judge is Judge |
Fremont Wood. a native of Maine. a |
former practitioner at the bar in this /
city and presiding now over his first |
important criminal case. Judge Wood |
Is regarded as a careful, able man, !
and the prosecution and defense in
the present trial believe that he will |
leave no stone unturned to see thIt |
equal, even-handed Justice in done. /
On chard. the self-cOnfessed murderer. !
of Governor Steunenberg and the ac-
cuser of Haywood, Meyer and Petit |
bore, Is confined in the Idaho stale |
per:teLtlary several miles out of this i
city.
Boise Disinterested.
Boise at the outset of the famous
trial is. on the surface, almost the
least interested community of any in
the United States The case of the
miners is never discussed on the
streets and the authorities Of the city.
county and state have taken careful,
but not spectacular, steps to prevent
any sort of disturbance. There
seems to be no question here but that
fair trial will be had and the best /
of feeling apparently prevails among |,
those most prominently connected L
with the case The coed feeling and
widespread desire to prevent any II
thing even approaching a fare of dis. +
order was evidenced late last night
when Mayor Haines summoned be-
fore him socialist orator who was
here eight months ago haranguing
audiences at the street corners and
protesting the absolute innocence OF
the men accused of the murder of
Governor Steuenberg.
The mayor explained TO the social
tstic editor and speaker the condition