The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1907-08-02
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.

Boise. Idaho The Boise Statesman
presents some Interesting statistics
regarding the Haywood trial, which
has 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 steunenberg, of Idaho.
1t is exceedingly difficult to yet even
estimate closely what the expense OF
the great trial will have been when
all is closed W, Up to date 1t Is
known that il has cost Canyon county
tritie over $20,0O0-its share, which
does not include more than ahcus ore.
fifth of the cost to the prosecution
The expense to the defense has been
a great deal more than to the state. II
has been stated by those wlro have
been close to the defense that so far
the defense has spent very close to
$150,000 in defending William d. Hay
wood.
On June 6 a settlement was had be-
tween Canyon county and Ada county
for the amount spent by the latter
county on account Of the Haywood
trial and Canyon county issued war
rants to Ada county totaling ST.
S5627, the amount spent to that date.
This included all per diem witness
fees and mileage only from staye lines.
The mileage outside the state and
other out-of-state witness expeaces to
the state line were paid from state op-
preparations. From the same fund at
torney fees we're paid, also the pay OF
certain deputies, detectives fees, etc,
all of which amounted up to some
thing over S65,00O.
1t is interesting to note that muca
of the expense has been on account
of the jury. All jurors summoned,
while on duty and until excused were
allowed So per day. That amount has
meant that twelve men for IL DAYS,
of the trial. received $36 per day
and that in all 24S persons summoned
as jurors each received So per day
for days running from one up to an
average of six days each. All OF the
time since May 8, five bailiffs have
each received IS per day and there
have been a number of special depu-
ties drawing each SO 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 the
jurors have been housed in dwelling
house especially fitted up for them.
The house has cost Canyon county in
rent $3.50 per day since May g. To
feed the jurors up to June S, it has
taken groceries to the amount Of
$47750. That included the purchase
of some tableware and cooking uten-
sils. The meat bill up to that time
amounted to $119. There were other
household expenses-a, man to LOOK
after the house, a woman to keep the
homework up, cook and servants.
h The trial of William D. Haywood
started on May 9.
There were altogether 24S venire-
men summoned of whom thirty-nine
were excused for statutory excuses
and of whom twenty-three were finally
excused without being examined, hav-
ing been left over after the jury was
secured.
OF the jurors now in the box, two
have been serving as jurors since the
first day of the trial. They are Sam
uel F. Russell and Samuel ID. Gilman.
These two were called to the jury box
on May 8. They are the only jurors
left of the original panel which re-
ported May 8.
On May 10 there reported for duty
the first special panel of veniremen,
100 in all. There are serving on the
jury six men selected from that panel,
they being Levi Smith, Lee Schriv-
ener, Thomas B. Cess, George Powell,
Daniel Clark and A. P. Burns.
On May Is the second special venire
Of sixty talesmen reported. From that
whole panel but one juror was select
ed. That one who is serving Is Fin
ley Mclean. 1t was on May 81 that
IhC maj panel vi oihIJ -ohC lCpol Ecu
and the remaining jurors were select
ed from that panel They are J.. A.
Robertson, o. V. Sebern and H. f.
Messecar.
The jury was finally completed and
accepted by both sides ON June 81.
The following day the defense be
gan its introduction of evidence final
ly resting on July Is. The state began
Its rebuttal the same day, closing on
July II. In all eighty-nine witnesses
were placed on the stand by the state
and eighty-seven by the defense.
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