Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-05-28
DRAGGING ALONG.
No Prospect Of Completing Haywood
Jury for Week.

Boise, idaho, May 27.-The Steunen-
berg murder trial has again been inter-
rupt1d by the exhaustion of the jury
Panel. The last man of the second We
nirc WAS disqualified early this after
noon and Judge Fremont Wood post
poncd the trial until Friday morning.
when Sheriff HOdgin is to produce an
other special Venire of 81 men. The odd
number was iOcularly asked for by the
defence in the hope of changing the luck
that has logged the even numbers used.
The work Of jury filling is stopped at
the vacancy created by the 18th per-
cmptOry challenge, so that there re-
main three more percmptory challenges.
Beside that there is chance that
TUurtellottc. who objected to the in
fiction Of the death penalty. save in
war and anarchy, will be excused when
it comes time to swear the jury, as well
rs y. 7. Burns, who is suffering from
lumbago.
The circumstances leave the date of
the completion of the jury in doubt. 1t
may be accomplished by Saturday night
and clear the decks for the actual ac-
ton of the trial Monday morning and
then again, the jury may not be COM
!
Prior to the issuance Of the new We
rire, f F. Richardson for the defence,
strongly intimated that the previous
lists had been made up in a manner I'M
| fair to the prisoner He said that of the
| 5000 citizens available for jury duty
| fully 1900 were members Of labor unions
one hundred and sixty had been before
| the court. Vet only one Of the number
was Z member of a labor union and on
| ly two others We're WCrkingmen. He
said that there We're only 80 or 60 bank
ors in the county, yet nine of them had
been or the lists. He said that the fig
urcs made another singular coinci-
dcncn and protested against the draw
ing Of talcSmen from the farmer and
mercantile classes rather than from the
main body of citizens.
Judge Wood in reply, said that nc ha(
absolute confidence in Sheriff Hngdir
and said that he would make no Sug-
gcsti0n to him as to the manner il
which he made up his lists.
Scruples against capital punishment
and prejudice against the acceptance o
circuInstantial evidence rather thar
opinions that gave bias. We're the stun
bling blocks for the taloSmcn today.
There was a long and at times pic
tureSuun fight over the qualification o
Harmon Cox, Il veteran. The defenC'
held that Cox did not have suflicien
mental qualifications to sit in 50 %rav'
case, and tried for nearly two hour
to diSqualfy him. but without success
TOurtclotte made another proteS
, against his retention on the jury. II
said that he had various doubts abou
, his ability to take the oath; that IN
thought both sides We're foolish to hOl,
him on the jury and asked that he i
given chance to explain and qualif,
, one Of his answers given on direc
, Cross-examination. The judge put hin
off until Friday, when some action vii
probably be taken as to his presenc
on the jury.
Only a corporal's guard Of spectator
came to the trial today. The prisOne
was again an active member of the con
slant conference at the defence's table
His wifi" and youngest daughter sa
with him at the afternoon session.