The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-05-10
Will REQUIRE WEEK
TO SELECT A JURY.
Hard Task Ahead Of the
Court in Trial Of
Haywood.
FIVE HOURS AND
NO MAN SWORN
Recess Ordered Until Monday
and Eleven Talcsmcn Under
Examination Locked Up and
Closely Guarded--Hay-
wood Shows No Inter
est in Trial.

BOISE, IDAHO, May o.--William D.
Haywood. first of the participants IN
the avenging conspiracy by which 1t
Is averrcd the assassination Of Frank
Steunenberg was plotted and carried
out. was placed upon trial today.
Counsel for State and prisoner entered
al once upon the examination of pros
pcctivc jurors and kept steadily at the
task for five hours. No juror was
finally accepted, but substantial pro-
Eress was made, and the indications
are that jury may be obtained py
the end of next week.
The opening day OF the trial was
earnest and businesslikc. Its striking
feature was the absence of demonstra-
tions. AT no time. morning or after
noon, was tho courtroom more than
half filled, and the streets forming the
courthouse square contained not
single lotercr Tho case was halted
shortly before 6 o'clock by the eX-
haustion Of the jury panel, and the
adjournment was taken until Monday.
Meantime the sheriff will summon a
special vcnirc of one hundred men.
The clcvcp men under examination,
but not yet finally accepted or re-
iectcd were locked up, and Will be
closely guarded
Haywood was brought to the court
room sharp at 10 in the morning. He
found his family in chairs 10 the right
of his, seat. in front OF which We're
hic counsel. He devoted more atten-
tion to his youngest daughter than to
any one else, and took practically no
Iart in the selection of Jurors. Many
men in similar jeopardy make close
study of their prospective Jurors, and
frequently express their personal pref
erence; but Haywood seems content
10 leave the matter TO his lawyers
Haywood gave no sign OF emotion. but
sat quietly throughout the DAY. Mrs.
Haywood and the older daughter stood
the o-dcal apparently well, but the
younger child cried after the exami-
nation Of talesmcn began. Mrs. Hay
wood and her children did not attend
the afternoon session.
Covering Wide Range.
The question of the defense took
much wider range than that OF the
state. Its most striking feature dealt
with the possible effect upon the minds
OF Jurors of the letter OF President
Roosevelt in calling Haywood and his
associates Undesirable citizens"; the
speeches in Idaho by Secretary Taft.
the message of Governor Cooling to
the Legislature, the speech In Boise of
Senator Hepburn, and the action of
the Idaho Legislature in appropriate
ing money for the prosecution OF the
three prisoners.
AS to Socialism.
Mr.. Richardson, who conducted the ex-
animation Of the talesman was also
particular to ascertain their attitude to-
ward Socialists and members OF labor.
nj "a
know II they had any professional, fra
ternal religious or political affiliations
with any OF the counsel for the State,
any connection with detective agencies,
any experience in tho pursuit Of prosecu-
ton OF criminals or We're members of
the Mine Owners Associations. Richard
son also asked II they had contributed to
any funds for tho prosecution OF the pris-
oners, II they were members OF the Ctu-
zens' Alliance. II they remembered tho
old labor troubles In Idaho and II they
had taken sides in the labor troubles at
any time. They all swore that they had
not been influenced by the letter of Prcsi-
dent Roosevelt or the speeches of other
officials of the national rf State gov
ernmcnt. and q majority OF them said
Z they were Republicans.
The chief concern of the counsel was
centred toward circumstantial evidence
tho absence of the accused from the
state when tho crime was committed
the effect Of the manner In which the
prisoner and his companiAns Were
brought from Colorado; view Of the ta.ca
,man to the death penalty for murder il
tho first degree. and in union labor
Their examination brought out the
fact that certain labor or socialistIc
papers arc being distributed free OF
charge in parts Of Ada county.
The Idaho Plan.
The custom of the IIlho courts ir
sclecting juries for criDlnal cases 5,
to call twelve ta'esmen to the jury
box and to keep the box full. Che
State first conducts complete eXamino
tion that continues until all have bee,
passed. Then tho body Of talesmcr
pass to tho defense for examination
The state passed twelve men early
this afternoon, and the general exam
ination is in the hands of the &C.
Tense. Eleven men were in the bo.
Mt the adjournment, but only three
have been passed by both sides. The,
are still subject to peremptory cha'
lsnge
Under tho law each side has tor
peremptory challenges. Judge Woot
announced that he intended to CIV
both sides q wide latitude IN the OK
animation Of talesmen.
he also showed u Wlllkt'HesS
grant challenges where there seem&
to he any reasonable objcctloG t
the talesman, and in the ons contes
OF the day he ruled with the defense
who had challenged the taiesman.
New Witnesses Called.
Tho State to-day filed supp emen
tary list of 151 witnesses, who are t
be called to testify against Haywood
Mover or Pettibone and Mr. 7To,v n
announced that additional names woul
be filed later. Tho list includes fol
mer Governor Peabody, Of COLORADO
and his daughter, Miss Cora Peabody
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