Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1907-05-15
RICHARDSON IS CAREFUL
Attorney For Haywood Makes
Searching Inquiry.
MANY CORRESPONDENTS.
Defendants Youngest Daughter sits BY
Her Father. the Older Child. Pretty
Young Woman. u Near By. and Wife
In lnva id Chair.

Boise. Idaho. May 1f.-with twelve
jurymen In the box. four of whom have
been passed for cause by both the
prosecution and the defense. and
seventy-four talesmen yet to be called
the trial OF william ID. Haywood.
charged with the murder of former
Governor Seunenberg. opened Tues.
day morning with every prospect Of
a completed jury before the end Of
the week. II is admitted. however.
that while the progress towards the
selection Of jurymen Is much greater
than was anticipated. Il Is difficult TO
foretell what may be the outcome Of
the examination OF the talesmen sum.
moned by the sheriff under the order
for a special venire. The fact that
thirty-five OF this number presented
excuses and that OF these. tweaty.four
were excused. shows an extreme re
luctance to serve on the jury and also
the leniency OF the court. Another
feature that may prolong the work Of
securing a jury is the wide range Civ
en- by the court to both sides in the
examination OF the talesmen.
Seldom has either prosecution or
defense been permitted by any court
10 search so deeply into the history or
the present mental attitude OF n pros.
pective juryman. Not since the ex.
animation OF talesmen commenced has
there been hint Of objection 90 this
wide latitude from the court or from
each side. The prosecution has In
every case endeavored TO bring out
the connections OF the juryman since
the murder Of the former governor.
but when the talesmen have been
turned oyer 20 the attorneys for the
defense the ,nge OF questions has In.
variably wild ned. In view of the fact
that the charge on the face OF the in.
dictment Is one OF murder. the ramlfi.
cations OF the alleged conspiracy lead.
ing up to the murder are indicated by
the questions put by counsel for the
defense.
At very great length. +. r. Richard.
son. who so Ear has conducted the ex
animation. among other things inva.
riably goes into the relations OF the
talesmen under examination with un.
ion labor and with what Is known as
the Citizens Alliance. an organization
OF the citizens OF Boise which Is op.
posed 10 union labor In the sense that
II was organized some years ago. when
Il A. Ia A.. A. -
union labor In this city were oppres
sive and a h.ndrance TO the progress
OF the city. From the answers II
would appear that the Citizens Ali.
nnce Is not widely known.
Haywood Is. perhaps the most in
teresting parsonage In the courtroom.
The man who has OF lcte years been
n dominant factor In the Western Fed.
Grafton OF Miners shows less intensity
OF interest In the proceedings than any
one around him. Upwards OF forty
newspaper mon from every part OF
the United States and representing
every policy and all politics are here
20 report a case In which he Is the
central figure. Cameras are trained
on him from all angles. His every
move Is thus recorded but except for
the little red haired child beside him
for his invalid wife or for his coun.
sci. with now and then a glance az n
juryman. Haywood shows no sign that
he realizes his importance or his po-
sition. His youngest daughter sits
beside him and generally has her arm
on the big mans shoulder. Now and
then he turns 10 her and smiles. She
seems delighted at the attention and
In turn will look nj her mother. weak
/ and aillng. in the big invalid's chair.
and laugh outright Once or twice the
tension has been relieved by a laugh
from the older girl. pretty young
woman. who sits beside the mother
She has frequently joined in the gen.
erai amusement caused nv some ludl
crous remark from -rvwen or a
facetious thrust OF ise a-usel and
her laugh rises above the subdued
cackie OF n courthouse laugh.
Counsel for the prosecution have
shown an earnest determination
They have not attempted to rouse the
risibilities OF the audience or 10 badger
a talesman. r. +. Richardson. coun
sci for Haywood. who Is nj times IA.
cetious and makes the most OF tho
opportunities afforded him by rat
tied" or a nervous talesman. Rich
ardson's line OF questioning has beer
searching. sharp and persistent. Nc
point in the life or relations OF tales
man has been left untouched His
past history Is laid bare and some ap
parently unimportant admission be
comes striking before Richardson has
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