The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-05-09
HAYWOOD
ON TRIAL
Charged With Completely In
Death Of Steunenberg
FOUR ARE ACCUSED
Authorities Fear Clash Between
the Mine Owners and West
srn Federation Men
FOUR ARE ACCUSED

BOISE. Ida. May 9-At the opening
OF the trial here today Of W. ID. Hay
wood. secretary and treasurer OF the
Western Federation OF Miners. charg
cd with completely In the murder OF
Governor Steunenberg. this city Is ap
parentiy quiet, but there Is an under
current OF excitement and n single
spark would kindle flame Into riot,
backed by the Mine Owners associa'
ton ON one side and on the other by
the Western Federation OF Miners.
The case was opened. as the motion
for a bill OF particulars filed by the de
Tense was denied by Judge Fremont
Wood. The way was therefore clear
and both sides state that they are
ready for the trial. which promises TO
be one Of the most sensational Ina the
history OF the country.
Counsel for the defense noted an er
ception 10 Judge Woods ruling. Hay
wood was In court In Gust. OF the
sheriff.
/ Haywood was clean shaven and
alert and took his place beside bis
counsel. Msssrs. L. \. Richardson Of
Denver and Clarence barrow OF Chi.
cago.
The defense sprang a decided sur
prise by announcing the retention or
Edgar l.. Wilson OF Boise N a counsel.
Mr.. Wilson IL a former law partner OF
Judge Fremont Wood. who will preside
az the trials. Wilson has served two
terms In congress.
Judge Wood held that the request Of
Haywood's counsel for more explicit
statement OF the charges against the
prisoners came too late. regardless Of
whether Il might have been enter
tanned at an earlier stage OF the pro
ceediass. In cases where bills OF par
ticuiars are allowable Judge Wood,
who IL presiding nj the trial OF the &C.
cused, declared the motions must be
made before the indictments are plead
oil 10 and before the eases are set for
trial.
Haywood h. the nrst Of four men &C.
cused OF completely In the steunen-
berg murder 10 be tried. The others
Meyer. Pettibone and Orchard. the
last OF whom Il said 10 have made 4
confession - will be tried az circum-
stances dictate following the conclu'
sion OF the proceedings against Hay
wood.
The prisoner. his counsel and the at
torneys specially retained 10 present
the case and plead the cause Of the &C
cuslns state are ready Tor the long
ordeal. The nrst and one OF the great
tasks started by the court IL 10 pro
cure a jury. and thft was at once com
menced when sheriff Hoigin lntonci
the formal cry opening the court.
Many men. who know the communl'
" well and who add 10 their caicula'
ton the further handicap Of apprehen
sion OF future violence for revenge
take the extreme view that II viii b
impossible 10 get jury.
The special counsel for the state In
the trial " the miners were all pres
ent for the FIRST time. James III. Haw
Icy Of Boise, senior counsel and one OF
the most prominent criminal lawyers
In the wet. sat beside United States
Senator W. 4. Borah. with Public
Prosecutor Van Dyn. the third OF the
lawyers az tho states counsel table
They, II IL said. will seek 10 make the
showing AZ 10 the alleged conspiracy
as broad as possible without sndsngsr
ing Il upon appeal. assuming that ther'
IL q conviction. Discussing this phase
OF tho case. one OF the counsel for th'
prisoners said.
The broader ne scope OF the case
offered by the state the better wa shall
DO satisfied"
Nearly forty correspondents for prss'
associations and newspapers were
present 90 report the case. aud spccia
wire arrangements have been made
for the transmission OF tho dispatches
The Western Federation OF Miner
ana the Mine Owners association have
been at swords points for many years
The trouble resulted In the CocuI
d'Alene riots In 1890. The Idaho mill
tia wsre In the Philippines. and Gov
ernor stsunenbsrg made a request FOL
federal troops. They were sent an'
the strikers were quslled.
Not until six years later was h'
murder OF Governor steunenber,
brought about. ON the night OF Dec
30. 1905. as he entered the gate OF hli
home at Caldwell he was blown &
pieces by n bomb 90 arranged that th'
opening OF the gate exploded H.
Harry Orchard, who had been sceI
providing about the place. was arrested
He confessed, II Ii said, 20 HAVING
manufactured the Internal machine an'
then implicated the officers OF tn
Western Federation OF Miners.