Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-11-27
PETT|b0NE TO
FACE COURT
TO-DAY
WORK OF SECURING JURY
EXPECTED TO BE TEDIOUS
Attorneys On Both Sides Ad-
NIT Prospect Of Securing
Satisfactory Panel Soon Is
Exceedingly Remote.

u.s. Morning 1ssrnsi special Leased Wire
Boise. Idaho. Nov. 2g-The work Of
securing jury FOR the trial Of George
A. Petubone- charged sith compile
lty in she assassination Of ex-G0ver-
nor Frank A. steunenberg. viii begin
In the district court here tomorrow
morning
Judge Wood announced from the
bench today that there would be no
further delay. II Is expected that
Clarence DauOw and James n Haw-
ley chief counsel for the defense and
Hatpdrum before court here
ststt. respectively wii arrive from
tomorrow. but even should they not -
here. the examination Of falesmen
wHi proceed.
n was announced this morning BY
Judge Wood that the jury box would
he filled ihIz afternoon by members
Of the regular panel. but 81 was agreed
between the attorneys thsf no objec-
tiDn would be raised "a postp0nine
this action until tomorrow. and the
court acted on their suggestion. The
regular venIre consists 81 thirty-ftve
ame and when these are disposed
81 o special veHire 81 al least one
hundred vii be ordered.
Attorneys on both sides agree that
u Wiil require a longer time to secure
q jury in this case than la the Hay
W0od trial when nearly q month was
consumed IN this preliminary work.
Pe;tibOne was indicted With William
u Haywood. secretary. Charles H..
Meyer. president. and lack simpklns.
member 81 the executive board. 81 the
Western Federation vf Miners. in
March. 1906, Tor the murder Of for
mer Governor Frank S~teuneuberg al
Caldwell Idaho. December 50. 1905.
He Was arrested az Denver al the
time a. Mover and Haywood.
and brought to Idaho. following the
confession OF Harry Orchard in which
he admitted killing steanenberg wIth
q dynamite bomb and charged that
he had been hired 20 commit the
crime by the federation officers Pet
iibone has no official connection with
the federation. but has been made an
honorary member since his arrest ~
r. charged by the state hat he was
the go-between Of the s0-called in
ner circle" and their hired assassinE
After abe acquittsl o. Haywood. q Pc
titi0n Tor bond wal made for Meyer
and pettiboHe The state refused to
10 ~Pettihone's release. but
Meyer Was allowed bail in the sum
o. So. o The trial Of PettibOne WAS
for October T. bot WAS continued
several times because OF the defend
iii health
Pettibone b stu In poor health. but
insEts that ha "a able 10 stand trial.
with twO exceptions the same aitor-
ne,s viii be engaged ~ the Pettlbone
trial as in that OF Haywood.
T. = Richardson. OF Denver. who
was chief counsel for atwood. has
retired from the case. and Clarence
Of Chicago. is now attorney
Of record for the defense. X. l. Per
yk 81 Boise, has been added to The
lorg list 81 defense attorneys Others
who viii appcar 60 behalf Of the de-
fendant are former Congressman Ed
Wilson. o. Boise. Peter Breen. Of
Butte John y Nugent. Of Boise
Fred Miller. uf Spokane. aud Leon
Whitsell. If Wallace
James u HaWiey again appears as
lee ding counsel for she state. sena-
tor Borah u nov in Washington. and
NNi remain there Until the converting
OF congress, when he Nin return % as
sisf IN the prosecution. Prosecuting
Attorney Van Dyne. Of Canyon coun-
ty. where the crime was committed
W T.. Stone also of Caldwell. VIII
aisD appear for the state