The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-05-16
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The court room failed to fill again to-
day. and If talesmen, witnesses. lawyers.
court attaches and newspaper men had
remained away. the place would have
been absolutely lonesome. The people OF
Boise are following the case with interest,
but the city seems unwilling to spare
more than a score of its iihabitants 10 sit
through the proceedings in court.
When the Haywood trial was resumed
this morning Judge Wood, with the con-
sent of counsel. excused Two tsieSmes
who are members of the federal grand
Jury. The members of the Haywood fam
lily were not in court when the proceedings
opened.
Defense Asks Questions.
Attorney E +. Richardson of the de-
Tense assumed the work of questioning the
prospective jurors. He began with Sam
Uel Wingate, an irrigation rider, who had
been in seat No. ii since last THURSDAY.
The first ten men of the panel had been
passed yesterday by both sides without
challenge for cause.
Mr.. Richardson took Wingate back TO
the labor troubles in the Occur d'Aiene
district in 1892 and 1899 and asked him If
any prejudice had grown in his mind
against the Western Federation Of Miners
as result Of the troubles in northern
Idaho
Wingate said he partly upheld and part
y blamed the Western Federation of Mi
ners in the Occur d Alene matter. Asked
If he connected Governor SteUnenberg's
death with the troubles in the mines, Win
gate replied that he thought the COVER
nor's death "a very bad thing" The in
eidesrt, ne added. did not excite him "a
great sight" after the first interest had
died down. He formed an opinion which
was weakened. however. as time went on.
Had Read Interviews.
Did you read several alleged inter
views with Detective MCFARLAND accusing
these men of the governors death?' asked
Mr.. Richardson.
Yes"
Did YOU come to any opinion from
reading them
why not?"
There were so many Of them and they
were all circumstantial.'
Did Xog read about an allesCd courses
sion of Harry OTChard?'
Yes
Reach any opinion in regard to it?"
Yes"
AS 10 what?"
AS 10 Orchards quit.
You could not sit as a juror at his
trial them"
No
touches the guilt or innocence of Hay
WOOd2'
In a way"
But YOU could give him fair and i'm
partial trial?''
Yes"
Preiudiced Against Orchard.
Wingate declared he would be prejudiced
against Orchard as a witness.
What are your pOlitics?' asked Mr..
Richardson.
Republican.
Are you opposed to Democrats
or Socialists
No"
If it should develop during the trial
that Haywood is "A quasi-DemOcrat and a
quasl-Soclalist. would that make any diff
ference to you? I'll tell you first what
quasi means. 1t means sort Of a Demo-
1t wouldn't make no difference 70 me .,
declared the talesman
Asked If he were member of anv Sc
cret society. Wingate said ne was a
Woodman of the World and an Odd Eel
low
Did you read what President Roose-
Welt said about these men being unde
strable citiZens2"
Yes sir
And YOU. are Republican,"
and he is your PRESIDENT"
Yes. sir
Has what he said influenced you in
any way2"
No, sir"
RooseVelt's Mistake.
Notwithstanding your admiration for
Mr. Roosevelt you think he ought to have
kept his hands off this matter?''
Yes. sir
And let this man be tried by the court
and jury"
Yes, sir"
We pass the juror said Mr.. Richard
son, sitting down.
Senator Borah for the prosecution asked
permission further TO question the nro-
.Osed juror.
DO I understand YOU to say you would
oe preiudiced against Harry Orchard as a
witness?''
Yes. sir; I certainly would"
weight?'' 'io
7 couldn't"
And if the state came TO RELY very
largely. upon Orchards testimony Won /
would have prejudice against the
7 couldn't help but have"
Your bias against Orchard is an abid- /
1ng conviction"
Yes. sir
We challenge The juror for cause-for
actual bias said Senator Borah
The defense resisted. saving the Juror
mad a right to put his own weight unon 4
the testimony TO be adduced
Judge Wood allowed the challenge and I
the defense noted an exception.
Two Quickly Let Go.
S. NJ Kepner. a farmer. called Ia re- /
place Wingate at No. II. said he had both 4
formed and expressed an opinion ne vas
Immediately challenged by Senator Borah. !