The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-06-02
Men and Incidents Of Trial Of w. D. Haywood
 For tue Assassination of GoUernor Steunenberg
Big Battle to Come When Prosecution Puts
 on Orchard.
Many Interesting Witnesses to Be Examined in Case in the
 Far West.

had made no attempt to suppress the rioting.
 Sutherland is a little wiry Scotch man. almost red-headed, and looks anything but the dare devil officer that he is. Che of his feats, few months ago, was to drive 300 miles across the mountains of Central Idaho in an open buggy in order to get prisoner to his county seat. Wallace. There isn't criminal in all that region who would dare for a moment to face the sheriff on anything like an equal footing.
 And yet he isn't "on the scrap Through his Identification with the suppression of lawlessness in the Occur d Alenes, he has naturally made many enemies. One of these men, identified indirectly with the union miners. was introduced toS Sutherland tn the lobby of the Idanha the leading hotel of Boise. one evening about a year ago. and refused to shake his hand, with an offensive remark.
 Sutherland's eyes blazed for an in- stant. and trouble was expected by every one who witnessed the incident and who knew Sutherland. but the doughty sheriff quietly turned and con- versed on some inconsequental subject with his friends
 Boyce. Meyers Predccessor. Another name found in the list of witnesses is that of Ed Boyce. the first president of the Western Feder- ation of Miners, and Charles H. Moy- CTS only predecessor in that office. Boyce was for years one of the most radical lapor agitators to be found anywhere in the West, and 1t has been claimed that he it was who was the originator of the "inner circle" that even in it's early history was respon- sible for many crimes. though not un- til the past three or four years did 1t reach it's most flourishing state. '
 Boyce. miner, who had worked with the pick and drill at Butte, in the Occur dAlenes, and other districts, in- vested his savings in mining property Some three or four years ago, he struck 1t rich" in a silver-lead pros pect hole in the Occur d'Alenes, and retired from the head of the labor or ganization. He has since been in the mine operator" class instead of the mine worker" He is now living in nalatial home at Portland, Ore
 Stiil another of the picturesque wit nesses summoned is Bulkeley Wells. Adlutant General of Colorado for many years. He was in charge of the militia at time of martial law in some oe the mining districts of Colorado during labor troubles in that State.
 ,sGhe trial that Is about to reach the stage. of taking testimony Is one of the most famous that has ever been tried in the American court, and yet the peo- pie of Boise, and of the surrounding section of the aodntry, are taking a quiet view Tof the situation There is no excitement; no disorder. The peo- ple are not wrought up over it. and from all accounts seem hardly to real ize the intense interest with which the eyes of millions Of Americans are turned in their direction.
 Clarence Darrcw, of Chicago, one of tn leading attorneys for the defense. recently declared that a stranger dropping into Boise and knowing noth- ing of the trial in progress. would imagine himself in a New England Puritan village. so far as any excite ment Is concerned.