Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-05-15
That Process Describes Select
IND and Challenging Talesmen
In the Haywood Case.
SOME SLIGHT PROGRESS MADE
poth Sides Profess to Believe
Jury win be Secured Before
Adjournment Saturday.
Examination of Ncnircmcn Causes
Quite a Little Mcrrimcnt, answers
Being Very Amusing.

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Being Very Amusing.
noise. Idaho, May 15.-With 10
men in the box who have been passed
ion, cause by both the prosecution ana
,ho defense. the trial of William u.
,t,vwood. secretary and treasurer OF
the Western Federation of Miners
charged with the murder of former
Gov. Frank Steuncnberg of ldaho'
opcns this morning at 10 O'Clock Tor
the fourth day. The morning session
win he taken up with the qualification
NJ ,hc two men necessary before tho
work of examination preliminary to
rsremptory challenging begins. III "
thought probable that the box VIII be
filled during tho morning session put
as a matter Of fact it is not likely
that more than two on three or tho
present occupants will be retained
by both sides as 1urymen' This means
that the monotonous work Of ques-
+ioning ,alcsmcn win have to be corr
,lnued for some DAYS. Counsel Oh
both sides profess TO be confident that
p Jury will have been secured before
adjournment next saturday but
necessarily this is entirely speculative,
as il is impossible to say to what eN-
font the remaining talesmen viii DO
nhln to qualify. The scope Of the
Qucstiors seems TO increase as lHr
hearing continues. Notwithstanding
ibis there is not the slightest owl
4 m
Judge Fremont Wood to curtail the
latitude of either side. He has con-
eistcntly carried out the statement he
made at the opening of the case, that
ne proposed 10 give to both sides the
widest latitude in thoir examinations
FEW WILL BE RETAINED.
Counsel FOR the defense and prose-
cution in this celebrated Gaze admitted
In the Associated Press this morning
that the chances FOR retaining more
than three or fCNlr Of the talesmen so
far examined and passed for cause
was extremely small. In fact, one
of the counsel says that al the outside
he expects not more than three Of the
present occupants of tho box to pass
The peremptoTy challenge. Under the
rules of practise in the Idaho courts
when a seat is vacated for cause or
under peremptory challenge exercised
talesman who has not been examined
for cause and ne must fully qualify
before the next seat in the box Is
reached
LITTLE INTEREST IN BOISE.
Under the circumstances it is re-
markable to find that interest in the
proceedings in this one of the most
remarkable cases ever tried In this
country go far as Boise is concerned,
does not increase. The attendance in
the courtroom today was even smaller
than that OF yesterday. Because of the
presence of about 20 or 80 talesmen
the room, which seats about $50 peo-
PIE, is comfortably filed, but so far
there has always been room for one
more except for a few hours on the
opening day when the standing room
only sign was hung out and the doors
We're closed to newcomes until seat
was vacated. II is also probable that
about 100 Of those called as witnesses
are present in the courtroom. At no
time has the slightest evidence OF ex-
traordinary interest been exhibited by
the people of Boise. There IL no crowd
outside on the lawns TO see jury or
prisoner as they pass from or to the
courtroom. Apparently there is not
the slightest curiosity, but on the con-
trary, as was noticeable before the
case opened, almost apathy and a com
plete disregard of the important event
mere transporting. On no day since the
hearing commenced has there been
seen In the courtroom single really
prominent merchant or citizen OF
Boise or Of the state, other than as
Jurymen or witnesses. These seats are
seldom filled and each day there have
been at least 10 or 90 vacant seats
inside the bar. IT would be hard to
explain this apparent lack OF interest
uDOU her hNfnOH haaiq thDn
there Is a strong desire to avoid any
thing that would tend to arouse the
public TO discussion OF the case until
after jury has been selected. The
special Venire summoned by the sher-
IN from the assessors roll includes
rev Of what might be called the bet
ter class of people in the city OF Boise,
This may be accounted for on the
ground the sheriff with personal
knowledge Of the people of this com
munity has CAREFUL yhvoided calling
men 10 serve who are known TO have
discussed or To be deeply interested
IN the outcome Of the case in order to
avoid waste OF time.
DEFENDANT INTERESTED.
Haywood the defendant. the first OF
me -four men charged with the murder
10 be placed on trial, takes n keen inter-
est In The work OF selecting the fury.
cupied by juror No. i and Immediate
~ behind h. f. Richardson who acts
as leading counsel, though all counsel
Tor the defense assert that all stand on
an equal footing and that there is no
such thing as leading counsel IN the
case Haywood makes a suggestion and
gQnverses earnestly with. Mr. Richradson
Mr. barrow or other counsel who may
nddress him. His youngest daughter.
VINO sits IN the chair to his right and
between him and his wife who every
morning and afternoon is wheeled into
me courtroom IN an Invalid chair, is
constant IN her call for attention from
her father. II he consuts too long with
we attorneys she pinches his big fingers
or lays her hand on his shoulder. To-
gay she was dressed In a short white
rock and wore blue ribbons In her red
dish hair. Mrs. Haywood. evidently a
very sick woman, pays close attention
10 the proceedings. When Haywood en-
iers the courtroom IN the morning he
Elves a pleasant nod 10 his family but
Tie child IL the only one with whom
he speaks during the hearing.
A PATHETIC FIGURE.
A pathetic figure, attracting little at
llenilon Is that OF John Murphy Of
denver. general counsel for the West
I'm Federation Of, Miners, who sits IN