The Washington herald., 1907-05-19

Boise Idaho, May lS.-ProsecutOr Koelsch
this evening reported against any action
| looking to the citing for contempt of
court of the representatives OF various
press associations as the result of a pub
lication by them Of interviews with Harry
Orchard, the principal witness against
William D. Haywood koelsCh has been
appointed by Judge Wood TO investigate
the case and find out if there was ground
/ on which TO base action against the men.
the charge having been made that the
interview which stated that Orchard
would be a convincing and truth-teling
witness was given out for the purpose Of
Strengthening the case Of the State and
iniuTing the defense.
The chief contention of the prosecutor
| in discouraging the contempt proceeding
was that il would first be necessary 10
show malicious intent on the part of the
offending newspaper men and that this
would be impossible. He also pointed out
that even though the interview was harm
ful 10 tho defense. much had already been
stated that was likewise harmful TO the
State
Interview Is Defended.
The interviews with Orchard, De says.
had been repeatedly and persistontly
sought by the reporters, and had been
repeatedly denied to them. When the OPP
portunity was finally given them. they
/ seized it with avidity
This was perfectly natural" the re-
port continues Orchard had been denied
10 an newspaper men. lie had become
mysterious. Stories had been circulated
that he had broken down in body and
mind. Is Il any wonder that the report
/ ers clamored 20 see him. The granting
I Of the interview was the result of slow
yielding to their Insistence.'
Mr. koelsch adds that his inquiries dis
close the entire absence ON the part of
those who granted the interview Of any
improper motive.
Koels.h eNonyratod an Of tho newspaper
men from any intention of violating any
ethics or pr0pHety and declared that f
they erred at aI il was simply through
excessive zeal 90 serve the public.
However. the county attorney lodged
absolutely Illt A.h.ItI@Ll'I lIlHfl IiN fa 'Tf|
Gooding This was the main thing OBJ
iected 90 by the attorneys fer the defense
They declared in open court that 1t was
designed Intentionally 10 influence the
prospective jurymen.
Only Few Challenges Left.
At the time of tho adjournment this
afternoon the prosecution had exhausted
five Of its peremptory challenges and the
defense four. Il needs only ene more per-
emptory challenge fbr the defense TO use
up half the total of peremptories. The
prosecution is supposed % be pretty well
satisfied with the complexion of the jury
box al the present time, and viii probably
not use up all its peremptories. In the
box at the present time are eight farmers.
a carpenter, real estate man. cab
driver. and a hay and feed dealer
Isaac BedeIl much-bewhiskered
farmer and stock raiser. was the first
man 10 pass both sides and qualify to-
day. He said the Dehs paper, the Ap-
peal to Reason. has been sent TO him
gratis through the mails, but he didn't
read much Of II. He has been a Repuh-
Ucau for sixty years. He had nothing
against the Socialists, he was q little bit
sorry for 'em, that was all
It being then up 90 the defense TO chal-
Ienge pcremptorily. there was "a long con-
ference between the lawyers and Hay
wood The accused labor leader talked
earnestly 10 his counsel. glancius sharply
from time 10 time nj the jurors with his
one good eye. Finally the defense eN-
cused Farmer Shaw. They had a tough
.4rr-f4,
dealer, whom they did not approve. but
whom they could not disqualify by eX-
animation
Old Nomad Passes Muster.
Nj Goodwin is seventy-two years old.
and has pretty well swept the face Of this
country in his wanderings He was born
in Maine and went TO Mississippi where
he lived till the war broke out Il left
Mississippi in somewhat Of a hurry he
said Il didn't wait to pack no trunk
fought through the war on the Uni9n
side and then went back to Maine"
He next took the long jump to Cali
fornia. staying there a while, and then
went 10 Oregon and Washington, coming
here some years ago.
And you now regard Boise as your
permanent place Of residence?' asked
Lawyer Richardson, but Mr.. Goodwin, the
Yankee Arab. declined to commit himself,
though he is on seventy sffadyside.
well, so far" was all he would say.
The defense. much against its will had
to pass the old NOmad. W W. Rudge.
the rOadmasteT. was then excused by the
prosecution. lie departed deightedly.
and returned to his roads. "thutty-fve
miles of EN-" he said.
They got cab driver next. his name is
Joseph Chinn. and he is religious. He
takes the Christian Herald and the Macon
News. lie said he is Democrat. He
believed there is some split i'm the local
party. and he was on both sides, but he
didn't understand much what the row
WAS about. only what he read in the
newspapers.
You knew when Secretary Taft was in
Boise. didn't you?' asked Mr Richard
son.
Did you carry him in your hack. or did
it take two hacks To carry him?"
Mr Chinn said he didn't see Mr.. Taft at
ALL The cab driver qualified and the de-
fense challenged Mr.. Goodwin, the wan
derer.
As TO Split I'm Party.
Dan Clark, farmer and ranchman.
said that he came to Idaho when he was
six months old. Sure about that?'' he
was asked
Well" he replied, conscientiously, "as
near as I can remember that's right"
Il should think that must have been
hearsay evidence, was the lawyers COM