The Washington herald., 1907-06-02
HAYWOOD TAKEN ILL
Trial at Boise, Idaho, Post,
pOned Until Tomorrow.
PRISONER REQUIRES EXERCISE
RumOr that Accused Had Collapsed
Under Strain of Proceedings in
Case Denied by Doctors and Jail
ers-CounSeI Announces that De-
fendant VIII BE in Court on Time.

Boise. June 1-William y. Haywood
who is now on trial here. charged with
the murder of ex-Gov. Steunenberg, suf-
fered rather an alarming attack of illness
in the county jail to-day. He is in no
danger, however, and is recovering SO
rapidly that his counsel and the physi-
clans attending him say that he will sure
ly be able to be in the courtroom 10y
Monday morning.
Haywood was attacked by severe pains
in the head. Deputy Sheriff Deemer. who
was on duty. at once sent for County
Physician Lewis. Dr. Lewis called in Dr
Cohesion and the two prescribed for the
prisoner Dr. Lewis said later that Hay
wood was suffering from intestinal toX-
aemia. but that his condition was not at
all serious. The pain was so serious that
the doctors gave the prisoner some NOR
phine to quiet it. He spent most of the
day in bed. though he was out in the jail
yard for a few minutes about noon.
When court opened this morning. Mr.
Richardson. for the defense. made d for
NAL statement Of the defendants illness
lie added that it was not serious, and
that undoubtedly Haywood would have
been perfectly able 10 appear in court
had il not been for the morphine.
Court Orders Adjournment.
A recess was ordered until 1.3o o'clock
as II was hoped that the case could go on
then. At that time however, Richardson
stated that Haywood had been up and
dressed, but that he had suffered nausea
and dizziness. and had to go back to bed
He was quite sure. however that his
client would be perfectly recovered 10y
Monday. He even thought me would bt
all right by tomorrow if the Judge cared
TO hold court on Sunday LAWYER Haw.
ley. for the prosecution, objected. stltias
there was a bail game ON for then. sns
that or some other consideration appealed
TO the court. At all events, adjournment
was taken until Monday morning
HAYWOOD illness disappointed every
body connected with the case, as it had
been confidently hoped 90 complete the
jury to-day and start I'm bright and early
Monday morning with the evidence.
lif NlNNI4lH f'i Iln. N'''.i I.'.''A - at|
blamed for his illness. lie has been eat
ing the same sort of food that Meyer and
Pettiboue have eaten. and neither Of then
is out of sorts.
Haywood Needs work.
Haywood had been taking a good doa
Of exercise previous TO the beginning OF
this trial" said one of the lawyers foi
the defense. He used c8listheuics in hi:
cell and walked about the Jail yard and
pitched qu0its there every day but since
the case began he has given all this up
lie has spent most OF the day IN tho
courtroom. and good deal of the rest
Of his time be has spent sitting and
talking with Mrs Haywood, his crippled
wife
All this time De has eaten just as
heartily as ever. and it was too much f0i
his system. He is such a big. robust
horse OF n man that ne needs exercise q.
keep him in shape. Il will Doe attended %
. hereafter
There were rumOTs that Haywood had
collapsed under the strain of his trial and
that he was rapidly going 90 pieces. This
however was couTadieted by the law
/ yers. the sheriff and his deputies. and by
the physicians who attended him.