The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-06-05
WILL TRY Haywood,
Jury Finally Secured In Celebrated
Idaho Murder Case.

BOISE, June 3.-Twelve men 10 try
William D. Haywood for his life, 90
the charge that he murdered former
Governor Frank Steunenberg, have
been chosen and bound by oath to
honestly deal the laws justice between
state and prisoner. Haywood has
heard the indictment charging him
with the crime and the state has re.
cited its case and made promise of
proof 10 which the first chapter of the
s%ickening tale of the Caldw well crime
will be re-toid.
The court room hushed to silence as
the II men rose in their places and.
facing the clerks desk on the left,
raised their right hands in solemn as.
severation OF their pledge to do exact
justice by the accused. 1t was an ion.
pressive scene, and there came another
two hours later, when, after the mid
day recess, Haywood listened to the
reading OF the indictment agains, him.
self, Meyer, Pettibone and Simpkins.
Tomorrow morning at $50 O'Clock
James H. Hawley, for the state, will
address the court with the states open.
ing statement. He has prepared no
manuscript and said today tina. he
would be very brief.
Broadly speaking, the state will
charge that Haywood, conspiriug with
Meyer, Pettibone, Simpkins and
others of the alleged elmer circle Of
the Western Federation OF Miners,
plotted a campaign of terrorism that
had for its double purpose the remov.
al by assassination OF those opposed
to the organization and the retention
and increase Of control and power
within the organization.
It will allege that the explosion at
the indicator mine, the blowing up
Of the Independence depot, the muir.
der of Light Gregory, a detective of
Denver, the murder OF Arthur Collins
of Telluride, the alleged blowing up
of Fred Bradley, OF San Francisco.
and the alleged attempts on the lives
of former Governor Peabody and
Judges Gabbert and Goddard, OF Col.
orado, were all acts in q single great
conspiracy to which the murder OF
Governor S~teunenberg was incident.
al. 1t will be charged that Haywood
was the genius Of, and the strength
behind, the great plot and that Steun.
enberg was added to the list because
of his part during the labor troubles
in northern Idaho.
1t will BE- alleged that Haywood and
his associates, standing and working
in the background, planned the long
list of crimes and sent Orchard and
Steve Adams forth as hired execu.
TONERS.
10 sequence, the states testimony
will begin with a rehearsal of the
grim Caldwell tragedy, 10 which Frank
Steunenberg was blown to death by a
bomb the night OF December 80, 1905,
and then the presence at Caldwell of
Harry Orchard and John l.. Simp.
kins, a member OF the executive board
OF the Western Federation OF Miners,
will be shown. After that, Harry Or
chard, who actually murdered Steun-
enberg, will be connected with the
scene and crime, and then Orchard
will be called to the stand to re.tell
the confession which, it is alleged, be
made to Detective McPartland.
After that will come the states eff.
fort to corroborate the Orchard story
and to clinch by other testimony the
general part OF the Western Fedora.
ton Of Miners and the particular part
of William D. Haywood alleged in
connection with the murder of Frank
Steunenberg.
In the work OF securing the Haywood
jury, the court has been in session Is
days. One hundred and ffty.six
talesmen have been examined. OF this
number, "a have qualified, including
the II men now in the box.
A large AMOUNT OF money, estima ted
to be as much as $500, 600, has been
subscribed by the members OF the
Western Federation Of Miners, an or.
ganization with $1,000 members, and
by other labor organiz ations through.
out the country. The propaganda In
behalf Of the prisoners, Haywood,
Meyer and Pettibone, has been vide.
spread and active, and much sympathy
has been aroused.
The best legal counsel ha. been Sc.
cured in their behalf and six lawyers
are daily in court actively conducting
their case, while two or three others
are in reserve. Counsel for the de.
tense claim that Orchard 5 i'm plication
OF their clients was made u of the
whole cloth and that the Western
Federal ion of Miners had nothing TO
do with the Steunenberg assassina.
ton.