Rocky Ford enterprise., 1907-06-28
JURORS FAILING
STRAIN ON MEN IN HAYWOOD
CASE CAUSES ALARM.
TRIAL MAY LAST TO AUGUST I
Weather 10 Growing Hot In Boise and
Thsrmomstsr 10 Gradually
Crawling Up.

Crawling W.
Boise.-Will the Haywood jury hold
out through the oppressive heat OF
June and the overpowering suitriness
Of July!
Counsel on both sides place August
LIST as the earliest date to look for the
conclusion OF the great conspiracy
trial. and that means six weeks OF
stifins pursatory that will tax the
strength OF vigorous man.
Already some Of the jurors are show.
Ing effects OF the confinement. Not
man among the twelve but has sui.
fered and shows the traces. some more
than others.
In No. 12, Samuel Russell. the gray
bearded patriarch. lacking one year q
the three score and ten. betrays In his
appearance and In his every movement
that the strain Is telling on him. The
large. high.backed armchair which he
Nils offers nothing OF rest to his aged
limbs. II has been necessary 10 sup
ply him plcntifully with soft pillows. and
the efficacy OF these aids TO age and en-
croachins iniirmity is OF doubtful dura
ton.
Samuel Gilman. In No. 3. Is also the
object OF solicitous Ilanccs from attor'
ncys and court officials. His chair. like
Juror Russeli's. Ia padded with large
pillows. His step lacks spring and his
cheek is pale and hnggard.
The most surprising change In any Of
the lot is noticed In Juror o. v. Scbern
the man from Wyoming. who was on
the Tom Horn Jury. When Sebern
frxt presented himself he was good &c
look upon. His was the appearance Of
TO the hour. clean iimbcd and tanned
and bronxed by life In the open air
He looked good for any hardship the
jury service might impose.
Shadow Of Former Self.
The three weeks that he has been
confined In the court room and held In
restraint Of baiiins have worked
transformation In his appearance. Sc
bern Ii about six feet In height. or was
the day he first appeared as n prospec.
tive actor In this show. Straight he
was us nm Indian and 1.-the. bur now he
sioops. the bronze has gone from his
checks and deep lines have worr
their way from brow to jawbone.
Sebcrn's eyes also have begun &c
Give him trouble. and the past week he
strumcnt OF higher civilization which
plainly annoys and disgusts the COW.
man.
The ARRANGEMENT OF Judge Woods
court room Is about ms awkward as
could well he. The Jurors are scaie
on slightly raised platform and face
sQuarcly the south wall Of the building,
which In cut with four windows
Through these windows the light
streams and makes glare that dag
xlcs the eyes Of the Jurors. II was this
dazzling light that annoyed Sebcrn and
compelled the Use OF glasses. He stood
II for about two weeks and then com.
planned. and since then Judge Wood
has ordered that the shutters be closed
throughout the entire court day.
While this arrangement keeps out
the offending light II also prevents the
entrance OF fresh air from that quar-.
ter. the result being that the room In
short time becomes filed with foul air.
that Is not pcrccptibly disturbed by the
consiantly.rcvolving electric fan.
And II is growing hot In Boise. Tho
last few days the thermometer ranged
up about ninety degrees and the old.
timer here promises yet hotter days
for this month and next.
The Jurors have been drawn from the
farms and the countryside. Every man
OF the twelve has been used to outdoor
life. indeed most OF them have been
farmers all their lives and the coniine.
ment is a new and strange experience
to them. II IN unavoidable that they
should fret under the restraint imposed
upon them and It is easily accountable
that imaginary ills may develop into
real ones.
Under the instructions Of the court,
the Jurors are taken for short walks
about the secluded streets of the town
In company with the bailiffs. but such
exercise hardly suffices for the lack of
daily work which has hitherto been their
portion.
Judge Wood has also provided that
whenever the humor seizes them.
trolley ride may be had and such an
excursion was taken several days ago.
The house In which the Jurors are
lodged is fairly comfortable habita-
tion. but the sleeping quarters are not
OF the best.