The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1907-06-07
JURY SELECTED
TO TRY HAYWOOD
BOISE, IDAHO, is At LAST
ENDED.
MINERS LIFE IS At STAKE
ACCUSED OF MURDER OF GOV.
s1EuNENeERe ORCHARD
TO TELL STORY.

Boise. Idaho. June 5.-After fifteen
| days Of tedious work. during which 1876
talesnleE were examined. a jury has
been selected to try William d. Hay
wood for his life on the charge that
he murdered Gov. Frank Steiner berg.
The wearisome work of jury seiec
ticn ended quickly and Unexpectedly
| yesterday morning. The jurors then
| took the oath binding them TO deal jus
! tice between state and prisoner. 1t
was TN impressive scene. and there
came another two hours later when.
alter the midday recess, Haywood
listened TO the reading Of the indict-
ment against himself, Meyer. Petit
bone and Simpkins.
This mornni. James n. Hawley, TO.
the prosecution, will deliver the
states opening address. and the
taking of testimony will begin.
Crime Charged to Haywood.
Haywood is charged with conspiring
with Meyer. Pettibone and Simpkins
and others of the alleged inner cir
Gle" OF the Western Federation OF
Miners in a campaign of terrorism
that had for it's double purpose the
removal by assassination of those OPP
posed to the organization and the re-
tentiCn M increase of control and
power within the organization. 1t is
alleged that the explosion at the Vim
dicator mine, the blowing up Of The
independence depot. the murder OF
Light Gregory. a detective of Denver:
the murder of Arthur Collins of Tel
luride. the alleged blowing up Of FRED
Bradley of San Francisco and the al
legged attempts or the lives of Former
Governor Peabody and Judge Gabbart
and Goddard of Colorado. were all
acts in a single conspiracy to which
the murder of Gov. Steunenberg was
Incidental.
Haywood the Master Mind.
1t is charged that Haywood was the
genius behind the great plot. and hat
~Steunenberg was added to the list be-
of his part during the labor
troubles in North Idaho.
1t is alleged that Haywood and his
associates planned he long list OF
crimes and sent Harry Orchard and
Steve Adams forth as hired excel
TONERS.
The states testimony will begin
with a rehta of the grim Caldweil
tragedy. in which Frank ~Steunenberg
was blown to death by a bomb on the
night of Dec. 80, 1908, and then the
presence at Caldwell of Harry Or
chard and John L.. %Simpkins, a mem
Der of the executive board of The
Western Federation Of Miners, will b.
shown.
After that Orchard, who, it is al
legged, actually murdered Steunen-
berg. will be connected with the crime !
and then Orchard will be called to the
stand to rttell the confession which
II is alleged that he made to Detective
Mcfarland. After that will come the
states effort TO confederate the Or |
chard story and to clinch by other tes-
timony the general part of the West
ern Federation OF Miners. and the par
ticular part of Haywood in connection
with the murder.
Haywood Again Taken Sick.
Late last night w. D. Haywood was
again taken sick. He asked the sher-
n to seId for a doctor and the county !
physician was at once sumlr onel. |
Haywood told him that he feared a re-
turn of the attack OF Saiurda~ NOM |
Ing and asked the doctor to change lis
medicine. DR.. Lewis prepared !, pre-
scription, which Haywood took AMI
afterw ards said that he felt better. |
After leaving the prisoner DIR. Lew,
stated that Haywood WAS net ut all
seriously i'll, but int his nervous sys-
TEN was in a had condition.