The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-05-13
Work of Selecting a Jury in the
Haywood Case
Is Ready to Move Forward to a
Conclusion 1t Is Thought.
A HUNDRED MORE MEN
Have Been Gathered in by the
Sheriff Since Thursday.
Much Impatience Is Manifested
Over the Delay.

Boise. Idaho, May 13.-The task of Sc
lecting jury resumed today in the case
| of William D. Haywood, secretary and
| treasurer of the Western Federation of
Miners, charged with completely in the
| assassination of former Governor
Steunenberg, may be completed within
the next four or five days according to
the judgment of the opposing counsel.
Eleven men will be in the box today
when court opens at 2 p. m. None has
been finally accepted by both sides how
ever, although three have so far quail
fed themselves to serve that only per-
emptory challenges, of which each side
has ten, can remove them.
When the regular term panel was ex-
hausted last Thursday afternoon, with
one seat vacant, there was nothing
Judge Wood could do but adjourn court
to allow Sheriff Hodgin and his deputies
to summon special venire of 100 men.
The bulk of the jurors are expected to
come from this installment Of eligible
material, largely made up of farmers
from the country surrounding Boise.
The new venire shows seventy-fve
farmers or ranchmen, the remainder be-
ing people of business, many of them
prominent business men. The men who
have been confined in the jury house."
under the care of four deputy sheriffs,
since last Thursday afternoon, and who
took their places in the jury box today
are:
No. 1. A. L. Ewing, carpenter; No. ?,
William Van Orsdale. grocer; No. 3,
Samuel D. Gilman. farmer; No. 5, ].
L. Welggoner, farmer; No. g. George
Walker, butcher; No. Z. George H. Nc
Intyre, farmer; No. g. w. n. Ridge,
farmer; No. 9, Ora Cole. miner; No. 10,
w. W. Bisby, real estate; No H. sam
uel A. Wingate, irrigation employe; No.
II, Samuel F. Russell. farmer. OF these
- dol md
Gilman came through the examination
of opposing counsel last Thursday WITH
out disqualifying themselves.
Several men were called into seat
No. 4, but one after another, they were
under the questioning of
the attorneys for the defense. 1t was
the inability to find a suitable juror
at No. 4, that caused exhaustion of the
regular panel. 1t was said at the be-
ginning of today's proceedings that not
der lock and key since Thursday would
be members of the trial panel. The
residents of the court districts, exam
ined last Thursday, said they read of
Gov. Steunenberg's death and talked
about it occasionally with their fam
lilies and friends for a time, but that
discussion of the matter ceased, many
months ago. They had all read the
presidents undesirable" citizens let
tiers but in no instance did a prospec-
tive juror say that the letters had in
his Judgment or prejudiced
him in any way against the prisoners.
significant feature of the first
examination of talesmen was the fact
that the attorneys for the defense were
unable to unearth here any feeling
among the country folk against any
particular labor union or against
trades unionism in general.
Most of the farmers visited by the
sheriff in summoning the new venire
were taken completely by surprise.
Those who had taken any interest
in the case had been con-
fdent that the jury would be selected
from the men already summoned for |
the April term of court which still con-
tinues. If other jurymen were neces- |
sary it was the belief in the country |
districts that the sheriff would sum !
mon men from the city to complete to |
the panel.
There is growing impatience among
those who came here to attend the trial |
which probably Will be de- |
livered by James H. Hawley. leading |
counsel for the prosecution. Just how |
far the states attorneys will go in out |
against Haywood is problematical |
They may choose to state their case in |
a most general way. giving no actual !
hint of the testimony they claim to |
have, or on the other hand. the open |
Ing address may be a proclamation as |
broad as the attorneys expect to prove |
under the most favorable rulings of the |
court.
1t is certain that no testimony tend |
ng to lay the broad foundation for the
alleged conspiracy of which Haywood |
Meyer and Pettibone are said to have |
been a part, will be introduced without
4 stubborn and a prolonged fight on the |
part of the defendants counsel More
han 200 witnesses are under subpoena
n the Haywood case alone.
1t is doubtful, however. if anything
ike that number will be heard or even
ealled to the stand.