Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1907-05-13
HAYWOOD MURDER
TRIAL IN PROGRESS
SELECTION OF JURY TO TAKE
ALL NEXT WEEK.
NO EXCITEMENT APPEARS
Beginning of Trial Free From Demon
stration-Veniremen Subjected to
Most Careful ExaminatIon-No
Jurors Finally Secured Although
Three Are Temporarily Acceptable

Boise, Idaho, May 10.-William ID.
Haywood, the first OF the alleged
participants in avenging the conspir-
acy by which it is averred the as
sassination of Frank Steunenberg
was plotted and executed, was placed
upon trial for his life yesterday.
Counsel for the state and the pris-
oner entered at once upon the exam
ination of prospective jurors and
kept steadily at the task for five
hours No juror was finally accepted,
but substantial progress was made,
and indications at the close of the
session were that jury could be OBJ
tanned by the end of next week. The
striking feature yesterday was the
entire absence of crowds or demon
stratiOn in any form. At no time
was the courtroom more than half
filled.
The case was halted shortly before
5 o'clock by the exhaustion of the
jury panel, and adjournment was
taken until Monday morning. Mean
time the sheriH will summon a spe-
cial venire of 100 men. The II men
under examination but not yet finally
accepted or rejected were locked up
and will be closely guarded. Hay
wood gave no sign of any feeling or
emotion, but sat quietly throughout
the day. Mrs. Haywood and the
older daughter stood the ordeal ap-
parently well, but the younger child
cried after the examination of tales
men began.
The questioning by the defense took
a much wider range than that of the
state and its most striking feature
dealt with the possible effect upon
the minds and attitudes of the jurors
of the letter of President Roosevelt
in calling Haywood and his associates
undesirable citizens" the speeches
i'll Idaho Of Secretary Taft, the mes
sage of Governor Gooding to the leg
islature of Idaho, the speech in Boise
o. senate" Hepburn. ara the ac.is. :,
9, the Idaho legislator y pass in2 Il
res ciytlOn appropriate money co.
Sac Persecution of the PRISONERS.
Attorney Richardson, who con
Quoted the examination of the tales
men, was also particularly anxious
to ascertain their attitude toward So
.clallsts and members of labor organ,
lzations, and whether they could give
them a fair trial; also if they had
any professional, personal, fraternal
religious or political affiliations with
any OF the counsel for the state, any
organization with detective agencies.
any experience in the pursuit Or pro-
secution of criminals or were mem
bers of the mine owners association :;
II they had contributed to any fund
for the prosecution of the prisoners,
IL they We're members of tn Citizens
Alliance, if they remembered the old
TABOR troubles in Idaho and if thew
mad taken sides in labor troubles at
any time. The remarkable feature of
this examination was that all the
talesmen swore they had not been IN
huenced by the letter of President
Roosevelt or the speeches of other
of1cials of the national or state gov
ernments. and a majority of them said
they were republicans.
The chief concern of counsel for
the state. as indicated by their cues
tions. was the jurors attitude toward
circumstantial evidence, the absence
OF the accused from the state when
the crime was committed, the effect
of the manner in which the prisoner
and his companions were brought
from Colorado. the view of the tales
men a. to the death penalty for MUIR
der in the first degree, and union la
Dor, and acquaintance with the MUIR
dered governor with the view to
disclosing friendship or enmity.
Their examination brought out the
fact that certain labor and socialistic
papers are being distributed free of
charge in parts of Ada county
The state passed u men early in
the afternoon and the general exam
ination is in the hands of the defense.
Of these. II men were remaining in
the box at the close of the days ses-
sior, only three having been passed
by both sides. They have not been
finally accepted and are still sub
1ect to peremptory challenge.
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