Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-05-09
THE TRIAL WILL PROCEED TODAY
1t Is the First of Several in Which
Prisoners Are Accused of Gov.
Steunenburg's Murder.

Boise, Idaho, May S.-By oVerruling
today the motion of the defense for a
overt acts, il any, there were to connect
the accused with the murder of former
Gov. Frank Stcunenberg, Judge Ere
mont Wood, of the district cvourt of
Ada county, cleared the way for the
trial Of William d. Haywood secre-
tary of the Western Federation of
Miners, which will begin tomorrow
morning. Judge Wood held that the
request Of HayWood's counsel for a
more explicit statement of the charges
against the prisoner came too late re
CARELESS of whether it might have been
entertained at an earlier stage Of the
proceedings. In cases when bills of
particulars are allowable, Judge Wood,
who is to preside over the trials of the
accused miners, declared the motions
must he made before the indictments;
are pleaded to and before the cases are
set for trial
Haywood is the first of the four men
accused Of completely in the Steunen-
berg murder to be tried. The others,
Meyer. Fcttibone and Orchard, the
last of whom is said to have made a
confession will he tried as circum-
stances dictate following the concIu-
sion of the proceedings against Hay
wood. The prisoner has counsel and
the attorney retained To present the
case and plead he cause of the ac-
cusing state arc ready for 9 long ordeal
IL court. The frs, and ono Of the
great tasks # The court il To procure
q jury, ANA that will b. commenced TO-
morrow nurning. as soon as Sheriff
HOdgin iIIS intnnCd the formal rrv
opcning the court. Estimates Of the
time necessary t. select T. mon good
and true, vary, but some place the
time und"r three weeks.
Tine victim of the Caldwell assassina-
ton. long CONSPICUOUS figure in the
political life Of tho state. was per
Sonally known to hundreds of citizens
OF Ada county, and personal alignment
ana craftsmanship on tho labor question
~ which tho prisoner and his code
remnants were for 4 long time active
leaders, Is general. 50 that it is at once
a dif1rult task to find men free from
IN" dlSnuallficationS that unfit them
tor the high duty Of juror.
Many mon who know the comm,lpitv
well and VINO add to their calculation
tie further handicap Of apprehension Of
future violence for revenge, take the
extreme view that it will be impossi-
bic to set jury, but the weight Of
opinion is against this extreme conclu-
sion.
There is yet 70 indication of thu
scope Of the case which the state will
seek to prove against Haywood. 1t is
naturally assumed, however. that At
tOrncys Hawley and Borah will seek t.
make the showing as to the alleged con-
spiraCy as broad as possible. without
cndangering it upon appeal. assuming
there is a conviction. Discussing this
phase Of the case one Of the counsel foI
tho prisoners said: "Thc broader tho
scope Of the case offered by the state
the better we shall be satisfied"
Nearly 10 CORE spOndents for Press
Associations and newspapers have
come here to report the case and spe.
cial wire arrangements have been made
for the transmission of the dispatches
one Of the prettiest cities Of the mid
die West. Boise is Enthusiastically
serene ana pldCld On tlle even " tl'
great trial. There was no great iniiuS
of visitors today. the newspaper and
magazine writer's and others whose
business has called them here, having
arrived during the last 10 days.
one finds on arriving here that the
discussion is confined almost entirely
to the new Corners. The residents OF
Boise seems satisfied that equal JUS
tice will be done and they are content
to let the matter he thrcshed out IN
a court Of law This city is far re-
moved from the mining country, rail-
road communication with the mining
districts being circuitous. Ada coun-
ty in which Boise is situated, is a
country of large agricultural interests
IRRIGATION has made the land wonder
fully fertile and farming is the great
industry. Labor unions are practically
unknown to the farmers. 1t is from
among these farmers that the jury
may be selected.
There is nothing on the surface to-
night to indicate any feeling in the
county either for or against the prison
ers. The day has been one of perfect
summer conditions, the sun at noon