Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-05-14
JURYCOMESSLOW
Many of the Talesmen Brought in Are Reluctant 10 Serve
 as Jurors on Case
EXCUSED FOR CAUSE

Boise, Idaho, May 14.--With 12
 jurymen in the box, four of whom
 have been passed for cause by both the prosecution and the defense, and
 "A talesmen yet to be called, the trial of William D. Haywood, charged with the murder of Former Governor Steunenberg opened to-day at 10 a. m. with every prospect of cornplet- ed jury before the end of the week. It is admitted, however. that It is difficult to foretell what may be the outcome of the examination of tho talesmen summoned by the sheriff under the order for special venire. The fact that 35 of this number pre- sented excuses yesterday and that, of these, 24 were excused, shows reluc- tance to serve on the jury. An- other feature that may prolong the work of securing a jury is the wide range given to both sides in the ex- animation of the talesmen.
 Seldom has either prosecution or defense been permitted by any court in the search 50 deeply into the his- tory or the present mental attitude of prospective jury,nan. The prosecution has in every case en- deavored to bring out the connec- tions of the juryman since the mur- der of the former governor, but when the talesmen have been turned over to the attorneys for the defense, the range of the questioning has in- variably widened. E. r. Richardson, l who so far has conducted the ex- Animation. among other things, in- variably goes Into the relations of the talesmen under examination with union labor and with what is known as the Citizens alliance. an organiza- tion of citizens of Boise which Is op- posed to unions when 1t was thought that the demands of union labor here were oppressive. From the an- swers 1t would appear that the alli- ance is not widely known.
 It Is evident that the defense pro- posed to lay much stress throughout the case on what they allege to have been an interference on the part of President Roosevelt and of Secretary Taft. The line of questioning in- variably goes Into President Rocse- velt's undesirable citizens letter and Into the speech delivered by Sec retary Taft at Pocatello and Boise during the last gubernatorial election in which Mir Taft supported Governor Gooding and commended his attitude on what was then known as the Mover, Haywood, Pettibone case"
 Up to the present no talesman has admitted that the expressions of either the president or the secretary would have any effect on his decision. It Is made plain that the range of reading of the talesmen Is not wide. Most of them take one or the other of the local papers and admit that they have read all about the case in the papers. Some of them say that they have been impressed by these readings to "certain extent"
 They admit that the case has been discussed inside their families or the | neighborhood, but 1t Is evident that within the 12 months this discussion has been limited.
 Haywood is perhaps the most in- teresting parsonage in the court room. The man who has of late years been a dominant factor in the Western Federation of Miners appar- ently shows less intensity of interest in the proceedings than anyone around him. Upwards of 40 news paper men are here to report the |