Montana news. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-191?, 1907-05-30

Institution
Judge Shows Favor to Prosecution
All Decisions Against Haywood
Bias Shown by State

the historic meaning anu lnterprela-
tion thereof as though the state were
clamoring for the blood of those that
that defy its institutions. These in
stitutions are established by those in
power over those who are not. The
working class is slowly and elumsily
shouldering up from under its disad
vantages.
The whole machinery Of the court,
judge and all must belong TO the
oppressors until the working class has
thrown off the last swathings of its
bondage.
Court now convenes at $3.50 in the
morning, takes a recess from IL to
2 p. NJ. and closes at four.
The lawyers feel the exhaustion Of
the long sittings. They are working
hard. A two and half hour shift
is about all those employed about a
court can stand. Yet men who work
in the burning heat Of smelter fur
naees, in exhausting factories, if they
make any strenuous effort to shorten
their hours find the guns and the
powers of government aimed at their
defenseless heads.
OF the SIS men examined when the
court took an adjournment on Tues
day till Thursday afternoon "a were
passed by both sides for cause and
81 were excused on challenges from
one side or the other. All but eight
of the challenges we're based on the
grounds of actual or implied bias;
and the majority of the eight cases
were on the grounds Of conscientious
scruples against capital punishment.
At the beginning of the proceedings
Tuesday Attorney Hawley for the
state presented list of names of ad-
ditional witnesses to be filed with the
clerk for endorsement on the indict-
ments against Meyer, Haywood, Petit
bone and Simpkins. There were six
names on the list and Attorney Rich.
ardson entered an objection to more
names being added at this late day.
Hawley said that the statute gave
him the privilege of 50 doing and that
besides such an agreement had been
made to his knowledge.
Judge Wood said that he would
allow the names to be filed in ac-
cordance with the state statute, and
Attorney Richardson preserved an ex-
ception to the ruling. The names
were A. ID. Campbell, William Schu-
nenberg, William O'Neill, Stanley P.
Fairwether, C. Sinclair and S. W.
Wetmore.
At 2 o'clock Thursday afternoon
the venire was returned. % asked
to be excused for statutory causes.
The judge was more severe in his re-
fusals than before.
Hawley began his questioning in a
new way. 1t was plain to be seen
that the opinion Of the prosecution
was that they were safe enough any
way. So many jurymen had been
thrown out because of settled opin-
ions that the situation is beginning
TO have the aspect of the community
being so prejudiced that a fair jury
cannot be obtained. The prejudice is
evidently almost unanimously against
the defense, and Hawley seemed de-
termined to push the jurors to say
that they could waive their opinions
in the jury box. Darrow objected TO
Hawley's method of asking questions.
The judge over.ruled the objection
as usual and Darrow took an excep.
tion.
Hawley tried TO bully the juror
into saying he was disinterested when
il was palpable to all that the man
was deeply prejudiced. Darow said
Hawley was trying to terrorzie the
jurors.
Hawley rose to reply but the judge
would not permit him, and said he
was sustained. Hawley was wrath
full, however, because he could not
get back at Darrow; and took an ex.
eeption.
f. + Rue when examined showed
so fixed an opinion that Borah said
IL would take surgical operation to
remove IL.
Harry Curtis confessed TO being a
subscriber to the "Appeal" and was
asked IL he knew certain Eugene V.
Debs, and IL he believed in social
ism.
The court was then treated to n