Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-05-13
JURY FOR HAYWOOD TRIAL
Special venire of One Hundred Men
.t Will Appear in Court
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BOISE, Idaho, May 12-The summoning
OF the special venire OF talesmen in the
Haywood case will be finally completed to
morrow morning and the 100 men who have
been called by Sheriff "shad" Hodgin will
present themselves in Judge Woods court
when, at o'clock tomorrow the case will
be resumed. General expectation is that
not more than two Of the regular venire al
ready examined viii be retained In the jury
box, and that the bulk OF the jury will come
from the quota now being called by the
sheriff.
Tho eleven men confined since Thursday
last In the jury house will be glad to see
the case resumed. A majority Of them
know that they are not TO serve on the
jury, and although they have been comfort
ably housed and well fed they have grown
very restless under confinement.
Interest In the trial continues to center
in the personality and testimony of Harry
Orchard, who is alleged 10 have killed Gov
ernor steunenberg. and on whose confess
sion Charles Haywood and his associates
in the directorate Of the Western Fedora
tlon OF Miners were indicted. It's culmlna-
tion will come when he is brought into
court 70 relate his story.
Speculation as to the time of his appear
ance is idle until the jury is formed, but It
Ia believed that he Will be called after the
death Of steunenberg has been proved, ard
that his testimony will be the main founda-
ton upon which the prosecution will build.
Meanwhile Orchard is closely guarded in
the state penitentiary. a castle-lilSe struc-
ture, built and walled with stone. that
stands in the eastern suburbs Of the city.
Plots to kin Orchard.
Various reports as to attempts to kill Or
chaTd are in circulation, the last being a
tale from Lewiston, OF plot alleged to
have been formed months ago to shoot Or
chard from the hills back OF the prison.
These stories lack confirmation, but they
serve to tighten the vigilance OF Warden
Whitney and his deputies Reports from the
prison say that Orchard Is I'm good health
and condition; that he continues his reading
along religious lines: that he viii unques-
tionably repeat his confession in court and
that he is ready for the fate made certain
by his confession.
Boise calm in ordinary. sleeps today
under a new Sunday rest law. operative
for the first time. Base BAIL one OF the
few exemptions Of the new moral closed
season. attracted many OF the participants
of the case. Haywood. received his family
under the trees on the courthouse lawn,
and watched his youngest child play. With
a litter of Spitz puppses that looked like
animated powder puffs.
Tonight Clarence Darrow. counsel for the
-defenre. lectured al the Unitarian church,
his theme being walt, whitman Poet"
It requires imagination to construct and
realize the great tragedy that moves for
ward here tomorrow. the grass-carpeted
prison yard. the streets, the scenes, the
people who moved IN the Sunday calm
would contradict tho idea. but the coming
and going OF counsel. witnesses, deputies
and detectives at the offices Of the at
torneys for the prosecution and defense
proves the activity CT those interested in
the case.
Governor Cooling. who spent the last few
days on his extensive sheep ranch near
shoshone. returned to Boise this morning.
Meyers Brother Denies story.
BOONE, Ia, May 12-(special Telegram.)
Frank Meyer today denied the story
printed in DessMoines. quoting him as say
ing that his brother. who is new under in
dictment in Idaho for murder, served time
in the Illinois pententiary at Joliet. He
says he never gave out such an interview.