The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-05-18


Tnal Has Aroused Much Criticism,
tectIve Of considerable prominence
trying TO hear what was being said.
Listening on Street.
The county attorney is now probing \
report Of one spy that two men tried
70 influence veniremen by discussing the
case in their hearing. The men said
they simply talked over certain DEVELOP
menus on the street, and had no idea
anyone was around who was Interested
III thelr conversation, either as pros
peeuEe jurors or detectives.
a colorado man. who STONED M a
Hotei and displayed plenty OF money
osi.ouhced the miners as Iawless ana
.S-hless- He turned the opinions of an
ne could Finally, il leaked our he was
Employed by the defense. This fs no
taie case but is being duplicated on
both sides caily. VA
Criticism of Governor.
Friday was day repIete with sen
sations in the Haywood trial FroITo,,-f,,,-
Ihe charges by the defense that e.
nor Gooding attempted TO sUsv ron,,-
lar sentiment by creating me iD1,ras-
sion throughout the country thar O--
chard was a veritabIe man of Dgr.. ,
'epentant sinner who was v-ilIins N IL,
hythinS 10 eXpiate his scarlet crir,.
ana would tell only the exact rr11tb on
me "llness stand. came Judge Woods
'nulsnant denUnciation in open court
900 is stern justice and said: ..Do
your duty without fear or favor II
men IN high or low places have violated
lhe proprleties and have tried In ira,-
tnce prospective veniremeu. they are IN
such proceedings
The county attorney says HE 80
tlles' Is a political creation and can
De sWayed by the governor. ne NAV
egnsure some individuals. they saw. INT
rI,,-- i5gI ne reports 10 the court late today
lHey expect that he will bring in fba
governor, penitentiary warden. or pink
eTton Detective Mcfarland Stiu T-5ge
w 900 may decide 10 probe the matter
on his own hook
Harder to Get Jurors.
The majority Of Fridays session was
devoted 70 trying 10 I'LL the jury box.
When nightfaH forced an adjournment
the prosecution had exhausted three of
It's peremptory and the defense two.
Ihere were thirty-foUr Of the special
panel left 10 be drawn and il was parenr
TO all that the work of getting a fIr,
was hourly becoming more dificuit
Judge Woods ruling that the new law
raising the number of perernptory cbaI-
!enSes OF the prosecution from five 20
ten applies 10 this case was the first
real reverse 20 the defense.
Inc defenSe'S exception was a, the
ground that as the trial was acr-roII,-
oesun when the defendants were FIRST
Arra1EnRn al
law was conceived. ii could not appIv
me opinion OF lawyers is divided ~ (
nineteen, six declared they thought the 4
ueiense would have a strong case 10 1
appeal to the Federal Supreme C-or,-t I
Should Haywood be convicted as me /
law apparently is special LEGISLATION.
Simpkins in Mexico?
As a result Of Attorney HawIsv's 4
statement that Jack Simpkins, a for
mer organizer Of the Western Fedora /
ton of Miners. is sure TO be tried v-ift
AIoycr, Haywood. and Pettibone for
the SteunenDerg murder there is n1ucb
speculation here as 10 his wberea bo17t-
The p -osecutiOn will rot disclose its
hand in this case and the defense r,,o-
fesses that it has no knowledge of mis-
A Colorado man. who
knows Simpkins intimately and who
reached here from Denver early todav
says that ne believed Simpkins had been
found 49,
y friend Of mine. who has been in
the employ Of the Miners Association
for years. told me Monday thai Sir.y'-
Nins was in Sonora. Mexico. he said
He was found about six weeks 400
but SO far has evade6 arrest However,
now lhat ms Whereabouts is known. his \
capture should be assured. And ief -
tell you that the prosecution in This case
needs Slmpklns badly They might con-
Wet him, as II has beer proven ne was
.nJrder.'
II SimpkinS turns up. the State will
score q strong point He was close 20
Jrcharq and vouched for the latter AT
lederauon headquarters. AS he is in
slcted for murder. his extradition from
Mexico would be easy