Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-05-09
nne Of Four Defendants Charged
With Completely in Murder OF
Ex-Gov. Steunenberg.
ORCHARD Is CHIEF WITNESS.
Should Defendant be Acquitted,
Believed Cases Against Others
Would be Abandoned.
formidable Array of Counsel on Both
Sidcs--Examination OF Jurors
is Begun.

1,oise Ida. May civilian .. Hay
wood, secretary and treasurer OF the
Western Federation of Miners, today
us nlaced on trial for completely in
,he murder at Caldwell, Ida, on Dec,
20 1905. of former Gov. Frank Steunen-
berg. Haywood is one of four defend
ants charged with the murder The
otbeys are Charles II. Meyer, president
30 the federation; George A. Pettibone,
a former member of the executive COM
nittee OF the federation, and Harry
orchard. The last named is expected
IN be the most important witness for
the state against Haywood, Meyer and
pettibone, He is said TO have made
confession and it has been the task of
the prosecution to endeavor to corrobo-
rate this confession wherever possible.
The fact that HaywOods case is the
first called for trial is regarded as in
dicating that the prosecuting attor-
neys believe their strongest evidence Is
against the secretary of the fedora
ton The outcome of his case will de-
termlne the action to be taken with
regard to Meyer and Pettlbone. Should
there be a conviction OF Haywood,
Mover and Pettibone will be called for
trial in the order named. on the other
hand. an acquittal of Haywood I'M
doubtedly would mean an abandon
ment of the cases against the other
accused officers of the miners organ
ization. Orchard will not be tried until
all OF the other cases are disposed of,
II is said that the evidence against
him is SO strong that he cannot hope
tOr other than conviction of murder
~ 4 ..rIl ..f 20
Verdicts upon the indictments against
Haywood, Meyer and Pettibone. Orr
chard II is said, has been promised no
degree OF clemency whatsoever in piv~
ing evidence for the state. Having
admitted his active part In the beinous
crime of blowing the former governor
ol Idaho to pieces with a bomb at the
gate of his residence, Orchard un~
qdestionably will have to pay the capt.
tai punishment for his confessed
crime
The first disclosure of the names
OF the witnesses for the state, other
than those known through the grand
jury inquiry, was made voluntarily
by counsel for the state before the ex-
animation Of talesmen began. The
list contains ISL names including
Harry Orchard, former Gov Peabody
daughter of Gov Peabody; W. Il.
Carlton. president and C. C. Hamlin.
secretary of the Mine Owners assoc
citation of Cripple Creek, Colo; Gen.
sherman Bell of Colorado, Buckley
Wells adjutant- general of Colorado:
Julian Steuenberg, brother of the
dead governor; Steve Adams, Mrs.
Adams. Frank 4. Fem of the United
States Interior department in charge
Of forest reserve in Idaho. James Nc
Paland and other detectives.
SCENE OF CRIME.
Caldwell, where the murder was COM
miticd, is the county seat of Canyon
county. A change of venue to Boise,
the capital city of Idaho. and county
seat of Ada county, OH the motion OF
HE defense, 1t being alleged i'm behalf
OF the prisoners that a fair trial in
canyon county. would be an impossi-
blllty. Haywood, Meyer and Petit
bone were transferred to the county jail
mere which comprises the basement
Ioor of the county courthouse, The
court tor which the cases were set is
Known as the district court of the
Ihird judicial district.
PRESIDING JUDGE.
The presiding judge is Judge FREE
mont Wood, a native of Maine, a form
cr practitioner ut the bar in this city,
and presiding now over his first inn
poftaut criminal case Judge Wood
is regarded as careful. deliberate
man, and both the prosecution ard
defense in the present trials believe
mat he viii leave no stone unturned
" see that equal, eVen-handed justice
Us done. Orchard the self confessed
murderer Of Coy. Steunenberg and the
a'cusor of Haywood Meyer and Petit
Doho Is confined In the Idaho state
poniientiary several miles out of this
CIV. He Is kept under careful guard
az all times.
BOISE QUIET ON SURFACE.
Bose at tho outset of the famous
ilials IS on the surface almost the least
Interested community Of any in the
plled states. The case OF the miners
Us never discussed upon the streets
ana The authorities Of city, county
and state have taken careful but not
NlecAeular steps Ia prevent any sort
OF disturbance. The people have de-
lHlnlned that the cases shall he tried
NI INC courts-not upon the street cor
IHs' There seems To he no ques-
lon mere but that a fair trial Will be
lal' ana the best of feeling apparent
lN prevails among those most promi-
honilS connected with the case Even
no more radical of the supporters OF
me accused miners are in good humor
ana are ready 10 char with their ace
Gualntances over the advantages or
shortcomings of socialism,
BOISE is VERY QUIET.
The good feeling and widespread de-
sire To prevent anything even APP
preaching a flare of disorder, was evil
9oncod late last night when Mayor
names summoned before him u Social
M orator who was here eight months
hso haranguing audiences at street
.prners and protesting the absolute
innocence Of the men accused Of the
murder of Gov. Steunenberg. Tho
mayor explained TO tho socialstic cd
ll2f and speaker that the condition Of
cam ana quiet prevailing in Boise was
20 gratifying To the ,itisons that they
nla MOI think II advisable that there
should be public speaking al this time.
was pointed out that the, matter Of
me guilt or Innocence OF the accused
lwiles was a matter for the determin-
hlloh of Jury Of II good citizens and
nal public oratory on the subject
might tend 20 lnhane some weak
minded person Into the commission of
m overt act which would be regretted
on az sides. The Interview was most
Iaiislaei0ry, ending by The mayors
hi hn haA tnf