The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-06-04

sl acts in single great conspiracy 70
which the murder of Gov. Steupenberg
was incidental IT will be charged that
Haywood was the genius OF and me
strength behind the great plot, and
that Steuncnbarg was added TO the list
because Of his part during the labor
troubles in north Idaho,
Orchard a Hired Executioner.
II will be alleged that Haywood and
his associates. standing and working IN
the background. planned the long list
of crimes and sent Harry Orchard and
Steve Adams forth as hired execution
ers.
In sequence the States testimony
will begin with rehearsal OF the grim
Caldwell tragedy in which Frank Steu-
nenberg was blown TO death by bomb
on the night of December 80 1905, and
then the presence at Caldwell of Harry
Orchard and John l.. SimpSins. a mem
Der Of the executive board of the West.
eru Federation of Miners, will be
shown. After that Harry Orchard, who
actually murdered Steunenberg, will be
connected with the scene and crime,
and then Orchard will he called TO the
stand TO re-tell the confession which,
it is alleged, he made TO Detective Nc
Parland, After that will come the
States effort to corroborate the Or
chard story and to clinch by other tes-
timony the general part of the Western
Federation of Miners, the particular
part of William ID Haywood, alleged
in connection with the murder OF Frank
Steunenberg.
Fifteen Days to Get Jury.
In the work Of securing the Haywood
Jury the court has been in session IF
teen days. One hundred and ftty-six
talesmen have been examined. OF this
number thirty-four have qualified, in
cluding the twelve men now in the box.
.Juror Orric Cole was excused on ac
count of sickness, and j. L, Tourtel-
lotte was excused after examination,
on the ground of opposition TO capital
punishment. 4 brief description OF the
jury follows:
Thomas B. Cess, farmer, now
engaged in the real estate and
insurance business at Boise, oc-
cupies the first chair. lie is a Demo
crat. born in Missouri, and is % years
Of age. Goss knew former Governor
Steunenberg we'll and while he sand
he had formed IN opinion in the case,
he asserted that he wonld be able to
lay this aside if selected as a juryman.
Finlay NJ Bean, in the second
chair. was born in Scotland,
and emIgrated TO Canada. He
is - years old and owns
ten-acre farm FIVE miles west of Boise,
He is Republican. \ powerfully
built man, with sandy hair and
moustache, his ruddy complexion and
stroBglybuilt frame give evidence. of
years of hard work and exposure. Nc
Bean, in reply to. questions as TO
more he read and heard about the case
tha less no Enau
Samuel D. Gilman is 81 years
of age, and owns a ranch near
Star, in the southern portion
of Ada county. In politics he is
a Republican, and came 10 Idaho from
Oregon. Gilman is a grizzled blonde,
and his rounded shoulders and stopped
frame show that he has followed the
plough the greater part of his life.
DhqGi CLARK % tarmSg "i5 1Pd ind
youngest man on the jury.
He was born in Missouri, but came TO
Idaho with his parents when he was
six months old, He is reputed 10 be
man of considerable means and
owner of a fine ranch. Clark stated
that at one time ne had employed the
present law partner of Senator Borah
in the settlement OF an estate in which
he was interested but this was be
fore the partnership with Borah was
formed. he is a Democrat.
George Powell, the fifth Juror
in the front row, is gray.
bearded farmer, 90 years Of
age, Democrat, born in Kansas He
now owns farm near Meridian, where
he has resided for the last fifteen
years. Powell is somewhat deaf but
answered all questions satisfactorily
He is stopped and worn by years of
toll, and takes a keen interest in
everything,
qualified after all the perempsory
challenges had been exhausted,
is 80 years old and farmer
year and a half ago, and has been
Democrat all his life Sebern is fully
SIX feet two inches tail, clean-cut
and prompt of speech, showing de
clsion and action in every nerve. His
face is strong and his eyes gray and
piercing. Ia Wyoming he was en-
gagged in tine stock business. being en-
ployed by the Union Cattle company
He served on the jury that convicted
Tom Horn, notorious criminal in
Laramie
H F. Massecar, the first man
on the left of the second
row, was born in Canada fifty
two years ago. He, too. is farmer,
and has lived in Ada county for sixteen
wears. Massecar IS afflicted with
stutter. but has read much and is gen
orally well-informed In politics he
IS Republican, He is the smallest
man on the jury, of lean frame. His
farm is about twelve miles from Boise.
Lee Schrivner, an Ada county
farmer, who came 10 Idaho
from Kansas, is 60 wears old.
and looks much younger. He is Re
publican, and served q term AS Sheriff
Of his county in Kansas He was born
in Ohio, and stated in the course of
his examination that he did not be
heve much in capital punishment. Ex-
cept for the year he served as Sheriff
ne has always been a farmer.
j. a. Robertson is the second Scotch
man TO be selected on the Jury. He is
!3 years old, but is as young, apparent
ly. rs man of 40 Quick witted and
alert he caused more amusement in the
course Of his examination than any other
man on the jury. He is a Republican,
and came from Illinois TO Idaho. H.
was also at one time a resident Of Ne