Montana news. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-191?, 1907-05-16

BOISE, May y
Yesterday morning Judge Fremont
Wood overruled the motion of William
d. Haywood charged with the murder
of former Governor Stcunenberg, for
bill Of particulars, the court decid-
ing the defendant waived his right to
such a bill, not only by pleading on
the Indictment, but further, by per
mitting the ease to be set for trial be-
fore making his application.
In rendering his decision, Judge
Wood fully reviewed the motion and
the court records of previous proceed.
ings.
He said the only question was whe-
ther the defendant was entitled to a
specification of the special overt acts
by which he was consected with the
murder of Governor Steunenberg. He
had made continuous application for a
trial,and it was too late to provide for
change in proceedings.
Mr.. Richardson took an exception
to the decision.
Enormous Jury Corruption Fund.
One Of tn workers for the defense.
whose name the attorneys have re
questcd be withheld for the present,
has unearthed from among the work
ers for the prosecution most mon
strous and dabolical plot ON the part
of Gooding, Borah, the state author
titles, the Mine Owners Association
and all those interested in wishing the
Western Federation of Miners of the
earth, to send the officials on trial to
their doom. 4 corruption fund of 500.
600 has been placed in a Boise bank
with which TO buy the jury; $4,000 is
the price offered each man who will
vote for conviction. And the prose.
cution has caused it to be circulated
secretly through the community that
those who will vote for conviction
verdict will be taken care Of.
Preliminaries.
Thursday. May ., at 10 A. NJ. the
famous and long delayed trials Of the
Western Federation commenced Ev,
cry effort has been made by sheriff
IIodgins to provide the utmost possible
convcniences for all concerned. and ~
peeially with view to the warm
weather that is expected later on
Awnings are at the windows of th,
court room, electric fans are to be in
stalled, and an exhaust fan in the Gu
pola to carry off the foul air.
Newspaper Writers.
There are now ~ newspaper writ
ers in Boise, representing outsid,
papers and news services. and il is cx
pevted about ten more will arrive lee
fore the trial begins. II is evident
that there will not be a. many outsid,
writers here as was at first predicted
Quite a number of the large papers
who expected TO send representatives
have changed their mind after learning
how completely the Associated Pres.
has prepared to cover the news OF
the proceedings.
There are five men here now work
ing exclusively for the Associated
Press, two of them being skilled code
operators. Mr.. Lucky of Salt Lake
will send over the leased wire all the
day stories from the court house and
the evening stories will be ticked of
by c. ]. Bradley, as Associated Press
operator, who arrived yesterday from
Seattle
Luke Grant, for years editor Of the
labor columns of the Chicago Record
Herald, arrived yesterday, aud like all
of the writers who have come from
the east, he was greatly surprised and
pleased with the city. All Of the
newspaper men have expressed their
admiration of Boise.
f. q. Leipheimer, representing the
| Rutta Eyon;pu Man, ,,,s .,o 80 A.
newspaper writers who arrived yestcr.
day, Mr.. Leipheimer was formerly
on the Denver News and reported for
that paper from the field the Cripple
Creek disturbances lie has the ad.
vantage of an acduaiutance with some