New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-05-09
HAYWOOD TRIAL TO-DAY
Boise Quiet ON EJe of Miners
Prosecution.
HARRY ORCHARD.

Boise. Idaho. May S.-By overrung to-day the
motion of the defence for bill OF particulars
setting forth what overt acts. II any. there were
to connect the defendant with the murder of
| former Governor Frank Steunenberg. Judge
: Fremont Wood. OF the District Court of Ada
County cleared the way for the trial OF William
ID. Haywood. secretary OF the Western Fedora
tiou OF Miners. which will begin tomorrow
morning.
Judge Wood held that the request of Hay
woods counsel for a more explicit statement Of
the charges against the prisoners came too late
regardless Of whether II might have been enter
7 tanned at earlier stage Of the proceedings In
cases where bills of particulars allowable.
Judge Wood. who is 10 preside over the trials OF
the accused miners declared the motions must
bc made before the indictments pleaded 10
and before the cases are set for trial
Haywood, his counsel and the attorneys spe-
cially retained 10 present the and plead the
cause OF the accusing state are ready for the
long ordeal in court. The first task Of the court
is to procure jury, and that Will be begun to-
morrow morning Sheriff Hodgin has
opened court Estimates Of the time necessary
to select the twelve men vary but few place 1t
under three weeks.
There is yet indication of the scope Of the
case which the state will seek to prove against
Haywood 1t Is naturally assumed. however
that Mr.. Hawley and Senator Borah will sock
to make the showing as TO the alleged con-
spiracy as broad as possible without endanger-
ing it upon appeal assuming that there is
conviction
Nearly forty correspondents for press associa-
tions and newspapers have come here TO report
the case. and special wire arrangements have
been made for the transmission of the de-
spatches.
The residents Of Boise seem satisfied that equal
justice will be done and are content to let the
matter be thrashed out in court of law. This
city is far removed from the mining country.
railroad communication with the Crur d'Alenes
and other districts being cirCuitous and in some
instances all but unavailable.
Ada County, I'm which Boise is situated is a
country of large agricultural interests. Irri-
cation has made the land wonderfully fertile.
and farming is the great industry. Labor unions
and unionism practically unknown 10 the
men who till the soil 1t is from among these
farmers that the jury may be selected.
striking illustration of the unruflied atmos-
phere at Boise was the fact that this afternoon
Mrs. Gooding. wife of Governor Gooding was
hostess at a fashionable reception and luncheon
at the Idanha Hotel. where she and the Chief
Executive are making their home. The proceed
ings in court to-day, with Haywood in attend
ance. attracted less than score of persons out
little Indication that the attendance tomorrow
will be much larger although preparations have
been made to handle large crowd
The fact that many days must be spent In get
ting jury may have something to do with the
lack of interest manifested at this stage of the
proceedings. The people a whole in the
dark to the details of the case the state has
against the accused man. The fact that Harry
Orchard. who says he placed the bomb which
killed Governor Steunenberg, is supposed to
have made n confession is about all that the
public is of. Neither the prosecution nor
the defence has cared to make its plans ccmmon
property.
Haywood and his fellow prisoners, Meyer and
Pettibone. who detained In the county Jail
beneath the courthouse. were out the lawn
this afternoon enjoying the sunshine. They
played at quoits and other games Members of
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