Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1907-06-06
JURY SELECTED
TO TRY HAYWOOD
LONG, WEARIsoME GRIND AT
BOISE, IDAHO, is AT LAST
ENDED.
MINERS LIFE is AT STAKE
ACCUSED OF MURDER OF GOV
sTEUNENBERG - ORCHARD
TO TELL STORY.

Boise. Idaho, June 5.-After fifteen
days of tedious work, during which 1856
talesmen were examined, a jury has
been selected to try William D, Hay
wood for his life on the charge that
he murdered Gov Frank Steunenberg.
The wearisome work of jury selec-
ton ended quickly and unexpectedly
yesterday morning. The jurors then
took the oath binding them to deal JUS
tice between state and prisoner. 1t
was an impressive scene, and there
came another two hours later when,
after the midday recess, Haywood
listened to the reading Of the indlct-
ment against himself, Meyer, Petit
bone and Simpkins.
This morning James H. Hawley, for
the prosecution, will deliver the
states opening address, and the
taking of testimony will begin.
Crime Charged to Haywood.
Haywood is charged with cOnspiring
with Meyer, Pettibone and Simpkins
and others Of the alleged inner cir
cle'' of the Western Federation OF
Miners in campaign of terrorism
that had for it's double purpose the
removal by assassination of those Op'
posed to the organization and the re-
tention and increase of control and
power within the organization. 1t is
alleged that the explosion at the Vim
Dictator mine, the blowing up Of the
independence depot, the murder or
Light Gregory, a detective of Denver:
the murder of Arthur Collins Of Tel
luride, the alleged blowing up Of Fred
Bradley of San Francisco and the al
legged attempts on the lives of Former
Governor Peabody and Judge Gabbart
and Goddard of Colorado, were all
acts in a single conspiracy to which
the murder of Gov. Steunenberg was
incidental.
Haywood the Master Mind.
It is charged that Haywood was the
genius behind the great plot, and that
Steunenberg was added to the list be-
cause Of his part during the labor
troubles in North Idaho.
1t is alleged that Haywood and his
associates planned the long list of
crimes and sent Harry Orchard and
Steve Adams forth as hired execG-
TONERS.
The states testimony will begin
with a rehearsal of the grim Caldwell
tragedy, in which Frank Steunenberg
was blown to death by a bomb on the
night of Dec. 80, 1905, and then the
presence at Caldwell of Harry Or
chard and John l.. Simpkins, mem
Der OF the executive hoard of the
Western Federation of Miners, will be
shown.
After that Orchard, who, it is al
legged, actually murdered Steunen-
berg. will be connected with the crime
and then Orchard will be called to the
stand to retell the confession which
it is alleged that he made to Detective
MCFARLAND. 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 West
ern Federation of Miners, and the2par-
ticular part of Haywood in connection
with the murder.
Haywood Again Taken Sick.
Late last night w. D. Haywood was
again taken sick He asked the sher-
If to send for a doctor and the county
physician was at once summoned.
Haywood told him that he feared re-
turn of the attack of Saturday morn
ing and asked the doctor to change his
medicine DIR. Lewis prepared Il pre-
scription, which Haywood took ana
afterwards said that he felt better.
After leaving the prisoner DR.. Lewis
stated that Haywood was net at all
seriously i'll, but that his nervous sys-
tenn was in had condition.