The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-05-10
ATTORNEYS TRY
TO GET JURORS
BUT FAIL
Haywood Attorneys Questioning
Veniremen Concerning I'm.
preston Gained from
Roosevelt Speech.

4 Frank Stennenberg was plotted and
executed was placed upon trial for his
life today Counsel for state and pris-
oner entered At once, ia business like
way. upon the eXamina tion of prospec :
tive jurors and kept steady At the task
for Ave hours No juror was finally ae-
/ cepted but substantial progress was
made and the Indications At the close
Of the session We're that a jury could
be obtained by the end oil nrXl week.
The opening day Of the trial went
4 through to its conclusion in quiet harz
mony unmarked by unusual incident.
i II was earnest and business like Its
striking feature was the entire ali
sencc of crowds or demonstrations in
4 any form. At no time, morning or ar
+, ternoon, was the court room more than
half filled and the streets fronting the
court house square contained not II
single loitcrer
! The case was halted shortly before
! o'cloeli by tho exhaust ion of the Jury
panel and an adjournment WIS taken
until Monday morning. Meantime. the
sheriff will summon Il special Vcnire
Of 100 men. The eleven men under
examination. but not yet finally ac-
cepted or rejected, were locked up and
Will be closely guarded
Haywood was brought to the court
room sharp at 10 o'clock in the morn
ing. lie found his family in Il line
Of chairs to the right of his seat and
IN front were all of his counsel. lie
devoted more attention To his young
est daughter than to anyone else and
throughout the day took practically no
part in the selection of jurors. Many
men in similar jeopardy, as rule,
make close study Of their prospective
jurors and frequently express their
personal preferences. but Haywood
seems content to leave the matter en-
tircly in the hands of his lawyers.
Haywood gave no sign of any feeling
or emotion but sat quietly throughout
Tie day. Mrs. Haywood and the old
~ daughter stood the ordeal of APP
pearance in court very we'll but the
younger child cried after the cXami-
nation of talesmen began. Mrs. Hay
wood and her children did not attend
the afternoon session. The questioning
of the defense took much wider
range than that of the state and it's
most striking feature dealt with the
possible effect upon the minds and attl-
tudcs of Jurors of the letter of Presi-
dent Roosevelt In calling Haywood and
his associates undesirable citizens"
the speeches In Idaho of Secretary Taft,
the message of Governor Cooling to
the legislature of Idaho. the speech In
Boise of Senator Hepburn, and the ac-
ton of the Idaho Legislature in passing
q resolution and appropriating money
for the prosecution of the three pris-
oners
Mr. Richardson who conducted the
examination of the talesmen, was also
particular to ascertain their attitude
toward socialists and members of la
dor organizations and whether they
could give them a fair trial. He was
also anxious to know if they had any
professional personal, fraternal, reli-
gious or political affiliations with any
of the counsel for the state, any con-
nection with detective agencies, any
experience in the pursuit or prosecu-
tion Of criminals, or were members of
the Mine owners association Rich
ardson also asked il they had contrit
buted to any fund for the prosecution
OF the prisoners,~if they We're members
Of the Citizens alliance. if they remem-
bered the old labor troubles III Idaho,
aud if they had taken sides in the la
Dor troubles at any time A remarka-
Bile feature of this examination was
that all of the talesmen Questioned by
the defense swore that they had not
been Influenced by the letter of Presi-
dent Roosevelt or the speeches of other
officials of the national or state gov
ernmeuts and majority of them said
they Were republicans
The chief concern of the counsel Tor
the aiate Is indicated BY their ques-
lions was their attitude toward circum-
atantial evidence. the absence of the
accused from the state when tho eri'ae
VAS committed the effect Of The man
nef in which the prisoner and his com
panions were brought from Colorado,
view of the talesmen as to tn" death
p ualty for murder in the first degree,
and union labor. They also questioned
each salesman as to his acquaintance
with the murdered governor with
Wow 10 disclosing friendship OF cnmit2
'Geir examination brought out the fact
..lat certain labor and socialistic pa
p.rE are being distributed free Of
change in parts of Ada county.
The custom of the Idaho courts il
selecting iurics for criminal eases is
10 call II tale9mcn to the jury box
aud to keep the box fun by immediate
ly filing any vacancies that occur. The
state first conducts u complete exams
nation thai continues until IL men
have been passed. when the body of
taicsmen pass 10 the defense for eN-
animation.
The state passed - men carly this