The Washington herald., 1907-05-09

Bose Idaho, May Son the eve OF the
beginning Of the trial Of William D. Hay
| wood, secretary and treasurer Of Western
Federation of Miners, charged with con-
/ spring 10 murder Ex-Governor Frank
Stuenenberg. of the State Of Idaho, the
/ city Of Boise declares Itself ready.
The trial opens tomorrow morning at
the county courthouse at 10 O'Clock. when
the work Of getting a jury viii begin.
/ The last obstacle to a further delay in
this much-delayed case was swept away
this morning when Judge Fremont Wood
handed down a decision denying the ap-
piication made or counsel for the defense
| for a bill of particulars.
Ia the opinion. with 8hich Judge Wood
! accompanies his decision. he cited varl-
| GUS authorities and s9id that there was
| IN Idaho record OF only one previous ap-
plication as that made by counsel for the
| defense. He went on to add that in his
judgment the motion should have been
made not only before the case was set
for trial. but also before the defendant
! had pleaded TO the Indictment.
Haywood, who was in court. was then
/ remanded- 10 custody, but he was, soon
afterward brought back. until a man
named Eastman. vino had been drawn
on the panel, was excused
Haywood Says Little.
William d. Haywood. the first Of the
/ accused labor leaders to be tried. is a
] plump blond. smooth faced. and with q
pair Of pale blue eyes He appeared in
| excellent health. He was. however. verv
/ pale and ddgety, and seldom raised his
/ eyes above the desk in front OF him.
After the proceedings he was locked Up.
| He had little TO say 10 a reporter. who
saw him in his cell.
"All we want, he said, is q fair trial
/ and no favor. We agree entirely with
/ President Roosevelt in that Exact Justice
/ Is all We ask
The other two agreed with him. Petit
/ bone has amused himself in the course OF
| his confinement with typography. Up
over his bunk hangs a piece of leather
/ with this motto burned in il:
so live that every day you can look
/ every man in the face and tell him 70 60
10 he'll"
There IS reported 10 have been a strong
| disagreement among the three prisoners.
/ According TO this report, Haywood favors
] the strenuous efforts that the socialists
/ are making from one end of the land to
/ the other TO identify themselves with the
/ cause Of the defense.
Discourage Socialists.
J Meyer and Petubone. on the other hand,
resent it. and declare that this is labor's
/ fight, not socialists. Whatever the pris-
oners may think. it hourly becomes more
certain that in the Meyer Haywood case
| the socialists see what appears 70 them
the finest opportunity in years for the
manufacture of political capital that viii
/ be useful TO them.
! 1t is generally realized that the Western
{ Federation people know that they are
/ really on trial as well as their leaders.
and that any violence would react Il
may be taken for granted that if the
/ leaders can help ii, there viii be no out
/ break. The authorities are known to 30
| ready Boise has a company Of militia
upon which Boise relies and at Fort
| Boise. inside the city limits, are two
| troops of the Fourteenth Regiment OF
! the regular cavalry, under command Of
Capt. Dudley.
Batteries of Counsel Lined Up.
The two bate les OF counsel lined up in
I court this morning James II. Hawley, a
/ veteran Democrat. generally accounted to
/ be the best criminal lawyer in the State.
/ heads the prosecutions forces. BY his
side sat the junior counsel. ". 2. Borah,
! elected last winter TO be Republican
/ United States Senator. and not so long
after that reported indicted for timber
/ land frauds.
! District Attorney Van Duyn, Of Canyon
/ County, where Steunenberg was slain. as
/ sists these two. Clarence S. Darrow. OF
| Chicago. is chief counsel for the defense.
/ Judge Fremont Wood. who presides. Is
! serving his first term on the bench OF
/ the district court. having been elected
! only last January.