The Washington herald., 1907-05-26
ANARCHY IS CHARGED
State Makes Plain COnten-
tiQn in Haywood Case.
HITS WESTERN FEDERATION
VIII Attempt 10 show Defendant
and His Organization Enemies tn
veIops Interesting Disclosures as
to Line of the Prosecution.

Boise, Idaho. May 25.-That the prose-
cution in the trial of William d. Hay
wood for the murder Of ex-Gov. Steunen-
berg viii try to prove that the Western
Federation Of Miners has for years been
controlled by a clique which has con-
Quoted cold-blooded war by violence
and assassination upon anybody who
stood IN its pathway was made certain
b. what happened In court this afternoon.
The occurrences Of the afternoon made
II plain that the prosecution believes il
Will be able 10 establish this as a fact.
In other words, though II is nominally
William D. Haywood who Is on trial. and
he alone, in reality he is on trial only s
a member Of that inner circle OF the West
ern Federation of Miners which It will be
contended planned not only the murder
of SteunenbeTg. but also the assasslna-
ton Of numerous other men against
whom the federation had grudges in
various mining States.
Talesman Would Hang Anarchists.
Intimations that this was the pro-
gramme Of the State have not been want
ing heretofore. but this is the first time
that public announcement to that effect
has been made II came out in the course
Of the examination Of J. f. TourteIlotte.
an architect, Of Boise. Tourtelotte is the
youngest man now in the jury box. He
came up In the course Of the morning
session and qualified in excellent style
until il came 10 questions about capital
punishment Then he said.
I would never vote TO convict a man Of
q crime. when he would have his life
taken from him. unless it was the case Of
an anarchist organization or other organ
izatiOn which l believe was trying 70
destroy society or our present civilization
don't believe in taking any mans life
from him. except in such a case OF In
cases Of war"
Immediately after luncheon Mr.. Tour
tellotte, who had been passed By both
sides, rose IN his place in the jury box
and told the court he didn't see how. with
his views on capital punishment. he could
take the oath us juror. The court asked
him 10 explain himself. and he repeated
what ne had said on the subject I'm re-
ply % lawyers questions counsel for the
defense said that they could not see how
the matter could be gone into again un-
less there had been some misappreheusion
in the mind Of counsel for the prosecution
as o how TIE taleSman stood. Then the
prosecution spoke out.
Prosecution Satisfied.
There is no misapprehension on our
part said Senator Roarah. This man
has said that he WAS opposed to capital
punishment, except as a penalty for an
attack upon society made by members Of
an organization. We are prepared 70
try this case along those lines"
Then he asked the talesman whether he
had changed the views he expressed as 10
the proper penalty 70 impose on a man
convicted Of belonging 10 an organization
engaged IN an attack upon society.
My idea is this said the architect
Society has the same right 70 act in
self-defense as an individual II it were
proven that @ man controlled an oTganiza-
alton whose purpose was 10 destroy So
Cioty as IL at present exists in this COun-
try. then I'd vote for capital punishment
IN his case, but not otherwise"
That's the way I understood You.
went on the Senator, and I also under
stood you TO say that the Western Fed
Grafton Of Miners might possibly be such
an organization"
'l said continued Mr. Tourtelotte,
chat I had never thought Of il before,
but that II was possible that il might be.
But 7 would not vote a mans life away
unless I thought that he was a danger 10
me or 10 the state"
what state VIII Seek Ia Prove.
There's no challenge from US de-
Clared the Senator and sat down. NO
challenge from the defense answered
Mr. Richardson. But the fact was that
the main challenge Of the trial had then
and there been delivered and accepted
The prosecution viii prove. in effect.
that the Western Federation Of
Miners is an organization. the main pur-
pose Of whose rulers is one Of violent hos
tility and implacable hatred 20 the State,
and hostility and hatred that has stopped
at no crime in the effort to find express
sion"
II viii be one week from Monday before
the actual taking Of evidence viii begin.
When court adjourned this afternoon
there were thirteen talesmen left on the
special panel drawn Thursday Seat No.
= is still untitled Monday the second
special venire will be exhausted, and a
third viii be ordered. II is expected
that by Saturday the jurybox will be
filled.