Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-05-11
HAYWOOD JURY
EXPECTED BY
WEEKS END
Sheriff Starts Out After Spec.
ial Venire OF 100 Men
When Regular Panel
is Exhausted

Boise, Idaho, May 1O.-Sheriff Hpd.
gin started out today to summon the
special venire Of 700 men ordered yes
terday by Judge Wood when the reg
iular term panel was exhausted in an
effort to secure a jury to try William
d. Haywood, charged by the state
with conspiracy and completely in the
murder of Former Governor Steunen-
berg. The trial has been adjourned
until Monday afternoon when 1t is ex-
pected new panel will be in attend
ance
The counsel on both sides were con-
f1dent today a jury will be secured by
Thursday or Friday Of next week at
the latest and they believe the taking
of testimony may be begun before the
week ends.
Deal With Roosevelt Letter.
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 attitudes of jurors Of the
letter Of President Roosevelt In call
Ing Haywood and his associates "un-
desirable citizens" and the speeches
in Idaho of Secretary Taft, the mes.
sage Of Governor Gooding to the legis-
lature of Idaho, the speech in Boise
of Senator Hepburn and the action of
| the Idaho legislature in passing re-
| solution appropriating money for the
prosecution of the three prisoners.
| Mr. Richardson, who conducted tho
examination of the talesmen, was also
particularly anxious to ascertain tseir
| attitude toward socialists and mem
bers of labor organizations and wheth-
| er they would give them a fair trial.
| He was anxious to know II they had
any professional, personal, fraternal,
religious or political aff1liation with
any of the counsel for the state, any
! connection with detective agencies,
any experience in the pursuit or prose
4 cution of criminals, or were members
4 of the mine owners association
i Richardson also asked If they had con
i tributed to any fund for the prosecu
:. ton of the prisoners, II they were
Members Of the citizens alliance, II
!L<ffey remembered the old labor trou
j bis in Idaho and IL they had taken
j sides in the labor troubles at an,
time. A remarkable feature OF this
j examination was that Of the talesmer
Il questioned by the defense All swore
II that they had not been Influenced BY
the letter Of President Roosevelt o.
!, the speeches OF other officials Of th'
!, national or state governments, and
!, majority Of them said they wer'
republicans.
The chief concern of the council
for the state in the examination Q
talesmen as indicated by their ques
tions was their attitude toward Gil
cumstantial evidence. the absence c
the accused from the state when tn
crime was committed, the effect 9
the bringing Of the prisoner and ii
companions from Colorado. the vie'
OF the talesmen as to the death Per
} atty for murder in the first degree
, and union labor They also questione
:. each talesmen as to his acquaintanc
/ with the murdered with view of di:
!, closing friendship or enmity Thei
examination brought out the fact ths
certain labor and socialistic paper
{ are being distributed free of charg
J. in all parts of Ada county.