Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1907-06-06
HAYWOOD TRIAL HAS
BEGUN IN EARNEST
Most Important Case Ever Tried
In This Country.
eAsE q TAE sTATE OUTLINED
As the Trial Proceeds II Is Expected
that Some Very Startling Develop
ments win Be Made--Union Labor
Figures Prominently.


ments viii Be Made--Union Labor
Figures Prominently.
Boise, Idaho, June s The trial Of
William d. Haywood secretary and
treasurer OF the Western Federation
cf Miners, charged with the murder
oi Frank Steunenberg. former COVER
nor OF the state Of Idaho, commenced
~ earnest Tuesday morning when, at
80 O'Clock James Fl. Hawley. the
aeading counsel for the prosecution,
made his opening address to the jury
pa Monday to try what is probably
tie most important case brought into
court In this country
Up 70 the present the charge against
Haywood has been one OF murder, In
that he consplred with the man Or
nhard. VINO, by his own confession,
III Is alleged, committed the crime.
But. with this fret address TO the
curry tile scope OF the case was reveal
81 al least In part The charge
q that Haywood as one OF the high
Officers OF pOwerful-labor organiza-
tion, having been given Authority by
membefs to use HIS Office and the
4unda pf the Western Federation OF
Miners to promote rs Interests pure
w asa labor, organization, 30 used
hls Office aB 10 become one OF the Sc
pret leaders in the gigantic plot to
toyolutlonize society and by murder
and terrorizemeht, bring about condi-
lions In this country that threatened
She upheaval of all existing forms OF
government. Haywood Will be tried
aor the murder OF S,eunenberg.
The state of Idaho has yet to reck-
On with the actual murderer-he who
eald the bomb at the gate of the res
ldence OF the governor who had re-
sired from politics and was pursuing
Ms way as a sheep farmer, but VINO.
when the chief executive OF his state
fn spite OF his allegiance to union la
Dor, throughout hard Working life,
had by word and deed shown that ne
stood first and last for the law and
as observance within the borders OF
idaho.
II was the murder OF Steunenberg
and the assassin, Orchard, that laid
bare the plots and counter-plots that
led TO the arrest OF w. d. Haywood,
aogether with Meyer, president OF the
Western Federation. and Pettlbone,
one OF the 1900 members.
The case has been discussed every
whore in this country for more than
. year hut the side OF the prosecu-
ton has never been revealed. and
even now Il Is said that much will be
ieft to the evidence, and that from
fts commencement the case Will be
fUll OF surprises Counsel for the
defense claim that the development |
pf the case will show plots OF much |
1areer dimensions than those limited |
Ill By the prosecution They assert
81 behalf OF their clients that thei
capitalistlc class hopes by the ar
Feot OF these heads OF a powerful la
Nor union 60 arouse sentiment against /
labor unions and by the conviction OF
Haywood crush out the cause OF union
aabor. They charge at the outset
aud without revealing their defense, /
aAat the whole confession Of Orchard
who they admit Is the murderer and
the case outlined by the state is
Fabrication. built up by the aid OF
The detectives; that their clients are
tnnccent OF wrong doing or any COM
pacty 10 the murder or series q muir
ders charged against Haywood. MOy-
~ and Pettibone.
Tue case OF the state, Il is charged,
Wi show that no less than 90 mur-
Asrs each one 81 them as dSs1ardly
as that OF Governor steunenberg
were conceived BY wha, is known as
ere elmer Circle" OF the Western
Federation Of Miners This 'anner
olrcls. Il viii be claimed, acted IN
aependenty and without knowled
6ependently ana without the knowl-
edge OF the members. AZ no STAGE
~ the proceedings viii an enorl Be
snado 10 show that more than q score
~ men lad any keowleage q What I