Omaha daily bee., 1907-06-02
Prisoner at Bsiss Has Acute Attack Of
Intestinal TsxsniL
TRIAL IS ARJoURkED UNTIL MONDAY
Hs RscOvsrs Rapidly and Will Be All
Right in fsv HsurL
MANY RUEORs Ar. IN CIRCULATION
Friends Of Defendant -slieve Attempt Was
MADE to lo.s1n him.
OTHER SIDE TAKts DIFFERENT WEy
Belief Is Expressed that Illness Is
Timed 60 Allow Defense TO
Further Investigate
Neniremen.

! BOISE. Idaho, June l-Willism =. Hay
wood was seized with q sudden illness early
TINS morning and was unable to appear in
court Ills trial on the charge that he
murdered former Governor SteunenberE was
adjourned until Monday Haywood was
restless and IN most Of the night and early
this morning began crying IN pain Two
hurriedly summoned physicians announced
after examining him that he was suffering
+ from an acute intestinal toIernia- Measures
for the sIievistion Of the pain In his sbdo-
men and head included the administration
Of morphine, and dizziness and nausea
caused by the drug. rather than the orig
I inal trouble. were responsible for his in
ability to go TO the court room IN the aft
ernoon-
4 Haywood is q hearty enter and since the
trial began has stopped taking exercise,
and these conditions. added to the worry
and strain Of the trial. are believed to be
: responsible for the attack. The earlier suf-
fering Of the prisoner created the impress
sion that he quite seriously I'll, and Il
was thought that an extended interrup-
tion OF the trial was inevitable. However.
Haywood responded quickly TO treatment
and by $50 this morning. when Judge Wood
I ordered a recess Of court untn 80 II was
believed that the prisoner would be able
TO attend an afternoon session. He ala
attempt 20 dress. but the effort made him
dizzy and III and he returned to bed. His
! counsel informed the court that he would
surely be able to be present on Monday
and an adjournment WIS taken until Il
O'Clock Of that day.
The jury was not brought into court and
The talesmen in attendance were warned
to refrain from discussing the case. The
case. therefore. stands where It did At ad-
I journment last evening. Only two men
must be found TO complete the jury unless
I one side OF the other attempts TO opep the
way for removal Of some Of the Jurors al
ready chosen.
Many RumOrs Circulated
The Anal moves in jury selection, coupled
with the unexpected interruption Of the
trial, has given the case local interest and
freer discussion than it has heretofore had
Active friends Of the prosecution expressed
I tie belief that the illness of HAYWOOD was
q convenience TO gain time for further
Investigation of the talesrnen Of the last
venire; others were sure that Haywood had
collapsed under the strain OF the trial and
these and q dozen other rumors went
through the town. One suspicious friend of
the defense declared that the friends OF
Haywood should present g petition TO the
county authorities asking for permission TO
personally prepare and serve all the food
the prisoner ate. Stin another report was
that the defense. greatly dissatisfied with
several men In the jury box. would seek
By a show ~ sfidAvits to Eet consent for
their re-exaninAtion- A further report vas
that the state was not satisfied with one Of
the jurors and would seek to have him
removed after the defense used It's last
peremptory-
Peter Breen. an attorney Of Butte. re
tained By the miners union Of that city
to assist in the defense. arrived here today
He met the other counsel Cor the defense
and also the prisoners. but took no part IN
the brief court proceedings There ap-
peared 10 be some question about his en-
try into the case and II was said that he
would not remain here Some statement on
the subject is expected tonight.