Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1907-08-01
Summary of Haywood trial
Continued from Page one.

uary 20 PRELIMINARY cAani-
ination Of Meyer, Haywood and
Pettibone postponed by stipulation.
March Confession of Steve Ad-
m announced, corroborating con-
fession Of Orchard. Grand jury be-
gins Investigations.
March o-Grand jury returns true
bills against Orchard, Meyer, Hay
wood, Pettibone and Jack Simp-
kins. Habeas corpus wits quashed
in supreme court.
March l5-Habeas corpus pro-
ceedings in behalf of Meyer, Hay
wood and Pcttibonc started in Uni
ted States circuit court. Orchard
arranged on indictment and plea Of
not guilty entered by order of court.
March Meyer, Haywood and
Pettibone taken to Caldwell to an
swer to charges of indictment. At
torney for defense filed motions TO
srike indictments from the files, to
set aside indictment, to admit de-
PENDANTS to bail; also a plea in
abatement and a demurrer to the
indictments.
March 17-All motions made by
the defense argued and overruled.
March 1o-Writ of habcas corpus
quashed in the United States court.
March 2O-Moyer removed to Ada
county Jail by order Of probate court
of Canyon county.
March 23--Pettibonc removed to
Ada county Jail for safe keeping on
similar order.
March 24-Haywood removed to
same Jail on similar order.
April appeals taken from de-
cision of state supreme court to
United States supreme court on ha-
beas corpus proceedings.
May 2o--Case called in district
for Canyon county. Defense files
molten for change of venue. Attor-
ney Hawley called attention of court
to the fact that United States statute
forbade proceedings in a state court
in a murder trial pending decision
of the United States supreme court
when an appeal on habeas corpus
had been taken to that court from a
United States circuit court.
May 2o-Matter brought out by
attorney for state on request of court
made the grounds for a motion by
the prosecution for a continuance.
Taken under advisement by court
until May 81.
May S1-James w. Lillard of
Haines, Oregon, applied to district
court of Ada county for writ of ha-
beas corpus for his nephew, Steve
Adams, on grounds no charge had
ever been made against him; that
since his arrest he had never been
arraigned OF given a hearing.
September S-Adams released
from pe~nitentiary on writ of habeas
corpus beirg sustained by district
court. Immediately rearrested on
information telegraphed from Den
yer that warrant had been sworn
out charging him with murder of
Lyle Gregory IN that city in May,
1904. Adams placed in Jail until
officers could arrive from Denver
with warrant and extradition pa
pers.
September 12-Adams makes
statement for publication that his
confession to Detective McPar-
land was made under fear. Denied
all statements in confession. Off
GERS from Denver fail to arrive ir
time with papers and Adams re-
leased. Adams Immediately rear
rested by Sheriff Sutherland of Sho.
shone county or the charge of mur
dering Fred Tyler in Shoshont
county.
September 13-Adams taken from
-penitentiary late at night by Sher
if Sutherland, Warden Whitney anC
guard and started for Wallace over
land. Departure not discovered un
til next day. Another writ of ha
beas corpus had been applied 70
and Sutherland got his man ava,
before a decision could be rendered
September 1S-Adams in charg,
OF guards arrived at Wallace. Ar
raigned at once on charge of muir
der.
September 26-Preliminary hear
ing of Adams begun.
September 29-Preliminary hear
ing of Adams ended and he is boun,
over for trial.
December Omitted States SUI
preme court ender decision on ap
peal from state supreme court AM
United States circuit court, sustain
ing lower courts in quashing writ
of habeas corpus for Mover, Hay
wood and Pettibone.
February IL, l907-Trial of Stew
Adams begins at Wallace.
March 6-Argument closes ii