Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-05-31
TWO PEREMPTORY
CHALLENGES LEFT
Prosecution and Defense in Hay.
wood Case Have But
One Each Now.
VENIREMEN OFFER EXCUSES.
only Few AlIuWed---EiftS .siA yIpn
Remain From Witch to Complete
Jurt~-Slnw Progress Made.

Boise. idaho, MaN Si--rha FIRST
talcsmau drawn from the new special
yenire issued in the Steunenberg MUIR
der trial. qualified as juror this
morning aud opened tia way to the
exercise Of the eighteenth percmp,ory
challenge. He Is j. A. Robertson, a
contractor and builder of Boise
Ia the alternate use Of challenges
the eighteenth was with tho defnnse
and II excused Harmon Cox. the vet
eran whom it tried 10 dislpalify on
Monday. Two challenges. one FOR
each side, remain unused.
Mira. Haywood and her daughters
came to court This morning and fou
tho first time since tho trial bogau,
she sat Immediately beside tho pas
oner.
After recess OF three daye. thu tiial
OF William D. Haywood charged with
tho murder Of former Gov Staunen-
berg, was resumed this morning, SiN-
ty-ono new tal-aluen We're iu court
and H. Us expected that iuvy viii be
completed by tomorrow night
Fifteen members of the new u4uel
pleaded statutory excuses to Judge
Wood but he granted only FIVE of tho
applications, leaving SO men tn draw
the remainder Of the jury from. The
first task Of counsel was To hl a va
cancy at No. 8 created BY the states
ninth challenge.
j. A. Robertson was called To the
empty chair and his good huIuor I'm
answering questions convulsra tho
courtroom a. times. Robertson, NOW
a farmer. was formerly q carpenter
and builder. GOV. Stcuurnhcrg board
Cd At his house during a part nj b.
time he was the chief executive az tho
state This fact, however, the -dlos-
man declared. had created no preiu-
dice In his mind against the men on
trial for the murder He snld he
felt he could do equal and exact JUS
tiCe as between the state and the de-
fcndant. and would give the latter the
BENEFIT Of every reasonable doubt 4
Republican ever since Grants first
term. Robertson said he Ind takrn
no interest in Socialism When asked
where he was born. Robertson de-
clarod:
II was born IN that grand llttlc
country where they raise honest men
and homie lassips--Scotland.'
He left Scotland at 10 years OF age,
went to canada and lived there IL
years. then came 10 The United states
and lived in Illinois l3 years.
Lived II years most everywhere
suggested Atty Richardson of the de-
| funso
Yes. sir"
Where next did you lye?'
~ Nebraska.
How long,
"Thrteeu years"
phe further proceedings were inter-
ruuted several minutes by the laugh
ter.
Robertson said he got scared out Of
Nebrasku by the cyclones"
He came to Idaho and had broken an
previous records by living here JIG
years He was married al the age OF
Did you marry Scotch lossie?" he
was. asked.
Robertson said he believed in labor
organizations and believed In every
man getting "a good days wage for
his work
Robertson was accepted hy both
sides The defense then exercised the
ninth Of its 10 peremptory challenges
by excusing Harmon Cox at No. :. Cox
is the man the defense tried in vain 10
discualify for cause during a greater
part Of last Mondays session.
The first three men called to replace
DISQUALIFIED themselves by claiming
opinions and scruples against capital
punishment Then came II. + Messe-
car a farmer. who was accented al
No, Z. NIessecaT IS a native OF Iahada'
He declared he had no opinion what
ever as to the guilt or innocence OF the
accused.
Before any further challenges were
exercised court took recess nnul
1870 p. m. There was a conference o,
attorneys in progress at that hour and
II Is said to have something 10 do with
fine posslble excuse by consent Of some
az she men IN the jurybON.