Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1907-06-06
A HAYWOOD JURY
Twelve Men Secured to Try the
Case After I56 Men Had
Been Examined.
OPINIONS As TO THE JURY
Defense Claims Men Selected Are
Not In Sympathy With Wage
Farmers or Labor Unions
Prosecution Satisfied.


70 try William D. Haywood for his
life on the charge that he murdered
Governor Frank Steunenberg, have
been chosen and bound by oath to
honestly deal the justice between
state and prisoner. Haywood has
heard the indictment charging him
with the crime and Tuesday after the
state has recited its case and made
promise Of proof the first chapter OF
the Quickening tale Of the Caldwell
crime will be retold.
The wearisome work Of jury-selec'
ton ended quickly and Unexpectedly
Monday morning. Alfred Eoff, the
first talesman examined was declared
qualified after strong and repeated
protests from the defense. Eoff said
he had an opinion, that he would
carry his opinion into the trial. that
ne could not presume the defendant
innocent, and that he would not like
20 be tried himself by man who had
any opinion, but despite these condi-
tions Of his mind he thought that II
sworn o. q Juror he could fairly try
the case according to the law Of evil
dence. Four challenges for cause
against him failed but the minute he
was passed the defense expended Its
tenth and last challenge to get rid Of
MIN.
O. v. Sebern, the next talesman
called, proved the last one needed.
When a resident Of Wyoming, Seburn
served as q member of the Tom Horn
Jury and the defense went into the
question quite thoroughly, but in the
end the talesman qualified in a man
ner satisfactory to both sides. The
defense had contemplated making
request for permission to reopen the
examination Of certain Jurors, but
this plan was abandoned and when
Judge Wood ordered the jury sworn
no objection came from either side.
The courtroom came to silence as
the twelve rose in their places, and
facing the clerks desk on the left,
raised their right hands in solemn as
servation Of their pledge to do exact
Justice by the accused. 1t was an
impressive scene and there came
another two-hours later when after
the midday recess Haywood listened
TO the reading of the indictment
against himself. Meyer, Pettibone
and Simpkins
Tuesday morning at $50 o'clock
James H. Hawley for the state. will
address the court with the states
opening statement. He has prepared
no manuscript and said Monday that
he would be very brief II am going |
now to think the matter over and jot |
down some headings" he said, "and
from these headings I will talk.
may write one portion Of the opening
statement and II do Shall read 1t
when come to IT,"
In q Joint interview with Mr.. Oar
row and Mr.. Richardson after the
Of the jury Monday the
following statement was made by both
Of them:
1.-THE Haywood jury is made up Of
sight republicans, three democrats
and one prohibitionist. 1t consists of
nine farmers. one real estate agent,
one building contractor and one fore.
man Of fence construction on a rail-
road. There is no man on the jury
who works for wages or who has ever
belonged to labor organization. ex.
cepting Burns. who was a member Of
. carpenters union IA years ago, or
who has ever been a student OF trades
nnionlsm or the labor question. In
the two hundred Jurors ordered drawn
not more than three trades Nnionists
we're placed in the panel and these
we're excused for conscientious objec-
lions to capital punishment and fixed
opinions. The Jurors drawn have
been mainly farmers interpreted
with large number Of bankers and
some business men.
"The jurors appear to be men Of
honest purposes, determined to give
The defendant q fair trial, but II is
uniformly made up Of class to which
none Of the defendants have ever be-
Ionged and who have no natural kin
nip to labor organizations. In add
Ion to this they are drawn from a
mall county almost wholly agricult-
1ral and each member for year and
! half has read little about the case
Except what has been contained in
he Boise daily papers and this has
Uniformly been hostile to the defend
lnts. Nearly all Of them admitted
hat they had formed opinions and
Impressions from what they read
md necessarily these must have been
.gainst the defendant"
Commenting on the Jury, James H.
IaWleY, leading counsel for the state
aid:
we are thoroughly satisfied with
be jury. We have twelve fair'minded
hen who VIII do even Justice between
be state and the defendant They
n al good cltizens Of Ada county
nd the state Of Idaho. They are
Zen, believe. without the slightest
roiudlce and w are willing to
walt their verdict IN confidence a.
n tha 0vidsnca is all IN