The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1907-05-08
TRIAL OPENS TOMORROW
The Trial of Haywood for Participa-
tion in the Murder of Governor
steunenberg Attracting World Wide
Interest," Boise Thronged With
Lawyers, Labor Leaders and Re-
porters.

Boise, Idaho, May S.-The motion
for bill of particulars filed by the
defense in the case of w. D. Hay
wood, secretary and treasurer of the
Western Federation of Miners who is
charged with the murder of former
Governor Steunenberg was denied to-
day by Judge Fremont Wood
Counsel for the defendant noted an
exception to Judge Woods ruling 1t
was then announced that they would
be ready to proceed tomorrow morn
ing. Haywood was remanded to the
custody of the sheriff, and court ad-
journed.
In deciding the motion, Judge
Wood said in part that the indictment
in the case discloses the offense
charged in each count with great
care and particularly. "As the court
now views the matter he continued,
tfthe defendant has waived mis- right
to sub-bill of particulars, not only
by pleading to the indictment, but fur
Their by permitting the case to be set
for trial without making such appli-
cation.
Great Trial Begins Thursday.
Boise, Id, ay S.-O1 the eve
of the greatest murder trial in his
tory, Boise is thronged with visitors,
hundreds of people having been add
ed to the citys population during the
last few days. Among them are de-
tectives, labor leaders, newspaper cor
respondents and scores of miners and
working men, all eagerly awaiting the
inauguration of the trial of William
D. Haywood tomorrow. Every impor-
tant newspaper and lewsgathering or
ganization in the country has sent
representatives. and extraordinary pre-
parations have been made by the tele-
graph company to handle the business
1t is certain that the state will use
it's utmost endeavor to secure the con
viction of Secretary Haywood, since
his acquital would probably result in
the dismissal of the charges against
Meyer and Pettibone. Judge Fremont
Wood will preside at the trial and his
past record leads the attorneys for
both sides to believe that a fair trial
is assured. The prosecution is in
charge of Attorney James H. Hawley
Of Boise and United States Senator
w. E. BoTah, also resident of this
city, who was recently indicted by a
federal grand jury on charge of be-
ing implicated in land frauds. Haw
ley, who was formerly a Californian,
is admittedly one of the ab1est crfmi-
nal lawyers in the entire west and
MS VIDE ACQUAINTANCE among Une poO-
pie of Ada county will be of great
value to the prosecution in selecting
a Jury. Hawley and ,Borah will be as
sisted by a number of other promi-
nent lawyers of Idaho and other states
presenting a formidable array of le-
gal talent such as has never before
been seen in a western criminal trial.
The state legislature mas already ap-
over 100000 to cover the
cost of the prosecution. Such action
ia almost unprecedented and gives col
or to the charges of the union labor
ers to the effect that the state officials
are determined to secure a convic-
ton.
The defense is led by E. F. Richard
son of Denver and Clarence Darrow
Of Chicago, assisted by John F. Nu-
gent of Idaho, Fred Miller of Spokane
Washington, and John T. Morrison of
Boise Richardson is a member of the
law firm of Richardson, Patterson and
Hawkins of Denver, of which former
United States Senator Patterson, own
er of the Denver News and Times, is
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