The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-05-21
ANOTHER DELAY IN
TRIAL Of HAYWOOD
Second Special Yenire of Tales
men Will Be Required to
Complete the Jury.
PRACTICALLY NO PROGRESS
DURING MONDAYS SESSION
Examination of Prospective
Jurors Drags Wearily Over
the Old Familiar Lines.

BOISE, Idaho, May 20.-It seems in
evitable that the Steunenberg murder
trial must be halted again tomorrow
to permit the gathering Of another spe'
cial venire of talesmen. When the ses.
sion of today ended only eleven out OF
twenty peremptory challenges had been
used, and but nine of the 100 veniremen
gathered a week ago remained uncalled.
The remaining nine will hardly furnish
grist for a days work, so some time
tomorrow Judge Wood will probably ad-
journ the trial for at least full day
and send Sheriff Shad Hodgn forth in
quest of fifty additional talesmen,
The vacancy created by the ninth
challenge, made on Saturday, was open
when the trial was resumed this morn
ing, the vacancy created by the elev-
enth challenge was open when court ad~
journed this afternoon, and the differ
ence between the two sums up the little
stride forward of today. Joseph Chinn,
of chair eight. challenged by the de-
fense. and William McGuffin, of chair
six. challenged by the State. were the
men of the old crowd who went down
today. George Powell and Lee Seriv-
ener were the two men who passed
vacancy made by the ninth challenge,
the last named the tenth challenge.
They are both farmers, and Mr.. Scrlv-
ener was formerly sheriff in Kansas.
Most Had Strong Opinions.
excused for cause. Most Of them bad
deep-seated opinions as to the guilt
or Innocence of William D. Haywood,
and went down for bias challenges from
the State Two of the sixteen had scru-
pies about capital punishment, and two
others had scruples about hanging
murderer on curcumstsntial evidence.
The examination YEARLY droned its
way over the same old ground, although
the defense has narrowed its range of
questioning. II asked nothing today
about the Roosevelt letter and the Taft
speeches, but devoted much attention to
possible local prejudices and the exist
ence OF general prejudice against So
cialists.
Good humor has come back in couu.
sci. and they joked and played back
aud forth all day, and the laughter of
an easily pleased crowd frequently
sounded through the rooms Once only
was the easy swing of the dav broken
The defense returned TO Juror Fisher
and questioned him as TO a converse
tlpU Will - L -hiIti. - lpIal h'VNhat-
ist. in October last Mr.. Fisher was
at first certain that he had not talked
with Mr Allen. but when Mr.. Allen
came forward the juror said be recog'
mzed him.
One Little Sensation,
Mr. Allen was sworn and testified
that Mr.. Fisher had said that he knew
of the acts of the accused in Colorado
and that they should have been strung
up before they were brought to Idaho
Mr.. Fisher maintained that he did not
say anything Of the kind, but thought
he might have said that if the accused
were guilty of the things done IN Colo.
RADIO they should have been strung up
James II, Hawley, leading counsel for
the State questioned Mr.. Allen at
leng;l: aud brought from him the state.
mcnt ;l5t he was employed by the de-
Tense TO poll his precinct, that he was
paid $3.50 per day when he worked.
and that he was under pay today. Judge
Y ood failed TO sustain the challenge of
Mr.. Fisher and he remains in the jury
box for the time being
T. u. Cahalen, an attorney of Boise,
ioined tho defense az associate counsel
today. He makes the eighth of counsel
for the defense participating IL ths
trial.
The trial goes on at $50 IN the morn,
ing and in future that will be the hour
OF convening. and adjournment will bo
al clock.