The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-05-18

BOISE. Ida, May 17.-Judge Ere
mont Wood, who is presiding at the
Steunenberg murder trial, today direct
ed the prosecuting. attorney of Ada
county to make an investigation of
the circumstances under which Harry
Orchard was interviewed for publica
tion yesterday. and to take any legal
steps that his inquiry showed to be
warranted. Judge Wood drew atten-
tion TO the publication of the interviews
when he ascended the bench this morn
ing, and his request of counsel for adj
vice. as to the manner in which the
court should deal with the incident.
drew from the defense the charge that
Governor Gooding and certain news
papers, moved by the disclosure that
there exists prejudice against Orchard,
had sought to influence the jury by an
may be given to Orchard s story and
the suggestion that Governor Gooding
be cited for contempt.
Counter Charges by State.
Counsel for the prosecution defended
Governor Gooding and the newspapers
included within the charges, and show
ed that the applications for the inter
view with Orchard had been made
weeks before the examination of tales
men disclosed the prejudice against him.
They in turn charged that while some
of the talcsmen were entering the court
this morning, men indirectly connected
with the defense had make remarks
within their hearing that were cal
culated to influence them, and this
affair is also to be made the subject of
inquiry by the county prosecuting at
torney.
In calling attention to the Orchard in
terviews, Judge Wood said that per
haps their publication was not an at
tempt to influence the jury, but as II
was calculated to influence jurors, he
felt that something must be done to
prevent n recurrence of such thing
in order to secure Il jury.
James H. Hawlcy for the State, eX-
pressed his regret over the publications
of the interviews with Orchard and dis
claimed responsibility for them.
The court drew attention TO the
utterances of Governor Gooding, IN con
nee tion with the statement that Or
chard is not TO have immunity for his
confession and at a suggestion of Mr..
Richardson that the defense could not
speak freely in the presence of the
Jury, requested oil talcsmen to leave
the room for an hour.
MIR. Richardson first eXonerated the
prosecution from all connection with the
incident and then said
Blames Gooding Directly.
"For period of more than fifteen
months Mr.. Orchard has been Incar.
ccrated in the pcnItentiary IN this state
and secluded from all observers as faf
as possible and guarded in every pos
Sihle way to prevent any commuplca
tion with the outside II occurred in
connection with the examination Of one
of The jurors day before yesterday that
there was some question as 10 the
amount of credence which should be
placed upon the testimony Of Mr.. Or
cbard. The Governor of this State, who
has done things which have been ques
toned throughout the entire United
States, if not the civilized world, hav
ing the supreme charge of the peniteu-
tiary of this State and his appointee.
Mr. Warden Whitney. who has at all
times been his subservient and agree
able adviser and alder in all that he
has done took the Associated Press rep
and that particular portion
of the newspaper fraternity who are
reporting this case agreeably and col !
TO the penltentiary yesterday to in
tervicw Harry Orchard 1t is as patent
as the fnct that 1 stand here that it
was done for the express purpose of |
these Jurymen for The pnr.
pose of rehabllitating Mr., Orchard for /
the purpose of giving him credibility in.
the eyes of this jury and IN the eyes
of the world, and ii was dastardly /
outrage upon this defense
Mr. Richardson drew attention to the