The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1907-05-16
HAYWOOD ON TRIAL.
First of Trio of Alleged Murderers OF
Governor Steurenberg Arraign-
ed in Court at Boise, Ida.

| William d. Haywood, first Of the
alleged participants in the conspira'
cy by which it is averred the assas'
sination of Frank Steunenberg was
| plotted and executed, was placed upon
trial for his life at Boise, Idaho,
| Thursday morning.
| Counsel for the state and the pris-
! oner entered at once in business
like way upon the examination OF
prospective jurors and kept steadily
at the task for five hours. No juror
was finally accepted, but substantial
progress was made. The opening OF
the trial went through to its conclu'
| sion in quiet harmony unmarked by
| unusual incidents. Its striking tea-
ture was the entire absence OF crowds
| or demonstration in any form. At
no time, morning or afternoon, was
| the court room more than half filled,
and the streets forming the court
house square contained not single
l.loiterer.
The case was halted shortly be-
| fore 5 o'clock by the exhaustion 81
the Jury panel and adjournment was
taken until Monday. The eleven men
under examination, but not finally ac-
cepted or rejected, were locked up
and and will be closely guarded.
HAYWOOD was brought 10 the court
| room at 10 in the morning. He found
his invalid wife and his two daugh-
Iers in line of chairs TO the right OF
his seat, and in front were all OF his
counsel. He took practically no part
in the selection Of jurors and seems
content to leave the matter entirely
in the hands OF his lawyers.
Haywood gave no sign OF any feel
ing or emotion, but sat quietly
throughout the day. Mrs. Haywood
and the older daughter stood the Or
deal apparently we'll, but the younger
child cried after the examination or
talesmen began. Mrs. Haywood and
her children did not attend the after
noon session.
The questioning OF the defense
took a much wider range than that
of the state and its most striking tea-
ture dealt with the possible effect
! upon the minds and attitudes Of jur-
ors by the letter of President Roose-
welt in calling Haywood and his as
sociates undesirable citizens,' lne
speeches in Idaho of Secretary Taft.
the message of Governor Gooding 10
the legislature OF Idaho, the speech
in Boise of Senator Hepburn and the
action of the Idaho legislature in pass
ing a resolution appropriating money
for the prosecution Of the three
prisoners.
Attorney Richardson, who conduct
ed the examination Of the talesmen,
was also particular to ascertain their
attitude toward socialists and mem
bers of labor organizations and whetR-
er they could give them fair trial.
He was also anxious to know If they
had professional, personal, fraternal,
religious or political affiliations, with
any of the counsel for the state, any
connection with detective agencies,
and experience in the pursuit or pros
ecution of criminals, or We're mem
bers of the Mine Owners Association.
Richardson also asked if they had
contributed to any fund for the prose
cution of the prisoners, if they were
members of the citizens alliance, If
they remembered the old labor trou-
bles in Idaho and if they had taken
sides in the labor troubles at any
time.
A remarkable feature Of this exam.
ination was that all of the talesmen
questioned by the defense sWore that
they had not been Influenced by the
letter OF President Roosevelt, the
speeches of other officials of the ma
tional or state governments, and a
majority said they were Republl-
cans.
The chief concern of the counsel for
the state in the examination OF tales
men as indicated by their questions
was their attitude toward clrcum'
stantial evidence.