The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-03
GRAVE FEARS ENTERTAINED 'frial of Haywood Ap-
 breaches in Idaho. STORM RAGING BACK OF CALM Threatening Letters Received by
 Governsr Gooding. Trial of Alleged Murderers Seems Now To Re q Contest Between the
 Ciasses-Anxiety Reigns 
STORM RAGING BACK OF CALM

prosecution and defense in the Steun- | enberg murder case have settled down | to their final preparation work and | there Is every reason for believing that | the trial of William Haywood. first of | the accused. will be commenced on | Thursday. Various reports as to moves tending to further delay the trial. are in circulation. but the attitude of both sides indicates that they are ready to | go to the bar for trial
 The only preliminary proceeding pending Is a motion by the defense for a bill of particulars of the evidence by which the State hopes to show that Haywood conspired in the murder of Steunenberg. This motion, which is designed to secure a disclosure of the hand of the State. will be argued before Judge Wood on Monday next. This is not regarded as likely to delay the trial.
 The Idaho code and practice, modelled closely upon those of California. make no provision for bills of particulars in criminal cases, and in the only pre- cedent recorded in the Idaho reports. the courts denied the application, hold ing that the power to require the furn- ishing of of bills of particulars in gen. eral was discretionary with the court. It is asserted that no right of appeal goes with such a motion. and neither side seems to regard the matter se- riously.
 Violence is Feared.
 The oasis of the American desert. te which the leaders of the Western Fed eration of Miners have been brought to answer to the capital charge that they compassed the murder of a former gov ernor in revenge for his activity tr suppressing, disorder in the days oi violence in Couer d'A1ene. seems te grow in exterior placidity as the datt of opening the first trial closely ap. breaches. The officials of the state county, and city, counsel chosen ft represent the case of the state. mer who lead in the life of the community have reached point where they de, cline pubficiyFto discuss the case of tn. men at bar. The streets and storei and hotels present no scenes foreign tt the routine of the days work. But under the surface of the calm there is a strong undercurrent of apprehension and uneasiness, tragic in manner of as- poets. Violence is the ever present fear. The position of the prisoners and their activity through years oi labor warfare, the dissension over theil arrest in Colorado and removal to Ida. ho, the ral1ytng of thousands of work. ing men to their support and the rad ical propaganda undertaken in theii behalf. together with the intense feel. ing against the mine owners associa. tion and other incidents, have served rightly or wrongly, to make the case in the minds and attitudes of thous- ands. a contest between the classes rather than a trial for the alleged crime of murder.
 Tn but a few minds is there belief that Haywood, Mover and Pettibone, their friends or the men affiliated with them in labor union circles. would ap- prove, much less encourage any acts of violence at this time. because such act. it Is believed, would be a fatal error. But there is general fear that. from the ranks of the violent radicals. there may come a man or men desperate enough to attempt as- sassination or that the agitation may give sinister suggestion and inspira- ton to some crank or Irresponsible person.
 Threatening Letters Pour In.
 Letters that threaten every form of violence are pouring into Boise from all over the country by hundreds and most of them are directed to Cover nor Frank GoodinE. who is made larg- ely to bear the brunt of all that this celebrated case invites. Detectives. police and friends of the governor generally are constantly oii ehe uAoi to block the blow, and at the instance of family and friends, he has finally and under protest altered the routine movements of his life and work at least to a point offering the least eX- posure compatible with the perfor- nance of his duty. Governor Goodlng may be Tn no danger from any source hut he and his friends live every hour in the chill atmosuhere of danger ana to them the tragedy Is ever real.
 Another man similarly marked in the belief of many men Is Harry Or chard, alleged to be the assassin hired by the three prisoners. whose al legged confession is the basis of the States case. Perfectly reasonable men here look at the high witness chair in the county court house. shake their heads seriously and tell you that Harry Orchard will die in it. They tell you. too. that if he were turned out of prison tomorrow his body would be found within week.
 Harry Orchard may live to die on the gallows for his confessed part in the crime, but such is not the belief of all the men in this community.
 This same apprehension offers diff nculty from the standpoint of the prosecution in securing a jury. This has been a man killing country and under the shadow of a strong suspicion that there may be avenging murders by cranks and others it may prove difficult to secure twelve men who are willing to run the suspected risk even if this country of courageous self reliant men assuming that the state establishes its case.