Opening Day of Haywood Trial in Ballot
First jury panel exhausted without securing a single qualified talisman ad journment till Monday.
10 May 1907
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Newspaper
Albuquerque Morning Journal
Location
Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1907
Page
1
First jury panel exhausted without securing a single qualified talisman ad journment till Monday.
The long awaited trial of William D. Haywood opened with voir dire as prosecutors and defense questioned eleven prospective jurors. No verdict reached yet as the panel is shuffled and a 340 member venire is summoned to complete the jury by week’s end.
The close of today’s session shows only three prospective jurors accepted by both sides A L Mwing a carpenter and Civil War veteran William Van Orsdale a Boise grocer and Samuel D Gilman a country farmer ten miles from Boise Gilman served in the Philippines with Idaho volunteers Judge Wood said he would allow broad examination of talesmen and permit challenges for reasonable objections A state supplementary list of 151 witnesses to testify against Haywood Mover or Pettibone includes former Colorado Governor Peabody and daughter Cora Peabody mine owner Charles Sweeney and other officials and detectives
The British government blocked a plan to reopen tariff preferences at the imperial conference. Alfred Deakin of Australia proposed an imperial fund funded by a one percent tax on foreign imports for inter-imperial trade, but the idea was opposed. Several premiers were made privy councillors by the king at Buckingham Palace, though Deakin declined again.
About 180 Russians arrived in London after being refused permission in Norway, Sweden, and Denmark. A party leader said the group represents two hundred Russian districts and is the social democratic labor party seeking to improve working conditions through revolutionary but nonterrorist means.
In Perth Amboy on a May day, strikers attacked constable James Moran while guards tried to move strike breakers. A bystander, Moral, wrestled his revolver and shot two men. Moran and the other men were hospitalized.
Sheriff W. B. Croley and Deputy Seeb Ward were shot and seriously wounded in Williamsburg as they attempted to arrest John Shotwell on a Governor Beckham issued warrant for parole violation. Shotwell, serving a life sentence, was paroled two months ago.
May 9. Testimony in the case of J. J. Dunn and Charles L. Close, accused of supplying defective boiler tubes to waif ships, details corruption at Shelby Rieer company. Frank Emmett testified as a government witness, with others confirming tampered testing and weak pressure on tubes.
Workers strike across Manhattan and adjacent boroughs affecting 26,000 or more, crippling coastwise shipping and delaying fruit cargoes. Savannah line negotiates with 600 employees while 131,500 boxes remain held and only 10,000 landed since the strike began. Passengers helped load baggage on the Oscar II as ships depart with light cargoes.
Senator Thomas C. Platt says he never considered himself a Roosevelt man and would serve out his term before any further move. He recalls backing Roosevelt’s rise in 1890s politics to unite the party and insists he acted for party success rather than personal ambition.
Labor commissioners heard testimony in Denver and Rio Grande wage dispute as rail officials and trainmen conclude their case before Commissioners Knap and Neill. Tomorrow the panel will work on a settlement plan after further questioning of employer representatives. General Manager Ridgway testified until late.
Report from Ovivada Mexico in May notes the strike has grown to about 12,900 workers. Violence rises and arbitration is abandoned as a mill in the district resumes operation, causing hardship for strikers' families.
Convention slated for next week aims to resolve party unity by dropping the presidential issue. Leaders expect a solid stance, with key figures coordinating to present a united front across Ohio politics.
Morning Journal reports Charles B. Taft says Taft's Taft for president stance came through plain people will, no compromise. Burton in Columbus predicts Ohio will back Taft, primaries perhaps unnecessary as unity strengthens and Taft forces claim solid party support. Voyres notes Ohio Republicans unify without opposition and push toward Taft nomination.
Dispatch from Roswell New Mexico May 9 reports Captain George Curry newly appointed governor will sail to San Francisco June 3 then visit Boswell before Santa Fe. The Old Timers' Society of Roswell plans a reception and banquet for the new governor.
Marespritos May 9 The latest report received here concerns the loss of the steamer Poitou wrecked off San Jose, Uruguay. Forty passengers and crew members are believed dead.
In Des Moines on May 9 a Polk county pioneer named James Madfield, who boasted about his health claiming to be sixty five yet sound for at least eighty five, collapsed and died during a civil action testimony after joking with the judge.
In San Francisco on May 9 two United Railroad cars carried twenty strike breakers through western addition streets amid a crowd of over a thousand strike supporters. Flowers and cakes were gifted to the non unionists as police protected the procession, while threats and occasional stones or bricks punctuated the route. Officials reported a possible later, more dangerous run, and some evidence suggested shots may have come from the crowd rather than the cars.
Morning Journal report from Denver notes carpenters refuse to work on buildings using material from mills deemed unfair. Contractors plan to hire non union workers next week after a 10 percent wage raise, while trades assembly directors send agents to gather evidence against a Denver mill trust for alleged timber land violations.
San Francisco May 9 Mayor Schmita revived the old committee of fifty after the earthquake to advise with the board of supervisors. A seven member sub committee was formed to outline a plan for industrial peace and will report tomorrow. Six former telephone operators who left the company have returned to work this morning and officials say service restoration is hopeful.
Richard Cornelius and James Rowling, leaders of the Street Car men’s union, were ordered by Judge Hebbard to appear May 18 to show cause why they should not be punished for contempt for failing to restore Dingwell to his former union status. Dingwell was expelled in December 1909 for causing disruption.
Special Leased Wire reports Americans in Guatemala claim the government massacred a ten person family near Guatemala City and tortured Abbise Creare to death by stake with poisonous ants. Refugees say two Americans Luilen of Little Rock Arkansas and Marshall Stamms of Cincinnati are jailed in Guatemala City on conspiracy to assassinate President Cabrera.
In Madison Wisconsin five ballots were cast in the Republican senatorial caucus tonight showing Stephenson with a rising tally. Final results listed Kseh 20 Hatten 20 Stephenson 22 McCregor 15 and 8 scattered ballots.
Miss Maite Watterson aged 26 reported to be related to Admiral Robley D. Evans was found dead in her El Paso room. The cause of death is stated as heart failure.
Miners at Michell, a major camp, refuse to return to work despite a seen settlement between striking workers and operators in Crow Newt Pass. They accuse District President Sherman of betraying them to secure a reportedly better deal than the signed agreement. The sentiment against Sherman runs high after a hostile reception during his Michell visit.
Judson Harmon recounts handling a 3500 mile railroad system under court orders with 17000 employees. He argues railroads must pay wages on time and follow laws, urging equal treatment for all customers and workers while resisting special favors.
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