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Show JfJiWN VIEWS ftp GREAT TRIAL at nvy trial was fair p'g.." said William D. bt'&KiHccii residence on jjWfifltrert. in an inter- JgSine represeiitative Fn-3ro Fn-3ro nro but few fen-iSjthcr fen-iSjthcr side could take gwdon'l; mean by that, Ojitot a great many ex- if ' ' ccptious taken," and he smiledk as he made this allusion, "hut as a general proposition it; was fair, eminently so. The ."judge was fair and the attorneys were likewise very considerate. I said attorneys and I mean Senator Borah particularly. ' ' He alluded in very complimentary terms to the treatment accorded him during his incarceration' in Idaho. "The treatment was very good. The sheriff was as kind and courteous as ho could well bt under the circumstances. We were accorded every privilcgo that was consistent with a place of that, kind and his only desire seemed to be that we wqnld bo there at the time of tho trial not to koep lis from having anything any-thing that we needed or wanted.'' "Then, Mr. Haywood, any .preconceived .precon-ceived ideas or conceptions you had that you -would not be given a fair trial in Idaho arc now djspolled, are they not?" queriod tho reporter. "Yes, very largely so, indr-ed." came tho response". "But I think that, that was brought about if there was any such intention by the manhood of Ida ho and the general determination of the people throughout the country to uphold up-hold the American principle of a jury trial. The laws that were passed by the legislature in Tdaho and other things wnicu transpircn nnvc everj' reason to make us believe that there were measures meas-ures on foot not to give us a fair trial. There was a law passed after we had been there more than a year, giving the state as many challenges -as the defonsj. Previous to that they had only five, j Thoy were given ton. We thought that was giving them a decided advantage. Then in regard to tho measure appointing appoint-ing judges under certain conditions, the appropriations by the state to prosecute the trial whore only one conutv of thr? stnto was involved, all the,-;, things went to make us believo tha'l ?rc was moro than the power of the county or the. power of the state behind ' tho trial." Refuses' to Talk of Orchard. Asked if he had anything to say about Harry Orchard or the testimony givon by him. Haywood firmly refused. "No,-" said he, "there is another trial to take place. I haven't any statement to make now at all." When questioned with reference t-i the reported estrangement between himself and Moyer, Haywood answered that he had heard and rend of such things. Explaining why Mo3'cr did not accompany him east H.aywood replied, "1 think he will go from Pocatello via Granger. He had some business in Boise and is going to remain two or three days." "Then he will not take part in the demonstration in Denver? " was suggested. sug-gested. "Not if there is a demonstration," came the rep. When reference was made again to the reported disagreement between them, Haj'woort said: "Yes, so I have heard. I think that originates largely with the Associated Press. I don't want, to charge them with too much they have been pretty fair but T think they are going out. of their way to dig up things after the main show is over." "I must reserve any expression of opinion." was his ropb' when asked as to what he had to say as to the manuor in which his defense was conducted. He again brought forward the point that the caso is not concluded and for that reason declined. Nor had ho any opinion to express with referepec to Clarence Dnrrow. one of the leading counsel, and his conduct, of the defense. "Nothing succeeds like success," he said, and this expression expres-sion seemed to satisfy him. Born in Salt Lake. "Yes, I was born in Salt Lake," he said, when this matter was broached. Casting his oyo around as if o locate the direction he continued, " I was born on First South, between First and Second West. 1 remained hero until I was 14 years old, then I left. I have manv friends here. "t am going out tomorrow eyening on the Rio Grande," he said when asked as to his intentions. "1 am going go-ing to go right back to work back to work where I left off." When the suggestion was made that there probably had been many changes since be loft he quickly replied, "Oh, we have kept in pretty close touch wiln affairs. We had fifteen daily papers and then we had all tho hooks we needed. Wo had a good library of our own and then each of us had a card in the local library; so that we kept ourselves our-selves pretty well informed." Haywood "had not finished his supper and his fnmib' aifd friends were waiting, wait-ing, and as he believed hp hnd said all there was to be said he indicated that the interview should close. After cordially cor-dially bidding allien to the newspaper man he roturncd to his friends congregated congre-gated around tho festive bourd. Mr. Haywood stated that his mother was feeling much improved. |