| Show prediction is made that it will take longer trae to secure jury than n haywood trial state makes the charge that petti bone was a go between for the so called inner role and hired asnass ns prisoner in poor health boise idaho attorneys on both sides in the pettibone case agree that if will require a longer time to secure a jury in this case than in the haywood trial when nearly a month was consumed in this nary work pettibone was indicted with william D haywood secretary charles H moyer president and jack simpkins member 0 the execl alye board of the western federation of miners in march 1906 for the murder of ex governor frank sheun enberg at caldwell idaho december 30 1905 he nas arrested at denver at the same time as moyer and hay wood and brought to idaho following the confession of hary orchard in which he admitted bilang steinen berg with a dynamite bomb and charged that he had been hired to coan it the dime by the federation officers pettibone has no official connection with the federation but has been made an honorary member since his arrest it Is charged by the state that he was the go between tor the so called inner ciral and hired assassins after the acquittal of haywood application for bond was made for moyer and pettibone the state re fused to consent to s re lease but moyer was allowed bail in the sum of 5 the trial of pet was set for october 1 but was continued several times because of the defendants illness pettibone is still in poor health but leists that he is able to stand trial wl h two exceptions the same actor will be engaged in the petti bone trial as in that of haywood E F richardson of denver who was chief counsel tor haywood has re tired from the case and clarence darrow of chicago is now attorney of record for the defense I 1 perky of balse has been added to the long list of defense attorneys others who will appear in behalf of the de fondant are former congressman ed gar allson of boise peter breen of butte john F nugent of balse fred miller of apol ane and leon whitsell of wallace james H hawley again appears as leading counsel for the state sena tor bodah is now in washington and will remain there until after the con of congress anen he will re turn to assist in the prosecution pros eluting attorney van D ayn of canyon county where the crime was commit ted and W E stone of caldwell will also appear for the state |
