The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-03-09
Gloomy Jurors Who Only Did
What Their Plain Duty
Demanded.
PROTECTING THE PRISONER
Police Prevent an Angry Mob From
Doing Violence to the
Doomed Man.
MINNEAPOLIS. March SIN t,

Will De p Tree man.
Thus said Harry Hayward to-day, and
in less than three hours jury of his peers
gave the lie to his words, and placed its
seal upon the word guilty"
With the same immovable stolidity with
which he has watched the trial of his case,
the prisoner received the verdict of the
jury. There was not a shadow of a change
in color, not the relaxation of single
muscle, no visible collapse or sign of any
emotion; ever the same cynical and sheer
ing indifference. According TO the
statutes of the State of Minnesota, only
one fate can await Harry Hayward-to be
hanged by the neck until he is dead.
Neither the jury nor the Judge could alter
the sentence, no matter how strongly in
clined they might be toward leniency.
For murder in the first degree the law pro-
vides only one penalty. Judge and jury
alike are but the agents of the State for the
execution of that law.
At the request Of counsel for the defense,
the pronouncing of the sentence was de-
ferred until next Monday morning, but
the verdict of the jury has made the SEN
tenoe OF Harry Hayward as certain as
though the Judge had already an
nounced it.
The iurymen looked stern and sad. and
Hayward knew his fate before word was
spoken. No spectators were admitted.
The only persons present when the YER
dict was handed in were police officers,
two Sheriffs, Deputy Sheriffs and report
ers, besides the Judge and the clerks
Outside, bowling, anxious mob awaited
the news, and awaited it with ghoulish i'm
patience.
When Judge Smith arrived he issued
strict orders to admit no one, and the in
junction was religiously observed. Kobler,
the County Clerk, asked in q tremulous
voice whether the jury had agreed upon a
verdict, and Neil Mcneil, the foreman;
stood up. His face was CHASTITY in its color
and there was not man an the jury I'M
affected by the intense gravity of the situa-
ton. Undertakes dark eyes shone like
sloes from his ashen visage, and even the
farmer members were visibly Mortified
with the stern duty devolving on them.
I'VE have agreed" said Mcneil in a
voice that was scarcely audible, and a
folded piece of paper that meant life or
death to the accused was handed to the
clerk.
first and returned it to Deputy Clerk
Kobler.
I'VE, the jury, find the prisoner guilty, -
he read. Every eye was turned toward the
condemned man. There was nothing in
his face to indicate that he had heard a
word OF it. He threw his head back as the
word guilty was pronounced. but it was
only TO adjust his collar-band. He did not
change color by single shade. Twice he
coughed-that strange, hard, metallic
cough that has been heard so often in the
last few weeks. Then looking around at
the crowd he raised his eyebrows inquir-
ingly, as though to ask, "What next?"
During the polling OF the jury he lis
tened with evident interest to the answers,
though what they might be could signify
nothing to him. The expression on his
face was one of indignation rather than
any other sentiment.
Judge Smith then voiced his thanks to
the jury for their labors in connection with
the case. When the court announced that
sentence would be deferred until Monday
morning Hayward was evidently pleased.
He expressed the opinion while being re-
moved from the courtroom that the YER
dict was an outrage and that he was long
way from the hangman yet.
Albert Hall, the Assistant County Attor-
ney, received the verdict in manner that
said as plainly as words, ~ knew it,
When he arose to move an immediate SEN
tence, Hayward half laughed and then
glowered at the States lawyer in an en-
ragged manner. He feels keen dislike for
Hall on account of certain early indict-
ments in the case, and has lost no oppor-
tunity to make this plain.
At 2:45 P. NJ. Hayward was taken down
stairs and led back to Jail under a strong
police guard. In the belief that trouble
might occur if the verdict exonerated Hay
ward, force of determined officers had
been detailed TO duty at the courtroom and
vicinity. An immense crowd awaited the
prisoners coming. He grinned at the mob
as it pushed forward over the pavement
toward him, and it is doubtful whether
Harry Hayward would have regretted an
opportunity to mix matters with some Of
the noisiest. He was taken across the
street on dog trot with theEyelling multi.
tude at his heels.
"Good-by, Harry, old boy" cried one Of
the men at the top of his voice. You're &
Not yet" said Hayward loud enough
to be heard in radius of twenty feet
"Not quite dead duck YETI
Matters looked threatening for time
The officers massed around their prisone,
determinedly, and there would have beer
serious trouble had any effort been made
to attack. The entrance to the Jail was a
last reached, and side dodge sent dozer
members of the crowd flying in different
directions. Whatever the demonstration
may have meant it resulted in nothing
Hayward was safely lodged in his cell.
In the courtroom, after the Jurors were
discharged, dozens of friends crowded
around the men and there was an old
fashioned reunion. No restriction re
manned on the jury and they were willing
to tell about their deliberations from the
moment of retiring. 1t was learned tina
on the first vote taken unanimous verdic
of guilty was reached. This vote was mo-
taken until after dinner. There was not
shadow of dispute as to what the verdic
should be. 1t took but moment to cleal
the courtroom.
After announcing that sentence would
be deferred until Monday morning Judge