Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1895-03-14

Minneapolis, March 9.-Harry Hay
ward has been found guilty OF murder
in the first degree, and the penalty III
Minnesota is hanging. The jury
reached the verdict three hours after
retiring. All the time the jurors We're
out there was Il great crowd about the
court house and tie police feared that
violence would be done Harry Hay
ward in case the verdict was acquittal.
When it was announced that Il YER
dict had been found, intense excite
ment spread over the court room and
the crowd outside. The judge was
sent for and the jury filed into the
room The verdict was read by the
Judge and then passed TO the clerk
and announced by Foreman Dickey.
A poll of the jury was demanded and
without hesitation each man answered
Guilty"
Tn to the time that the verdict was
read John Day Smith and Shumaker,
counsel for the defense, expressed the
greatest confidence in acquittal.
Hall, the assistant county attorney,
moved for immediate sentence, but
owing TO the absence of Mr. Erwin,
the leader of the defense. passage of
sentence was deferred until next Mon
day morning at 10 o'clock.
That Harry upon entering anticipate
ed what the verdict was to be, seemed
apparent in the angry manner with
which he threw his hat on the table
with a force so great that rent was
made in the crown. When the deputy
clerk read 1--WE the jury. find the
prisoner guilty" every eye was turned
toward the condemned man. There
was nothing in his face to indicate
that he had heard word of it, He
threw his head back as the word
guilty" was pronounced, but 1t was
only to adjust his collar band. He did
rot change color by single shadow
and the expression in his face was
one of Indignation rather than of amy
other sentiment. When the court an
nounced that sentence would be de
ferred until Monday, Hayward was
evidently pleased He expressed the
OPINION Willie DclLlS ltlhONCh IioIil ''''
court room that the verdict was an
outrage and that he was Yong way
from the hangman yet. An immense
crowd outside awaited the prisoners
coming Under strong guard he was
taken across the street on dog trot
with yelling multitude at his heels.
Good bye, Harry, old boy" cried
one at the top of his voice, you're a
dead duck"
mot yet" said Hayward, loud
enough to be heard in a radius of
twenty feet Matters looked threat
tning for a time. The officers maSsed
around the prisoner determinedly, and
there would have been serious trouble
had any effort been made at attack,
Hayward was safely lodged in his cell.
No restriction remaining on the jury
after their discharge it was learned
that on the first vote taken the unanl-
nous verdict of guilty was reached.
There was not a shadow of dispute
as TO what the verdict should be.
Afte, the announcement that sentence
vould be deferred the jurymen were
conducted TO the clerks office where
they were paid fees for the seven
weeks of services. The unanimous
opinion seemed to be that the verdict
was a just one and that the truth mad
prevailed.
At the request of the attorneys OF
the defense none of the prisoner
relatives were in the room when the
verdict was read Mr., and Mrs W.
W Hayward, the prisoners parents
were both Frustrated at the end OF the
morning session.
According to the srarntes OF Mime.
sofa. only one fate can await Harry
Hayward-sentence to be hanged oE
the neck until dead. Neither jury nor
Judge can alter the sentence no mat
ter how strongly inclined they mlsh'
he toward leniency.