The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-07-30

Aged Mother.
Boise. Idaho. July 29.-lnto the bright
sunlight OF n beautiful Sabbath morn
ing. William u. Haywood. secretary
and treasurer OF the Western FEEDER
alton OF Miners, walked a free man.
acquitted OF the murder OF former Gov
ernor Steunenberg
1 Probability OF acquittal was freely
predicted after Judge Fremont Wood
read his charge. which was regarded
as strongly favoring the defense IA
its Interpretation Of the laws OF con
splracy. circumstantlal evidence. and
the confederation of confessed &C
complete. II was also freely predicted
that. in the event of HaywoOd's &C
Quittal. the state would abandon the
prosecution of his associates. Charles
X. Mover. president of the federation.
and George A. Pettibone. Of Denver
Statements from counsel and from
Governor Goodlng. dispel this view
Of the situation. Governor Cooling
says:
The verdict is a great surprise to
me. and I believe to all citizens OF
Idaho who have heard or read the evi-
dence In the case have done my
duty. l have no regret as to any &C
ton l have taken. and my conscience
Is clear As long as God gives me
strength shall continue my efforts for
government by law and for organized
society
The state will continue a vigorous
prosecution OF Meyer and Pettibone
and Adams and of Simpkins when
unprecedented. There will be neither
hesitation nor retreat"
Not the least interesting comments
made upon the verdict was that Of
Harry Orchard. the confessed muir
derer OF S,eunenberg. and the witness
on whom the state chiefly relied 70
prove its charge OF conspiracy
among certain members Of the West
ern Federation OF Miners when told
at the state penltentisry that Hay
wood had been acquitted. Orchard
said:
We'll. l have done nv duty. have
told the truth. I could do no more
am ready to take any punishment that
may be melted out 10 me for my crime.
and the sooner it CONS the better"
II was after being out for q hours
that the jury which az first had been
divided S to 4 for acQuittal. and then
seemed deadlocked at 10 TO .. finally
came 10 an agreement.
When the verdict was announced
tears welled to the eyes OF the man
who during tho eighty DAYS OF his
trial had sat with stolid Indifference
written on his every feature.
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lifted from their seats and Judge
Wood made no effort 20 restrain them
as they surrounded him 20 shake his
hands and shout aloud their congratu.
iations.
Haywood's first thought was Of his
AGED mother. who suffered nervous
breakdown after the jury had retired.
Leaving the court room In company
with Attorney Nugent. Haywood walk
I'd 70 the jail portion OF the building
shaking hands as he went with
guards. employees and friends He
bade farewell 10 Meyer who. when be
heard the verdict. said. That's good
and 10 Pettibone. whom Darrow de-
scribed to the jury as a sort OF
Happy Hooligan. and who called
Give my regards TO Broadway Then
Haywood walked to St Luke's hos
pital and rushed into his mothers
room. So great was the tonic on the
mother that she was up and about and
happy Next Haywood went to the
uttle cottage where his wife and
daughters have been staying. He had
parted with Attorney Nugent AT the
hospital gate and. LEFT alone in Boise.
had 10 inquire his way
Inquiry among the Jurors after their |
dismissal revealed some OF the ele-
ments entering into their decision
Samuel d. Gilman, the last man to be
won over TO the defense. declared
that majority of the jurors seemed
convinced that the general tone OF the
courts instructions indicated that the
defendant should be freed
Juror James Robertson. the good
natured Scotchman. at whose house
In Boise Governor Steunenberg board
ed for more than two years. said: u
could not reconcile myself TO voting
any other way than with the defense
from the very first. and | think that
under the law and the evidence. there
vas nothing else for us to do There
was some talk OF compromise Of a
second degree verdict. but We would
not stand for that II had TO be &C
Quittal. or ! would have stayed there
forever"
Juror Samuel F. Russell. the senior
member of the panel. said: There
was nothing against Haywood but sus-
picion and inference, and when we
came 10 dovetail the evidence in the
Jury room it did not seem somehow
to fit"
Haywood For President In 1908.
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