The Ordway new era., 1907-08-02
|0T G UILTY'
y. o. HAYWOOD. ACCUSED
k',soeRER, A FREE MAN.
rInous TRIAL CLOSES
.,ood Gave straightforward In
1 L.,,or. 10 the Jury and es0tsd
careful Deliberations.
ID. Haywood


ppa n,,y drowsy with the lazy
~ n summer day. William u.
ga attendant IN one OF the most
VII ,r,als involving conspiracy and
,ha, the country has ever
walked. free man, ac-
y NJ the murder OF former Gov
Frank Steunenberg.
nrobability of a verdict OF nc-
,n the case of the secretary
,,sr and acknowledged leader OF
as,srn Federation Of Miners had
,sseIy predlcted when Judge
-, Woods charge was regarded
"r,,y fayoring the defense In its
,s,aiIon OF the laws OF con
cIrcumstantial evidence ana
s,roboration of an accomplice
oniesses. 49,, A.. l.,
sn, Of Haywood's acquittal the
would abandoa the prosecution
associates, Charles ii. Meyer.
,ssIdent of the federation, and
A. Pettibone of Denver.
sments from counsel and from
[nor Goodlng dispel this view OF
,uation. Governor Gooding said:
verdict is a great surprise to
pd | believe. 90 all citizens OF
Who have heard or read the evil
in the case.
lave done my duty and my con
Is clear. As long as God gives
Nh | shall continue my effort for
bmept by law and for organized
state will continue n vigorous
eu,ion Of Meyer and Pettibone
dams and of SImpkins when ap-
hded. There will be neither hes
nor rctraction."
To Ask Bail for Others.
lca,lon will be made to Judge
10 admit Moyer and Pcttibone
and II Is said that In the case
yer, against whom the state Is
he'd TO have its weakest case, n
bble consideration would not be
tcted.
the least interesting OF the com
made upon the verdict was that
rry Orchard. the selfconfessed
red Of Governor Steunenberg
le witness upon whom the state
relied TO prove its claim OF n
(r conspiracy against the West
Iteration of Miners. When told
State Penitentiary that Hay
had been acquitted, Orchard
~, ! have done my duty. ! have
be truth. could do no more.
ready TO take any punishment
bay be meted out to me for the
and the sooner the better"
fas after the jury had been out
lone hours that the jury
at first had been divided eight
and then seemed deadlocked at
two. finally came to an agree
Shortly after the first faint
Of the coming day showed
lbove the giant hills which wall
TO the NORTH and east. The
snow.bearded old bailiff. who
fpt an all'night vigil before the
\ the jury room, was startled
etion by an imperative knock
within. Events moved rapidly
after this. and when at last
1ncipal actors in the trial had
adhered into the court room at
moments before S o'clock the
nSelope handed by the foreman
Judge was torn open and the
read.
'eetrie Thrill to Prisoner.
me as an electric thrill to the
7, 10 his counsel, to the attor-
ot the state and to the small
VI heavy'eyed newspaper men
lft officials who had been sum-
IRON beds but lately sought, or
mces where sleepless waiting
lfked the night.
welled to the eyes of the man
urihg the eighty days of his
aa set with stolid Indifference
upon his every feature-at last
afmor he had thrown about
WIN the first day of jury Sc
naa Deen pierced and whatever
UP feeling had been contained
was ioosed. Haywood's attor-
~ nirly lifted from their seats
se s WOOD made no effort to re-
Iem NJ as they surrounded him to
,1 is hand shout aolud their
anauons. James II. Hawley,
eoansei Tor the state, and o. NJ.
'ne prosecuting attorney Of
.y IN which former Governor
Ue.g was assassinated, sat,
.pu p uhspeaking, in their places.
Doran, who made the closing
,sonviction, was not present.
pm 'v,ers a,e counsel, those in the
'% were Clarence barrow of
E. r. Richardson Of Denver
~ Nagent of Boise. The alb
rdu i tne defendants table in
sar n, Wilson. the former law
ia, 'uage Wood, who presided
FAMILY Not Present.
aeers u, Of the prisoners family
rito ~ MS friends among the So
,ho ers and the so-called labor
n IN nave been attending the
Il vo.a e courtroom at the early
,ra. ,alct ht was returned. The
~ oor.ss benches were empty, but
hway why stood Governor Frank