The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-07-29
PRISONER RELEASED
AND JURY DISCHARGED
According TO Announced Intentions, Meyer and
Pettibone VIII Be Placed
on Trial.
Affecting Meeting Between Mother and Son-Cosng Scenes
of a Remarkable Trial.

Boise. Ida, July 2S.-IntO the bright sun
light OF beautiful Sabbath morning, into
the stiffness OF a city drowsy with the lazy
slumber of a summer Sunday William d.
Haywood, defendant in one of the most
noted trials. involving conspiracy and
murder, that the country has ever known,
walked today a free man. acquitted OF
the murder of former Governor Frank
SIeunenDerg.
The probability of a verdict of acquittal
in the case of the secretary and
acknowledged leader of the Western Fed
GRAFTON of Miners, had been freely pre-
dcted since Yesterday, when Judge Ere
mont wood read his charge, which was re-
garded as strongly favoring the de
Tense in its Interpretation OF the laws OF
conspiracy. Circumstantial evidence and
the confederation of an accompiice who
cOnfesses.
Gooding Not Yet Satisfied.
1t was also freely predicted that in the
event OF Haywood's acquittal the state
would abandon the prosecution of his as
sociates, Charles H Meyer, the presl-
dent of the federation, and George A.
counsel and from Governor Gooding issued
today dispel this view of the situation.
Governor GOOding said:
The verdict is a great surprise to me-
and | believe to all citizens OF Idaho who
have heard or read the evidence in the
case.
Governor Has No Regrets.
"I have done my duty 1 have no re-
greet as to any action L have taken, and
my conscience is clear. As long as God
gives me strength l shall continue my
efforts for government by law and organ
lied society.
The state will continue a vigorous pros
ecutiOn of Meyer and PetubOne and
Adams and of Simpkins wher arprehend-
ed. There will be neither hesitation nor
retreat"
Application will be made to Judge Wood
tomorrow morning to admit Meyer and
PettibOne TO bail, and it was said to-
night that in the case of Meyer. against
1 whom the state is admitted 10 have It's
weakest case, a favorable consideration
would not be unexpected.
Orchards Comment.
Not the least interesting of the com
ments made upon the verdict today was
that of Harry or hard. the self-cOnfessed
murderer of Governor Steunenberg and
the witness upon whom the state chiefly
relied TO prove its claim of d sinister con-
spiracy against she Western Federation
of Miners When told at the state peni-
Tertiary that Haywood had been acquit-
ted. Orchard said
well, / have done my duty. have
told the truth. ! could do no more 1 am
ready to take any punishment that may be
melted out TO me for my crime, and the
sooner it comes the better"
Jury Out TWenty-One Hours.
1t was after being out for twenty-One
hours that the jury, which at first had
been divided eight to four, and then
seemed deadlOcked at ten to two, finally
came to an agreement shortly after the
first faint stTeakS of the coming day
showed gray above the giant hills which
wall Boise to the north and east. The
weary. snow bearded old bailiff who had
kept an all-night vigil before the door of
the jury room was startled into action
ny an Imperative knock from within.
Events moved rapidly enough after this,
and when at last the principal actors in
the trial had been gathered into the court
room at a few moments before o'clock
the white envelope handed by the fore
man TO the judge was torn open and the
verdict read.
1t came as an electric thrill to the pris-
oner To his counsel to the attorneys for
the state and to the small group of heavy
eyed newspaper men and court officials