Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-08-01

majority Of the jurors had voted
for conviction. Some were wen SO
radical as to say that the only diff
ference in opinion existing in the
jury was as to the degree Of guilt.
Clarence 5. barrow OF Chicago,
who had made a plea describing the
case as a struggle of class against
class" who had decently told the
jurors that they were hostile to his
client and had their minds poisoned
by corrupt and capitalistic press,
had entered the court room with the
mood of his speech still upon him,
but as Haywood was freed and as
the jury was passing out, he We'd
with the other members of counsel
and with the prisoner himself in
thanking with many evidences Of sin
cerity the twelve citizens of Idaho
who had heard the evidence and rem
dered their opinion.
Mr.. Richardson. too, fastened to
dictate a statement in which he de-
clared his client had been given an
absolutely fair and impartial trial and
that Idaho had reason to be proud of
herself.
Gives Good News to Mother.
Haywood's first thought was of his
aged mother, who yesterday had suf-
fered a complete nervous breakdown
after the jury had retired. Leaving
the courtroom in company with Attor-
Iney Nugent, he walked down to the
jail portion of the building, shaking
hands as he went with guards, en-
pIoyes, and friends.
Then Haywood walked to St
Luke's hospital and unannounced,
rushed into his mothers room. So
great was the effect of the news upon
the elderly woman that tonight she
was up and about and happy:
| Next Haywood went to the little
cottage where his wife and daughter
| have been stopping He had parted
with Attorney Nugent at the hospital
gate and, left alone in Boise, got all
but lost and had to inquire his way
| from passersby.
Bail for Meyer.
Charles H. Meyer, president of the
western federation of miners and CO.
defendant Of William d. Haywood, ac-
quilted Sunday of the murder of
| former Governor Steunenberg, was or
| dered released on $4,000 bail yester-
day by Judge Wood who presided at
the Haywood trial. Attorneys ex-
pected to have the bond ready for fl
| ing last night but arrangements mad
! net ceen wholly completed at Il late
Eour End Meyer resigned hi n5alf ID
another night in Jail He probably
win be released today and will leave
for his home in Denver.
| No application for bail was mace
in the case of George A. Pettibone
th1 ;hird of the alleged cOnspIra!0rs
but 6 motion was made for a speedy
trial, and his case was ORDERED Sc.
for October /
Haywood continued to receive many
! cOngratulatory kilograms from indi-
Viduals, unions and various socialist
organizations. The messages nearly
all expressed the sentiment that Ga
Dor has triumphed over oppressive
measures of capital"
Verdict Regretted.
Discussion OF the verdict in the
Haywood case was widespread yester-
day, the consensus being that the
jury had done it's duty as it was and
should not be criticised. Editorial
comment of the local papers is to this
effect, the Daily Statesman, saying:
'The Statesman, in common with
| the great mass of the people, regrets
that the trial of William D. Haywood
for the murder of former Governor
Frank Steunenberg resulted as it did.
The verdict came as a great surprise,
as it had not been supposed that
such a conclusion would be reached;
even the defense, according to the
best information obtainabIe, hoping
for nothing more than a hung jury.
But the case has been decided by
an Idaho jury under the facts as they
found them and the law as laid down
by the court, and it is the duty Of all.
as in all cases fairly and fully sub
mitted to our constituted tribunals of
justice, to accept the result in that
spirit of loyalty to our courts when
is the necessary attitude of mind on
the part of citizens of the republic if
our rights are to be protected and
peace and order and good will are to
reign"
Two Jurors Still Think Him Guilty.
The jurors in the case continue
publicly to discuss the part they
played in arriving at the verdict.
Samuel D. Gilman, the last man to
vote for acquittaI, said:
There has been published one state
ment that I want to correct. One of
the jurors is quoted as saying that
the jury had to spend a long, dis
agreeable and tiresome night in or
der to convince two jurors that the
defendant was not guilty. I want to
say they never did convince. be-
lieved that he was guilty and l still
thing him guilty; and I want the
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