Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-07-29
WAS IMMEDIATELY RELEASED.
Jurors Took Twenty One Hours in
Which to Arrive at a
Verdict.
GOV. GooDING WAS SURPRISED.
Meyer and Pettibone, Adams and
Slmpkins, He Declares, Are to be
Vigorously Prosecuted.

Boise, Ida, July 2S.-Into the bright
sunlight of beautiful Sabbath morn
ing, into the stiffness of a city drowsy
with the lazy slumber of summer
Sunday. William D. Haywood, defend
ant in one OF the most noted trials in
volving conspiracy and murder that
the country has ever known, walked
today free man. acquitted of the MUIR
der of former Gov. Frank Steunenberg.
The probability OF a verdict of ac-
quittal in the case of the secretary
treasurer and acknowledged leader of
the Western Federation of Miners, had
been freely predicted since yesterday
when Judge Fremond Wood read his
charge, which was regarded as strongly
favorlng the defense in its interpreted
ton of the law of conspiracy, cir
cumstantial evidence and the corrobor-
alton of an accomplice who confesses.
II was also freely predicted that in
the event of Haywoods acquittal the
state would abandon the prosecution OF
his associates, Charles II. Meyer, the
president of the federation, and George
A, Pettibone of Denver. Statements
from counsel and from Gov. Gooding
issued today dispel this view of the
situation. Gov. Gooding said
GOV. GoODING SURPRISED.
The verdict is great surprise to
me, and I believe to all citizens OF
Idaho who have heard or read the evil
dence in the case,
Il have done my duty / have no
regret as to any action l have TAKEN
and my conscience is clear. AS long
as COD gives me strength shall con-
tinue my efforts for government py
law and for organized society.
",rhe state will continue vigorous
prosecution of Meyer and Pettpone ana
Adams and Simpkins when apore-
hended. There will be neither hesita-
ton nor retreat"
Annllcntion will be made to Judge
Wood tomorrow morning TO admit Moy-
er and Pettibone TO bail, and II was
said tonight that in the case OF Moyei'
against whom the state is aaiih'teu
ia have its weakest case, u iaNoiD'e
consideration would not be unexpec'ea'
Not the least interesting of the con'-
ments made upon the verdict TO-DAY was
that of Harry orchard, the seh-eo"
tossed murderer of GOV. Steuhehoeis
and the witness upon whom the s.a's
/ chiefly relied to prove lis ciaiii ~
sinister conspiracy against lne ga
ern Federation OF Miners; , No.
that 1HYMObQ
had bean acquitted, Orchard saiu'
"vyell I have done my duty. nave
,otd the truth. | could do no mort.
am ready to take any punisHiiien.
thu, NAV be meted out to me for my
4 crime and the sooner II comes 'ie Nv
ter" =,
II was after being out for Il hours
that the Jury which at first had peeh
divided to and then seemed dead
4 locked at 10 to 2, finally came 10 az,
a agreement. shortly after the hrst rant
streaks of the coming day showvo ri sras
above the giant hills which wall boise
\ TO the north and east, Inc weary,
snow bearded old bailiff who had kept
an all-night vigil before the door OF the
iuryroom was startled into action ny
an imperative knock from WITHIN.
Events moved rapidly enough fIter
4 this, and when at last the prlncipai
actors In the trial had been gatnereu
into the courtroom at few moments
before 5 o'clock the white envelope
handed by the foreman TO the Judge
was torn open and the verdict read
a HAYWOOD MUCH MOVED.
1t came as an electric thrill to the
prisoner, to his counsel, to the attor-
n neys for the state and TO the small
group of heayy-eyed newspaper men
and court officials who had been sum
moncd from beds but lately sought or
4. from Offigpq tNhara HlepnlpSH waiting
had marked the night. Tears welled TO
the eyes OF the man who during the 80
days Of his trial had sat with stolid In
a difference written upon his every iea--
ture--at last the icy armor he mad
Il thrown about himself with the first day
n OF jury selection had been pierced, and
A whatever OF pent-up feeling had been
contained within was loosed' Hay,
II woods attorneys We're fairly lifted
III from their seats and Judge Wood made
"A no effort to restrain them AS they SUR
81 rounded him to shake his hands and
n shout aloud their congratulations.
"A James II. Hawley, leading counsel for
IA the state. and q. Nj. Vanduyn, the
M prosecuting attorney OF the county IN
" which former Gov. Steunenberg was
assassnated. sat gloomy and unspeak-
Ing In their places. Senator Borah,
who made the closing plea TOR oonVic-
ton. was not present or the prison.
ers counsel, those In the courtroom
We're Clarence Darrow OF Chicago. y
y. Richardson OF Denver and John i,
Nugont of Boise. The absentees from
the defendants table included Edgar
Wilson, the former law partner OF
Judge Wood. who presided at the trial
No member of the priFsner's fam
ily nor any of his friends among the
Socialist writer's and the so-called Ia
Dor jury" who had been attending mo
trial was In the courtroom al the early
hour the verdict was returned, The
spectators benches were EMMY. but IN
the doorway stood Gov. Frank Goodine
who has taken an active part In pres5-
ing the prosecution OF Haywood ana
his associates. There we no denon-
strnilon other than that made by the
ATTORNEYS for the defense and the court
pfoceedinss were over the prisoner