The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-07-30
HAYWOOD NOT GUILTY.

The trial OF William D. Haywood Is
at an end, and if he was not convicted
it was not due to any lack of effort and
determination BY the prosecution. For
tunately the jury. as sensible men. dis
credited the evidence of the States main
witness. Harry Orchard. self-confessed
perjurer and murderer, whose neck
should be stretched at the end of rope
The defendant, Haywood. was OF
trial as an aecomplice in the murder OF
Governor Steunenberg. and with hin
were indicted his associates. Meyer and
Pettibone.
II was claimed by the prosecution
that there was a certainty of the con-
viction Of Haywood, as the clrcum-
stances were stronger against him. and
therefore, on a severance. he was called
to trial at Boise, Idaho.
In this trial was conferred an issue be-
tween the Western Federation of Min
ers, of which Haywood was secretary
treasurer, and the Mine Owners Asso-
eiation. by whom Pinkerton detectives
and other agencies had been employed,
Is alleged, to terrorize the Western
Federation of Miners. Preceding the
assassination of Governor Steunenberg,
which Orchard confessed he had exc
cufed with bomb he had placed at the
rate Of the home Of his victim. all law
md been set aside and anarchy was
dominana. It was a struggle to the death
between the mine owners and the West
ern Federation, whose members and
sympathixers were arrested, seized with
ont warrant of law. rushed into bull
pens or foscibly deported from the
State. Il is not possible to describe or
to tell the crimes committed by either
side in retaliation. but seemingly Or
caaTd was the arch-criminal, not the
friend of the Federation, whose admis-
sioas stamp him as one of the most de-
pfased Of the human kind. monster
eapable Of all things outrageous and
mean. one who revels in assassination
and murder.
Following Orchards confession, Hay
wood, Meyer and Pettibone were
snatehed from their homes in Colorado,
charged with completely in the assassi-
ration Of Governor Steunenberg. and
that these three men are living today
may Be ascribed to some divine interpo>
sifion. After long and tedious trial.
during which the prosecution with the
old Of Orchard. strove to convict. Hay
wood has been released from long
term Of imprisonment and is a free
ulan. The prosecution failed dissnally
- establish conspiracy, which should
settie the case Of the other defendants.
Meyer and Pettibone. but the persist
ence Of the State to prosecute has been
aanounced from Boise, Idaho.
The feature OF the case which is re-
solting 70 all fair minded people is the
consideration Of the determined attempt
q the prosecution to convict Haywood
With Orchard. who in court of justice
h Ions ~ could have no standing
WhaAever. With Orchards testimony
elininated there was no case against
Haywood and there can be no case
Against Meyer and Pettibone. and this
Vas unquestionably the view of the trial
jury, whose verdict is to be commend
q. - il is fair and is an honest verdict
n hpaest men.
4 Is to Be regretted that Pettibone
has not been given the opportunity of
AL 8 accorded Meyer. but perhaps the
Slate can not now yield altogether and
must hold one Of the three for effect, if
nothinG else.