Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-07-29
HAYWOOD Is INNOCENT.
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made a plea describing the case at is-
sue as q struggle OF "class against
class" who had defiantly told the jury
that they were hostile to his client and
had had their minds poisoned by cor
rupt 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 Joined with the other members
of counsel and with the prisoner him
self, in thanking with many evidences
of sincerity the II citizens of Idaho who
had heard the evidence and rendered
their unalterable opinions. Mr.. Rich
ardson, too hastened to dictate state
ment i'm which he declared that his ell
ent had had an absolutely fair and i'm
partial trial and that Idaho had indeed
reason to be proud Of herself.
Haywood's first thought was of his
aged mother, who, yesterday, suffered
a nervous breakdown after the jury
had retired. Leaving the court room in
company with Attorney Nugent, Hay
wood walked to the Jail portion of the
building. shaking hands as he went
with guards, employees and friends. He
babe farewell to Meyer, who, when he
heard the verdict said chats good"
and to PettibOne, whom barrow de-
scribcd to the jury as "sort Of
Happy Hooligan.' and who called
give my regards to Broadway" Then
Haywood went to the hotel and rushed
into his mothers room. So great was
the tonic effect on the mother that to-
night she was UP and about and hap
Ply.
Next Haywood went to the little cot
tage where his wife and daughter have
been staying. Once home Haywood
said:
II want to thank the people Of Roise
for their Kindness to my wife. my
mother, my family and my friends
There has been widespread sympathy
for Mrs. Carruthers. the defendants
mother Senator Borah for instance,
when first appraised of the verdict
said: 81 feel glad for Haywood's moth
err
Inquiry among the Jurors after their
dismissal revealed some of the ele-
ments entering into their decision.
Samuel d. Gilman, the last man to be
won over to the defence, declared that
majority of the jurors seemed con-
WINGED that the general tone of the
courts instructions indicated that the
defendant should be freed.
Finley Mclean, who voted consis-
tently for acquittal from the first. de-
clared that the judges instructions
seemed to settle all doubt as to the
course he should take
Juror James Robertson, the good ma
tured Scotchman at whose house In
Boise, Gov. Steunenberg boarded for
more than two years said:
Il could not reconcile myself to vot-
ing any other way than with the de-
fence from the very first and I think
that under the law and the evidence
there was nothing else for US to do.
The last fellow who held out against
acquittal belongs to the same frater.
initial organization that l do. There
was some talk of a compromise on u
second degree verdict, but we would
not stand for that. 1t had to be ac-
quittal. or l would have stayed there
for ever" Juror Samuel F. Russell,
the senior member of the panel said:
There was nothing against Hay
wood but suspicion and inference and
when we came to dove tail the evil
dence in the jury room 1t did not seem
some how to fit"