The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-07-29

/ hesitated, looked again and then in some
amazement. said There Is nothing
/ here"
That's the right envelope in your right
coat pocket" said Juror Russell to Mr.
| Cess. The foreman was paipably ner-
Vous and this added materially to the
/ strain felt by all in the court room. The
second envelope was handed up. Judge
| Wood glanced at il and then tossed the
paper to the clerk, who read:
/ State of Idaho against William D.
/ Haywood: We. the jury in the above en-
titled cause, find the defendant, William
| D. Haywood, NOT GUILTY. Thomas b.
| Cess foreman.
Then came the congratulations of Hay
wood, in the midst OF which Judge Wood
said;
THE defendant will be discharged and
| the jury dismissed for the term"
Attorney Richardson was on his feet.
| Haywood Thanked Everybody.
Would your honor permit" he began.
but changing his mind sat down with the
| sentence unfinished. 1t was announced
| later that Haywood had desired to make
a speech to the jurors, but had finally
cOntented himself with expressing his
thanks personally to each one.
And if any one of you ever come TO
Denver" he said as they were leaving the
court room, you Will always find a well
come at the Haywood home"
HAYWOOD received scores of kilograms
of eongratulation during the day from all
sections of the country. Many were from
individuals and many more from labor
and Socialist organizations. Eugene v
Debs was among the first to send greet
ings.
Haywood Makes Formal Statement.
Tonight Haywood issued the formal
statement:
Il appreciate the support Of the work
ing class extended to us by workinSmen
throughout the country | hope to be
able during the coming year to personal
" express that appreciation.
II have no feeling nor ill-wiT toward
any person; | am charitable towards all
NY intention is to go back to Denver and
take up my work where l left it off
when 1 was placed under arrest.
II do appreciate the kindness and con-
sideration with which my family has been
treated by the people of Boise.
Il do appreciate. and in so stating. eX-
press the sentiments of my companions in
TAIL the courteses extended to us by
Sheriff HOdgins, former Sheriff Moseley
and his deputies.
Never Feared the Outcome.
LAS TO the outcome of the trial, l have
never had any fear and would have eX-
pressed yesterday the same belief / ex-
messed when first arrested, that is: That
with a fair trial and an impartial jury
the verdict would be such as has been
given to the country.
Senator BOrah treated me most fairly
and l appreciate it
Judge Wood was eminently fair to
me and l have extended to him my tina nks
for his treatment of me during the or
deal of this trial
Il do not in any way blame Governor
Gooding for the position he took.
I'm closing l wish to express apprecla-
ton of the wonderful support given to me
by the presence in the courtroom during
the trial of the representatives of labor,
Industrial and political organizations.
barrow Had Nc Fault to Find.
gument to the jury was largely special
pleas for abOr and an attack on the
methods of the state and of counsel. said;
The trial has been fair, the judge inn
partial and counsel considerable. We have
no complaint to make. | do not desire !
to be understood as wishing to reflect |
on the integrity of the state or the people
of Idaho Had | been governor at the
time Steunenberg was murdered and had
the evidence been brought to me that was
brought to the governor of this state,
would have done probably Just what Gov
ernor Gooding has, done. Senator Borah /
has conducted his part of the case with !
marked fairness and with ability unsur
passed by counsel in any great murder
glad that Haywood has been acquitted
and am glad that the cause Of labor has !
been advanced"
HawIey Would Not Talk.
James II. Hawley. leading counsel for |
the state, left tonight for the west, under |
doctors orders. Immediately after the |
verdict was rendered he went to his home. |
Mr.. Hawley has broken considerably I'M |
der the strain of the trial and preferred |
not to make statement as to the out !
come
Senator Borah said: Il have no COM |
ment to make other than that twelve /
good men and true to the state of Idaho |
have passed upon the case. and that dis |
poses of it so far as the state of Idaho /
and Haywood are concerned. The prose- |
cutiOn of the other men indicted will be |
pushed vigorously and without any refer |
ence to the Haywood trial"
Z. F. Richardson, one of Haywood's
leading counsel. said:
I'VE have had a fair trial We have |
had an impartial aud conscientious jury |
and impartial and conscientious Judge
We have had the most vigorous and eff |
ever been my fortune to meet. They have
at all times been fair. The defendant has /
no complaint to make. nor have his coun-
sell Idaho has covered herself with
glory"
Dying Mans Advice.
John Murphy, general counsel for the
Western Federation of Miners, who. in
spite of the fact that he is wasted to a
skeleton by consumption has almost
daily occupied place at the defense table |
throughout the trial. was unable to be
present at the closing argument or scenes.
He Is now dying in a hospital here Hay
wood called on him early today and the /
scene between the two is said to have
been most affecting. Haywood lifted the |
arms and Murphy is quoted as saying,
between stifled gasps: Bill, in this hour
of your great triumph be humble and
thankful" Murphy is not expected TO
live many days.