The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1907-07-29
HAYWOOD IS
NOT GUILTY
Verdict Returned at 7;;5O
Yesterday Morning Af-
ter an All Night
Session.
PRISONER IS DISCHARGED
On First Ballot Four of the
Jurors Stand Out For
Some Degree of
Murder.
RESULT A GREAT SURPRISE
Judge Wood To Fix The
Time Of Trial of Moyer
and Pettibone This
Morning.


sunlight Of beautiful Sabbath morn
ing William d. Haywood, secretary
and treasurer of the Western Fedora
tion of Miners. walked to-day free
man acquitted of the murder of former
Governor Frank Steunenberg.
Probability Of acquittal was freely
, predicted after Judge Fremont Wood
read his charge, which was regarded
as. strongly favorable to the defense in
its Interpretation Of the laws of con-
spiracy circumstantial evidence and
the corroboration Of confessed ac-
complice, 1t was also freely predicted
that In the event of Haywoods acquit-
tai the state would abandon the prose-
cution of his associates, Charles H
Moyer, president of the federation and
George A. Pettibone Of Denver. State
ments from counsel and from Governor
Gooding issued to-day dispel this view
OF the situation. Governor Gooding
said:
Great Surprise to Gov. Gooding.
9Th verdict is a great surprise to
me, and believe to all citizens of
Idaho who have heard or read the evil
dence in the case. I have done my du-
ty. I have no regret as to any action
I have taken and my conscience is
clear. AS long as God gives me strength
! shall continue my efforts for govern
ment by law and for organized society.
1.-THE state will continue vigorous
-
and Odame and Of Simpkins when ap-
pretended, There will be neither hesi-
tation nor retreat"
Applications will be made to Judge
Wood tomorrow to admit Meyer and
Pettibone to bail, and it was said to-
night that as to Meyer against whom
the state is admitted to have its weak
est case, favorable consideration
would not be unexpected. Judge Wood
stated today that he would this morn
ing fix the time for the trial Of the
men.
Orchard Ready for Punishment.
Not the least interesting of the COM
ments made upon the verdict to-day
was that of Harry Orchard, the con-
fessed murderer of Steunenberg and
the witness on whom the state chiefly
relied to prove its charge of conspir.
acy among certain members of the
Western Federation of Miners. Wher
told at the state penitentiary thai
Haywood had been acquitted Orchard
said:
well, I have done my duty. 1 have
told the truth. ] could do no more.
am ready to take any punishment tha
may be meted out to me for my crime
and the sooner it comes the better"
Jury Out Twenty-One Hours.
1t was after being out for twenty
one hours that the jury, which at frs
had been divided eight to four for ae
quittal and then seemed deadlocked a
ten to two finally came to an agree
ment, shortly after the first fain
streaks of the coming day showed gra.
above the giant hills which wall Bois
to the north and east. The weary
snow-bearded bailiff who had kept al
all night vigil before the door of tn
Jury room, was startled into action b
an imperative knock from withir
Events moved rapidly enough afte
this and when at last the principal &C
tors in the trial had been gathered in
to the court room at few moment
before 8 o'clock, the white envelop
handed by the foreman to the judg
was torn open and the verdict read.
verdict Comes as Electric Thrill.
1t came as an electric thrill to sh
prisoner, to his counsel, to the attor
news for the state and tN the sma
group of newspaper reporters ana coul
officers who had been summoned frol
beds but lately sought or from office
where sleepless waiting had ma1ke
the night.
Tears swelled to the eyes of the ma
who during the eighty days of his tria
mad sat with stolid indifference wri
ten on his every feature. At last, It
lev arnor that he had thrown abol
himself with the first day Of jury selo'
tion had been pierced.
Attorneys Fairly Lifted from Seats.
Haywood's attorneys were fair
lifted from their seats and Judgs Wo-
made no effort to restrain them as the
surrounded him to shake his hands al
Stout aloud their congratulations.