The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-08-02
HAYWOOD GOESFREE
Came n an Electric Shock Go Dcfen-
danf. His Counsel. To Ne Attorneys
for state and Otbcr~-Commcnfs
of Orchard-No Demonstrates
Other Than that Made by Atfor-
news for Defense.

NttlaE kttah tAhAh ~
news for Defense.
Boise. Idaho. July 2S.-In the bright
sunlight Of a beautiful Sabbath morn
ing William d. Haywood, secretary
and treasurer OF the Western Fedora
ton OF Miners. walked n free man to-
day acquitted OF the murder OF for
NOR Governor Fink S~teunenberg.
Probability OF acquittal was freely
uredicted after Judge Fremont WOOD
lad his charge. which was regarded
as troncly favoring the defense In It's
INTERPRETATION OF the laws or conspir-
acy. circumstantial evidence n NE
coroboration OF a confessed accom-
plice. Il was also freely predicteo
that in the event OF Haywooos ac-
Quittal. the state o inc
prosecution OF his associates, Chas. n
Meyer. president OF the federation, anu
George A. Pettibone, OF Denver. State
ments from counsel and from Gov.
Gooding. issued today, dispel this View
of the situation. Governor Cooling
said:
The verdict is a great surprise to
me and | believe TO all citizens or
Idaho who nav heard or read the EVIL
! dence in the case. / v done my
duty. | have no regret as 10 any ac-
ton | have taken and my conscience
is clear. AS long as God gives mo
strength | shall continue my efforts
for by law and for or
ganized society.
The state will continue a vigorous
prosecution Of Meyer and PettiOono
and Adams and of Simpkins when APP
pretended. There will be neither hes
itation nor retreat"
Not the least interesting comment
made today was that OF Harry Orchard
the confessed murderer Of S~teunenberg
and the witness on whom the state
chiefly relied 10 prove its charge OF a
conspiracy among certain members OF
the Western Federation of Miners
When told at the state penitentiary
that Haywood had been acquitted. Or
chard said:
We'll / have lone my duty. | have
told the truth. | could do no more. j
am ready TO take any punishment that
may be melted out TO me for my crime.
and the sooner IL comes the better"
It was after being out for q hours
that the jury which at first had neen
divided eight TO four for acgulttal aud
then seemed dcadloCkcd at ten to two
finally came TO an agreement shortly
after the first faint streaks of the com
ing day showed gray above the giant
hills which wall Boise to the IOrth
and east. The weary. snow-bcarde1
bailiff, Who had kept an all night vigil
before the door Of the jury o was
startled into ction by an imperative
knock from within. Events TOvcd
rapidly after this. and when at last the
principal actors in the trial had been
gathered into the court room, at a few
moments before S o'clock, the envelope
handed by the foreman to the judge
was torn open and the verdi,t celI
I: came as an electric THRU - tho
p~r's3ner, to his counsel. I, the a.;)r-
n"yS L.. the state and to III. small
group Of newspaper men and court
officers who had been summoned from
beds but lately sought or from Offices
where ~sleepless waiting had marked
the night.
Tears welled TO the eyes Of the man,
who during the 50 days OF his trial,
had sat with stolid Indifference written
CH Llo 'NNis Itdlult. AT ldpI INC Ivy
armor that he had thrown about him
self with the first Of the jury selections
had been pierced.
HaywOOd's attorneys We're fairly
lifted from their seats and Judge Wood
made no effort TO restrain them as they
surrounded him to shake his hands
and Shout aloud their congratulations.
James H. Hawley. leading counsel
for the state. and o. y. Van Dlyn,
the prosecuting attorney Of the county
in which former Governor ~Steunenbc-g
was aSsassinated, sat gloomy ana
speeches.. Senator BOrah. who made
the closing plea for conviction. WAS not
present.
No member Of the prisoners family
nor any Of his friends among the So
cialist writer's n the labor jury
was In the court room when the YER
dict was returned. The spectators
benches We're empty, but in the door
way stood Gov. GOoding who has ak
en- an active part in pressing tho pros
ecutiOn OF Haywood and his associates.
There was no demonstration other
than that made by the attorneys for
the defense.
g kiIsl Boil WcevIls.