Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-07-30
MOYER TO GIVE BOND
Court Fixes Bail for Miners President
at $4,000.
HE WILL BE RELEASED SOON
Probability that Cash Deposit Will
Be Made.
TRIAL OF GEORGE H. PETTIBoNE
Court Sets Second Case for Tuesday,
October l.
HAYWOOD RETURNS TO DENVER
SRCreVarN of he
TRIAL OF GEORGE H. PETT1BoNE
HAYWOOD RETURNS TO DENVER
Secretary of the Federation Expects
20 Return tO His once ThursdRy-
Moycr May Return wednes-
day.


BOISE. Idaho. July 29.-Judge Wood in
the district court this afternoon ordered
Charles II. Meyer president Of the Western
Federation Of Miners, admitted to bail in
the sum Of S2S,0o. It was announced that
the bond would be ready some time tonight.
Cash bail may be given.
The trial of George a. Pettibone, one OF
the alleged consprators was set for Tues
day, October l. No application for bond
was made in behalf n Pettibone, the con-
ference OF counsel having been fruitless in
this respect
Haywood expects to leave for Denver on
Thursday. Meyer may leave Wednesday IL
there is no hitch in the bail proceedings.
BOISE, Idaho. July 29.-Chares II. Meyer,
president of the Western Federation OF
Miners and co-defendant with William ID.
Haywood who on yesterday was acquitted
! of the murder of former Governor Steunen-
berg, will be admitted TO bail in the sum OF
$l5.OV0 and released this afternoon. An
! agreement to this end was reached this
morning between counsel for the state and
defense, but the making of the formal ap-
plicstion and entry postponed from 10
, a. m, at which hour court reconvened to-
day, until p. m. The delay was asked for
TO allow further conference between coun-
sci as to what action shall be taken in the
case of George a. Pettibone. the third OF
the noted defendants brought from Colorado
to Idaho eighteen months ago. 1t is un-
derstood that the attorneys for the state
will oppose bail for Pettbone in any sum
whatever. Judge Wood announced that he
would not adjourn court for the term until
tomorrow night and any order agreed upon
by the attorney might be entered up to
that time.
The big court room today presented far
different picture from the closing days OF
the Haywood trial. The jury box and all
the spectators benches were empty and
only handful of attorneys sat within the
rail. None of the defendants was in court.
Boise continues quietly to discuss the
verdict and apparently the people are taxi
ing but little interest as to the future
course of the prosecution.
| Defense Taken by Surprise.
The decision of the state to continue the
prosecution of the men now under arrest
and the statement that Jack Simpkins. the
fugitive from justice. indicted with them
Is almost within the reach of the law and
may be arrested at any time, came as a
! surprise to counsel for the defense. who
confidently expected that Meyer and Petit
bone would be released
! Haywood spent last night quietly at the
house IN Boise where his family has been
happy gathering and the released man re-
ceived congratulations from his friends in
| a steady stream. The kilograms continued
TO pour I'm from nearly every town in the
( union. Haywood will remain here some
days before returning to Denver TO take
up his work John Murphy. the general
, counsel for the Western Federations OF
Miners. who is dying Of consumption here.
is a great friend of Haywood and arrange
- gIIr, n.Nu C.Dk
I to Denver II possible, before his death.
Haywood will probably accompany him.
Governor Gooding takes the position that
the state having announced determination
to leave the decision with Judge and jury
in the Haywood case, will maintain the
same position with regard to Meyer and
/ Pettibone
Jury's Verdict AcquittaI.
Not the least interesting OF the COM
meats made upon the verdict was
that of Harry Orchard. the self-confessed
murderer of Governor Steunenberg and the
witness upon whom the state chiefly relied
to prove its claim OF conspiracy on the
part Of the Western Federation OF Miners.
When told at the state penitentiary that
Haywood had been acquitted. Orchard
Z said
We'll, l have done my duty I have
told the truth. l could do no more.
am ready to take any punishment that
may be meted out to me for my crime. and
the sooner it comes the better"
It was after being out for twenty-one
hours that the jury. which at first had
been divided. s TO 1, and then seemed
. deadIocked at 10 TO 2, finally came to an
agreement shortly after the first faint
streaks Of the coming day showed gray
above the giant hills which wall Boise to
bearded old bailif who had kept an all
night vigil before the door of the jury room
was startled into action by an imperative
knock from within. Events moved rapidly
( enough after this, and when at last the
principal actors in the trial had been gath
I cred into the court room at a few mo-
ments before S clock the white envelope
handed by the foreman to the Judge was
torn open and the verdict read.
Tears I'm HaywOOd's Eyes.
Tears welled to the eyes of the man who
during the eighty days OF his trial had
sat with stold indifference written upon
his every feature-at last the icy armor
he had thrown about himself with the first
day OF jury selection had been pierced and
whatever the pent-up feeling had been
contained within was loosed Haywoods
attorneys were fairly lifted from their
seats and Judge Woods made no EFFORT to
restrain them as they surrounded him TO
shake his hands and shout aloud their con-
gratulstions James X. Hawley. leading
counsel for the state, and o. y. Van Duyp.
4 the prosecuting attorney OF the county IN
which former Governor SteunenOerg was
! assassinated sat gloomy ana unspeakinE
, IN theiI places Senator Borah who made
7 the closing plea for conviction. was not
present. OF the prisoners counsel those
IN the court room were Clarence Darrov
l.of Chicago. f. F. Richardson Of Denver
and John F. Nugent Of Boise The ab-
sentees from the defendants table Included
Edgar Wilson, the former law partner Of
Judge Wood, who presided al the trial
] No member OF the prlsoners family nr