River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-08-01
sassinated. sat gloomy and unspeak
ing in their places.
Hastens to His Mother.

ing IN their places.
Hastens to His Mother.
Haywood's first thought was of his
aged mother, who Saturday had suf-
fered a nervous breakdown after the
jury had retired. Leaving the court
room in company with Attorney MI
gent, he walked down to the Jail por-
ton of the building, shaking hands as
he went with guards, employees and
friends who had arrived on the scene.
He babe farewell to Meyer, who when
he heard the verdict, said: That's
good" and to Pettibone, whom OAR
row described to the jury as a sort
of Happy Hooligan,' and who called:
Give my regards to Broadway" Then
Haywood walked to st. Luke's hos
pital and unannounced rushed into
his mothers room. So great was the
tonic upon the elderly woman that
and happy. Next Haywood went to
| the little cottage where his wife and
daughters have been stopping.
Jurors Explain the Verdict.
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 defense, declared that
a majority of the men seemed con-
vinced that the general tone of the
courts instructions indicated that the
defendant should be freed. Finley Nc
Bean, who voted consistently for ac-
quittal from the first, declared that
the judges instructions seemed to set
tie all doubt as to the course he should
take.
Juror James Robertson, the good-na-
tured Scotchman, at whose house here
in Boise Gov. Steunenberg boarded for
more than two years, said:
II could not reconcile myself to vot-
ing any other way than with the de-
tense from the very first, and | 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 fra
ternal organization that / do. There
was some talk of a compromise on a
second degree verdict, but We would
not stand for that-it had to be &C.
quittal or I would have stayed there
forever"
Juror Samuel F. Russell, the senior
member of the panel, said: There
was nothing against Haywood but sus-
picion and inference, and when we
came to dovetail the evidence in the
juryroom it did not seem to fit"
Statement by Haywood.
Sunday night Haywood issued the
following statement: 81 appreciate
the support of the working class ex-
tended to us by workingmen through
out the country
Il have no feeling nor ill-will toward
any person; l am charitable toward
ALL My intention is to go back to
Denver and take up my work where
I left off when l was placed under ar
rest
Il do appreciate the kindness and
consideration with which my family
has been treated by the people Of
Boise.
II do appreciate, and in SO stating,
express the sentiments of my COM
panions in Jail, the courtesies extended
to us by Sheriff Hodgins, former Sher-
if Moseley and his deputies.
''As to the outcome Of the trial, ]
have never had any fear, and would
have expressed yesterday the same be-
lief 1 expressed when first arrested,
that is, with fair trial and an Impair
tial jury the verdict would be such
as has been given to the country
Senator Borah treated me most
fairly, and I appreciate it.
Judge Wood was eminently fair
to me, and have extended to him my
thanks for his treatment of me during
the ordeal of this trial.
Il do not in any way blame Gov
Gooding for the position he took.
I'm closing, l wish to express APP
probation of the wonderful support
given me by the presence in the court
room during the trial of the represen-
tatives of labor, industrial and polit-
ical organizations.
What Mr.. barrow Says.
Clarence barrow, of Chicago whose
argument to the jury was largely
special plea for labor and an attack
on the methods of the state and Of
counsel, said:
"The trial has been fair, the Judge
impartial, and counsel considerable
We have no complaint to make. | do
not desire to be understood as wish
ing to reflect upon the integrity of the
state or the people of Idaho. Had
been governor at the time Steunen-
berg was murdered and had the evil
dence been brought to me that was
brought to the governor of this state,
l would have done probably just what
Gov. Gooding has done. Senator
Borah has conducted his part of the
case with marked fairness and with
ability unsurpassed by counsel in any
great murder trial in this country. I
am naturally glad that Haywood has
been acquitted, and l am glad that the
cause of labor has been advanced"
James H. Hawley, leading counsel
for the state, left Sunday night for the
west, under doctors orders. Immedi-
ately after the verdict was rendered
he went to his home. Mr. Hawley has
broken down considerably under the
strain of the trial, and preferred not to
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