Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1907-08-01

Into the bright sunlight of beau
tiful Sabbath morning, into the
stiffness of city drowsy with the
lazy slumber of a summer Sunday,
William D: Haywood, defendant in
one of the most noted trials involv-
ing conspiracy and murder that
the country has ever known, walked
yesterday free man.
Surrounded by his attorneys, cool,
collected, freshly awakened from a
sound sleep, he sat and calmly
watched the II jurors file into
court at 7 SO O'Clock yesterday morn
ing. His features we're not drawn.
He showed not the least emotion
Solemnly the jurors took their
seats. The fact that Thomas B.
Cess had been elected foreman was
at once known, he leading them in
and carrying in his hand the sealed
envelope which contained the ver-
dict. The roll was called.
Have you gentlemen arrived at
a vcrdict?" asked the court.
I'VE have" answered Foreman
Cess (No. y
He handed an envelope to the
court who transferred it to the
clerk, who read;
estate of Idaho VS.. William D.
Haywood: We, the jury in the
above entitled case, find the de-
fendant, William D. Haywood, not
guilty" F."
AS the announcement was made
that the verdict was not guilty,
Haywood jumped to his feet and
grasped the hand of Attorney Rich
ardson. ''God bless your' he said
fervently. He turned and shook
hands with Attorney Darrow next
and then with John F. Nugent.
Newspaper men were now pressing
forward, but Haywood said; Il
want to shake hands with all OF
you, but first let me thank those
boys over there" nodding toward
the Jurors.
bCIC was liz RhNt~s'SN ~ N-'e---<
tanning the usual order. The judge
gave the sheriff the sign to adjourn
court quickly and the spectators
hardly knew just when the court
was really adjourned. Haywood
pressed the hand OF each juror
warmly and thanked each cordially
He then shook hands with Others,
but said he was in hurry to SEE
his wife and family and his mother
After being out for 21 hours, the
Jury. which at first had been di
vided eight to four and then seemed
dcadlocked at ten to two, finall.
came to an agreement shortly afte
the ficst faint streaks OF the coming
day showed gray above the gian
hills.
The weary, snow bearded oil
Dailiff who had kept an all-nigh
vigil before the door OF the lur
room was startled into action by a
imperative knock from WITHIN
Events moved rapidly enough atte
this and when at last the princips
actors in the trial had been gath
cred into the courtroom at a icy
moments before O'Clock the whit
envelope handed by the foreman
the bench was torn open and IN
verdict read.
1t came as an electric thrill TO IN
prisoner, to his counsel, to the al
torneys for the state and the sma
group of heavy-eyed newspaper me
and court officials who had bee
summoned from beds but latei
sought or from offices where sleeE
less waiting had marked the nigh
Tears welled to the eyes OF II
man who during the 80 days oil n
trial had sat with stolid indiffel
ence written upon his every featui
at last the icy armor ne hs
thrown about himself with II
first day of jury selection hs
been pierced and whatever oil pen
up feeling had been containe
within was loosed.
Haywood's attorneys were iair
lifted from their seats ana Juos
Fremont Wood made no effort
restrain them as they surrouno'
him TO shake his hands and sno
aloud their congratulations
lanes H. Hawley, leading cou