The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-07-29
HAYWOOD FREE.
Boise Jury Wrestled All
Night With Verdict.
JOY COMES AT EARLY DAWN
FOreSbodOwS ACqulttal Of Meyer
and PettIbOne.
JOY COMES AT EARLY DAWN
Idaho MAY INDEED Be PROUD"

EtHhty DAYS ACCUSED secfe'afS-
Treasurer of Western Federation OF
MIaers T. Exoneratsd From Charge
OF Conspiracy In Assassination of
Ex-Co,ersor steunsnberg OF Gem
OF the Mountains state at Hands OF
Harry Orchard by Boub Exploded
at Gate OF mis- Home In CALDWELL,
Ids, on Christmas Eve of 1908.
BOISE. Ida. July 2o.-In the small.
brilliantly lighted jury room ON the
second noor Of the square red brick
courthouse VI Ada county the twelve
men who for many weeks have listen
ed to the mass Of testimony offered
against aud for william ID. Haywood.
secretary and treasurer OF the Western
Federation Of Miners, on the charge
that he cousplrrd 10 murder former
Governor Frank Steunenberg, who was
assssslasied with a bomb at Caldwell
on Dec. 80 1875. wrr-tlcd with the
problem Of verdict all night and at
early Morning decided that Haywood
was not guilty u the crime charged
against him BY the state " Idaho.
Thus into the bright sunlight ~ a
beautiful sabbath morning Haywood.
smiling aud happy. walked free man.
acquitted VI tie murder OF Stcuncn.
borg
The court proceedings were very
brief. After b. had taken his seat on
the bench Judge Wood said:
"Gcutlsmen OF the jury, have you
agreed upon q vordlctT'
we have" said Thomss II. Cess.
juror No. /. who bad been selected as
I foreman
He handed an envelope 20 the Judge.
who transferred u 90 the clerk. who
Rad
state Of Idaho against william Hay
wood. We. the jury In the above en-
uilei case. nnd the defendant, william
I u. Haywood. Dot guilty"
The prisoners attorneys Jumped 20
their tect and slapped Haywood on the
back. aud all tried to grasp his hands
az once.
Judge Wood ordered Haywood's dis
charge aud said that BE- would On the
time Tor the trials u Meyer aud Petit
bone.
The Jury stood dcadlockcd NJ 10 70
? most u the night. aud ballots were
taken AZ frequent Intervals. ca the
very hrst ballot taken after the jury
retired the vote was eight Tor not gull
.ty. three for murder and one undecided.
Then the undecided man went over 10
the majority. one by one the mem
hers OF the minority we're wen over
until Just after daylight au agreement
was reached.
Governor Godding was In the court.
room when the verdict was rendered.
lie had nothing 20 say aud left In com
pany with James W. Hawley, leading
sounssl for the state.
Haywood thanked each Of the jurors
In turn and told them II they ever
came 10 Denver there would be a warm
reception for them 90 the Haywood
home
y. 4. Richardson o. counsel for the
defense said. we have had a fair
trial. Idaho may indeed bs proud Of
herself"
Probability u acquittal was freely
predicted after Judge Fremont Wood
read bic charge. which was regarded
~ strongly fnyoring the defense In is
Interpretation 81 the laws OF con-
fplracy. clrcumsianilal evidence aud
the curroborati0n ~ n confessed &c
rompllce. II was also freely predicted
that In the event u Haywood's ac'
.uuIitnl the state would abandon the
prosecution ~ his associates, Charles
IA. Meyer. president 81 the federation
and C;porrc A. rcttibonc Of Denver.
Statements from counsel aud from
Governor Gooding dispel this View Of
The situation. Governor doodlng said
'"rhe verdict Il n great surprise "a
me. and I believe 60 all citizens Of
Idaho who have heard or Rad ihs evil
lonce In the case. have done my
duty. I have no regret NJ 10 any &C
ton have taken. and my conscience
Il clear A. long ~ God gives me
strength | shall continue my efforts
Tor government by law aud for or
gsnizsd society. The state viii con
iInue a vigorous prosecution Of MoyoI
and rcitllone aud Adams. and Of
simpkins when nppfchcnded. There
will be neither hesitation no retreat
Application will he made 20 judge
Wood 10 admit Meyer aud Pcttibon'
10 bail.
Not the least interesting Of the com
monts made upon tho verdict was tina
~ Harry Orchard. The confessed muir
dcrer ~ stcunenberg and the witness
on whom the state chiefly relied e
prove he chnrge of a conspiracy amonI
certain members " the Western FEEDER
alton of Miners. When told at th'
state pcnltentiary that Haywood ha'
Lsen acquitted. Orchard said;
"wsll. have done my duty. I hav'
told the truth could do no more
I Am ready 20 take any punishment
that may be melted out to me for "a