Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-08-01
DEFENDANT GIVES WAY TO EMO
TON FOR FIRST TIME.
GREAT SURPRISE IN BOISE
Lono Session Lends Strength to Be-
lief in Disagreement and Final Re-
suit Astounds-Pettibone ana
Meyer viii Be Tried-EamoUs
Case Quickly Closed.

bright sunlight Of a beautlIuI 0aDDaIA
morning. into the stiffness Of a city
drowgv with the lazy sIumbers Of a
summer Sunday, WILLIAM d. Haywood
defendant in one Of the most noted
trials involving conspiracy and muir
der that the country ever has known,
walked 2 free man, acquitted Of the
murder of former Governor FRANK
Steunenberg.
The probability Of verdict OF &C
initial in the case Of the secretary
treasurer and acknowledged leader OF
the Western Federation Of Miners
had been freely predicted since Sat
urdav when Judge Fremont Wood
read his charge, which was regarded
as strongly favoring the defense IN
its Interpretation of the law of con-
sDiracy. circumstantial evidence and
the confederation of an accomplice
who confesses.
1t was also freely predicted that in
the event of Haywood's acquittal, the
state would abandon the prosecution
of his associates, Charles H. Meyer
the president of the federation, and
George A. Pettibone Of Denver.
Statements from counsel and from
Governor Godding issued yesterday
dispel this view of the situation. Gov
ernor Goodiug said:
"The verdict is a great surprise to
me, and | believe to all citizens of
Idaho, who have heard or read the
evidence in the case.
Il have done my duty. | have no
regret as to any action I have taken
and my conscience is clear. AS long
as God gives me strength, shall con-
tfnue my effort for government by
law and for organized society.
"The state will continue a vigorous
prosecution of LLoyer and Pettibone
and Adams and of SimDkins when ap-
pretended. There will be neither hes
itation nor retreat"
Not the least interesting of the COM
ments made on the verdict was that
of Harry Orchard, the self-confessed
murderer of Gov. Steunenberg and
the witness upon whom the state
chiefly relied to prove its claim of
sinister conspiracy.
When told at the state penitentiary
that Haywood had been acquitted,
Orchard said:
Wen, I have done my duty.
have told the truth. I could 10 no
fol
ment that may be melted out to me
for my crime, and the sooner it comes
the better
Jury out TWenty-one Hours.
1t was after being out for twenty
one hours that the jury which at
first had been divided eight to four
and then seemed deadlOcked at ten to
two, finally came to an agreement.
The weary. w-bearded old bailiff
who had kept an alI-night vigil before
the door of the jury room, was startl-
ed 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 gathered into the court
room at a few moments before s
o'clock, the white envelope handed by
the foreman to the Judge was torn
open and the verdict read to the at
torneys for the state and to the small
group of heavy eyed newspaper men
and court officials who had been sum-
moned from beds but lately sought or
from Offices where SIeepless waiting
had marked the night
Tears in Haywood's Eyes.
Tears weIled to the eyes of the
man who during the eighty days of
his trial. had sat with stOlid indiffer-
ence 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 of pentup feeling had
been contained within was loosed.
HaywoOd's attorneys were fairly
lifted from their seats, and Judge
Wood made no effort to restrain
them as they surrounded Haywood
to shout aloud their congratulations.
James H. Hawley, leading counsel
for the state, and O. N. Vauduyn, the
prosecuting attorney for the county
in which former Gov. Steunenberg
was assassinated, sat gloomy and IN
speaking in their places. Senator
Borah, who made the closing plea for
conviction, was not present. Of the
prisoners counsel, those in the court
room were Clarence S. barrow of Chi
cago, E. F. Richardson of Denver, and
John F. Nugent of Boise. The alb
sentees from the defendants table in
Cluded Edgar Wilson, the former law
partner of Judge Wood, who presided
at the trial
Quickly Close Famous Case.
The news of the verdict was re-
ceived reluctantly in Boise. Extra
editions of the papers carried the
tidings far and wide, and during the
day there was considerable discussion
in clubs, cafes, hotel Hobbies, and up
on the street corners. The surprise
that had been so manifest in the
courtroom was prevalent everywhere
The long time the jury was out had
conveyed the general impression that
there could be no other outcome than