The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-07-30

that the jury had done its duty as it
saw it and should not be criticised.
Editorial comment of the local pa
man saying:
the great mass of people, regrets
that the trial of William d. Hay
wood, for the murder of former Gov
ernor Steunenberg resulted as it did.
The verdict came as great surprise,
as it had not been supposed such a
conclusion would be reached, even
the defense, according to the best in
formation obtainable, hoping for
nothing more than hung jury.
But the case has been decided by
an Idaho jury, under the facts as
they found them, and the law as laid
down by the court, and 1t is the duty
of all, as in all cases fairly and fully
submitted, to our constituted tribu-
nails of justice, to accept the result
in that spirit of loyalty to our courts
which is a necessary attitude of
mind on the part of the citizens of
the republic if our rights are to be
protected and peace and order and
good will are to reign"
The Evening Capital News says:
There was bound to be keen dis
appointment over the verdict. But
the jury, which tried the case, was
one whose honesty, integrity. ability
and good citizenship no one doubted,
and now that they have expressed
themselves, it will come with as lit
tie grace on the part of those whose
minds were made up to the contrary,
to complain of their decision as it
would for those who are now pleas
ed, to have denounced the verdict
had it been the other way.
There is but one thing to do and
this is to let the Haywood case die
from the public mind as quietly as
possible. In the minds of some it
will linger as a dream-a terrible
nightmare in the body polite of the
state. In the minds of others it
must remain as living lie to the ar
guments and doctrines of that pOliti-
cal school which teaches the doctrine
of discomfort.
1.-The law of Idaho will always be
found supreme, and though the mur'
der of Frank Steunenberg is as YET
unavenged, life and property within
| the boundaries of the state will be
found as safe and as sacred as else.
| where on the face of the globe and
| the state of Idaho will always be
found willing and able to act with
fairness and impartiality; the law
abiding will be amply protected, and
| the violators of law will be suitable
punished"
The jurors in the case continued
publicly to discuss the part they
/ played in arriving at verdict. Sam
uel D. Gilman, the last man to vote
| for acquittal, said:
There has been published one
statement that want to correct. One
| of the jurors is quoted as saying
that the jury had to spend long
disagreeable and tiresome night II
order to convince two jurors that the
defendant was not guilty. I want tt
say that they never did convince us
I believed that he was guilty and
| still believe he is guilty, and l wan
the world to know it. / simply ac
quiesced in the verdict of acquitta
because I felt that I could not dc
otherwise after | found the entire
eleven other Jurors consenting to the
verdict, but not because l was con
vinced that it was right Kindly
make the correction for me-"
A. p. Burns, juror No. II, said:
81 was firmly convinced when We
left the court room that the first bal
lot would show vote for conviction
I still retain the belief that Haywood
was guilty, and only changed m!
vote because it struck me that IL thu
evidence presented left eight uncon
vinced of the guilt of the defendant
it would be impossible to get twelve
men in another trial, and that l
would be better to settle the question
by acquiescing to their decision"