Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1907-07-29
HAYWOOD IS
DECLARED INNOCENT
By the jury After Twenty-one
Hours OF Deliberatiora--May
be Presidential Candidate
Of Socialists Party

Into the bright sunlight of a beau.
t-ful Sabbath morning, into the stlll-
ness OF city drowsy with the lazy
slumber OF summer Sunday. william
D. Haywood, the defendant in one OF
the most noted trials involving con
spiracy and murder that the country
has ever known, walked today, a free
man.
After twenty hours OF deliberation On
the testimony introduced at the trial
the foreman OF the jury at 1870 this
morning notified the aged baliH who
mad Stood watch by the door of the
jury room through. the long night,
that they were ready to return yer
diet. Judge Wood was INN ediately
sent for and the attorneys for both
the end of the famous case was al al
end. They arrived a. the court room
few minutes before eight O'Clock.
Foreman Cess al the word from
the turge then handed the enyelop
containing the verdict to the Judge.
after hasty glance he handed it u
the clerk who read the following:
state OF Idaho against William d.
Haywood: We the jury in the above
entitled case, IND the defendant. viii
liam d. Haywood not guilty.
THOMAS d. CESS, Foreman"
! All was breathless silence as the
clerk read the verdict but even be-
fore the few lines were ended the
! lawyers who have fought for over
/ three months to save their client
! from the scaffold were offering their
congratulations and Haywood was per
sonally extending his thanks and ap-
! precautions to the jurymen.
/ By order OF the court the proSenr
/ and the jury We're immediately dis
| charged and Haywood, after packing
up his few belongings that had accum.
ulated from the many months OF con
! finement in the city prison, immed-
lately made his way TO St. Luhe's
Hospital Where his mother was taken
yesterday suffering from the strain
Of the trial His presence seemed
TO be the required remedy as she in
startIy rallied after hearing the Eer-
dict from her sons Lps.
Not Surprises
l.; Oft no
lease Haywood tolu OF his acquital tc
Meyer and Pettibone. who must n"
face their trial as accomplices ii l4t
killing of Stuenenburg. They took
the verdict as matter of course 32i
seemed highly pleased. Their Z. -u.!
eys are preparing to ask that t'arse
men be now released on bond u.,i
the time for their trial.
State Will Prosecute
A report gained credance shortly
after the verdict was rendered thai
the attorneys for the state would no
Meyer and Pettibone but this was 500!
Meyer and Petibone but this was sool
Ny LuC oItoA my sh>S
that they would prosecute the cas'
until every man who has been &C
cused of implication has been eithe
acquitted or received verdict to th'
: contrary.
D Orchard is Ready
When told OF the verdict Harr,
S Orchard the man whose confession
S was supposed to be sufficient to cor
Il vict Haywood stated That he wa:
|, ready at any time to pay the penalt
o for his crimes and the sooner tn
0 time came the better.
BOISE, July 29.-Seven thousan
union men paraded the streets las
night in honor CT the acQuittal {
II Haywood. kilograms OF congratuls
IS ton have been pouring in all da
y from all parts of the union frol
is unions and men who are leaders
t. the socialistic movement thrOughol
e the country.
d The associated press telegram SCI
t. from New York yesterday stated tn;
in all probability the Socialist part
of the United States would nominal
n Haywood to lead their party in 1870
+, Morris Hillquit. one OF the promine1
a. soclialistic leaders OF the Unite
ar States is given as the authority OF tn
statement.
THE innocence of Haywood, nett
r. er l nor any other socialists ev'
doubted said Mr.. Hillquit. "He is