Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-07-30
Jury Stood Eight for 4 suit-
tai, Two for Conviction
and Two Not Voting
on First Ballot
JURORS COULD NOT
BELIEVE ORCHARD

Delay Of Jurors in Arriving at
Verdict Gave Rise to Ru>
mors Of Disagreement
To Push Other Cases
Boise, Ida., July 29.--William D.
Haywood, secretary Of the
Western Federation of Miners, was
yesterday declared not guilty of the
murder of former Governor Frank
Steunenberg, for which he has been
on trial since May 8 last.
After deliberating for twenty-one
hours, since Ii o'clock Saturday morn.
Ing, the jury returned their verdict to
the court shortly before s o'clock Sun.
day morning. The agreement of the
jury-room was reached just after day.
light
The court proceedings were brief,
requiring but few minutes. Haywood
came into court apparently very ner-
vous, but said he was feeling well, The
twelve jurors who filedrin looked COM
pletely worn out by their all night lab
DrB.
Prisoner at Once Discharged.
When Judge Wood took the bench
he said:
Gentlemen of the jury, have you
agreed upon a verolct?"
I'VE have" said Thomas B. Cess,
juror No. /, who had been selected
foreman.
He handed an envelope to the JUDGE,
who transferred it to the clerk, who
read:
estate of Idaho against William D.
Haywood: We. the Jury in the above
entitled case, And the defendant, Will
liam Haywood, not guilty.
Judge Wood Immediately ordered
Haywood's discharge
Haywood Departs Joyousiy.
Never did summers sun beam
more brightly or a Sabbath day appear
more Joyous for any one than It did t:
Haywood, who, free, departed from the
courthouse where he had been defend
ant In one of the most noted trials In
yolving conspiracy and murder that
the country has ever known.
The probability Of verdict OF &C.
uuittal in the case Of the secretary
treasurer and acknowledged leader OF
the Western Federation of Miners had
been freely predicted since Saturday,
when Judge Fremont Wood read his
charge, which was regarded as strong
" favoring the defense In its lnterpre'
tation of the laws of conspiracy, cir
cumstantial evidence, and the cor
roboration of an accomplice who con-
fesses.
It was freely predicted tnat 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
4 Pettibone of Denver Statements
from counsel and from Governor Geed-
ing issued today dispel this view OF the
situation.
Haywood's Icy Armour Pierced.
II came as an electric thrill to the
prisoner. to his counsel, to the attor.
neys for the state, and to the slnall
group Of heavy eyed newspaper men
and court officials who had been sum
moned from beds but lately sought or
from offices where sleepless waiting
had marked the night.
Tears welled to the eyes of the man
who during the eighty days, OF his
trial had sat with stolid indifference
written upon his every feature-at last
the lev arrnor he had thrown about
himself with the first day of jury Sc
lection had been pierced, and whatever
IF pent-up feeling had been contained
within was loosed.
Haywoods attorneys were fairly
lifted from their seats and Judge
wood made no effort to restrain them
as they surrounded him to shake his
hand, and shout aloud their congratu-
counsel for the state, and O. N. van
luyn the prosecuting attorney of the
county in which former Governor
Steunenberg was assassinated, sat
gloomy and silent in their places. Sen
ator Borah. who made the closing plea
for conviction was not present.
OF the prisoners counsel, those In
the court room were Clarence DarroW
IF Chicago, E. F. Richardson Of Den
yer, and John F. Nugent of Boise The
absentees from the defendants table
Included Edgar Wilson, the former law
partner of Judge Wood who presided
1t the trial
Few Spectators Present.
No member of the prisoners fam
ly, nor any Of his friends among the
socialist writer's and the SO called
ldDOr jury WHO nave DeSI dtIeHulHE
the trial. was in the court room at the
early hour the verdict was returned
The spectators benches We're empty
but in the door way stood Governor
Frank Goodtng, who has taken on ac-
tive part IN pressing the prosecution
of Haywood and his associates There
was no demonstration other than tha,
made by the attorneys for the defense
and the court proceedings were over
the prisoner had been discharged ane
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