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crime charged against him. the murder of
Gov. Steunenberg, was absolutely certain
from the beginning when the Charge was
brought against him and his colleagues.
Even if Haywood and Pettibone had
cause to feel resentment against Gov.
Steunenberg during his admin .stration at
the time of his killing and for almost two
years before he was in no way in a po-
SitiOn to interiors with the work of the
Western Federation Of Miners; he was
removed from the field OF opposition to
the miners organizations.
The organization as q matter of neceS-
sity was comp He'd to deal with new con-
ditions. with new men and with new OPP
pOnents. and could not have the time. much
less the inclination, to wreak murderous
revenge upon en-, who was no longer in
its path. There motive and no
purpose for Haywood to kill or to conspire
to have killed ex-Gov. Steunenbers.
THE Idaho jury and all the American
people are to be congratulated upon the
acQuittal of Haywood. The testimony of
Orchard confessing that he was manifold
murderer; that he a bigamist. burglar.
incendiary, thief. liar and fraud was
enough to s;c,:en the hearts of all our
people Upon such testimony it was un-
thinkable that jury of honest American
citizens would hang even a yellow dog"
Verdict Was Expected.
Mr. John w. Hays. secretary treasurer
Of the Knights of Labor. with headquar
ters in this city. said today:
The verdict was to have been expected.
Orchards story was wholly incredible.
and he was not corroborated 20 any ma
terial extent. though he seems 10 have
been belieN ed by a certain class of poll
ticiaRs, who without knowing o. caring
for the truth of the matter. were bent on
the destruction of organized labor and its
leaders by any means. fair or foul.
Judge Wood who presided at The trial.
ruled out a lot of evidence showing the
existence of a conspiracy between Orch
ard the Pinkerton detectives, the mine
owners and the state authorities of Colo
RADIO and Idaho: but when he came to
charge the jury made so fair a statement
of the Law relating to Conspiracy. oircum-
stantial evidence and the confessions of a
pretended accomplice that the jury We're
enabled to view the case in its proper
light and acquit the prisoner
"All friends Of organized labor will be
glad to hear of the result. William D.
Haywood Is an honest man. devoted to the
cause Of the laboring masses. He has suf-
fered much from the prosecutions of the
criminal rich and the ISLANDERS of men who
serve that class while posing as patriots
and moral teachers. But he is not an
undesirable citizen. 1t was the. cause he
represented and not the character Of the
man. which brought upon him these per-
secutionS.
Severe on His Accusers.
Twelve good and lawful men, acting I'M
der oath. and after an investigation last
ing eighty days. say that he Is guiltless Of
wrongdoing. His cruel, constituencies de-
famers should now cease their wicked at
lacks upon him. and admit that they have
done him wrong. But will they do IT? Not
they. They are not honest men, They are
constructors FOR
blood cannot be Quenched by a verdict of
not guilty. They knew all along that he was
not guilty. But they now express feigned
surprise.
"Moyer and Pettibone will, no doubt he
released on bail. and will be tried and
acquitted later. The prosecution has burnt
all its powder. and can do nothing now
but rant and lie In the newspapers The
the breed of Harry Orchard. They are
played out"
Socialists Are Pleased.
CHICAGO. July 29-National Secretary
of the Socialist Party ]. Mahlon Barnes
late last night sent the following telegram
to William ID. Haywood, who was yester-
day set free at Boise:
Greetings and congratulations. Your
vindcation brings inexpressible low to your
comrades and fellow workers everywhere.
The verdict is a complete rout for the con-
spirators and a signal victory for the
working class. Greetings to your com
panions. the undesirable citizens. Mover
! and Pettibone."
Bryan on the Verdict.
CHICAGO. July 29.-In a special to the
Tribune from Peoria. ILL.,. w. ]. Bryan is
quoted on the verdict at Boise, Idaho, as
follows:
II am glad to learn of the verdict, and
and did not see how any one could be
found guilty on Orchards testimony. Every
crime he charged was one he himself sug-
ested. and 1t was shown he was in COM
munication with the mine owners. and at
tempting to induce the defendants to en-
gage in crime.
s'The manner in which the prisoners were
taken from Colorado was hardly in keep
ing with a fair prosecution
London Press Comment.
LONDON. July Accommodating on thu
result of the trial of William D. Haywood
at Boise, Idaho. the Chronicle says:
The satte of society revealed by the tria
is more terrible than any ciT't war, because
1: Is more treacherous and IS likely to b.
more lasting. From lightning to END l
| reveals a condition of brutal rapacity con
| fronted with savage, despairing vtolence-s
| condition that gives Americas boosted CIV
| ilization very dubious look"
| The Daily News says: From the outse
| the question has been complicated by tn
| fierce prejudices of kind of smolderfnt
| class war. The whole movement. both II
| the revelations of the trial and its accom-
paniments in public excitement, has illus
| trated the insecurity of authority In Amer
lea and the profound skepticism concernin.
| the identity of law justice"
Both articles refer to President Roose
| velts undesirable citizens statement.
The News calls 1t one Of his frequent pub
III, indiscretions, and the Chronicle predict
| that II will cost him dear.
Molders' Message to Haywood.
PHILADELPHIA, July 2o.-The Iro,