Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1907-08-02

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roboration Of Orchards story. il was
reasonably certain that no conviction |
could follow. The verdict, therefore, |
By which the jury declared Haywood |
not guilty was no surprise to those
who had followed the trial closely. and |
it is probable the prosecutors themselves
were prepared for the resGit.
The outcome of this trial shows con.
clusively that the wiid-eyed assertions
of such men as Debs that Haywood and
his fellow prisoners were 10 be railroad
I'd To death by the state of Idaho were
foolish vaporings of cheap denagogHes
rhe trial was eminently fair; the jury
was satisfactory 10 both sides, the judge
was conspicuously impartial. In every
element that goes to insure exact lus.
rice, so far as it can be attained with
| the human factor. the trial was an ideal
demonstration of the untruth OF the ac-
cusations made in advance against the
Idaho court In view of the verdict
any further talk OF capitalistic control
OF the judiciary in this case would be
foolish as well as criminal in intent.
Salt Lake Herald
The verdict of not guilty in the fam
ous Haywood trial is no surprise to
lawyers who have followed the daily
reports of the case. That Orchard muir
dered Gov. Stennenberg u not doubted;
nor that he committed many other
crimes That he acted alone. without
accomplices, very few believe.
30 general is the conviction that Orch
ard was the hired tool of someone, that
even the defense found 1t necessary TO
construct theory in accordance with
this great conviction, but it is very evi-
dent that the State failed to prove be-
: yond reasonable doubt that he acted
under the direction Of the accused men,
, and therefore a verdict OF not guilty
was confidently looked for.
The trial has revealed a terrible state
of affairs. 1t has shown the public thai
two factions of the labor world have
/ stood against each other in deadly com
bat. Grimes like those Orchard has
confessed to have been regarded but al
''acts of war" This condition demand!
some remedy. The breach between
] labor and capital should mot be permit
. ted to widen. 1t is in such condition.
/ that revolutions have their origin
Deseret News.
;, Verdict guilty. So ends tia
trial of Wm. d. Haywood, who wa
charged with the murder of ex-Goyern
:. or Frank Steunenberg of Idaho.
e The chief witness against him was HaT
l. ry Orchard. whose tale of fiendisl
!, atrocity and horror occupied man
), days in the telling. 1t taxed the cred
ulity of thinking men, bnt as the hor
q rors depicted had actually been com
le mitted, The story told by Orchar
d gained wide acceptance But he toll
it as q confederate in the crimes. an
:, most of the time rs the chief actor |
them. In .Buch case the law yer
le wisely refuses complete credence TO I'll
n unsupported story of guilty partlc
~ pant in the crimes which he relate
~ and here Orchards story failed; theI
. was not the legal corroboration nor,
there was absolute denial By numbs
u. of witnesses of occurrences narrated /
ne Orchard. The jury. therefore, decline
ks to consider his evidence sufficient.
- That the trial was conducted wit
- eminent dignity, fairness. and decorui
= il the unanimous view of all who ha
IS to. do with it. Judge Fremont Woo
no by the learning. ability and Leg
ay knowledge he displayed in presidiT
an over il. has made himself Nation
fame. which IL deserved and will las
His charge to the jury was distingnisht
no by such a spirit of impartial judici
lr poise as TO ain The admiration OF 9
10 who read it,
- And 80. the State Of Idaho stan
forth cleared of all the mnrky clouds
suspicion and hateful innuendo vi
ST respect 10 her capacity 10 do full j.
ng tice to this case. The inry was
ng complement 20 the conrt- inrelligei
independent, capable. IL no State
the Union could this trial have be
better managed than il was In Idaho
Al salt Lake Tribune.
.as The verdict of the jury in the HI
the wood case IL now known. There '
of bound to be keen disappointment wh
he'd ever the verdict NAV have been. I
~ a. pointed out in this paper several da
before the verdict was known. In
editorial written with this certainty
Inc mind. the jury which tried the Q
tti. was one whose honesty. insegri
the ability and good citizenship 20 !
tha doubted.
-; The defendant in this case Il b
aelf one Of the leaders Of the Soca
una- -s.t al. .