Connecticut western news., 1907-08-01
Idaho Jury Finds Federation Secretary Not Guilty.
ASSOCIATES WILL BE TRIED
Jury Was Deadlocked First at
 8 to f For Acquittal.
GOVERNOR GOODING IS SURPRISED

 presses Gratitude For the Support Extended to Him by Workingmen Throughout the Country -T Am Charitable Toward AL" He Says. Hurries to Aged Mother, Who Col. lapses From Strain of Trial-He Re- eeives Scores of TeIegrams From All Parts of Country, Including One From Eugene V. Debs-"I Have Done My Duty; l Have Told the Truth; Am Ready to Take Any Punishment That May Be Meted Out to Me For My Crime, and the Sooner 1t Comes the Better" Says Harry Orchard.
 Boise, Ida., July 31.-In the small, brilliantly lighted juryroom on the sec ond floor of the square red brick court house of Ada county the twelve men who for many weeks have listened to the mass of testimony offered against and for William D. Haywood, secre- tary and treasurer of the Western Fed eration of Miners, on the charge that he conspired to murder former Gov ernor Frank Steunenberg, who was as- sassinated with bomb at Caldwell on Dec. 30, 1905, decided that Haywood was not guilty of the crime charged against him by the state of Idaho.
 Thus into the bright sunlight of beautiful morning Haywood, smiling and happy, walked a free man, acquit- ted of the murder of Steunenberg
 The court proceedings were very brief. After he had taken his seat on the bench Judge Wood said:
 "Gentlemen of the jury, have you agreed upon verdfct?'
 "We have" said Thomas B. Cess, juror No. 1, who had been selected as foreman
 Not Guilty.
 He handed an envelope to the judge, who transferred it to the clerk, who read:.
 ''State of Idaho against William Hay wood, we, the jury in the above en- titled case, find the defendant, William D. Haywood, not guilty"
 
 their feet and slapped Haywood on the back, and all tried to grasp his hands at once. Judge Wood ordered Hay Z woods discharge and said that he would fix the time for the trials of Mover and Pettibone.
 The jury stood deadlocked at 10 to 2 most of the night and ballots were taken at frequent intervals. On the very first ballot taken after the jury retired the vote was eight for not guilty, three for murder and one un- decided Then the undecided man went over to the majority. One by one the members of the minority were won over until just after daylight an agreement was reached.
 Haywood Thanks Jurors.
 Haywood thanked each of the jurors in turn and told them if they ever came to Denver there would be a warm reception for them at the Haywood home.
 E. F. Richardson of counsel for the defense said: "We have had fair trial Idaho may indeed be proud of herself'
 Haywood's first thought was of his aged mother, who suffered a nervous breakdown after the jury had retired. Leaving the courtroom in company with Attorney Nugent, Haywood walk ed to the jail portion of the building, shaking hands as he went with guards, employees and friends. He bade fare well to Mover, who, when he heard the verdict, said, That's good" and to Pettibone, whom Darrow described to the jury as "sort of Happy Hooli- gan,'" and who called, "Give my re- gards to Broadway"
 Then Haywood walked to St. Luke's hospital and rushed into his mothers room. So great was the tonic on the mother that today she is up and about and happy. Next Haywood went to the little cottage where his wife and daughters have been staying. There he said:
 "I want to thank the people of Boise for their kindness to my wife, my mother, my family and my friends. appreciate the support of the working class extended to us by workingmen throughout the country. I hope to be able during the coming year personally to express that appreciation. I have no feeling of i'll will toward any person. I am charitable toward all. My inten- tion Is to go back to Denver and take up my work where I left off when l was placed under arrest"
 To Prosecute Mover and Pettibone. Probability of acquittal was freely predicted after Judge Fremont Wood read his charge, which was regarded as strongly favoring the defense in its interpretation of the laws of conspira- cy. circumstantial evidence and the