The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-07-30
HAYWOOD IS ACQUITTED
Jury, After Deliberatins Many
Hours, Says Not Guilty.
OTHERS TO HAVE TRIAL
Governor Coodins Says the State Of
Idaho Will Next Arraisn Meyer and
Pettibone. Who Were Indicted a,
Same Time a. Man Just Tried.

sunlight OF Deautl1ui SaDDatn morn
ing. into the Stiffness of a city drowsy
with the lazy slumbers of summer
Sunday. William d. Haywood. defend
ant in one OF the most noted trials in
volving conspiracy and murder that
the country has ever known. walked
Sunday free man: acquitted of the
murder OF Governor Frank Steunen-
berg
Governor Gooding said The YER
dict is a great surprise to me. and
believe to all citizens of Idaho. who
have heard or read the evidence In
the case. | have done my duty. I
have ne regret as to any action have
taken. and my conscience Is clear As
long as God shall give me strength
I shall continue my efforts for govern
ment by law and for organized society
The state will continue vigorous
prosecution of Mover and Pettibone
and Adams and of Simpkins when APP
ton nor retreat"
1t was after being out for twenty
one hours that the jury. which at first
had been divided eight to four. and
then seemed deadlocked at ten to two.
finally came to an agreement shortly
after the first faint streaks of the
coming day showing gray above the
giant hills. The weary. snow-bearded
old bailiff. who had kept an all-night
vigil before the door Of the jury room
was startled into action by an impera.
tive knock from within. Events NOV
ed rapidly after this and when the
principal actors In the trial had been
gathered into the court room at few
minutes before 8 o'clock the white en-.
velcpe handed by the foreman to the
judge was torn open and the verdict
read.
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 icy armor he had thrown
aOOut himself with the first day of
jury selection had been pierced. and
whatever of pent up feeling had been
contained within was loosed. Haw-
woods attorneys were fairly lifted
from their seats. and the Judge made
no effort to restrain them as they sur
rounded him to shake his hands and
shout aloud their congratulations.
Mr.. Richardson. when the verdict
was announced. fastened to dictate
statement in which he declared that
his client had been given an abso
lutely fair and impartial trial. and
that Idaho had indeed erason to be
proud of herself
Haywood's first thught was of his
aged mother. who Saturday had suf.
fered complete nervous breakdown
after the Jury had retired. Leaving
the court room with Attorney Nugent
he went to st. Luke's hospital. and.
rushed into his mothers
room. So great was the tonic upon
the elderly lady that she was Sunday
night up and about and happy.
Next Haywood went to the cottage
where his wife and little daughter
have been stopning He had parted
with Attorney Nugent at the hospital
gate. Once home. Haywood said: I'll
want to thank the peopel of Boise for
their kindness to my wife, my family
and my friends"
There has been widespread sympa.
thy here for Mrs. Carruthers, the pris.
oner's mother. Senator Borah, for in
stance. when first apprised OF the yer
dict. said: Il feel glad for Haywood's
mother"
Inquiry among the jujors after their
dismissal revealed some of the ele. |
ments entering into their decision.
D. Gilman. the last man to be
won over to the defense, declared that
majority of the men seemed con.
vinced that the general tone of the |
courts instructions indicated that the |
defendant should be freed. Finley Nc |
Bean, who voted consistently for &C |
Quittal from the first, declared that
the judges instructions seemed to set. |
ne all doubt as the course he should |
lake
Juror James Robinson, the good ma. |
lured Scotchman, at whose house herel
n Boise Governor Steunenberg board |
cd for more than two years, said: |
i could not reconcile myself to any
other way of voting than, with the de-
'ense from the very first, and I think
that under the law and the evidence
here was nothing else for us to do.
The last fellow who held out against
he acquittal belongs to the same fra.
,ernal order that l do There was
some talk OF compromise on a sec.
ond degree verdict. but we would not
stand for that"
There are many In Boise who are
Inclined to the opinion that q CONTROL.
ng influence with the jury was theii
of Orchards testimony.
Said Orchsrd: well, | have done
ny duty. | have told the truth. II
Gould do no mare. am ready to take
my punishment that may be melted
'ut to me for my crime. and the soon
sr it comes. the better
Bryan Glad.
Peoria, ILL.,, July 3O.-Hon. w. J..
Bryan, who was here Sunday. said he
vas glad at the verdict In the HAY
wood case. He said he could not see