Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-07-29

By Morning journal special Leased wire.
Boise July 2S.--lnto the brigh
sunlight OF a bright sabbath morning
into the stiffness Of a city drOwsy witt
the lazy slumber Of a summer Sunday
William ID. Haywood, defendant II
one of the most noted trials involving
conspiracy and murder that the coun
try has ever known, walked today
free man. acquitted Of the murder o
former Governor Frank Steunenberg
The probability OF an acquital In th'
case Of the secretary treasurer ant
acknowledged leader of the Westeri
Federation of Miners had been freels
predicted since yesterday when Judge
Fremont Woods charge which Wa.
iegarded as strongly faVDring the dc
A ln.ic ia =, 49aar arpletatiOnsu. lie las
of conspiracy circumstantial evidence
end the corrohoration of an accom-
plicc who confesses.
1t was also freely predicted that IL
the event of Haywood's acquittal the
state would abandon the prosecution
Of his associate, Charles II. Meyer. the
president OF the federation and George
a. pettibone of Denver,
Statements from counsel ana from
Governor Gooding issued today dtspel
this Wow Of the situation. Governor
G0oding said:
Verdict Disappointed Governor.
'The verdict is a. great sunrise to
Idaho who have heard or read the evil
oonce an the case.
81 have done my duty and my con-
science Is clear. As long as God
gives me strength / shall continue M
efforts for government by law and for
organized society.
THE state will continue "a vigorous
prosecution of Meyer and Pettibone
and Adams and of Simpkins when ap-
pretended. There will be neither hes
itation noi retreat"
Application will be made to Judge
Wood tomorrow morning TO admit
Mover and Pettibonc 10 bail. and II W.
said tonight that in the case of NOV
the state Is admitted 10 have its wee
est ease. q favorable considerati Il
would not be uneXpected.
Orchard Ready for Death.
Not the least interesting of the COM
mcnts made upon the verdict today
was that Of Harry Orchard. The SELF
confessed murderer Of Governor
Sieunenherg and the witness upon
whom the state chiefly relied 10 prove
ITS claim Of sinister conspiracy
against the Western Federation OF
Minors When told al the state peni-
tontiary that Haywood had been ac-
quilted orchard said:
Wen. J have done my duty
have told the truth could do no
ishment that may DE metcd out To-
mo Tor the crime and the sooner the
better"
% was after the jury had been out
Tor iWeniV-oue hours that the iurs
which had been divided az eight to|
lnur and then seemed dcadlOcked al
ZEN Co two. finally came 10 an agree
ment shortly after the first faint
siro1ks of the coming day showed
gray above the giant hills which wall
h"i-e 90 the north and east The
weary. snow bearded old haillff who
nad kept an ali night vlgil before the
'iHnr nf the Jury room was startltd /
INTO action by an imperative knock
nin within. Events moved rapidly /
nnugh after this and when at last
Nf principal actors IN the trial had I
been gathered into the court room = {
lrW moments before : O'Clock tho (
Mhlto envelope handed hv the fore
gan io the Judge was torn open and /
tn- verdict read.
li came a. an electric thrill To the /
lfl.nnrr TO his counsel. TO the attor- i
Nris Tor the state and 20 the small /
nun of heavy-eyed newspaper men I
-Nl court officials who had oeen sum I
.i''ned from bcds hut lately sought or
.'n ofhces where sleepless waiting
"'H marked the night
Prisoner Weep for Joy.
iNif- Weiied 70 the ewes uf the man
Nhn. during the eighty davs of his
hao sau with st0lid Indifference
'i'itn upon his every feature-at last
aFmor be had thrown about
i With the first dav Of iury 80
lfn had been pierced and what
i'euf up feeling had been con-
within was lopeed. Havweof's
Nere fairly lifted from their 4
sna judge Wood made no EFFORT
!. -lfain them a. fhcv surrounded
49, - shake his hands and shnuti
Tr-i ~ iF rpngr rafulafiens. james II.
--s lessdlnr counsel for the state (
~. iA ~. Nanduya. the nrnscruffnr
~. - the county. in which for .
.s.t. 'aafefnur Steunenbpru was as.
rs ~ sat gloomy and un@nnakfna- 4
rnsa- !. places senator Rnrah who
NHe closing plea for rou,-ir+s-r
r..-,. present or the prisoners
Tl.-- iao-e in tho court room were
rr-t. barrow n Chicago. r. r i
~ Denver and John T.