The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-03-26

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wish no pet rid of agiators and disurbers, where R~, ZM
men put in prison fights for the poor and kA
against accursed system upon which they i've anu Wy
grow fat from all these you will receive blessings YsT
praise that you have killed him. m
aBut if you him there still those who r. -.
will revrenty heads and thank these twelve men Tor tne
character they broad prares where men ton
ships through factories down deep under the earth
thousands of children men who labor men VINO
women and these kne tonight and ask their God guide
the and the weak and suffering the world will stretch out
this jury and implore you to save Hawooa me-
intense great umblng his left hand showed deep ms
coat pocket his right arm ha a and very quiet At times he
approach the jury almost tptoe This speech was nnk'
of Clarence Darrow's greatest
PART of the that read to the jury by Judge
Woods written by John Murphy ii his M at the
night to bed at about the usual time and slept
they aroused the morning with the news thae ne
verdict had been brought in There was no mint as 10 ~nS inc
might be- ~ into the court the room was filled with people The
jury and the judge asked if they had come to
There was some connection began to step FROM
their places of Richardson they were called back and
had been surprised jury at the of
Gilbert face 1anv was w ansn nad small American
flag his pocket and sad HAYWOOD ia like you to sign your
name on this flag" laughed and reminded him of the trouble
already got into Denver writing on the flag But signed my
name The labor ury verdict of mot guilty already
congratulations in the courtroom and from
lawyers shook hands with the urymen and was invited by
down the back stairs to the Jail saw the penentay
guard unlocked the cell Meyer and Pettbone had already
Pebon shook hands with but Meyer did not rise
his although acquttal had assured the probability OF @
only remarked acoca "Thas good gathered up my books
anu There we're number of members of the Federation waiting
the back door of the jail them Bill Davis and John Harper
spontaneous their congratulations Some of them went
had gone there Immediately announced
surrounded by happy crowd
of
of how the verdict had been reached
He said that there many cast
aquia blank added that he
the blank ballot wanted find out who it that was
voting for conviction he said I'm the discussion that followed
learned that Gilbert From then the ballots eleven for
acquita conviction Gilbert thought had been
only little while before arrived at verdict It was
Gilbert had coming into the courtroom with gray face won
oainet hm The foreman had used clever method thought
1 tried to express gratitude, then went home
When got home several packets of kilograms had arrived
thousand messages congratulations organizations
members of the Western Federation and other individuals throughout
decided Denver the next night On the follow
from returning my
should somewhere the mountains for awhile he seemed to
time but his had weight with Darrow had been
employed lawyer and not as mentor told him that should
probably be called funds for the defense Of
! Meyer and Pettibone.
WENT the hospital brought my home
other hospital about taking Murphy back to Denver with
no live long 'n1 He was IN his the hospital The nun
the who had been with him the
others gliding along the corridor like
upright cof of these the sister had the day before!
with Murphys He ready and anxious -
night told him would for him with carriage
leaving if would not like
conservatory with the From the music
she took me over to the academy and me the
who all congratulated acqutta The mother superior
q was away at a convention of mothers.
While she showing the building the little told
MacPaand in church. sitting directly place
gallery She said that she felt like throwing her prayerbok
old bald head Then she told she who had turned and
waved when working garden in the prison yard
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instolent Hayood tells he refused the nduise
Of "be quiet Ohe" and plunged into
revolutionary avty Worlde celebrations held his
Bill Hayoods book free Nth yearly sub
scription to the Daily Worker, RENEWAL III