Deseret Evening News | 1908-01-04 | Page 2 | "Not Guilty," Says Pettibone Jury

T r iA PETTIBONE JURY r Federation ration of 0 Miners Official Had to Do 00 With Murder COMMENT AT HEADQUARTERS That Secy Mills Declares Verdict Will End En lh the Conspiracy acy aY Cases Ses C in kl Id Idaho ho Mo w Will VIlI hi hiTo To Trial John Mitchell Sn Sit He lie l tJ fully li A ti ioIe Col EI t Ida l Jan 4 After H 11 j t deliberation tlell u Lt verdict er lct hours bourE cf of not guilty was reached d I Ithe by hy bythe the Jur Jut trying G A 4 charged 1 with complicity In 11 1 tile tho murder mur I I Idel der del of Frank A The IM verdict was l s brought Into Inlo court courtat at 11 15 this o of Ot any kind marked Iho the leading lg verdict which made malle of o c the iho man After Ater two to years 1111 prIll g I ormen I trial Iho the m pale pik and emaciated because of or his hb hi Ions InnS n Illness Ill iely mulled as u II 8 he ho heard of i his mid n L moment later Huel he te c wai IM W NUt by his hl attorneys and uDd friends lI His wife who sliu hast has been bett by iy his hla hl at AL every OCly session of court during durin the thc Ula tria wept for tOI joy Ml II 11 night the tle balloting or of tin tho Jury Flood 10 for tor or acquittal 2 for or con COli Them Thoro was no change until tho Iho th ballot was WIlS I reached cached both bolh of Iho tho mon men I who had heel boon I holding out way at ut the tho same Ions from members or ol the tte Jury alter after from the their tl shoWed that start 10 20 of tho jurors maintained that the state statu had failed to prove the tho do guilty of tho the crime charged The Tho caused little In Holic in view low o of the tho verdict In the caw caP The TIu defense o practically no irn evidence and did dill not argue the Iho case cao CM simply maintaining that Ilal the Iho state had entirely failed tall 01 to II connect the tho Ih defendant with the tho killing Miling of o No action was taken In tho the Moyer Moor Line ta Ea this Ibis morning but attorneys for fOI tato that the tho prosecution of tho IhO Feller llon of ot rio 1 leaders for tho the Ht murder M Iii nt lot an end will be ho released from riCO ball hall probably this afternoon luck Jock Tho IM Tl Indictment against t kin who ho Is a n f will Pet Fet will at once to Ills His health Is L lia precarious pre con condition his and on lotS tear fear that In Jot J ol tJ such a I 11 never recover WHAT WIiT MILLS SAYS SAYi Drover Denver Jon Jan 4 Thoro were welo but K I v person momo In the office of the tho e Federation t of Miners In this city today toda tod 1 hen Blien ioen news of ot WIlt was received and nu no demonstration SOYA expressions of ot satisfaction was made Is the Ernest Ernt t Mills acting secretary only officer of the tho federation In tho thu city Petti Pettibone Pettibone V have been confident that bone would bo ho found not guilty mud sud Jr Mills Mill There Thero was not n a particle of evidence to connect him either cither I with a conspiracy to kill Oo berg or with a oi I general conspiracy against a the foci fore of the miners unions We Wc feel certain that this will end th cases el In Idaho and that president of or tho thurl s II IT Moyer federation will never be he brought blought to trial Now OI we shall see Hee what will be bedone done aone with hurry Harry Orchard on who ho i s unsupported word the cases casei against Moyer Haywood and Pettibone tested COMMENT Kansas City ell ity Jan 1 John Mitchell president of Iho ho United Putted Mine Work Workers ers ors of or America who ho Is li at Excelsior l Mo Mu taking the waters talk talked ed trl i with wit Ii an Associated A Press over oer the lung long distance telephone of or the ln verdict Mr lr 11 Mitchell Ut lel lelal Mia al Lioi I fully expected the verdict of ot not lIot mill Jull I t o how O It could have hae possible to tn have convicted Mr Iel b lI upon the evidence of Harry Mr 11 Mitchell said ho did not nol care CillO to al i ii 3 the tho verdict further at lit this thin time low WHAT SAYS Ios Io Angeles Jail jati jau t Clarence H S Barrow tho thu Chicago attorney who rhu the thu defense of or Haywood tend loud sitting today IU llY In u a rockinG locking hair chair beside lo his bod boot at the tho California and wrapped In III bed bel clothes lied and received tho thu verdict of the Jury JUl In the Pettibone with the thc The Associated s correspondent waa WlliS Jim flit to up III him hini of or tho thu news It JL Is III unnecessary for Cor me one to 10 say nay Hn saybe lie be 10 said that thiat I 1 am urn delighted I 1 am ant I I had horl of or t beyond measure iii til expected ci d an ion jl acquittal but to toJ J ow it Is s a II great satisfaction Mr MI lr Darrow then boon the fol tol following follOWing lowing to ace Oeo A it Come Conie here bore I 1 enough for tOl two funerals further upon the result Mr Darrow saId Titers Thele was never anything to lo th so soi i III won I but hut Orchard lie He related a ii 1111 exciting tur hut but there thoro was Willi wasO 10 o of vf It that tended of ofU o U If tr to 10 IncrImInate anybody Tho iio had neon In hint what litt a II 5 or liar tin III was t U It M Pot not stole to III to take Inko the life of Hr any anyon 2 on such Ruch I in I n the Iho Pet PetH MI H one fl trial I I Ito HIP hocomo inn to I tho ill story nf of Orchard I 1 thoroughly hi ly discredited I ted I II It I ery 10 Iii io oe was oas paid to In t n It I should think Iho the pow now tile tho ruse rum Orchard leaU etI leaUn lell etIA l ln n A i to 11 very VII against him him slid and no noH fl 11 H SlId old Thin Tho filet fact that Im 11 iri WUI 1 i I I I t ed 1 to tu his nil II I hat t C lie tho ii IIO lOSE Ill lIon ion hold their CUBO t him lo IJ hob II b lo In b o Ihn I I in I of the tho of lit I both holh Haywood 1 Mr M r said saidI I E it llio I hoe We I en a I lot i of it itI s II I peTs lui hots a ii laigo largi Hold 1111 1 of lI ros in III Colorado wan Jd by b ninny IOn llY N on both Ii hoot Hint I v uld nul nol done dono of pf U l grott grottI 1 I war var It I L 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lIu U thing I K Hut Bu t II It I I was In ed In ho II his HIM Ihl lIght of tha Hlo hu lie con eluded Mr u i I lm iou prayed Im hu IB l not hut 10 by f uny uno un out ou of dunifer