| Show by JURYS twelve men alen declare labor leader is not guilty of crime charged prisoner is released and jury dis charged but moyer and pett bone mutt face tr al orchard I 1 insists he told the truth and is ready for pun ashment boise idaho william D haywood defendant in one of the most noted trials of the age involving conspiracy and murder Is a free man the jury having reported an art agreement early sunday rooming morning their verdict bein being not guilty it was after being out for twenty one hours that the jury which at first had been divided eight to foul four and then seemed deadlocked at ten to two finally came to an agreement shortly after the first faint streaks of the coming day showed gray above the giant tills bills which wall boise to the north and east judge wood was notified that the jury had reached an agreement and convened court to re belve the verdict when the verdict was read that meant freedom for haywood tears welled to the eyes of the man who during the eighty days of his trial had bad sat with stolid indof ference written upon bis his eiery fea tare ture at last the icy ley armor he bad had thrown about himself with the first day of jury selection had been pierced and whatever of pent up feeling had been contained within was loosed haymonds hayft Hay moods s attorneys were fairly lifted d WILLIAM D HAYWOOD from their seats and judge wood made no effort to restrain them as they sur rounded him to shake hands and shout aloud their congratulations james H hawley leading counsel for the state and 0 M the prose buting attorney of the county in which former governor was as sat gloomy and in their places senator borah who made the closing plea for conviction yas as not present of the prisoners counsel those in the court room were clarence darrow of chicago E D F richardson of denver deaver and john F nugent of boise the absentees from the defendants table included edgar wilson the former law partner of judge wood who presided at the trial no member of the prisoner prisoners s family nor any of his friends among the bo so cladist writers and the so called la bor jury who have been attending the trial was in the court room at the early hour the verdict was re turned the spectators benches were empty but in the doorway stood gov arnor frank gooding who has taken an active part in pressing the pros ec tion of haywood and his associates there was no demonstration other than that made by the attorneys for the defense and the court proceedings were over the prisoner pris had been dis charad and the jury dismissed tor for the term in less than three minutes time darrow says it was a pa fa r trial clarence darrow of chicago who had made a plea describing the case at issue as a struggle of class against class who had defiantly told the jurors that they hostile to bis his client and had had their minds pois boned by a corrupt and capitalistic press had entered enter ed the court room wit i the mood of his speech still upon him but as haywood was freed and as the jury was passing out he vied with the other members of counsel and with the prisoners pris s in thanking with many evidences of sincerity the twelve citi zens of idaho who had beard heard the evi dence and rendered their unalterable opinion mr richardson too hast ened to dictate a statement in which he declared that his client had been given an absolutely fair and impartial trial and that idaho had indeed reason to be proud of herself haywood s first thought of ha H s mother haywood s first thought was of his aged mother who on saturday had suffered a complete nervous breakdown after the jury had retired leading leming the courtroom in comp my with actor ney nugent he walked down to the jail portion of the building shaking hands as he went with the guards emi employees emilo lopees and fi ft lends m who ho ha I 1 art aniced ived rn on the scene he bade farewell to moyer who when he heard the verdict said that s good and never stopped shaking and to pettibone whom dai dal row described to the jury as a sort of happy hooligan and who called give my regards to broadway Bro adwa then haywood hayw walked to st luke s hospital and unannounced rushed into his mother s room so great was the tonic upon the elderly lady that at night she was up and about and happi next ha wood went to the little col cot tage where his wife and daughters have been stopping he bad had parted with attorney nugent at the hospital gate and left alone in boise got all but lot and hid to inquire his way from passers by once home ilaya haywood said I 1 want ant to athani the people of boise for their kindness to my wife my mother my family and my friends there has been widespread sym pathy here for mrs carruthers Canu the prisoner prisoners s mother senator borah tor for instance when first apprised of tie tl e verdict said I 1 feel glad lor hay mood woods s mother verd ct was expected the probability of a verdict of ac in the case of the secretary treasurer and acknowledged leader of the western federation of miners had been freely predicted since satur day when judge fremont wood read his charge which was regarded as strongly favoring the he defense in its in terp of the laws of conspiracy circumstantial evidence and the cor of an accomplice who con besses it was alo alto freely predicted that in the event of haywoode Hay woods the state would abandon the prosecution of his associates charles H moyer the president of the federation and george A pettibone of denver state ments tom counsel and from governor gooding issued sunday dispel this view of the situation governor gooding said the verdict Is a great surprise to me and I 1 believe to all citizens of idaho who have heard or read the evidence in the case I 1 have done my duty I 1 have no re gret as to any action I 1 have taken and my conscience is clear As long as god gives my strength I 1 shall continue my efforts tor for government by law and organized society the state will continue a vigorous prosecution of moer moyer and pettibone and adams and of simpkins when ap pretended ended there will be neither hesi tation or retreat orchard ready for punishment not the least interesting of the corn com ments made upon the verdict was that of harry orchard the self contested conte sed murderer of governor and the witness upon whom the state chiefly relied to prove its claim ot a sinister conspiracy against the west era ern federation of miners when told at the state penitentiary that hay wood had been acquitted orchard said well I 1 have done my duty I 1 have told the truth I 1 could do no more I 1 am ready to take any punishment that may be meted out to me for my crime and the sooner it comes the better hawood haywood thanks jury when the verdict of the jury was read haywood expressed his thanks personal personally to each member of 0 the jury and it if any one of you ever come to denver he said as they were leaving the court room you will always find a welcome at the haywood home haywood received scores of tele grams of congratulation during the day from all sections of the country many were from individuals and many more from labor and socialist organ lations eugene V debs was among the first to send greetings haywood makes statement sunday night mr haywood issued the following statement I 1 appreciate the support of the working class e extended to us by work ingmen throughout the country t hope to be able during the coming year to personally express that ampre elation I 1 have no feeling nor ill III will to ward any person I 1 am charitable to wards all my aly intention Is to go bad to denver and take up my work where I 1 left it oft when I 1 was placed under arrest I 1 do appreciate the kindness and consideration with which my family has been treated by the people of boise I 1 do appreciate and in to 0 o stating express the sentiments 0 of f my compan ions in jail the courtesies extended to us by sheriff hodgins former sheriff moseley and his deputies As to the outcome of the trial I 1 w hae hane never had bad any fear and would have expressed yesterday the same be lief I 1 expressed when first arrested that is that with a fair trial and an impartial jury the verdict woul I 1 bo s ich as has been given to the cou coun try senator borah treated me most fairl fairly and I 1 appreciate it J dge wood was eminently fair I 1 me and I 1 I 1 have exten led to him my chaill s for his ti treatment of me d it ing toe orceal or leal of this trial I 1 do not in any way blame govel noi nor gooding for the position he to I 1 in chobin I 1 wish to express apple elation of the wonderful support g N en to me I 1 y the presence in the co irl room durin the trial of the re presen natives pf labor industrial and cal organizations of counsel T twines mes JI 11 hawley leading counsel for the state left sunday night for the we meat aider doctors orders im med mediately lately after the verdict was ren dered he went to his home mr haw ham ley has brol en considerably under the strain of the trial and preferred ened not to make a statement as to the out come senator borah said I 1 have no comment to make other than that twelve good men and true to the state of idaho have passed upon the case and that disposes of it so far as the state of idaho and haywood are con corned the prosecution of the othir othi r men indicted will be pushed vigorously and without any reference to the hay ha wood trial E IT richardson one of Hay haywood woods a leading counsel said we have had a fair trial we have had an impartial and conscientious jury and impartial and conscientious judge we have had the most vigorous and effective counsel opposed to us that it has ever been my fortune to meet they have at all times been fair the defendant has no complaint fo to make nor have his counsel idaho has covered herself with glory dying mans advice john murphy general counsel tor for the western federation I 1 of miners ir LEI harry orchard who in spite ot of the fact that he be Is wasted to a skeleton by consumption has almost dally daily occupied a place at the defense table throughout the trial was unable to be present at the clos ing argument or scenes he is now dying in a hospital here haywood called on him early sunday and the scene between the two is 1 said to have been most affecting haywood lifted the slight form of the dying man in his arms and murphy is quoted as say ing between stifled gasps bill in this hour of your great triumph be humble and thankful murphy is not expected to live many days 40 |
