Norwich bulletin., 1912-02-13

Lawrence, MASS, FEB. Il sleep IN
the daytime and at night prowl around
like wild animals and look for blood.
At night you can knock in the heads
of the scabs. In a few days we will
be able to count the broken heads
and they won't be on our side"
Italian Detectives Testimony.
These and other similar statements
were .ascribed to Arturo Giovanitti by
Charles Bencardo, an Italian detec-
tive, who was a witness at the con-
tinued trial today of Giovannitti and
| Strike Leader Joseph J. Ettor. who
arc charged with being accessories to
| the murder of Anna Lopizzo. killed in
the riot during the textile strike here,
Testified in Two Languages.
Giovannitti, according to the wit
| ness, was addressing q crowd of
| strikers who had gathered on the
| Common following q parade and dem
/ onstration on the moring of January
! 20. He spoke in Italian and witness
was required to give his testimony in
English and Italian that he might
satisfy the court that he understood
the foreign language.
Defendants Not Active in Riotinq.
/ All VI Tie NlLu55bSS CdAlSU Dy the
! government during the day testified
as to the riots of January Is and 20,
and in some instances placed the de-
PENDANTS in the vicinity, although in
no case was there testimony tending
to show that they had any active part
| in the rioting
Urged Rioters to Desst.
George Berthel, a police officer. who
! described one of the riots, told of
seeing Ettor about % yards from the
/ place where street cars were being
held up and damaged, but under cross
examination he said that the strike
| leader appeared to be urging the riot
| ers to desist. Seven street railway con-
ductors told Of the damage to their
cars and the rough treatment accord
ed the passengers.
Strikers Printer a Witness.
Antonio Columbo. a printer, testi-
led that he had printed much of the
| matter for the strikers committee.
| He said that Joseph Bedard, the sec
retary of the committee, paid him for
his work. The witness could not say
that either of the defendants had re-
quested him to do the printing. al
though they had been in his shop.
GIoVannlttTs Threat.
Two police officers, James j. Gala
CHER and Michael ]. Barry. testified
about the riots. Officer Barry testified
| that one evening while in drug store
Giovannitti talked with him about the
strike. The officer said that Giovan-
nitti said:
To h with peaceful picketing!
They have got to stay out or we Will
break their heads!"
No Decision Before Thursday.
When court adjourned tonight to
resume tomorrow morning, it was an
npunced that decision is not expect
ed before Thursday or later.
More Strikers Back at Work.
More workers were at their ma
chimes in the mills today than on
any day since the Inauguration of
the strike. The general strike com
nittee announced the receipt of a
donation of 500 from the loom fixers
Of Adams, and with it a communica-
ton in which the Adams workers
state that they have voted that here
after no member of the state militia
be taken into their organization. The
meeting voted to send more children
to New York and Philadelphia during
the next two weeks if conditions
continue as at present.
Militia May Be withdrawn.
Withdrawal of the 1000 or more
militiamen who have been on duty
almost since the start of the great
textile strike more than four weeks
ago is being seriously considered by
} state of1ciais. This will be decided al
q conference with the governor tomor.
row.