Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-11-27
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alyzed father He has been paralyzed
since my arrest"
Il am NOT going to my home in
Brooklyn for a day or two" said Clio
vannitti Il have so far only met the
police and detectives of Massachusetts
and now ] hope TO get acquainted
with its gentlemen
Siovannitti said he expected to visit
friends in Boston and vicinity. Both
prisoners were very happy They de-
clared they did not have words to ex
press their joy. Caruso and his wife,
VINO had been sitting near him, out
side the cage for many weeks. danced
about like children and rushed away
with the crowd to the Industrial
Workers headquarters. They expect
ed t. return 70 their home Ia Law
renee al once. The liberated leaders
and their friends. after leaving the In
dnstrial Workers office, went to Sal
walton Army hall on Church street,
where they made the echoes ring with
Italian songs and speeches. lcttor and
Giovanniti spoke in their native
tongue and even Caruso, who never
had made a speech in his life, WAS
forced to say few words At this
meeting, il was planned that all should
go to Lawrence, later in the day, where
big demonstration was TO be held
Attorneys for the defendants were
overJeyed at the verdict. James II.
Sisk counsel for Garuso. was the re-
,ssr.cipient of a resounding smack from
his client as he left the court room.
Attorney. Fred IL. Moore. as soon as
OF he could get an opportunity. sent
o telegram announcing the verdict To
u William d. Haywood at Rochester.
. n. y.
n District Attorney Henry c. Attwill.
who. conducted the prosecution of the
4 case would make no statement as to
~ the plans of the commonwealth in the
other cases pending.
Lawrence, Mass, Nov. 26.--Four
Thousand persons greeted with red
lights. and cheers the return to this
city. tonight of EttoS Giovannitti and
Caruse. who were acquitted in Salem,
today. Of charges of murder in con-
nection with the death of Anna Lo-
Y pizzo, during the textile strike here,
last winter. Women with month old
babies in their arms, joined in the
ume, as the crowd surged with the
three acquitted men through the prin-
---cipal streets of the city to Lexing
ton hall. the headquarters here of the
Industrial Workers of the World The
cheering was continuous. From every
side street in the tenement district.
fiocked crowds of operatives with red
lights. and the throng in Lexington
hall made conditions in the building
so dangerous that Ettor was forced to
ask them all To leave. Then from an
open window nc addressed fully TO-
1000 persons. the red lights pickering
con the upturned faces of shawl-clad
SsWomen, the wondering eyes of babies
IN arms and the faces of at least n
nationalities, which make up a large
proportion of the mill workers in this
city
Both Ettor and Giovannitti declared
thatsthey owed their lives TO the solidar
ity of the Industrial classes of the worin.
Ettor. during his speech, was conItnu-
ously interrupted by applause, and ne
concluded there was an outburst that
eclipsed all previous efforts.
I'VE shall see" he said, that those
who belong TO the industrial Workers O
the World shall be protected to the fun
zsalimit OF our power, energy and ability
You won your strike to get your w re
advance. but you Will never get enugA
until the mills belong to the WORKING
classes. You have got 10 band toey Their
in union 10 gain more bread"
The crowd clamored TO get near their
leader Ettor had already been 81 ex-
hausted by his trial and by the pres
sure of the crowd about him that he had
nearly fallen asleep in his rhab. while
waiting TO speak, II was q. problem TO
Ret him away from further demons,ra-
lions, but the aqwspaper men finally
solved the difficulty by putting him into
their automobile, which took him away
from the crowd to the Business center
OF the city. A soon as sIlttor llad rested
for few minutes he returned to TIE halI
10 meet few friends ana leaders of the
Industrial Workers. He planned to STAY
In the city over night. Giovannift an |
nouneed that he would stay with friends |
in Quincy. While Caruso remained VITA
his family here.
The train bearing the three men was
three-auarters Of an hour late fn reach
Ing the city. The 20 policemen detailed |
10 the railroad station were lost in tho |
crowd, but there was no disorder AS
soon as the headlight OF the train shot
around curve there was a roar OF
cheers and rtisfi was made for the car
OF the labor leaders. 1t was impossible
LA get the men into an automobile which
had been provided 10 take thero to the
labor HEADQUARTERS. and II was am hour
before the three men could move on foot
towards their destination. FOSTERS hal