The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-30
DEFENSE SC0RES| IN
 GRAbOW LABOR CASE
Women and Girls Testify They Were Members of
 Union

Lake Charles, La. october 29--A point for the defense was scored today in the Grahow labor riot case when Henry Glasscoek one of the witnesses for the defense, testified that President Elmer son, one of the defendants. instead of advising violence in the speech that he was delivering when the battle broke, ssesk clared that the Brotherhood of Timber} Workers intended to accomplish the pur- pose of it's strike through organization.
 Much of the testimony of the witnesses | for the defense was relative to the be- ! ginning of the battle. Though none at-\ tempted to say who fired the first shot. they agreed in their statements that 1t came from some one of the mill men within the mill office.
 John Dryden testified that he saw John Galloway armed with gun on the night before the riot. and heard him say:
 "I understand that they are going to have union speaker here. but he will never speak as long as I have a cartridge in my gun"
 Encouraged by what they considered successful scoring in the evidence pre- sented yesterday the attorneys for the defense of A. l.. Emerson and his eight fellow timber workers, today resumed their effort to break down the testimony of the commonwealth that the union men oonspired to bring about the Grabow riot and fired the first shots of the battle.
 Evidence which probably stood out strongest yesterday for the defense was that of s. o. Cooley. corroborated in most part by other witnesses in Lake Charles that John Helton, one of the de- fendants, did not participate in the riot.
 Witnesses for the commonwealth had testified that Helton fired the opening gun Though the manner of the organ izaton of the timber workers has been more or less generally known with regard to securing members. public information was not had until yesterday that women were members of the union. Five of the witnesses were young girls. and all of them testified to having membership in the Brotherhood of Timber Workers. They were daughters of timber workers, and it Is understood that women may belong to the brotherhood only when they are wives or daughters of the male mem- bers.
 That the first shot which started the riot was fired from the nsif office of the Galloway Lumber company was the bur den of testimony brought out by the de- fense this morning. Three witnesses, John Williams. Henry Glasscock and w
 
 a brotherhood man and two were in the wagon with Emerson when the riot start ed Glasscock said that when Havens, the first speaker, said something about wanting to keep the men from working. voice from the mill office was heard He said the voice said, How are you going to do it?" He said the answer was wen show you He said the man started and then returned. At ths point witness said Emerson said, 'It looks like more trouble. better let me reply,' testf- fled witness.
 Then Emerson. continuing the subject matter, declared they would keep the men from working at the mill by oraari- izing the good. honest men. The man- on the gallery turned and went into the office and some one shouted, Lookout men, guns a-coming." Witness explained he then considered it was time for him to go. He did not see the first shot, Williams swore positively that John Gal loway went into the min office and came out with gun in his hand. When the first shot was fired, the witness said, his head was turned. but the report camo from the office. Gahlman also said tho first shot came from the mill office