The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-24
THREE ARRESTED ON BRIBERY CHARGE IN . TIE GRAbOW TRIAL Claim Negro Witness Was Approached by Three
 Men SECURE EVIDENCE
 OF A CONSPIRACY Woods Forman Is Important Witness for the State-Judge Oyerton
 Will Make Ruling This
 Morning

Lake Charles La, October 23.--C. r. Doree of Portland. Ore, C. F. Filigno of San Francisco and c. H.. Edwards of Merryville. La, are under arrest here tonight charged with attempting to bribe or intimidate witness for the prose cution in the trial of labor leaders charged with murder in connection with the Grabow labor riot.
 Doree, who Is said to have been in Texas raising funds for the defense of the accused members of the Broth erhood of Timber Workers, was arrest ed today The others were taken into custody two or three days ago, but their arrest was kept secret, pending the capture of Doree, who is charged with being the leader in the alleged attempt to bribe witnesses.
 Approach Negro Witness A negro named Whitehead. one of the three negro witnesses for the state. is reported to have been the witness on whom the alleged attempt to bribe was made. If any others were con cerned their names have not been dis closed.
 Doree, who came here at the begin ing of the trial, Is a member of the Industrial Workers of the World. He is said to have been active in raising funds for defending the accused union men, Filgno, also of the Industrial Workers of the World, is supposed to have been sent here to cooperate with Doree. Edwards. of tho Timber Work CTS union, Is a butcher at Merryyille. Bond for Edwards was fixed at $500, which he could not furnish.
 Attorneys for the defense are skepti- cal as to the fndxng of the charges.
 Strong Evidence for State
 The strongest evidence secured by the state today in line with its attempt to show that the riot resulted from a conspiracy came this afternoon when J. U. Kerr of Derlden, formerly woods foreman for the Galloway Lumber com pany was on the stand. He testified that he attended a meeting of the tim Der workers near Grabow after the strike of the union men was on and before the riot, and that Covington Hall of New Orleans, a socialist, one of the speakers. said:
 Boys, we must win this strike If we have to do it with guns
 Kerr added that one of his workmen quit the day following that meeting, be- cause he feared trouble was coming
 Expect Ruling Today
 R. E. Hall testified that he heard President Emerson of the timber work CTS when two armed men joined his party as they were marching to Bon Ami, shout; Put those guns down. but that others in the party told the new corners to bring them along. He added that the men kept their guns
 Judge Overton. contrary to the an nouncement in the forenoon, made no ruling this afternoon as to whether or not he would admit Ne testimony of George Sheets, on the stand this morn ing and other witnesses relative to statements by union men preceding the riot, as to their purpose in going to- morrow The state, by this proposed evidence on events prior to the riot, hopes to sustain its contention that the riot resulted from a conspiracy.
 Court adjourned for the day shortly after Witness Hall had been dismissed, without further evidence of importance having been secured.