Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-11-15
For Ettor's Work, Certain
Iy from Good Sources.
mistaken by Ruthless Cross
Examination BY State Counsel.
District Atty. Receives Threatening
Letter-.Rossoni Is Arrested.

on trial mere with Arturo Gioyannitti
and Joseph Caruso for the Anna Lopiz-
20 murder. during the Lawrence tex
tile strike, declared on the witness
stand. today, that Jesus Christ and
Abraham Lincoln were sources OF in
spiration to him as a labor leader.
Asked on redirect examination by
Atty. Fred H. Moore OF the Industrial
Workers of the World, as to his reli-
gion Ettor said:
Il am an early Christian"
What is meant by that"
II mean I believe in Christianity as
Jesus Christ taught 1t himself
Did you ever read anything by All
rahanl Lincoln" Yes
Did anything of Lincolns that you
read have anything TO do with your
idea that labor should get the full
product of its toil?"
Il did" said Ettor, as he left the
witness stand, which he had occupied
fer two days.
Just before court convened threat
ening telegram was delivered to Dis
trict Attorney AttwiIl addressed to
him in the courtroom. 1T was sent
from Nashville, Tenn, demanding the
release of the three prisoners, the in
elictment of Policeman Benoit as the
murderer of Anna Lopizzo and de-
claring that justice would come to
him. The telegram contained several
signatures which the district attorney
has not disclosed.
Edmond Rossoni, who. with Will
liam d. Haywood and other leaders
of the Industrial Workers of the
World, is under Indictment, charged
with conspiracy to incite to riot in
connection with the Lawrence strike
of last winter. was before Judge Quinn
in the superior court here. today. He
was arrested at the North station in
Boston by state police officer and
Immediately brought to this city He
was arraigned during the mon recess
of the Ettor trial and held under
bonds of $500, which his attorney ex-
pected to be able to furnish. Rossoni
was out of the state at the time the
Indictment against him was returned.
Before ross-examination Of Ettor was
resumed the court was Informed of the
illness of w Scott Peters. counsel for
Gioyannitti. which probably viii delay
the examination of that defendant.
Ettor, asked by the district attorney
why he affirmed. when he took the stand.
said that he had conscientious scru-
pies" against swearing to tell the
truth
Ettor admitted that he advised the
strikers to go down to the mills on the
first Monday of the strike. but not to go
to work, and that Ne urged them to in
duce all the workers to leave the mills.
"Didn't you tell them." Mr.. Atwill ask
ed, that they would find the police
there and they would be armed: that
they'd find the soldiers there and they
would be armedT
Ettor objected to the way the aues-
ton was put the district attorney in
sisting upon direct answer. This is
cross-examination. said Mr.. Atwill.
that's what / am here for,
And Pm here to defend myself" Ettor
exclaimed.
"Did you make any references to the
police and soldiers there being arnssas
Mr. Atwill continued. II did
And then didn't you say: And you.
too, will be armed, and. after pause.
| with the smile and power of your Ia
bor2," ~ did state that" said Ettor.
And didn't YOU say: When we refuse
1
police, their firemen and their soldiers
Yes" Ettor answered.
And then didn't you say: This fre
of the working class, a rebellion such
as we have here, never can be quench-
ed by fremens hose; like Banquos
ghost, it will not down and it cannot
be put down by poIicemen's clubs or
soldiers bayonets?' Yes. did.
And when you said that YOU had no
| heat or feehng?" INC"
That's all the district attorney
said
| Fred H. Moore, advisory counsel Tor
the Industrial Workers of the World,
ON redirect examination of the wit
ness, brought from the witness the
statement that in referring to rebel
\ lion he meant economic rebellion.
Mr.. Moore then read to the jury me
call for the first convention OF the
Industrial Workers of the World ana
asked Mr. Et;or his purpose when ne
went to Lawrence
| Il went there with one definite pur-
| Continued on Page Three.)