St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1912-11-30
Industrial Workers Acquit-
ted of Killing Girl.
Men Embrace and Kiss AS
Verdict is Announced.
Leader of Strike Thanks Ju.
ry in Name of Justice.
Italian Songs and Speeches
in Salvation Army Hall.

Ill OdlVdIlO1I &1lIIIy AAdII.
Salem, Mass, Nov. EMO!
guilty." was the verdict CT the jur.
today in the case of Joseph j. Ettor
Arthur Giovannitti and Joseph Cart
SO for the murder of Anna Lopizzo
who was killed in a Lawrence textilt
strike riot last winter.
When the three men heard tn
words freeing them from the -charg
they embraced and kissed each other
Giovannitti then sprang to his feet.
Gentlemen of the jury" he said
his face beaming with joy, lin tn
name of justice, truth and civiliz;
ton, / thank you."
The court interpreter, Alfred Sac
co. rose for sCaruso and said:
"Mr. Caruso desires me to say tina
he wants to thank you all, and nov
that he is q free man, he says tina
he was innocent of the crime"
THANKS ARE EXPRESSED.
Ettor, leader of the strike at Law.
renee and chief center of interes'
L0AL uAu 0IOuSCU ~SsSAA
ton, addressed the jury:
May it please the court" he said
81 thank you not only for myself
| but in the names of my companions
| / also feel impelled to thank the cour'
for the fair manner in which thi
trial has been conducted. The thank
we offer are not only our, but thank
in the name of the working class"
The jury entered the courtroom g
800 O'Clock. Immediately thereafte:
the prisoners, each wearing rec
carnation, were brought to the Gag
In the center of the room. All wer'
smiling. Judge Quin assembled tn
bench at SAP and asked if the jur.
had agreed upon verdict.
1--WE have" said the foreman as h
handed it to the court baliff.
CHEERS FROM CROWD.
Joseph Caruso, stand up com
handed Clerk George.
As Caruso obeyed the clerk called
"Caruso, face the jury; jurymen
look at the prisoner. Gentlemen o
the jury, is Joseph Caruso' guilty C
not guilty."
mot guilty." was the unanimou'
reply.
Ettor and Giovannitti were like
wise commanded to rise, and agar
the jurors chorused a verdict of mo
guilty" for each defendant.
The jury, which for more than 81,
weeks had listened to the evidenc
| in this notable trial, was then excuse
from further service with the thank
of the court. The jurors hastene
from the building and were cheerei
! by the crowds of mill workers in thu
streets.
When the Jurors had left, the cour'
announced to Caruso that there wa.
another indictment against him
charging him with assault with /;
dealy weapon with intent to kill, an
that the court would release him or
his own recognizance.
WIFE FALLS INTO ARMS.
When the prisoner had taken oatl
to appear in court when summonee
he was released from the cage. Hi;
wife, waiting at the rail behind thu
prisoners cage, fell into his arm
and a dozen of his male companion.
rushed forward and kissed him.
Ettor and Giovannitti were ais
held on another indictment chargin
them. together with William D. Hay
wood, of the Industrial Workers
the World, and others, with conspir
acy to incite riot in the Lawrenc
strike. On this they were release.
in bonds of $500 each, which wer,
furnished by Helen s. Dudley, O
Boston.
The Lawrence strike leaders wer
then freed from the prisoners Gag,
and besefged by q crowd of men an
women in the courtroom. For seve
al minutes they were the recipient
or kisses from the men and congrat,
lations from the women.
MARCH THROUGH STREETS.
The defendants and their attorney:
had jubilation after court adjourn
ed. and few minutes later, follow
ed by cheering throng of mill work
ers, they marched through the street
from the courthouse to the local O.
f1ces OF the Industrial Workers
the World, where they remained TO
some time.
Il have no immediate Plans" saif
Ettor, "but I am going as soon a.
possible to my home in Tacoma
Wash, where l have a paralyzes
father. He was paralyzed since m
arrest"
Giovannitti said he expected /.
visit friends in Boston ana vicinit
before going to his home in BROOKLYN
Both prisoners were very ham,
Ihey declared they had not word
to express their joy.
Caruso and his wife, who had beer
sitting near him outside the cage 70
many weeks, danced about like chill
ZEN. They expected to return to the.
home in Lawrence. 70
EXPRESS JOY IN SONG.
The liberated leaders and thei.
friends. after leaving the Industrial
Workers Office, went to Salyatio,
Army Hall, where they made the
e.hots ring with Italian songs any
speeches. EttOr and Gioyanritt;
spoke in their native tongue. anf
even Caruso, who never made =
speech in his life, was forced to ga,
: few words. At this meeting i.
was planned that I'll should 90 Il
Lawrence later in the day. where :
big demonstration was held.
The attorneys for the defense were