The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-10-01
JUDGE LOSES TEMPER
Talesnen in Trial of Strike Leaders Have Deep-Rooted Convictions and Large Panel We'll Nigh
 Exhausted.

Salem, Mass. Oct EFireworks
 may perhaps break soon in luminous streazs in the dignified superior court of Salem where Judge Quinn is hear ing the trial of Joseph Caruso, Joseph Ettor anu Arturo Giovanniti, held re- sponsible directly and indirectly for the shooting of Annie ,Lopizzo during the terrible strike of textile workers at Lawrence, 1aN winter :. off at any minute are due to the great dissatisfaction expressed by Et- tor and Giovanniti in the method of picking jurors as allowed by Judge Quinn. They want their attorneys to put up a spectacular fight over this but serious mem bers Of the defen- dants counsel are not agreed to this plan. Most of them are Massachu- setts bred and are trained to submit easily to the judicial decision If the fight comes it. will be made by At the young California lawyer who made such brilliant name in con- ducting the 9free-speech fghts'' on
 Et*or and Gaovanniti feel that in drawing jurors many more questions than sinnp Iy the statutory ones should be asked of prospective jurors. Said
 They feel that this is a trial be- tween labor and capital and that every taIesman should be asked his stand on the great economic questions of the day.
 They want their counsel to put up fight in open court to force Judge Quinn to take a stand on this mat ter. Whether the defendants' lawyer will agree. to do this today I do not know.''
 an additional question to talesmen was put up, yesterday, by the prison CTS counsel It was made by ex-Dis- trict Attorney Peters and could scarcely be called 8 fight. It was simply q polite request that the judge consider asking prospective juryfner Lawrence mills The judge refused to consider the plea relating to the ownership of stock on the ground that such ownership should not hamper the judgment of a juror.
 The crowd about the Salem court house Was small, today, compared with yesterdays Work had been re- stunned in the Essex county mills af- ter Mondays demonstrat1o strike and not more than 100 people, a quarter of them police, saw. Ettor, Giovanniti court at a. m3. today shaek1ed to- gether and bound to deputies they were taken to the detention room to await the courts opening
 They entered court at 9:5O The wife and baby of Prisoner Caruso ap- peared in court, this morning Mrs Garuso kept her eyes continually her husband as he sat in his iron barred cage in the center Of the room.
 At opening Of court, Judge Quinn
 
 lnassed about the courtroom.
 1T fear said the judge, that per haps did not make clear the true of the statutory questions asked, of eniremen-especially have Il doubt in connection with the question regarding prejudice.
 T fear that many talesmen refused to serve because they had formed irlpl l'essioIls I'd ther than preiudices. ] Unless a mans opinions are so in tertwiued with his conscience that he 1 would disregard the evidence and the law. he is fit to serve. This applies diee and that regarding capital pun 
 ssTalesn,en should search their con sciences clearly and not try to crawl put of serving this jury. It is one | of the returns citizens may make for the benefits of free governm ent.'
 Several ta1esInea were examined 1 immediately afterward by the judge. prejudice in the case and Quinn. in stead of excusing him at once as on | piled each wiee->, additional l questions along the same line. 1e asked when Walsh said he had l formed an irrevocah1e opinion on the 1 ease:
 Would you still stubbol'nly stick o your opinion though the evidence md law said you were wrong?''
 T would stick to it forever" t41und- | ,rcd Walsh.
 s'You are excused thunderea the court baclE
 The first juror of the morning to ;tand Indifferent to the prisonersi vas A. F.. Wentworth Lynn fireman. After consultation with counsel. Ettor him
 During tie next hour. & score more # ta1esnen were examined Nearlyf
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