Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-11-01
States Testimony at Trial
Of Labor Leaders.
Sensational Features Offered
In Salem, Mass, Court.
Detective Tells of Comics sion..Read
|. ". VI. Pamphlet.

Salem, Mass. Oct 3l-That the
bullet which ended the life of Anna
LopizZe. during a Lawrence textile
strike riot, WAS of foreign make and
could not have been fired from a re-
Volver of American manufacture that
Joseph Caruso confessed to a detec-
tive whom he thought a friend that
he stabbed a policeman during the
same riot and that officials of the
Industrial Workers of the World "ad-
Vised violence and disregard of law
in industrial disputes, were features
in the closing testimony offered by
the commonwealth, today, in the trial
of Ettor, Giovannitti and Caruso for
the Lopizzo murder.
Reads Disputed Pamphlet.
Though the commonwealth did not
rest its case, District Attorney Att
Will declared he had no more wit
nesses and court adjourned for the
day, While the prosecutor was read
ing to the jury a pamphlet alleged
to have been written by Vincent St.
John of Chicago, general secretary of
the Industrial Workers of the World.
This pamphlet, which was found at
the awrence strike headquarters, was
admitted in evidence by Judge Quinn,
despite objections by the defence. Il
outlined the history of the Industrial
Workers of the World, its aims and
methods. Its presentation TO the jury
will be completed, tomorrow, when
the commonwealth will close. In the
pamphlet, the commonwealth main
tains, is advice to workers to disre-
gard the law.
In the preamble To the constitution
of the organization read to the jury
it was set forth that the basic prin-
ciple makes the Industrial Workers
of the World a fighting organization"
1t was also declared that the only
bargain in the organization would
make with the employers class" was
complete surrender of organized in
dustry to the workers.
Sabotage" Defined.
The word sabotage" which appear
ed in the pamphlet formed the basis
for testimony, which the court later
ordered stricken from the record.
Joseph Monnett lawyer of Law
renee, was called by the common
wealth as a French lingust. He testi-
I lGtl IildI Tie Woi Il EetbblstGt 10 ~
clusively a French word that has no
equivalent in other languages, and
that used in connection with labor
disputes, it has distinctive meaning.
The word. he said means the de
structlon Of or damage to property of
employers by employees during a
strike" When Judge Quinn asked if
the wold was-commonly used by
| FIeneh-Canadians and was informed
that ii was not, he ordered the testi-
mony stricken out.
Capt. w ii. Proctor of the Massa :
I chusetts district police and two ex-
perts on cartridges and revolvers, gave
testimony that the bullet found in
| Anna I.opizzo's body was of foreign
| manufacture. and Capt. Proctor said
| the only type of revolver he was able
to discover which fired that kind of a
| bullet was a No. 8 italian revolver
Asked by attorneys for the defence
why he had picked out an Italian re-
volver. capt. Proctor said the only
! foreign made revolvers he had found
| in use in this country were of Italian
and Belgian manufacture. The Belgian
| revolver. he said, would not fire a bull
! LET like the one in evidence.
Testimony which was unexpected ap-
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