The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1912-11-26
JURY IN TRIAL OF ETTOR, GlOV-
ANNIlTTI AND CARUSO DE-
CLARES THEM NOT GUILTY.
KISSED EACH OTHER.
Three Defendants Expressed Joy
and Thanked Members OF the Jury
Under Bond or Other indictments
in Connection with Riots.

Salem, Mass, Nov. 26.-"Not
Guilty" was the verdict this morn
ing of the jury In the case of Ettor,
Gioyannitti ana Caruso.
When the men heard the words
freeing them from the charge oil
murder they embraced and kissed
each other. Giovannitti springinS
to his feet said: Gentlemen OF the
iury. in the name of justice, truth
and civilization, / thank you Ca
ruso through an Interpreter also eX-
tended thanks and said he was in
nocent Ettor thanked the court for
the far manner of the trial.
The three are under further in
dictments in connection with the
Law renee riots, but were released
IN bond.
The trial of Joseph J. Ettor, mem
| Ter OF the executive committee OF
the Industrial Workers OF the
World. Arturo Giovannitti, So
cialist writer of Brooklyn, \. Y,
and joseph Caruso, mill work
er. came about in consequence of
the strike in the textile mills ir
Lawrence, Mass. suddenly precipi'
tated January II last and contin-
red for two months Ettor and Gi-
ovannitti were accused as accesso-
ries before the fact to the murder
of Anna Lopizzo, who was killed in
street riot. The commonwealth
maintained that they melted the
riot in which the woman met her
death by inflamnatory speeches to
the strikers Caruso was accused
with Salvatore Scuito, who never
has been apprehended, with actual
participation in he riot.
The strike, which was accompa-
MED ty mucn violence, enlisting or
ganized and unorganized workers on
one hand and mill owners on the
other, with the police of Lawrence
and militia of Massachusetts on
guard to avert disastrous conse-
quences, attracted worldwide atten-
ton for many weeks. Riots were
frequent; cars i'll Lawrence were
attacked: men, women and children
who attempted to work were as
saulted and in some cases injured
and there were repeated clashes
between strikers and the organized
forces of the law until citizens OF
Lawrence were alarmed at the
threatening struggle. It's climax
came on January 90, a day begun
with parade of agitated foreign
workers to demonstrate their solid
arity against the mill owners and
ended with riot in which the
young woman was slain and oscar
Benoit. Lawrence policeman, was
stabbed
Even congress was appealed tt
during the struggle following an at
tempt of strike leaders to take IRON
Lawrence to Philadelphia hundred
children of strikers families to be
cared for by sympathizers. This ef'
fort. preceded by successful depor
tation Of strikers children to New
York and other cities, was frus'
trated by the police in a clash a
the railroad station in which fatn
ers, mothers and children clashe(
with the authorities. Many mel
and women were arrested.
The case, after several delays
was actually taken up carly in Oc
! tober in the superior court Of Esse,
county before Justice joseph +
, Quinn. Efforts to get a jury ex
, hausted a panel of 800 veniremen
and another delay until october II
, followed. When taken up again
: jury was procured within two day
and the commonwealth began tn
presentation of testimony Octobe
16. District Attorney Henry c. Att
, well had charge of the case for tn