Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-10-17
Witnesses in Lopizzo Trial.
Tell of Statements by Ettor.

Salem, Mass Oct 16-Statements
alleged &c have been made by Joseph
j. Ettor, while conducting the textile
strike in Lawrence. last winter, which
the commonwealth claims We're in a
measure responsible tor .the shoot
ms of Anna Lopizzo, were repeated
by witnesses for the prosecution at
the trial of Ettor and his two Assoc
eiates of the Industrial Workers of
the World, today
Harold F. Wheeler, newspaper
man, testified that he heard Ettor say.
when he was informed that troops
We're 10 be called to Lawrence to quell
the disturbances:
Il don't care if they bring an army
here and put gallows on every street
corner. We showed them what we
could do. this morning. The newspa-
per man Joseph Toye repeated sew
eral statements which he credited to
Ettor. In one instance, after there had
been a riot, Ettor said. according to
the witness: u was not surprised to
learn what happened. Friday, but l
am surprised that that was all that
happened" On another occasion wit
bNSS SGidy ilit IIlOI It.
marked; IF the licenses TO carry
arms which have been granted to
scabs in the mills are not revoked we
will keep The shops busy selling us
guns. I'll get one myself The lat
ter part of this remark was made in
an aside to the newspaper man. Toye
said Other utteranees credited to Et-
tor by the witness were:
Hereafter we won't pay a cent in
fines. If the city will not feed the
strikers outside the jails they will be
fed inside.
There have been cases where the
4. w. w filled the jails with their
members and the same conditions are
likely to occur in Lawrence
1T is all very Well for the judges to
sit on soft cushioned chairs with their
wigs and robes, While the people
starve'
'"rhey thought they could run the
mills, this morning. but some one else
had something TO say. We put one
over on Them
Arturo Giovannitti. who, with Ell
tor, is charged with being an access
sorry before the fact to murder, and
Joseph Caruso, the alleged principal,
were barely mentioned in the evil
dence today.
The forenoon session was occupied
with the reading of the indictment and
the opening address of the district
attorney Angelo Rocco. the first wit
ness called, testified that he, Sec
rotary of the Italian branch of the
Industrial Workers of the World. tel
egraphed to Ettor in New York, ask
ins him to come to Lawrence. An
tonic Colombo. an Italian printer OF
Lawrence, gave testimony regardins
flyers which he printed for the strike
committee and which We're circulated
throughout the city. Joseph Bedard
financial secretary of the strike com
mittee of the Industrial Workers, toid
of ordering the printing. Ettor, ne
said, acted as chairman of the strike
rival in Lawrence until his arrest
The testimony of all of these Wit
nesses was protested on behalf of ca
russo, his attorneys asking that 1t bt
stricken out. Judge Quinn suggested
that the matter be brought up at
later date, and agreed to allow th'
crosse examination of the witnesses
later, If desired.
There We're frequent Interruption
during the examination Of witnesses
and many exceptions were saved.
In We sfh6Atment Caruso- was charg-
ed with being O principal in the al