The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-11-26
The STRIKE
LEADERS ARE
not GUILTY
Ettor, Giovannitti and Caruso
We're Freed
r ifiEs TW . II
Men Embrated and Kissed Each
Other After Verdict
Charged With Killing Woman
in Strike Riots

Salem, Mass, Nov. 26.-f'Not guilty
mas the verdict of the jury in the case
of Joseph j. Ettor, Arturo Giovannitti
and Joseph Caruso for the murder OF
Anna Lopizzo who was killed in the
Lawrence textile strike riot last
winter
When the three men heard the words
freeing them from the charge they
embraced and kissed each other,
Gentlemen OF jury" he said, his
face beaming with joy, lin the name
of Justice, truth and civilization
thank you.p
AS he sat down court interpreter
Alfred Sacco. rose for Carnso, and
said;
"Mr Caruso, desires me to say to
you that he wants me to thank you
all. and now that he is a free man he
says he was innocent of the crime
Ettor, leader of the strike at Law
renee and the chief center of interest
in a trial that has aroused world wide
attention, addressed the jury.
May it please the court he said
81 thank you not only for myself but
in the name of my companions.
feel inpelled to thank the court for
the fair manner in which this trial has
been conducted. The thanks we offer
are not only ours, but in the name OF
the working class
When the jurors had left, the court
Rnnounced to Caruso that there was
another indictment against him
charging him with assault with a
deadly weapon with intent to kill and
that the court would release him on
his own recognizance. When the
prisoner had taken an oath TO appear
in court when summoned, he was re-
leased from the cage in which the
three prisoners had assembled to hear
Ahe verdict.
Caruso's wife. waiting at a rail be-
hind the case fell into his arms, and a
dozen male companions rushed for
ward to kiss him.
Ettor and Giovannitti were also held
on another indictment charging them
together with William ID. Haywood
of THE Industrial Workers of the World
and others, with conspiracy to incite a
riot in the Lawrence, strike. On this
they were released on bonds of $50C
each, which was furnished by Helen
S. Dudley, OF Boston.
The trial of Joseph J. Ettor, mem
ber of the executive committee of the
Industrial Workers of the World; Art
uro Giovanitti, a socialist writer OF
Brooklyn, N. r, and Joseph Car.
uso, a mill worker, came about in con-
sequence of the strike in the textile
mills in Lawrence, Mass, suddenly
,Dfecipitated Jan. IL last and continued
for two months. Ettor and Giovannitt
were accused as accessories before the
fact to the murder OF Anna Lopizzo
Gwho was killed in a street riot. The
commonwealth maintained that they
lincited the riot in which the woman
met her death by infiammatory
speeches to the strikers. Carlso was
accused. with Salvatore Scuito, who
never has been apprehended. with
actual participation in the riot.
The strike, which was accompanied
by much violence, erlisting organized
and unorganized workers on the hand
and mill owners on the other with the
police of Lawrence and militia oi
Massachusetts on guard to avert dis.
astrous consequences. attracted world.
wide attention for many weeks. Riots
were frequent: cars in Lawrence were
attacked men, women and children
who attempted to work were assaileG
and in some cases injured, and there
were repeated clashes between strikers
and the organized forces of the Law
until citizens OF Lawrence were alarm.
ed at the threatening struggle. Its
climax came on Jan. 29. day begun
with a parade OF agitated foreign
workers to demonstrate their solidarity
against the mill owners and ended
with riot in which the young woman
was slain and Oscar Benoit, Law.
renee policeman. stabbed.
Even congress was appealed to dur
ing the struggle following an attempt
of strike leaders to take from Law
renee to Philadelphia 100 children o1
Etrikers' families to be cared for By
SympathizerE. This effort, preceded
by successful deportation of strikers
children to New York and other cities
Twas frustrated by the police in CLASH
FRt the railroad station in which
fathers, mothers and children clasheC
with the authorities. Many men anC
women were arrested. This occur.
renee, widely herRlded, aroused pro.
tests from all parts of the United
States and prompted Victor Berger
socialist member of the house oi
representatives to plan a COMPRESSION
al investigation of the strike an6
working conditions in the mills of the
american Woolen Co. and others
"a resolution directing such an inauirs
brought about a preliminary hearine
before the rules committee of the
house in which Lawrence strikers
| men, women and children, representa-
tives OF the mill owners and repre-
aentatives OF the Lawrence authorities
participated. The hearings held In the
caucus room OF the house Office build
ing in Washington aroused intense in
terest, hundreds of persons, INCLUDING
Mrs Taft, wife of the president. at
tended them for several days, Nc
conversational action however was