Norwich bulletin., 1912-11-02
ooorman Uses His Hammer.
DEFENSE BEGINS IN
 THE ETToR TRIAL.
Attorney Peters Outlines His Evidence
 to the Jury.

Salem, Mass, Nov, 1-Joseph J. Et-
 tor, leader of the Lawrence textile strike last winter, who, with A. Gio- vannitti and Joseph Caruso is on trial here, charged with responsibility for the murder of Anna Lopizzo, sought to l make a personal sta tement to the court l today just before opening remarks for the defense began. His request was
 denied, and Judge Quipn ordered that counsel for the defendants proceed. The court has previously declined to rule on a motion to take the case from the jury, but granted to defendants s counsel a right to renew 1t when the
 testimony Is concluded
 After the commonwealth had closed it's case, Judge Quinn directed that
 two of the attorneys for the defense should make opening statements, and he designated W. Scott Peters, attor-
 ney for GiovannItti, and J. H. Sisk, 1 counsel for Caruso, to address the jury. He first directed that but one attorney l should speak for all, but when Mir. SisII explained that his client was charged as principal and the others as acees- sories to the crime, and that he would like to present & separate statement the court permitted him to do so. J. P. $. Mahohey, counsel for Ettor, and Fred H. Moore, advisory counsel for the Industrial Workers of the World, protested, but were everruled.
 Wren court convened after lunch con, MT. Mah6Rey announced that the | defendant EttoF, asked the privilege
 of addressing the court.
 T doht care to hear fFefn him at
 tfAs time" said Judge Quinn. Counsel will proceed"
 "On behalf Of the defendant" Atter-
 ney Moore said. addressing the court, , q wish te have an exception to the ruling of the court in denying the de- feHdant his constitutional right te ex- plain why it is his desire to have his personal counsel address the jury on his behalf"
 Judge Quinn ordered tke exception
 noted and again directed counsel to proceed with the addresses to the jury 1 Fhtor appeared much concerned and ! he leaped frequently from his seat in l the prisoners cage to confer earnestly
 with his attorneys.
 In outlining the defense of EttoI
 and Giovannitti, Attorney Peters de- clared the defense would prove thai | throughout the stril0e the defendants | counselled against violence and would | introduce testimony to show that oI 1 SSNSidi OCCdSlUilb lucy dCLudIly plt- vented violence. He said testimony | would be given to show that the mil owners actually melted trouble for the purpose of discred1ting the strikers
 and that private detectives hired by ! the mill owners were arrested for com.
 mitting depredations and afterward
 released when the police learned theil
 ndmtity. Both Ettor and Giovannitti l he announced, would take the stand
 and brand as falsehoods the testimon!
 given against them by private detec
 tives Giovannitti, he sid, would den!
 absolutely the speech attributed to hin
 in which he was quoted as having ad
 vised the strikers to 'prowl like wil'
 animals at night, seeking the blood 0 the scabs" The defendant, Attorne.
 Peters said would tell the jury jus
 what he did say in all his speeches.
 MT. Sisk outlined the defense of Ca
 ruso, and said that the defendan
 would also take the witness stand ant
 deny absolutely that he was at tn
 scene of the killing of Anna Lopizz
 on the night of January 2s. His de
 fense will be an aliIbi. his wife, friend and other witnesses being read
 to testify that at the time of the rio
 Caruso was at home eating his supper
 The first witness for the defense vii
 take the stand tomorrow. Nearly 20
 names are on the list of probable wit
 nesses to be called.