New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-05-09
ANARCHY CRY ECHOES
IN PATERSON COURT
Reconciliation of Faith in God
and Church Also Marks
Trial of Qulnlan.
BARBER GETS A REBUKE
Miss Flynn Testifies /. W. w.
Agitator Arrived Too Late at
Meeting to Make Alleged
Felonious Speech.

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Paterson. y. j., May S.-Loud voiced
allegiance TO anarchy" and renuncia-
ton Of faith in God and the Church
sounded through the Passaic County
courthouse this afternoon at the trial
Of Patrick Quinl~n. the l. w. w. agi-
tator indicted for melting riot at
the outbreak Of the silk weaVers
strike. the advocates of chaos IN gov
eminent were witnesses who swore
that Patrick Quinlan did not call on
the strikers TO club the workers out
of the mills" as charged in the indict-
ment
Judge Abram klenert. who Is pre-
siding over the trial of the labor lead
crs. overruled the frantic objections n
the attorneys for Quinlan against mat
kind of cross examination by Prose
cutor Dunn and Munson Force. his as
sistant. The eagerness of the ]. W. w.
witnesses to air their faith in anarchy
and their lack of faith i'm "a supreme
being" had a noticeable effect on the
Jury. which, although it is made up of
Paterson citizens. is regarded by the
l. W. ". lawyers as a ''workingman's
jury"
Louis Poducci. longhared, swarthy
Italian with a mustache brusquely
turned up at the ends, was the first
target for the prosecutions attack.
lie read infiammatory poems TO the
strikers at their meetings. Peducci
corroborated the testimony OF Quinlan,
Adolph Lessig and Elizabeth Gurley
Flynn. the other indicted agitators,
that the defendant uttered no riotous
speech as described by the police. Mr..
Force suddenly asked the witness If
he believed in destruction Of property.
Peducci said he did not.
Believes in Anarchy.
do you believe in anarchy?' asked
Mr.. Force.
Yes, sir" shouted Peducci.
DO you believe in the supremacy Of
the law"
NO, SIR
10 YOU DcllSNc III d Supltihc DS4iS
in God?" shouted Force.
Il do not" replied Peducci in high
pitch
Henry Marell!. Of counsel for the de-
fence, was on his feet offering objec-
tions. Judge Klenert pounded the desk
with his gavel. Marelli demanded that
the testimony be stricken from the rec
ord.
NO, no." cried Judge Klenert as he
waved Peducci away from the witness
stand toward his seat in the court
room.
Sullivan Petsi. a striker, who is
keeping the wolf from his door by his
knowledge of the tonsorial art, came TO
the stand a little later He SHE'D at
the anarchy question at first. and Gus
tave Hunziker. attorney for the de-
fence. appealed TO Judge Klenert. but
was overruled. The Assistant Prose
cutor "thundered" thus at Petsi:
Answer my question. barber, and
don't talk so much.' he cried
Just then Hunziker said something
that caused Force to make the retort
discourteous. Hunziker. with clinched
fists advanced upon Force and de-
manded an apology. Judge Klenert
raped for order. and for a few min
utes the court was bedlam. The
court Gained Hunziker, and Petsi en-
braced another chance to come out in
favor Of anarchy and against the Deity.
Both Peducci and Petsi on being sworn
signiied their Willingness 10 take the
oath on the Tible if Judge Klenert so
desired
Ouinlan said he was born in Great
Britain and Ireland" and took out his
second naturalization Iapers in jersey
City two years ago. ~ first he was
uneasy on the stand. cut he soon re-
gained his composure. and met the
questions of the prosecution with witty
replies given I'm 4 rich Celtic brogue.
He was followed 10y svsig, the local
organizer.
Miss Flynn Aids ounian.
Elizabeth Gurley Flynn took the
,tand in the afternoon. She said her
married name was Elizabeth Gurley
Flynn Jones. and gave her address Is
No. 81 East 18th street. New York
CITY. She said Quinlan was labor
organizer" She corroborated Quin-
lan's testimony 10 the effect that he
arrived at the meeting too late to get
on to the stage where the police said
he stood when he gave utterance to the
alleged felonious speech.
The defence put on about dozen
witnesses and announced that it had
fifteen more 10 testify tomorrow.
The case nay go 10 the jury to-mor-
row night. Carlo Tresca. the Italian