New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-05-08
POLICE SURROUND COURT,
STRIKERS HELD At BAY
Outbreak Feared from 1000
Militant Mill Workers at
Paterson Trial.
LEADERS OF |. w. W. THERE
Haywood, Tresca, Lessig and
Miss Flynn Look On as
Quinlan Faces Riot
Charge.
rgy Telegraph to Tho Tribune

BY Telegraph to Tho Tribune.l
Paterson. y j., May THE county
courthouse was surrounded by cor
don of police, keeping at bay m're
than one thousand militant silk strik-
ers. when the trial of Patrick Quinan.
the Industrial Workers of the World
agitator, charged with 'inciting 20
riot" began this morning before Judge
Abram Klenert. in the Court of Quar-
ter Sessions.
Both sides were satisfied with the
Jury that was drawn before the noon
recess. 1t includes two real estate
men. two machinists. a brakeman. a
charcoal dealer. blacksmith. a drafts
man, ; bookkeeper cabinetmaker'
shoe dealer and salesman. 1t was
put in charge of the Sheriff.
The indictment charged that gum
Ian on February %. when the general
strike was called by the Industrial
Workers Of the World agitatorS. as
cended the stage i'm Turn Hall, in Flu
son street. and. interrupting speech
by Elizabeth Gurley Flynn, The only
female "agitator" in the present strike,
uttered these remarks:
Il move that we parade The streets.
60 to the silk mills and club them out
OF the mills. Drag them out. No mat
Ter how we get them out, we've got TO
get them OUT
Detectives Took Notes.
Captain John Tracey. head of the de-
tective bureau, and half dozen de-
,ectlves. who were at the hall in plain
clothes. testified that they heard Quin-
Ian use those words. All had made
notes Of the speech. but they had de-
stroyed them after the complaint was
made out. they said. All the witnesses
agreed that Quinan's motion produced
intense excitement among the l'4o"
strikers in the hall most Of whom tum-
bled out into the street and dlsao-
reared in the direction of the nearest
mills. they said.
Detective William Elvin testihed that
Police Chief Bimson came TO the Rail
IN a few minutes and found the de-
PENDANT on the stage.
Where are you FROM" Chief Bimson
asked.
None Of your busness." replied
Quinlan. according to Elvin.
III make it my business" said the
chief.
We'll. 60 and get a warrant and ar
rest me. then" Quinan said, according
70 the witness.
Elvin said Detective Adolph Keppell
arrested Quinlan without warrant on
complaint of Chief Bimson.
Wasn't Qunlan arrested more Cor
dsrespectful attitude toward Chief
Bimson than for what he had said?"
asked Gustave 4. Hunziker, Of counsel
for the defence.
Not exactly" replied Elvin.
Weren't you sent to Turn Hall with
orders TO arrest all out-of-town speak
erse" asked Mr.. Hunziker.
Prosecutor Michael Dunn objected.
and Judge Klenert overruled the qucs-
ton. Mr., EIunziker attempted TO eX-
plain Wig ~ desired 10 have the quos-
ton go into the record, but the court
declined To hear IT.
Mob Started for the Mills.
CAPTAIN Tracey testified that the
strikers lotered in front Of Turn Hail
for half an hour" after Quinlan made
his motion" about going 10 the mills.
Detective Nat Cornell testified
among several others that the crowd
bolted for the street and went 'imme-
diately" through Broad and Cross
streets in the direction of the mills.
Big Bill Haywood. Carlo Tresca,
Elizabeth Gurley Flynn and Adolph
Lessig. the other Industrial Workers of
the World agitators, were in court at
10 o'clock, expecting that they might
he called to the bar as defendants
under similar indictments. Prosecutor
Dunn expects 10 rest tomorrow at
noon. The defence will introduce
twenty-five witnesses.
Quinlan will take the stand to-mor-
row. He will give a demonstration"
of his rapidity as a speaker by having
FIVE expert stenographers in court TO
try TO take him The defence may
be that the statute under which the
indictment was found is unconstitu-
tional. as il violates Section Of Arti-
Gle / Of the constitution, which pro-
vides for liberty OF speech and the
press.
The New Jersey law makes melting
10 riot" felony. punishable by fine
Of 5000 or seven years imprison-
ment. or both.