The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1913-07-01
WOMAN AG|TATOR
SWEARS SHE DID
NOT |NC|TE RIOT
Miss Flynn at Her Trial in
Paterson Says She Advised
Against Violence.
GIRLS AS WITNESSES.
Sixteen.Year-O Old Carrie Tor.
clio Makes an Especially
Good Impression.
GIRLS AS WITNESSES.

Elisabeth 0uriey Flynn. an Organiser
for the I. W. W., took the stand In her
own defense late this afternoon at her
trial In Paterson. N. j., before Judge
Klenert and jury. Miss Flynn made
a sweeping denial Of the charges that
she had attempted to incite the strikers
to use violence against the men in the
silk mills who refused 10 20 out. On the
contrary. she said, she had advised her
hearers at the first meeting Of the
strikers to use only persuasive and tact
full means.
II told them" she said. that the po-
lice we're ready TO arrest any OF them.
who used violence. and that we would
be playing only In their hands II we
used anything else but persuasive and
tactful methods"
The defense began the day with It's
denial Of the charge that Miss Flynn
told the strikers to 20 to the silk mills
and drive out the recalcitrant workers
kick them out. club them out" The first
witness was Mrs Adolph Lessis. wife
Of the president Of the Paterson SILK
Workers Union. She testified that
she heard Miss Flynn's entire speech
and there were no suggestions Of vio-
fence whatever.
she told the strikers to picket the
mills and to keep their hands In their
pockets to prevent the police from put
ting in rocks and revoivers 30 as to
have evidence against them as they did
In New York." said the witness.
Assistant Prosecutor Force harangued
the witness bitterly. but could not shake
her story. He WAS equally unsuccessful
In his attempt to entangle Otto Sayer.
the next witness. who corroborated Mrs.
Lessix's story.
ALL TELL THE SAME STORY IN
DENYING THE CHARGE.
One by one the witnesses for the de-
Tense. all stanch I. w. W. supporters
showing the pinch Of poverty and star
walton from the nineteen weeks wage
less strusgie-told their apparently
STRAIGHTFORWARD and convincing story
OF what happened at the hrst striker
| meeting.
They differed only In minor details.
and they were impreenabae in their
| stand that no violence was urged by
Miss Flynn or any OF the speakers at
| that meeting.
| Several witnesses said they heard
| Police Chief Bimson order Miss Flynn
to get out OF town. When she refused
they said Bimson told her he would
send her to jail
One Of the most impressive Of the
witnesses was sixteen-year-old Carrie
Toreiio, the militant little striker who
has been put In prison hve times ny
the Paterson police for her activities
on the picket lines. She 10 an orphan,
brought up by a family OF some means
and although she has not worked since
the hrst day Of the strike she was able
to make q neat. almost fashionable
picture of herself In q pretty pink dress
and velvet hair band. She was clever
witness. answering all questions and
cross questions with sureness and dex'
tsrity.
Another girl witness. Annie Kanova
made an equally favorable impression
She too 10 q striker and active picket
and. for her years, remarkably self
possessed and intelligent Both OF
these girls withstood the rather harsh
methods OF their cross-exanainers.