The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1913-10-09
MEN SENTENCED TO 6 MONTHS
FOR APPLAUDlNG, AND MOTHER
JAILED, BABE IN ARMS.
(By Fred l.. Boalt.)

(By Fred L. Boalt)
When l entered Judge Humphries'
court room yesterday afternoon, it was
crowded to suffocation. From the
door to a place of sanctuary beyond
the railing was a 15-minute, inch-by-
inch journey.
There | found Mrs. Humphrles com
fortably ensconced in chair set in a
cleared place. She was complacently
regarding her husband and the crowd
through a gold-handled lorgnette.
Mrs. Hannah Anderson was on the
stand Special Prosecutor Foster was
examining her. Mrs. Anderson is
middle-aged Her voice was low and
! clear, and she spoke with a slight ac-
cent She was perfectly calm, out
wardly She wore a black dress of
good material, with a bit of white
lace at the neck
Yes, she signed the resolution Of de-
fiance. Why? For principle. She
said she believed in justice.
Judge Humphries sat forward on the
edge of his chair and hunched over
the bench. His heavy face was
flushed, his jaw set.
Spectators Given Six Months i'm Jail.
"Have you respect for the courts?"
Foster asked.
For most courts-yes; none for
this court"
Two men in the crowd clapped their
hands.
Humphries loudly demanded that
the disturbers be brought before him
by the deputy sheriffs who were dis
persed through the crowd.
We'll see who's running this court,
said Humphries to A. o. Saylor, one
of the two men who had applauded
Mrs. Anderson. Did you clap?"
Yes, he signed the resolution of de-
fiance. Why? For principle.
at is the order of the court that
you spend six months in the county
Jail and pay fine of $780, Take him
to jail. And see to it that he is set
to pulling stumps for the county"
Roy Draper, who also applauded
Mrs. Anderson, was similarly SEN
fenced, and, as he was one of those
cited for contempt, was given an addi-
tional fine of $1OO-"and you'll stay
in Jail" said the judge, "until the fines
are paid"
"In stay there until I rot then,
said Draper.
Mrs. Andersons hearing was re-
sumed, and she was fined 500.
81 won't pay" she said. Take me
to jail"
Her husband, o. A. Anderson, came
next and was fined $780, He followed
his wife.
Edmund Dayette, a signer of the
resolution of defiance, was asked by
Foster:
Didn't you know you We're in con-
tempt of court when you signed?"
Dayette stood up and answered;
81 was not in contempt of court; the
court was in contempt of mel"
"Sit down." Humphries shouted.
Dayette was fined 500 for signing
and received an additional sentence
of $500 and six months for contempt
in the presence of the court
Drags Out Prison Past of Union
= Official,
]. G. Brown, president of the Inter
national Union of Shingle Weavers,
Sawmill Workers and Woodsmen of
America, who presided as chairman at
the Dreamland rink meeting, was
fined 500.
Foster wrung from him the admis-
sion that he had once served a term
in the Walla Walla penitentiary. He
Haunted a Bertillion photograph in his
face
Huh" said Humphries Tell us
about that A fine reformer, you are.
hat We're you in the pen for?"
burglary" said Brown, white 10
the lips.
When Brown had been fined he
rose and i'm a quiet voice made this
statement.
"When 1 was years old my mother
died. After I was II years old / had
mo- home or home influences. The
crime for which was sent TO the peni-
rsuuary gas committed when / was
O. hoy of I7-1s years ago. I have the
governors pardon in my pocket ]
sag that was is years ago. From the
dag was released 20 this ] have COM
mlued mo- crime