The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1913-05-07
Five Thousand Silk Workers
Who Storm Paterson Court
Are Driven Out.
MOB HOOTS ON STREET.
Defense Plans to Have Prisoner
Speak in Court to Test
Stenographer's Skill.

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PATERSON. n. J.. May 1.-with the
doors Of the County Court-lIcuss locked
nsainst sursins crowd Of 5000 striking
s,ik workers and with squads Of police
Deputy shsriftS and private detectives
on guard in the corridors. the trial on
sive indictments Of Patrick ouinian. I.
". W. asitator. charged With preach
ing anarchy and melting RIOT" began
thie afternoon before Judge Klenert and
a Jury Which was selected after great
difiicuity. Before the trial began the
strakers rushed the doors. attemptng TO
pas the guards. Quick work BY the
police. S,shting shoulder to shoulder and
swinging heavy night sticks. broke the
rliah. Thereafter the disappointed strsk-
srs contented themselvss with hooung
ard whistiinG.
a desperate legal battle will be
waged over Quinlan. nrst Of the I. w.
w. IChutSS w ~ ou sssos' ssos WSS~v
chise OF the I. w. W., and Elisabeth
Gurley Flynn. are the game that lies
behind the opening attack on ouin-
Ian. County Prosecutor Michael Dunn
believes that II Quinlan II convicted
Il will result In the conviction also Of
Haywood, Tresca, Miss Flynn and
Lsssis. all speakers for the ]. w. w.
ind all under indictment for the char
acter OF their utterances.
FINAL EFFORT TO DRIVE OUT
THE !. W. W.
The trial n in reality Q ANAL effort
TO rid Paterson OF Haywood. Flynn
ana Quinlan. on whose going the mill
owners and public officials believe the
great silk strike-which has lasted
three months. psraiysing three hun
dred mills and involving $1,000 work.
srs--wiil sad. The loss to Paterson
% far v placed at 100000.
The only real evidence against ouin-
la N the stenograp hic report Of his
spseches .takea down by sidney Turner.
Over his ability a. an expert will prob.
shay occur a legal fight Of dramatic
interest. Turner ds . free lance stem
oRrapher hired by interests opposed 70
the I. w. w. He attended meeting.
attins on the platform with the speak.
srs, Who were under the impression he
ives Q reporter for the Newark star.
Il will be testified that after the dis
eovery OF his real mission by question
ing that newspapcr. the strikers were
IN favor Of assAuitin9 him and would
have done 70 " ouinlan had not -
corted him TO safety through . msnac-
Ing audience.
eulnian's attorneys. 0ustave Hunsiksi
anl Henry Mareiii. have arranged fol
the test. which County Prosecutor Dunr
VAN oppose. They contend that Turnsl
vent 70 the meetings. hired by the mil
owners. to get something on tho !. w
". speakers. II. they 20 argue. hi
notes must show the entire speech. wort
for word. and he must also prove hi
ability to take rapid dictation Accu
ratsiy.
Five New York stsnographers Or,
ready Tor the test and comparison viii
Turner. II ouinlan II permitted no vii
huri about 800 words At them, and
cOWp1Ii1ou VI tuciT tIeuucrIpto Will 90
cide Turner'S ability. Should his note
fen 70 agree with the New York expert
the case may fall nat.
PROSECUTOR DUNN, WILL %
JEcr TO the IeoTs.
Gearing this test. Prosecutor Dunn 4
ready TO plead the irregularity Of IN,
proceeding. And II IL believed Judg
klenert VIII uphold him.
n would be most difhcuit 70 tain
ouinlans dictation. He speaks with
bread brogue and uses sentences witt
suspended meanings. an .oratortcai sfYec
useful for his audiences but hard to fol
loW when taking notes. while tho jur
IVES being selected Quinian sat appar
emily unconcerned. his eyes narrowed I
mers sfits. In his lap was . life O
Robert Emmett from which he will rea
. few paragraphs II the stenoGraphi
test II permitted.
Tue defense has ssventy-6vs witnesse
ready to testify that ouinlan did no
nssks the speech he " accused Of d
hvsrins. Tue trial Will probably ~
several dayA