Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-06-03
SCOTT IS
FOUND GUILTY IN
SILK STRIKE CASE
Jury Makes Report of Finding
After Two Hours of
DeIiberatiOn.
NO DEMONSTRATION BY
|. W. w. SYMPATHIZERS
Rumored That Foreman Ex-
cused from the Jury Was
Subjected to Threats.
IFrom a stan Correspondent

PATTERSON, N. J., June 3.-Soon
after court convened at O'Clock to-
day the struck jury in Judge Klein
erts court came in and announced
that 1t had found EIexander Scott
Socialist editor of the Weekly Issue,
guilty of hostility to government as
found in the Indictment" The fore
man of the jury. Is-zc England, of
Passaic, said that they recommend
ed the defendant to the mercy of the
court There was no demonstration
at the, announcement of the verdict,
and the trials for unlawful assem-
blage went on.
The jury had been out just two
hours. After rendering the verdict
it was excused until $3.50 o'clock.
Five of the jurors are from Pas
sale, two from Paterson and five from
neighboring towns.
Says Juror Was Threatened.
1t is rumored around the corridors
that James Bosill, of Paterson, the
jury foreman who was excused from
duty today on. the presentation of a
physician's certificate declaring him
too i'll to appear, was threatened If he
acted It Is said this threat Is re-
sponsible for whatever illness from
which he may suffer.
This was the first of long series of
noteworthy trials that are the result
of the strike of $4,000 silk operatives.
In itself a cause celebre. owing to
the popularity of the charge, the
Scott trial was marked by many dra-
matte incidents.
Henry Carless, of Newark, chief
counsel for the editor. surprised
Prosecutor Dunn by calling no wit
nesses for the defense.
He maintained that the statute
specifically required that the hos
tility' must be against "any and all
government''-not the Paterson po-
lice force.
Newspaperman ON Stand.
The first witness called by the
State was Colonel Charles t. Barker,
manager of the Passaic Daily News
Publishing Company. He testified
that $500 copies of the Weekly Is
ssue," on which the prosecution rest
ed its charge, had been printed by
his firm.
Captain John Tracey, of the local
detective bureau, was next called. He
said that he had been present at
strike meeting at which Scott had
spoken.
What did he say" asked Dunn.
II object" interposed Mr.. Carless,
as he and Gustav A. Hunziker, an
other of Scott's lawyers, leaped to
their feet.
Judge Klenert allowed the ques-
tion.
"T am Mr.. Scott, editor of The
Issue he said" the witness testi-
fed, the man who wrote this ar
ticle.' He held up copy of the pa
per and then read the article,
The prosecutor was not allowed to
ask Captain Tracy questions in re-
gard to the character and number of
those present at the meeting.
Article Acknowledged.
When the prosecutor said that he
had Chief Bimson and several SER
geants and patrolmen present and
that they would give substantially
the same story, Judge Klenert re-
marked that it would be unneces-
sary to hear them, since the defense
admitted the publication of the ar
ticle.
No sooner had the State rested
than Mr.. Carless announced that the
defense rested.
Unusual Case.
"This is a very unusual case, be-
gan Mr.. Carless, addressing the jury.
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