Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-11-18
QU|NLAN PLEADS
AN UNI AIR TRIAL
Strike Agitator's Counsel, Ask
ing CIemency, Says Jury
Was influenced.
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Special to the Evening star
TRENTON. Nov. 1S.-The arsu-
ment in the attempt to keep Patrick
Ouinlan from serving his sentence of
from two to seven years in the New
Jersey state prison was heard by the
Court of Errors and Appeals vester-
dav afternoon. Quinlan was convict
I'd in Passaic county of melting vio-
lence He was sentenced to state
prison and an appeal was taken to
r. the Supreme Court The conNlcuOn
was affirmed, and Quinlan was taken
TO state prison to begin his term. A
writ of habeas corpus was then sued
out pending an appeal to the Court
Of Errors, and Quinlan is now at lib
erty.
He is one of the foremost members
Of the Industrial Workers of the
World in this country, and with Big
Bira Haywood, and others, was IN
charge of the l. ". W. strike OF SILK
workers in Paterson last year. At a
meeting of the strikers in the Turn
Hall in Paterson, which was ATTENDED
bv about l. 400 persons, Quinlau Is al
legged to have made a speech. which
nv its tone was said to encourage and
incite the persons assembled to as
sault, beat and do injury TO a certain
class of persons residing in Paterson.
h was alleged in the Indictment found
against him that he uttered the tol-
lowing words: Il make a motion that
we 20 to the silk mills, parade
through the streets and club them out
Of the mills. drag them out Of the
mills, no matter how we get them ouO'
we got to get them out
Michael Dunn, prosecutor of the
nleas of Passaic county, appeared for
HE unfolding of the Indictment, and
Henry Carless, Henry Marelli and
6;ustav Hunziker represented the 1.
W. W. leader before the court.
Tells of ERRORS" in Record.
In behalf of Quinlan it was argued
chat there were specific errors in the
record of the case to warrant the
r,,-ert1Irning of the conviction. The
court was asked to examine the rec
ora If the case in the light of the re-
cent industrial history Of the state OF
New Jersey. 1T IS a matter OF com
mon knowledge" il was argued thaL
in the early spring OF last year one Oh
the greatest industrial d'stur dances
thss country has seen began IN the
city NJ Paterson and suburban towns
is.--s. district in which. through the ma
rt,,Te If the Industries there existing
NJ here has always been marked anu
,,trone differentiation between the IN
teresfs of capital and labor The
present appeal is an aftermath OF
maj great struggle. in which, Tor
8 MANY months, thousands OF employts
s,Tere out of work. the business OF rat
arson was almost paraiyzed ana pltter
iuartisanship and preJudlce reigheo III
an classes of the community.
In behalf Of Quinlan his counsel
held that his trial took place in the
CITY of Paterson at a time when the
strike was at its highest point OF IN
afeusity. and it goes without saying
i.ttat there was great bitterness and
snreiudice against the strikers, their
leaders and spokesman, of whom
Ouinlan was one. 1t was further held
that the situation in Paterson ana
Passaic county was such that II gum
Ian was to have falr trlai, al I'M
material matters should have been
kept from the jury. Counsel CLAIMED
that this was not done.
Blames II On Elizabeth Gurley Flynn.
Among other things objected to was
che admission in evidence Of some re-
marks OF Elizabeth Gurley Flynn
Jones the female I. w. w asitator,
made prior to the alleged utterances
If Quinlan. 1t was held that the re-
marks of Mrs. Jones were such that
they must have had strong influence
on the jury to persuade them of Quin-
lan's guilt
Prosecutor Dunn pointed out to the
SQUIRT that MIR. Carless, who now ap-
pears as counsel for the defendant, had
nothing to do with the trial Of the
ease and his absence from the scene, /
Mr.. Dunn held undoubtedly counted
for some Of the incorrect and un-
warranted statements in the brief
The prosecutor submitted that Quin-
Ian had a fair and impartial trial
and that there was no error IN the
record harmful or prejudiced to the
defendant maintaining his defense.
He said there was no merit in any OF
the reasons assigned to justify the
courts interference.