The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-03-06
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Held. an attorney employed for the
prisoners by the Industrial Workers
OF the World. intimated tina, in each
case he would call all OF the iss de
PENDANTS rs Witnesses. in addition to
others. Al this rate the cases NAV
not be disposed OF for at least a week
Meanwhile the army" viii be kept
IN several police jails. T~annenbaum
was arraigned earlier In the Jerer-
son market court. which was crowded
with l. W. W. followers and sympa-
MIXERS lie followed h proceedings
closely.
Case Adjourned.
After sheffield explained that he
had not had time 10 look over the
complaint. the case was adjourned
until tomorrow afternoon at = O'Clock.
T~annenbaum's bail being increased
from 5000 to $500 on application
inson.
The main body OF prisoners was
taken into tn" chief MAGISTRATES u
IN q neet OF police automobiles. Po-
nee reserves were needed TO handle
them and to control n great crowd
'front.' OF the building.
Joseph Alhers. TWENTY-FIVE years
old. who said he had no home and no
occupation. was h first defendant
called before Magistrate Corrigan.
Two detectives who arrested him
testified 10 the speech Tannenbaum
had delivered in Rutgers Square be-.
fore ne led the army 10 st. Alphonsus'
Roman Catholic church. and the fail
ure OF the men to take the advice OF
the police not TO invade the church.
Acted Oisorderiy.
Father Kessler. assistant pastor of
me church; said he told the men 10
leave the building but that Tannen-
baum had urged them to keep their
seats. saying that the church was
there TO shelter them. The priest
also testified that worshippers were
disturbed, women were frightened
and that while some OF the men in
stood on seats and stamped up and
down the aisles.
Albers himself testified that he had
followed the crowd from Rutgers
Square. bue declined TO say VINO led
the procession.
ants who testified were virtually the
same as that OF Albers. Gnssie Miller.
the only woman who was arrested aft
or the riot, denied ON the stand that
she had seen disorder OF any kind in
side or outside h church.
Chief Magistrate McAdoo. when in
formed Of the manner in which the
hrst case had progressed SAID:
Each of these men is entitled 10 A
separate trial IL he wants a. We win
continue as the men desire, IL IL takes
a year. Meanwhile the men will stay
In jail unless some m furnishes bail
for them"
Defended Police.
Mayor Mitchell tonight defended the
action OF the police in making the
Wholesale arrests.
The display made by the men was
toollsh, said the Mayor. The police
could have done nothing else. They
have TO protect private property wnen
called pon TO do so. These men in.
vaded private property without permits
SIGN and the police commissioner did
what was proper under the circum.
stances"
The police held possession of Rut.
gers Square tonight and the unemploy.
ed were forbidden TO congregate there.
Ihey went 10 another park, where
theodore Freeman. q waiter. the first
man who attempted to address them.
was arrested on a charge of d~isorderly
conduct.
Darwin ]. Meserole. p BROOKLYN la
yer, denounced his arrest as an out
rage according TO the police. who
warned Meserole 20 desist speaking
after they had several times driven
the crowd away from where he stood.
Finally the lawyer was arrested. ac-
cused OF disordeTly conduct.