Norwich bulletin., 1914-01-27
Trials of Mine
 Workers Begin
CONSPIRACY CASES OPEN WITH
 LEGAL BATTLE.
LEGAL TECHNICALITIES
Counsel for Defendants AiIese lrreeu- larity in Proceedings of Grand Jury -Moyer Has Not Yet Arrived.

Houghton, Mich, Jan. 26.-The Western Federation of Miners today began its fight in the courts in behalf of its president. Charles H. Mover, and it's thirty odd officials and members who are under indictment here on the charge of conspiring to interfere with non union employees of the Michigan copper mines
 When the strike cases were called in the Houghton county circuit court at She opening of the January term coun- sel for the federation asked for time to make special pleas and at the same time filed a motion to -quash the in dictInents on the main grounds that the special grand jury had been ille- ga1y summoned and that it's delioera tions had not been conducted in secret in accord with law.
 May Ask for Change of Venue.
 Judge O'Brien announced he would devote tomorrow afternoon to hearing arguments on the motion.
 The federation lawyers are expected to renew their demands for a copy of the testimony before the grand jury today. Lawyer Kerr stated today that an attack would also be made on the form of the indictments.
 After this preliminary skirmish the next move of the union forces probably will be an application for a change of venue in all the important strike cases
 
 Motion to ouash Not Taken Seriously.
 Mover, Mahoney and the other of ticials will be here when they are needed said Mir Kerr. The strikers who were indicted jointly with them, with one exception, appeared today and were released under the same bond to return to court next Monday. The eX- ceptiou was Sidney Fault, a striker who has renGunced his membership in the federation and has returned to work ill the mines. He entered a plea of not guilty and furnished other bonds for his future appearance.
 Special Prosecutor Nichols said to- night that he did not take the motion to quash seriously. He said the law provided that the attorney general of the state could go before the grand Jury while it was in session. Governor Ferris appeared before the Jury only during a recess, he added The law does not specifically state that anyone should be excluded while testimony is being taken declared MT. Nichols Absolute secrecy is required only while the jury is deli.beTating on the evidence"
 Jail Sentences for Carrying Weapons
 Two strikers were given jail sem tences today for carrying concealed weapons, and Judge O'Brien served mo- tice that anyone convicted in his court on that charge would be dealt with in similar manner, The court refused to make an exception in the case of Vincent Kalise although Pros ecutor Lucas explained that kalise was carrying 8. pistol at the time ol his arrest because he had $50 of church funds in his possession.
 We have had too many wea pons on both sides of this industrial struggle the judge told kalise. You may have been protecting church property, but ..a a raJ-pTyra,s St iS n ip1o ir, of the Jaw. and l cannot make an eX- ception."
 IIalise was given a. sentence Of ff- . teen days. The sentence was doubled in the case of Frank kolaski, who en- tered q plea of guilty.
 Eleven Women Plead Guilty. Eleven women, relatives of strikers appeared as defendants in strike cases and pleaded guilty. Three had beer charge of using indecent language Three were charged with intimidation 1 All were released under suspended sentences. George KaIes, who wa. convicted of assault on union mar at the September term of court. wa. sentenced to twenty days in jail. Ht already has been in jail forty si1 | days.
 Mike Knez. a striker, was arrested today under an indictment for per. Jury. The oHenSe Is alleged to have been committed at the inquest intt | the murder of James PolIack, a depu ty sheriff. at which time he repudiateC a confession he is said to have giveI to Prosecutor Lucas. The specia grand jury did not meet today. bu will resume it's sessions on Wednes day
 Ten Strikers Return to Work Ten striking miners returned tc work today in the Mohawk and An meek mines, according to informa tioI i from company sources